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

Idea Creation

“I always find that if two (or more) of us throw ideas backwards and forwards I get to more interesting and original places than I could have ever have gotten to on my own” One afternoon in class we were tasked with the creation of a narrative through a series of photographs. These out-of-the-blue projects…

Screenplay section based on two images from Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways in Treatment Form

Two close friends; lovers, giggle and banter as they prepare for another day at uni. Their laughter and care free temperament makes them stumble lightly on the uneven pavement. They are absorbed in each other. He is telling her stories about his high school days. She listens intently to the man of her dreams. Rounding…

Week 2 Photo Narrative Exercise

This week we undertook a short narrative building exercise. We were tasked with wandering the campus and formulating a short narrative out of a sequence of a few photos. The entire process: formulating story, shooting and sequencing took place in around 30 minutes. But the purity of the process, the impromptu simplicity, was a refreshing…

Another World: Week 1 & 2 Exercise What I Love, What I Hate

I love: Warm autumn evenings in the country Reasons: better body heat to air temperature ratio the ability to move around more that’s where my family live fresher air more opportunity for filming the natural environment Why someone might hate such things: they might get repertory illnesses form the dust coming from the dry fallen…

Another World; Project Brief 1

Prompt: “I learned something in the studio that highlighted my previous experience/lack of previous experience with screenwriting…” In my experience of creating moving images, narrative screen-writing in a collaborative professional sense has not been encountered very frequently. In year 11 I submitted a script for a television ad to channel 7 as part of a…

Beauty

Every now and then in one’s cinematic career, there comes moments where time stands still. These moments possess an element of sheer and blatant beauty. OK, without sounding too romantic, one such moment took place at a shoot for a documentary that I am currently creating. Over the last few weeks, I have been undertaking…

Course reflection – Michael P. Firus – Semester 1 – Media 1

Michael P. Firus – Course reflection – Semester 1 – Media 1 The pace at which this semester slipped by can only be described as disconcerting. The past 13 weeks have been my first taste if university life. Prior to my enrollment I traveled to the CBD only a few times a year: corresponding to…

Large Noises

I have always thought that the shooting of free music videos for upcoming artist is a damn good idea. On the face of it, it may seem lacking in benefit. The ol’ argument comes up: ‘what’s in it for moi?’. But in reality, the benefits are huge. You get to have an amazing subject to…

PB4 Reflection – Michael Firus

Over the past couple of weeks, PB4 has been a stressful, exciting and educational experience. In some ways, it broke new ground for me, and in other areas reinforced and enhanced prior knowledge. Before this project, I had never been at the business end of a Vox pop. For the first time, I was the…