#6 – 25/3/2016

I feel like I should’ve written this post probably at the start of the semester, just as a way to say what I hope to achieve through this studio. I’m really enjoying the cinematic tools and techniques that this class is setting me up with. The idea of creating imagery through film really excites me. Feeling inspired and creative is one of my favourite feelings… It really motivates one to get up in the morning and to pursue whatever it is that they want to do in life.

I love watching films. Touched upon briefly in my scene analysis, the movie Somewhere (Sofia Coppola, 2010) really inspires me to create cinema. Learning about coverage has ignited the fire within me to experiment with different angles and modes of film to shoot plenty of material. The editing process is really interesting in my opinion, I like the idea of being able to convey different levels of emotion and meaning by utilising the ability to edit different shots together. I really want to do this in my upcoming work.

I’m also super into long shots lately. Somewhere, my favourite film, has so many long, establishing shots in it that are just set up so nicely. I like that the scenes have a photographic quality to them. I definitely want to take the time in the future to really put heaps of thought into my scenes and to curate them as for them to be able to stand alone as photographs. Reilly stresses in most of his readings about how huge a film production can be, so it kind of makes me anxious thinking about making really beautiful scenes with minimal resources and a non-existent budget, but hey, looking forward to seeing what comes out of this lazy brain of mine.