Research Project: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/05/29/assignment-5-research-piece/   Reflection7: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/05/29/reflection-7-2/ Reflection 8: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/05/29/reflection-8-2/ Reflection 9:https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/05/29/reflection-9-2/ Reflection 10:https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/05/29/reflection-10-2/ Reflection 11:https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/05/29/reflection-11-2/ Reflection 12: https://www.mediafactory.org.au/lachlan-knowles/2020/05/29/reflection-12-reflection-on-jesses-presentation/  

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Edgar Wright and Découpage This piece is intended as an investigative project on the work of Edgar Wright, specifically focusing on his five self-written and directed feature-length films. These films consist of Shaun of the dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010), The World’s End (2013) and Baby Driver (2017). What […]

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I am quite eager to read Jesse’s piece on boxing coverage. I don’t know if he decided to only focus on filming boxing for film or whether he also investigated live coverage. I think the latter would provide a very interesting basis for research. Reflecting on my own exposure to live sport coverage I can […]

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In reflecting on everyone’s assignment 3 presentations I have quite a few thoughts which some of my reflections will consist of however one concept that was thought-provoking was Ruby’s chosen topic of horror films. Whilst I think her investigation more stemmed towards the idea of point of view shots it made me very aware of […]

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For this reflection I wanted to talk about ‘suspension of disbelief’ not to come up with any grand definitions or conclusions on what it means but just in the sense which I’ve heard it used in discussion of cinema. Perhaps more so to propose some questions about my own understanding of it. To begin i […]

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For this reflection, I wanted to respond to a quote from Greta Gerwig in a ‘directors round table’ youtube video. The quote was in response to the question, ‘What do you think cinema is?”. This was put to her on the spot but her response was something that stuck with me out of a 2-hour […]

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An alternate topic considered for my assignment 4 investigative piece was too look into the use of different transitions overtime periods. This, similarly to the topic I discussed, stemmed from the films of Edgar Wright. Mainly caused by his film The World’s End. The reason they became a potential focus for me was I found […]

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I’d like to reflect on a youtube video watched recently that covered some of the new film techniques used in large scale Hollywood production. The video by Youtuber Mr Sunday Movies is titled The death of greenscreen. This video covers one of the new special effects used in recent Disney films and series. Whilst certainly […]

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