Sarah's Blog – Page 2 – The Scene in Cinema

Method of Working Pt 8

May 1, 2015 sarah-petrie

May 1st, 2015. Please refer below to the working script, ‘Euphoria’. I traveled to my chosen location, the Fairfield Park Boathouse. This location is aesthetically pleasing. There are huge... Read More

Week 8

May 1, 2015 sarah-petrie

This passed week has been huge in terms of progression of my personal scene. This will be discussed in my ‘Method of Working’ post. In class this week we focused on experimenting with focu... Read More

Working Script – ‘Euphoria’

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 sarah-petrie

SCENE 1 – EXT. Park bench. DAY A cool, windy Autumn day. ROSIE (21) rests her head on a park bench. The Autumn leaves sway around her. She awakens and lifts her head. She looks around her locati... Read More

Scene Deconstruction – ‘Dance Scene’

April 29, 2015 sarah-petrie

Deconstructing a scene that is produced with a professional crew, cast and a budget to cater for effective production value, seems simple compared with deconstructing a short scene that I produced in ... Read More

Week 7

April 24, 2015 sarah-petrie

Over the past week I have had a few epiphanies and realisations. Our task over the weekend was to produce a scene based on a script of choice. I chose the dance scene where a boy offers a girl to danc... Read More

Method of Working Pt 7

April 24, 2015 sarah-petrie

April 24th, 2015. New trail of thought… I will shoot one of the scenes using traditional conventions from the thriller genre and I will shoot the other scene using my own subjective influences. ... Read More

Method of Working pt 6

April 24, 2015 sarah-petrie

I have begun to develop my pre production documentation for the filming of my scenes. Today we presented our idea proposals. I was given very effective feedback. Rachel Wilson noted that i was focusin... Read More

Oral Presentation/Notes

April 24, 2015 sarah-petrie

What am I interested in? I am interested in how the camera can evoke a particular response from the audience. I believe camera coverage does more than just reveal the plot and character interactions. ... Read More

Mise en Scene, Decoupage, Montage

April 20, 2015 sarah-petrie

I have further investigated these terms in order to gain a thorough understanding of their interaction within films. I have a very base knowledge of these terms. Mise en scene refers to every independ... Read More

Method of Working Pt 5

April 20, 2015 sarah-petrie

I have been brainstorming potential story ideas for my scenes. Using the images that I took of the locations I am gradually finding the inspiration for a story. At this stage I am really fond of the a... Read More