My second experiment took me on a journey in light sources as well as collaboration. I was aiming for the ‘cinematic’ look, but I was also thinking about how to make light interesting and portray mood. I have been doing a lot of research into…
Experiment 1 The other day I conducted the first of many self directed experiments that I will undertake for the rest of this semester. As I have outlined previously, I am looking at how diegetic music is used in film to further character development. For…
After Thursdays pitch one of my class mates mentioned a scene that she thought I would get some inspiration from. In the scene from Blazing Saddles (1974) a man rides a horse through the desert while an elaborate soundtrack plays, as he continues to ride,…
We had our pitch for our final project in our Thursdays class I thought I might repost my pitch here, because due to some technical issues mixed with nerves, I’m not sure I executed it super clearly at the time. Aim: To explore the moments…
Hello Hello, Because I want my final piece for this studio (and all my future making) to be cinematic and lovely I’m going to be posting some very basic cinematography must-knows here. This is mainly for me so I can return to this information if…
Here is an amazing example of how diegetic music is used in film to further character development.
If you have been following my blog you will be aware that part of my main focus of this studio is to examine how music is used in film. I’m on a mission to get copyright clearance for the music I’m using. I would just…
My research question was: To experiment with how music and film form are reflective of narrative and emotion. This was freaking me out a bit, because it seemed like too big of a task. I think I need to focus on something small to perfect…
As promised I have an update about my experiment on gaining music clearance. So I wrote to the label (IRON LUNG records) of the band Useless Children requesting that I use one their songs ‘Walk Away’ in a small student project I am working on….
I don’t have a super clear cut idea as of yet. I am still exploring, investigating and drawing from inspiration. Here is what I do know. I want to draw inspiration from some of my favorite films. I want understand what it is about their…