One of the major things I need to consider regarding my investigation of places (and cinematography) is whether I want the different segments to have narratives in them or just have them be moments in time type observations. In this… Continue Reading
Last night I came across an article which revealed Quentin Tarantino’s original wish list for the cast of Pulp Fiction. As I read the names of the potential actors for each character, I couldn’t imagine what the film would have… Continue Reading
Today was presentation day, where everyone proposed the idea or concept they’d like to explore for the rest of the semester in Film 3. It was really inspiring to hear everyone’s ideas, as they were all so unique and interesting.… Continue Reading
Last night I went to see one of my favourite bands, Walk The Moon in concert. Whilst I was waiting in line and cramped between a sea of bodies in the venue, I took note of Paul’s advice to be… Continue Reading
Instead of our typical Monday morning class this week, we were each asked to select a twenty minute period to consult with Paul and discuss our ideas heading into the second half of the semester. I took in the notes… Continue Reading
When thinking about inspiration, I’ve found myself coming back to this clip from Girls quite a lot: There are so many things I like about this clip. As a whole, there’s no particular epic or amazingly special element to it,… Continue Reading
In preparation for the pitch at the end of Week 7, I’m still not a hundred percent sure about which idea I’d like to do. I have a bunch of ideas that I’m interested in, yet no real direction as… Continue Reading
Is there such thing as the opposite of a writer’s block where you think of too many options so all your thoughts become one giant messy confusing overwhelming jumble and then you end up not sure about anything anymore? Nope?… Continue Reading
Today’s seminar was another editing class. I didn’t think through enough to the editing stage when I was shooting my sequences, just testing whether the type of shot could work in a different scenario then in the scene in Girls, so… Continue Reading
For my technique/approach today, I’ve decided to try out a specific camera movement, after being inspired by the below shot from the HBO series Girls: In this sequence, the camera tracks Lena Dunham’s character Hannah as she gets off the train… Continue Reading