I will be responding to the first group who presented their idea on Monday for the class. Their idea is to an stage interrogation scene, focusing on one individual in a science fiction setting, inspired by films like the original Blade Runner and it’s sequel Blade Runner 2049. Through this they will be experimenting with […]

This class was very interesting as it marked the beginning of more practical classes, not that our other classes weren’t practical, but this one was far more cohesive in it’s practicality, as it brought the whole class together to work on one singular effort. So, rather than having us go out in groups to do […]

For this weeks exercise, Robin handed out scripts to us featuring two exercises located in the two different entrances of building 9, the East and West foyers. After class myself and a few others went to the locations and discussed how we could approach framing and lighting the scenes. This made me feel really prepared […]

Amélie is one of the first films I remember, not because I sat down and watched it at a pivotal time in my life, but because I experienced it as a child in very visceral way. It was probably just after the film was released in 2001, that this happened. I had, had a nightmare […]

For our Monday morning exercise, we were given scripts during our Wednesday class in order to prepare for filming. I read my script on the train home and was feeling optimistic for shooting on Monday, as I have worked with some members of the group before on uni and personal film projects and know their […]

In this weeks class the discussion revolved around colour temperature and focal length. I really enjoy watching the clips and having Robin give his insight into what we watch. It is especially interesting when it helps you to understand an aspect of filming, like focal length a bit better. The two clips we were shown […]

  Robin challenged us to write two separate posts analysing the lighting in a film scene and a painting, but I have decided to twist this by using a scene from one of my favourite films Todd Haynes’ Carol and looking at the artwork Automat by Edward Hopper that inspired a lot of the shot […]

For both part 1 and 2 of the first exercise that we did during week 1 and 2, my group remained the same and this was good as it allowed us to learn from our past mistakes and successes and reflect on how we could go about improving them in future exercises. For the first […]

The reason behind me choosing this course was primarily because I haven’t learnt much about lighting since the conclusion of my Screen and Media TAFE course in 2015, and even then I learnt primarily about the practical aspects of lighting and neglected a lot of the theoretical knowledge. My teacher was a brilliant Californian woman […]