PB1 | Michael Firus

Picture = 1000 words ∴ 4 seconds of 25fps video = 100,000 words.

Project Brief 4 (Reflection)

My experience with this studio has indeed been creatively enlightening. My skills have been enhanced and nourished in a number of deferent areas. Foremost of these, of course, has been that of screenwriting. A skill which I touched upon briefly in high school, the art of screenwriting was one I was glad to recapture. Indeed,…

Project Brief 3

Post 1: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/michael-firus/2017/04/26/pre-presentation-work-in-progress-documentation/ Post 2: www.mediafactory.org.au/michael-firus/2017/04/27/601/ I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the assessment declaration.

Post-Presentation Feedback and Self Reflection (Project Brief 3 pt2)

The main piece of advice I received in respect to this project brief was that my presentation needed to explore a sense of location more effectively. Indeed, it is true, perhaps the need for explicit explanation of location was lacking from my representative artefact. My intention for the world was for an urban setting. In…

Pitching: The Art of the Log-line

When describing a story idea, whether it be pertaining to narrative or world, it soon becomes necessary to be able to summarise and condense the idea into what is often a single sentence: the log-line. Slightly differing methods exists in the creation of these pieces of writing, but one that appears particularly succinct is the…

My potential world explored through the principles of Craig Batty’s chapter “Creating a World”.

My potential world explored through the principles of Craig Batty’s chapter “Creating a World”. Which characters belong in the world? A gem smuggler and his wife. Also, the rest of the gem cartel. There are the backstreet deal makers, the deal-breakers the gem experts and the mobsters. The main character us all this in one,…

Genesis of an idea: Possible final project concept

Genesis of an idea: Possible final project concept This week I began to develop some ideas that are beginning to form a glimmer of what my final project world will look like. This is the background and foundation to my coming across of this idea: After (perhaps sadly) being in the position to buy much…

World Case study: The Grand Budapest Hotel

The world of The Grand Budapest Hotel, (Wes Anderson) Premise: The film begins with a type of prologue, in which a teenage girl approaches the monument of a famous author. In her hands is a book by the author which she begins to read. The author is then seen narrating the story which…

American Outback

Thoughts on Tone

Of late, the issue of tone has come up in our class discussions on world. We discussed many things that may contribute to tone in respect to a film’s world. Some characteristics of tone pertain to visual elements and others may pertain to auditory equivalents. Further still, tone can encapsulate greater narrativistic themes and motifs…

Project Brief 2

Blog 1: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/michael-firus/2017/03/24/idea-creation/ Blog 2: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/michael-firus/2017/03/24/treatment-and-self-reflection/ Blog 3: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/michael-firus/2017/03/24/reflection-on-a-reading/ I declare that in submitting all work for this assessment I have read, understood and agree to the content and expectations of the assessment declaration.