French Impressionism “French impressionist cinema” also referred to as the first avant-garde or narrative avant-garde is a term applied to a group of French films and filmmakers working from 1918-1929. Film scholars have had difficulty in defining this movement or deciding whether it should be considered a movement at all. (Vince DI MEGLIO 2016, para. 1) The director of French […]

In the process of project 1, Zane and Samantha have searched, practiced and reflected a lot on the various types of lights. It inspires me that I also supposed to know the difference between different types of lights, such as the advantages and disadvantages of them. 6 Common types of film lights Single source lights […]

Pre-production: The camera feature:  Sony A7MII Base on the past experience of filmmaking, I would like to change a camera for the film project 1. We have asked the technical store. They have the camera called SonyA7MII, which is good for filming. Then I do a research online to see how to use it well. More […]

Words Joy moment Hurt Portrait: the 1st try on glitch art

My own presentation: Powerpoint: Portfolio presentation-1wz2tow Ideas from others’ works: The transition between photos and the actual location The transition (using exposure to change scenes)

Glitch Art: Like a Mercedes “Alone”—Post-Apocalyptic Short Film Analyse Notes: Screen and Sensation Movement & Lighting

<Pre-production> M. Night Shyamalan: The Sixth Sense  (1999 ‧ Drama/Mystery ‧ 1h 50m) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUYKSWQmkrg> This time we film as a group to remake one scene of The Sixth Sense. Thus, the script part and storyboard part becomes easy. To be more professional, I search the original script online, rewrite and made a Chinese version. The […]

<Pre-production> Ed Sheeran – Photograph  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSDgHBxUbVQ> Sean Wang – 3000 miles <https://vimeo.com/235664764> Primarily, the idea is inspired by the photograph by Ed Sheeran and the 3000 miles by Sean Wang. Both of them make a collection of memories. I always want to do a short film about memories. Besides, it is fit the theme, joy. […]

<pre-production> Xavier Dolan, I killed my mother,  <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVS83ZedV_s> The first idea came to me is the black scene with strong emotions when I think about “hurt”. When I think about those films I have watched, the monologue scene of I killed my mother impresses me a lot. Thus, I watched this part again to see if […]

<Portrait> YUEN.HSIEH:  <https://vimeo.com/yuenhsiehstudio> Glitch art is a popular element in China now, especially on some video apps. From my perspective, the main reason leads to its popularity is the cool way to present aesthetics. In addition, both lighting and color grading are significant parts of achieving the final effect. They will make the production have the sense […]