The idea for my final project (so far) is to explore a character worthy of a John Hughes film in the style of Edgar Wright, since these are perhaps two of my biggest obsessions when it comes to cinema. In order to do this,… Continue Reading
(This is the brainstorm / list that came from the prompts in class today, helping me to better understand what I might want to do for my project): Consider everything you’ve done this semester: written an observational ‘narrative’ shot abstract shots… Continue Reading
Today we continued on with the exercises we started on Friday, exploring our ideas further. I feel like I covered what I wanted to in my last post though, and so instead of write more about my idea to explore… Continue Reading
In today’s class we went out and in small groups (for us, a group of four) filmed something specific to our interests. My interest for this exercise was to see the effect different shots have on how a viewer relates to… Continue Reading
In deciding on something to focus on for Friday’s class, I have found myself interested in the idea of expressing emotion but in abstract/non-explicit ways. For example, a series of shots such as a tram moving past the camera (close… Continue Reading
Today, when talking about syncing shots to music, I was reminded of a project I started a couple of years ago but never finished, inspired by Pepper’s Theme by Kevin MacLeod: The project was of a couple who meet, and you watch them… Continue Reading
Although this exercise is unfinished, I did want to talk a little about the abstract shots we went out and filmed for it, which I have compiled together in this video: I’ll start with the obvious: one of the shots is… Continue Reading
For exercise 2B we had to pick a ‘skill’ we had and film it in three shots, editing for continuity. I have explained this in a previous post, but here I’ll reflect on the videos themselves. This was the first… Continue Reading
Finding a location for my short story to be filmed at should in theory be a quite easy task, since the only real defining trait is that it has to be at an intersection with a pedestrian crossing. I feel… Continue Reading
Talking to Paul, one of the biggest troubles our class has been running into is getting correct exposure when using a coloured monitor. Of course, we can turn the screen black and white and use zebra patterns to best ensure proper exposure, but what if… Continue Reading