The past two weeks have been difficult to keep myself focused and constantly revisiting research, ideas and investigation. In our first class for the week we reviewed our group exercises from week 4. The harsh reality was revealed – we weren’t doing enough for this class. I was the Director for one scene and an Actor for the other. So far it has been difficult trusting one another’s working ability. Everyone is at different stages and has varied knowledge with how to use equipment, most importantly, the camera. As the Director you can’t be loitering over the DOP’s shoulder making sure everything’s in focus. Your priority is the performance of the actors and in this scenario, how it was going to cut together.

Over the past two weeks I have been glued to my camera (Canon 5D Mark III). I have been using it in my Internship, taking photos of flat displays and products for marketing. I have also used it to photograph a wedding on the weekend. Although, this is photography and not video, I feel as though it is helping to improve my ‘eye’ with framing, composition, colour and depth-of-field variances. I have also been studying scenes whilst watching movies. Editing is every important to your preparation of a scene. Coverage and Editing go hand-in-hand to ensure that you ‘cover’ the scene entirely. My external experience and investigation will be implemented into my class exercises this week and throughout the rest of the semester.

I was unavailable to attend class on Friday, therefore I can not comment on the class exercise. I will catch up this week and next weeks blog will be an extensive reflection on class exercises, as well as my ongoing investigation. This week I am going to research Mise-en-scene, Montage and Decoupage. I am also going to investigate a filmmaker who inspires me and study their writing and theories in terms of their interpretation of their craft. I will consider the relationship between their writing and their filmmaking and reflect on my own interpretation of this relationship.