Bottle Rocket: Scene Exercise 2

Bottle Rocket: Scene Exercise 2

Another day, another scene! Matt and I are working on ‘Martin’ (character profile coming soon), and to get to grips with this elusive musical prodigy,…

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Bottle Rocket: Scene Exercise 1

Bottle Rocket: Scene Exercise 1

My first attempt at a scene for our pilot piece. John (a lonely ticket inspector) is on a date with Sarah. However, things go a…

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Bottle Rocket: Mockumentary

Bottle Rocket: Mockumentary

After a consult with Jasmine, our group has shifted our initial idea for a mini Melbourne-themed short film festival into a pilot for a mockumentary,…

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Writing for Films, Filming for Writing: Reflections & Meanderings

Writing for Films, Filming for Writing: Reflections & Meanderings

In my feedback for our last blog assessment, I was rightfully picked up on the weakness of my reflection. It’s a fair point, I’ve probably…

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Writing for Films, Filming for Writing: Even More Scripts!

Writing for Films, Filming for Writing: Even More Scripts!

Another ‘Initiative Post ‘, again with the intention of deconstructing the scripts of movies that I enjoy and identifying what makes them work. So far,…

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Bottle Rocket: Preparing our Presentation

Bottle Rocket: Preparing our Presentation

So, Despite multiple members of our group (including myself) falling sick, and a breakdown in communication, Bottle Rocket appears to be back on track. We…

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Writing for Film, Filming for Writing: Editing, or ‘What does this button do?’

Writing for Film, Filming for Writing: Editing, or ‘What does this button do?’

I should preface this post by confessing that I’m not a fantastic editor. There, I’ve said it. Editing fascinates me, it really does. It’s absolutely…

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Writing for Film, Filming for Writing: More Scripts!

Writing for Film, Filming for Writing: More Scripts!

I thoroughly enjoyed reading through those scripts last week, and identifying the authorial voices in each one, whether it was Joss Whedon’s sarcastic wit or…

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Writing for Film/Filming for Writing: Synopsis (Part 2)

Writing for Film/Filming for Writing: Synopsis (Part 2)

That last post took me a while, and it was getting kind of wordy, so I thought I might take a break and get cracking…

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Writing for Film, Filming for Writing: Character/Scenario Exercise (Part 1)

Writing for Film, Filming for Writing: Character/Scenario Exercise (Part 1)

Well, I’ve been laid up with a serious case of man flu this week, hence the conspicuous lack of posts. It’s time to rectify this,…

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