Me | Michael Firus

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A Little Bit of Me – Project Brief 2 by Michael Firus

Reflection: The style of the clip is not obviously abstract and this is something which reflects my own personality. I see myself as somewhat practical, though still appreciative of abstraction. Thus, the clip tends towards symbolism which is not overriding. The extent of the symbolism comes with the “Mediated” scene in which one of my…

Evoking Hate – Editing in Practice

“Montage is an idea that arises from the collision of independent shots” – Sergei Eisenstein Editing can do amazing things. I decided to pull out some old footage (of me) and create something that explored how editing can create meaning. I decided to use footage that seems totally out of context with the main action…

Here we go…

Well, my first blog post. Ever. Let’s just say I’m Michael P Firus. Oh, that’s me and my pal the sun btw. I’m not entirely sure it’s acceptable for me to say I have a connection to media in any particularly special way. We’re all pretty much media creators and indeed all media consumers so…