Author Archives: Kimberly Lai

In this week’s lecture, scenes from Scott Ruo’s ‘Four Images’, Brian Hill’s ‘Drinking for England’ and Chantal Akerman’s ‘D’Est’ were screened. Choose one of these, and consider, in a single paragraph, what might have intrigued, interested, displeased or repelled you. … Continue reading →

Listen to the audio you recorded in Tute #1. Here. Write a paragraph or two about your recording from a technical and/or “poetic” perspective.   Consider: What these sounds evoke for you. What associations they have.  Do any of your recordings … Continue reading →

Listen to the first 10 minutes of Glenn Gould’s radio documentary, “The Idea of North”. The idea of North 10min.wav or Files are here (experimenting with different sizes and file types) If possible, use headphones. Record your impressions in a … Continue reading →

Consider Sandra’s lecture “Directing Actors” and describe at least a couple of points that you took away from it (even if you’re not the director). I wasn’t the director, but I felt some points in Sandra’s lecture rang true when … Continue reading →

Blow Up is a 1966 film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. In this scene we can see the choreography of the actors, camera, frame and focus. As covered in the lecture describe what Antonioni would have considered when directing the actors … Continue reading →

Select from one of the readings from week 5, 6 or 7 and describe two points that you have taken from it. Points that excite you, something that was completely new to you. As the cinematographer, I thought the excerpt … Continue reading →

List the things that you learnt from this experience – this could be things that went well or not so well. Check out my group’s Lenny here. We weren’t given much time to shoot the Lenny, but I reckon it … Continue reading →