The mystery that surrounds the great white A3 sheet continues to fascinates people in their millions. So without further ado the next lines of ramble is filled with is contained on the A3 sheet of paper often just wide and broad ideas, all the universes align connect and the dots connected and what we end up with is some inspiration for the next big project.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION
An action that fascinates you?
CRICKET
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that’s in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out he comes in and the next man goes in until he’s out. When they are all out, the side that’s out comes in and the side thats been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
Howzat!
People that intrigue you?
- Geoff Serpell (Grandpa)
- Gary Serpell (Father)
- Dave Serpell (Brother)
- Liz Serpell (Mother)
- John Lennon
- Robin Williams
- Quentin Tarratino
- Stephen Spielberg
- Chris Lillie
- Rick Sanchez
- Daniel Harmon & Justin Roiland
- Leo Di Caprio
- George Lucas
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Nelson Mandela
- M.L.K
- Louise Borg (Nani)
- Santa
- Billy Stanlake
- Tom Hanks
- Paul Ritchard
- Louise Turley
- Gandi
- Aryton Senna
- Mark Thompson
- Truman Capote
- Janet Malcolm
- Barry Heard
- Neil Davis
- Shane Warne
- and so many more (only had about two minutes to write these, if I left you out you’re boring)
Any kind of actions?
- Bowling a cricket ball
- Batting in the middle
- Fielding a ball
- Throwing a boomerang
- Boxing a kangaroo
- Eating a tyre
- Swallowing chopsticks
- Chewing atomic gum
- Swimming in lava
- Hitting a tennis ball
Locations of interest?
- Los Angeles
- New York
- Maccao
- Antigua, Guatemala
- Lake Attican, Guatemala
- Costa Rica
- Poland
- London, England, UK
- Blackpool, England
- Rochester Castle, England,
- Llamberris, Whales
- Volcan Acentango, Guatemala
- Esperance, Western Australia
- Waterfalls
- Rainforrests
- Kimberlies, Western Australia
- Savannah Way, Western Australia
- Broome, Western Australia
- Pinnacles, Western Australia
- Rock Formations
- The ocean (colourful coral reefs)
- Junk Yards
- Markets (Europe, South East Asia)
- Western Front, France
- Normandy, France
- Airports
- Jails (old style gaols)
- Factories
- Alleyways (street art)
- Desolate ruins (abandoned houses, Ireland, South Australia)
- Iceland
- Greenland
- Ankor Wat, Cambodia
- The Killing Fields, Cambodia
- Busy over populated streets, South East Asia
- Empty streets (before the sun rises)
- Irish countryside
- Aged cinemas (Astor Theatre, Sun theatre)
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Stadiums (O2, MCG, Old Trafford)
Shot ideas?
- How to shoot slow motion or edit to make an effective slow motion scene (bird flying, punches, screaming, running, falling)
- Moving panning (tracking shot) rice fields, camera pans through, pan through action)
- Sun light (glimmering through long grass, how it reflects off shiny surfaces) Gladiator (grass brushes through)
These were short thinking exercises, I know I have probably left out some amazing shots, people and places but for the time I had I think it was a pretty constructive exercise where certainly I have a lot of inspiration to work off going forward.
Michael Serpell