In class this week we were instructed to answer some questions about the narrative structure our steadily approaching PB3. 1. The ‘Controlling Idea’ of your portrait: The participant in her early 20’s, studying (not the most prestigious of courses) has a strong moralistic belief in what…
The chapter, ‘The Substance of Story’ in Robert McKee’s (1997) piece, Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting, is a fascinating read. Below I will reflect upon some interesting points he made. McKee (1997) argues that a character is more complex if he/she has…
I want to talk a little about the nature of narrative. I will be using ideas that Morris (2016) discussed in our fifth lecture, and that Rabiger (2009) deconstructs in his chapter on Dramatic Development, Time and Story Structure from Directing the Documentary. I am going to apply…
In a quest to find some archival footage for PB3, I’ve spend the last hour watching an old doco (I can’t find a date anywhere) about Australia’s ‘animal mysteries.‘ For me, there something incredibly aesthetic.. or nostalgic.. captivating.. or something.. There is something about old…
Finished the offical interview with my participant and friend Rennie. I recorded a video and audio version of the interview. Rennie did really well. It was surprising to see her a little nervous in front of the camera, as she is a very confident, boisterous…
Just doing some blogging, when a friend of a housemate rocks up wanting to film a part of her music film clip at our house. Her band’s name is Senivoda, and she is a Melbourne based musican of polish decent. The song she was filming…
In Paul Ritchard’s segment of this weeks lectorial ‘How To Be A Media Operator’, he mentioned the the short film Clown Train, a short film made by RMIT students. Ritchard discussed Clown Train in relation to the set backs we may experience when shooting, and…
I’ve already discussed this weeks theme of textual analysis in a previous post on Mckee’s article ‘A beginners guide to textual analysis.’ But when we were discussing these ideas in class I came up with a little metaphor for thinking about representations, or as Rachel put…
Three of us went out and took some footage using the MC50 camcorder. We had to compose an interview on “A Survival Guide to your First 6 Weeks at RMIT.” I think we spent a lot of time on the angles of the camera and…
Yep, i’m a learner when it comes to filming with a DSLR. Here are some good videos for how to get the ‘cinematic’ look when filming. The ‘cinematic’ look basically means a sharp, detailed image, with a very shallow depth of field. This is what…