And Once More

And now, let the re-filming begin. After having spent the past two weeks filming and then immediately reviewing the footage and making very rough cuts of scenes to see how they would potentially look like, we carefully examined each shot to ensure there is visual continuity throughout each scene, and to also find out what […]

Play It Again

And let the filming … continue. Last week, my group and I have begun filming for our short film assignment (and click here for a recap) which now brings us to our second week of production. We began the week by reviewing all the footage we had captured and did a somewhat rough cut of the opening […]

Let Me See First

And let the filming begin. This week, my group and I began filming for our film. But before we actually did some official filming – the one where it’s actually part of the final product – we first did some test filming. We agreed to do this to see if the shots we envisioned would work […]

So Here’s The Plan

Last week, we presented. This week, we decided. After having pitched my film and listen to other people pitch their ideas, this week, we chose which film ideas will be made and the core groups we will work in. And in terms of the core group I’ll working in, I’ve chosen to work for Kris’ […]

Cut It

For me, this week was pretty much all about editing videos as part of our third assessment. The first video is of a compilation of short clips and the other two were re-makes of two scenes from two different films. The compilation of short clips were a combination of videos captured by yours truly and fellow […]

Pitch Please

If you’d like to read the original observation and the storyline of the film idea inspired by the observation, click here. The film would be relatively short, approximately 3 minutes long – no longer than 5. In a quick summary, the film tells the story of a girl who sees a boy across the room […]

Look Again

2 Scenes in 2 hours. This week, we were given the task to film and re-make two scenes, each from two different films. The first scene we filmed was fairly easy considering it was one shot that had barely any camera movement. For the filming of this scene, I was the boom pole operator. The […]

Hold On

Thursday – 25 August 2016 One hand clutched tightly to the handle bar above while the other balanced a book as he stood sandwiched in the packed train carriage. He was focused on the book, indifferent to the crowd he was currently engulfed in. He would often smile as he read obviously lost within the […]

Here You Go

Tuesday – 23 August 2016 He stood in front of the wall of shoes and next to a glass box showcasing another pair of shoes. He looked around and at anyone standing in front of the wall he was manning, ready to assist. He eventually approached a woman and asked if she needed help to […]

I’ve Scene It

One scene, three shots. That was our class exercise this week. As a collective, we needed to film a scene about a girl telling a guy that she was moving to a different country using three different shots. There were some roles to fill – director, first assistant director, cinematographer, first assistant camera, camera production […]