This is a really well put together and skilfully animated short film that I came across the other day. The entire film is quite interesting however I think what really stands out to me is the sound design. The sounds are excellently balanced with the music and feel really sharp to me. Anyways, I haven’t got much to say about…
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Video of the Week: ‘The Now – Ray Collins’
This is a really interesting and inspiring short video that looks into the process behind ‘wave photographer’ Ray Collins’ amazing work. I think his approach to the art of photography/videography is spot on, and much of what he believes is similar to my own creative ideas. He talks about what attracts him to capturing images of the ocean and what…
Video of the Week: ‘The Most Recognisable Voice in New York’
Continuing this week’s unintentional documentary theme, I thought it’d be nice to share a really short documentary piece I found on Vimeo. It introduces us to Charlie Pellett, the man known as the “stand clear of the closing doors guy” – the man who makes the announcements in the New York Subway System. The brief summary of Charlie’s history and how he…
Video of the Week: ‘Spherikal’
This is a really amazing and intriguing piece of work. While it isn’t a drama/documentary piece, I think it’s a really well put together exploration of the properties of the sphere. It’s interesting to see how much can be created from such a simple (black & white) geometric idea. This deep exploration of simpler ideas is something that I would…
Video of the Week: ‘Alma Flamenca’
This is a beautifully inspired, shot and edited short film. In my opinion it blends conventions of drama & documentary – making it a perfect piece of work to inspect as a ‘Film 3’ student. While it documents the process of constructing an acoustic guitar, it also presents the woodwork in a dramatic and stylised manner. The cinematography and vfx…
Semester 2 Begins|Film 3
Here we go, the first week of semester 2. Beyond this point reflections will regard ‘Film 3’. This semester I aim to share at least 1 interesting video product each WEEK (no longer 1 per post).
Get Reel
I’ve wanted to edit myself a showreel for a while now – today I finally had the time (and effort) to do so. I wanted it to be short, fast-paced and engaging – hopefully this ‘first draft’ attempt is a step in the right direction to achieving this. It presents a sample of my film/video work from the last 2-3 years.…
Project 3 [Media Portrait]
A 2 minute video portrait of my long-time friend: Zach. It focuses on personal development, entering adulthood and freedom. Reflection below. This was an interesting project to work on as it consisted of a lot of constraints that hadn’t been given to me before. At first I thought that the integration of ‘found footage’ would be difficult, and that I…
Project 2 [Media Self-Portrait – Editing Stage]
Here it is, my ‘Media Self-Portrait’ video. I’ll leave my reflection below. I found it fairly difficult to produce this video. I had made various edits, but I didn’t think any portrayed my personality accurately. I’m happy with how the final edit turned out though, and I think it succeeds in illustrating ‘who I am’. I tried to represent myself…
Project 1 [Media Self-Portrait – Collection Stage]
It took me quite a while to think of ways to represent myself within various media forms. How will I show a selection of my ideologies, interests and strengths using photo, video, audio and writing I wondered. However, once I began to collect these ‘media pieces’, I found it quite enjoyable to use symbolic, abstract, and innovative ideas to create…