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Behind the scenes

One of my favourite things to do is watch the making or behind the scenes of a film. I really enjoy see how they made the story came to life. Although I myself have only seen the first Lord of the… Continue Reading →

Allegiance reflection

Creating Allegiance was one of the more enjoyable media projects I have worked on in the past. I selected Ben Greenwood, a good friend of mine, as my subject for this film because he is comfortable being on camera, and… Continue Reading →

Allegiance

It is here. Project brief 3, a portrait on Ben Greenwood. Being a member of the under 19 Australian Lacrosse team is no walk in the park. Ben Greenwood has been playing the high intensity sport for nine years now,… Continue Reading →

Characteristics of positive collaboration

Clear objectives Clearly established goals Motivating Values Attainability Future Potential      2. Good communication Keep focus on the problem Think about using De Bono’s hat system for feedback Listening to people      3. Consistency      4. Respect… Continue Reading →

The good and bad of group work

In preparation for our next project we looked at the good and bad of group work… Good Speaking your mind Shared ideas Support Shared workload Bigger projects Bad Lacking in directing Lack of communication Members not showing up People not… Continue Reading →

Spacial dimensions of the screen

Split screen Two or more frames with their own dimensions within a single larger frame      Eg Thomas Crown Affair Scene playing horse polo Screen divided up into smaller segments Spatial montage Spacially arranging shots within the screen More… Continue Reading →

Titles…

One of my most hated tasks to do when making a film is giving it a title. It takes me forever to come up with something! And with project 3 due on Tuesday I need to come up with one… Continue Reading →

Types of Forms in Documentary Films

Categorical Presents things in categories and by subject Eg. Olympia by Riefenstahl and Gap Toothed Women by Les Blank Rhetorical Form Presents an argument Persuasive Eg. The River by Lorentz Experimental Usually difficult to classify More of an open structure… Continue Reading →

Narrative Exercise

1 . What is the ‘controlling idea’ of your portrait? In other words, what is the most interesting thing about your participant/interviewee that you want to communicate? The main idea of my video is Ben’s commitment to lacrosse and the… Continue Reading →

Narrative

This weeks reading was all about how you tell a story. Filmmakers have so many choices when deciding how they will construct the plot. Because unlike audiences, filmmakers build the plot from the story as opposed to the story from… Continue Reading →

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