Link to project: https://vimeo.com/468290459 Link to Safety Checklist: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZhPrKxVvuRCkPLwG2h9rTsCe6ScmAdG/view?usp=sharing Reflection: Initially I decided to join the Getting into Character course because I have a passion for working with actors and an affection of character driven narratives. I wanted to learn more about how a character should function to serve the story however, I learnt something […]
Getting Into Character: Assignment Two Reflection
Writing, performing, filming, directing, and editing this monologue was a challenge and a gift. The monologue captures a young woman (Claudia) describing how she was urged to sign a document that prevents her from acknowledging any sexual violence she witnesses while touring with a legendary musical act. In the monologue Claudia wears an oversized denim […]
Getting into Character: Analyse Existing Characters
Analysing the character Tonya in the movie I, Tonya (2017), played by Margot Robbie. Character Language Character Archetype Character and Characterisations
Assignment 1- Getting Into Character: Character Archetype
The character Tonya in the film I, Tonya (2017) is based on a real person, elite figure skater Tonya Harding who orchestrated an attack on a skating rival. The media created an unfavourable picture of Harding and in some ways constructed her as the antagonist (shadow) in the events that transpired. This makes her a […]
Assignment 1- Getting Into Character: Character and Characterisation
The observable traits in Margot Robbie’s portrayal of Tonya Harding in the film I, Tonya (2017) are, as story theorist Robert McKee proposes, a cluster of qualities that seen collectively form Tonya’s characterisation (McKee 1999). If we examine Tonya in the film we would notice, she has a seemingly low intelligence quotient, she’s female, her […]
Assignment 1- Getting Into Character: Character Language
Margot Robbie’s portrayal of competitive and controversial ice skater Tonya Harding in the film I, Tonya (2017) is a great example of how language can function within a film to expand our understanding of a character. Robbie was fortuitous enough to have access to real archives of Harding’s interview pieces and Harding herself to use […]
REEL TO REAL: FINAL MEDIA ARTEFACT & REFLECTIONS
Synopsis: A nasty dark cloud looms over media student Celyren Phipps, threatening her dreams of becoming a film maker. Along with the entire world, this student filmmaker’s life is instantly altered by the global pandemic. Determined to continue learning and creating content, Celyren pushes on, navigating remote collaboration, restricted access to equipment and the psychological […]
Real to Reel: Reflecting on Representing the Real World
There are certain artists we interrogated in this course that produce works which convey a sense of authenticity and guide us to think in a certain way. One example of this is the work of Photographer Eve Arnold who uses Images and non-fiction writing to express her opinion, In Arnold’s Photo Essay The Pumpkin Eater, […]
Real to Reel: Reflecting on Documentary Ethics
While producing our media artefact we maintained the practices set out in our ethics charter although, I have come to understand that there shouldn’t be a blanket set of ethics applied to every production. Ethics may change depending on the shooting conditions, the subjects you’re dealing with and the kind of content being made. For […]
Real to Reel: Reflecting on Collaboration
The process of collaborating on this media artefact was especially difficult under the current social distancing conditions. What worked well was the way in which myself and collaborator adapted and embraced new approaches to making content. We set up a file transfer system and used messenger and it’s call function to communicate. Only one of […]