Again, I already had this pre-written, but I just never had the time to post it with the rush to the deadline. This was probably the most difficult part of the assignment. Writing music is a fun task, but having to synchronize it with a…

I know that Project Brief 3 has already been submitted, but I had this blog post already written. I just forgot to post it. But it’s better late than never, I guess. So, at this point, I was editing the my subject’s voice over for…

Sometimes, it’s interesting to just sit back and listen to someone talk about something they’re passionate about. Brandon is a 19-year-old architecture student. Here, he explains how life with an architectural influence has landed him where he is today. As mentioned in the video, my…

The last reading for this week was an excerpt from Umberto Eco’s SubStance (1985). This particular reading was a little bit difficult for me to wrap my head around because I actually haven’t seen Casablanca yet (I know, crazy, right? Shame on you Adrian). However,…

Our seminar started on a negative note with my realization that results had been published. Of course, my marks were scratching average, but I guess that in a way, it’s a learning experience. So, knowing that now I had to absolutely destroy Project Brief 3,…

This reading is a small extract from John Mason’s Researching Your Own Practice: The Discipline of Noticing (2002), and it was basically about, you guessed it, noticing. There were a few ‘try these soon’s littered throughout the text, some of which I thought would actually…

Many stories follow the rule that the protagonist should be a strong, powerful, and relatable character who ends up successfully completing his task in the end. This week’s second reading was an extract from Robert Mckee’s Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting (1997). It…

This week’s first reading was an extract from Michael Rabiger’s Directing the Documentary 5th Edition, (2009). The main focus of it was the three-act structure. According to the text, the three-act structure is “an invaluable tool for organizing story elements today”, (Directing the Documentary, Michael…

So, last week, we were given a small exercise to work on. It was just a simple thing that I did considering the fact that I didn’t have much time on my hands, but even if, I’m quite happy with it. Here it is!

The screening for this week was a 1998 Will Smith film, Enemy of the State. It’s about a lawyer who becomes a primary target for a corrupt government official, after he accidentally gains information about a serious political crime. It was directed by Tony Scott,…