In Marc Webb’s film 500 Days of Summer, his “expectations and reality” scene utilises a split screen to juxtapose Tom’s (Joseph Gordon Levitt) hopes of getting back together with Summer (Zooey Deschanel) and his bleak reality. Webb opens with a… Continue Reading →

In filmmaking, whilst mistakes can often be costly and detrimental, they are also highly important in learning the right way to do things and the wrong way. Luckily for a group I was in, our mistake was no disaster as… Continue Reading →

Being given the task to edit ones self is never a comfortable thing. After having to do this I was incredibly frustrated by my own lack of continuity and other things that were out of my control; as my role… Continue Reading →

When I first began ‘Film 3, I was slightly overwhelmed with the technology and protocols of filming Paul had introduced us to. My experience with film making in the past was very limited and quite different in terms of principles,… Continue Reading →

This semester we had the opportunity to collaborate with our peers on various tasks and exercises in class. In class I thoroughly enjoyed this and found it to be very productive. The most effective collaborative work done in class were… Continue Reading →

In this exercise I included my favourite piece of audio from the second interview with my subject. I chose to interview my subject when he was relaxed and a bit tired as I noticed in the first interview that he… Continue Reading →

In this exercise I have again used audio from my interview with my surfer. I chose to open with wide shots of the sand dunes and front beach as I felt these particular shots were quite mesmerising and could be… Continue Reading →

This exercise is my favourite as its slightly more playful than the others and shows more of the fun side of surfing. I wanted to depict the journey to the water and the process of catching the wave. I opened… Continue Reading →