Lachlan Knowles- s3599593

March, 2020Archive

Mar 20

Reflection 1: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/03/15/reflection-1-2/ Reflection 2: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/03/15/reflection-2-2/ Reflection 3: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/03/20/reflection-3-2/ Scene Analysis: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/03/20/scene-analysis-assignment-1/

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Mar 20

Scene Analysis: True detective season 1, episode 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TvFv3bAEwY  In this piece, I will only discuss this scene for its initial 2 minutes and 30 seconds of the entire clip. In this scene from True Detective season 1, Director Nic Palazio employs a one-take freehand shot to increase the suspense and drama of the scene. […]

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Mar 20

Week 3 brought about some interesting concepts for reflection, specifically revolving around the concept of decoupage. Upon initial readings of Luis Bunuel’s piece An Unspeakable Betrayal, my understanding of this idea was a little cloudy. My specific quarrel was with the term segmentation. Whilst understanding that this is another synonym used in an attempt to […]

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Mar 15

The second Exercise we completed in class revolved around the ideas of shallow and deep focus. Our first three shots of seated subjects consisted of variations to the focal length and the f stop. This somewhat achieved our goal of creating a shallow and deep focus. However our results when altering both the distance from […]

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Mar 15

The pieces of our first lesson of the semester which most stuck with me consisted of the process around the blocking of a shot. Specifically through the exercise we completed in creating a drama sequence from different dialogue and scripts. Initially I overestimated my ability to block a shot without actually seeing it through a […]

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