Monthly Archives: April 2015

30 Apr

MMoW#9: SLIGHT PROJECT PROGRESSION

MMoW#9: SLIGHT PROJECT PROGRESSION

Progress has been made – I’ve found a script! Huzzah! Acquiring an appropriate script presented a bit of a challenge, especially since I’m not supposed to …

 
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30 Apr

MMoW#8: INDIVIDUAL SCENE TASK

MMoW#8: INDIVIDUAL SCENE TASK

I shot my individual scene task, yay! I chose to shoot exercise 1B, “Tony’s Office”. I actually think I missed the class when we shot this …

 
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24 Apr

MMoW#7: FRIDAY’S EXPLANATION OF PROJECT

MMoW#7: FRIDAY’S EXPLANATION OF PROJECT

When watching movies, I usually find myself most captivated by the visuals. I become awestruck at the tiniest of technical decisions – a shot angle, a pan, the …

 
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23 Apr

MMoW#6: WHAT MAKES SOMETHING PHOTOGENIC?

MMoW#6: WHAT MAKES SOMETHING PHOTOGENIC?

A couple of weeks ago, I read about an old-fashioned film theory called photogénie. And I completely disagreed with almost every part of what I was …

 
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20 Apr

INVESTIGATION: GODARD (W.I.P.)

INVESTIGATION: GODARD (W.I.P.)

Jean-Luc Godard is an interesting figure in film history. His relationship with Hollywood is one of strange symbiosis – a cyclical exchange of inspiration and creative …

 
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19 Apr

WEEK 6 REFLECTION

WEEK 6 REFLECTION

MY EDIT: So, I don’t know exactly what happened to the footage, but there is definitely something very wrong with it. The files are corrupted or …

 
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14 Apr

MMoW#5: SCREEN PERFORMANCE

MMoW#5: SCREEN PERFORMANCE

Last week’s class got me thinking about how important actor performance is for a shot/scene. Actor performance influences just about everything: Framing Focus Camera movement W/R & M/U Props Set dressing Everything …

 
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13 Apr

WEEK 5 REFLECTION 2

WEEK 5 REFLECTION 2

FRIDAY CLASS This week’s topic was screen performance, which I think is highly relevant since performance influences just about everything in a shot/scene.   SHOOTING EXERCISE 1: Single shot …

 
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13 Apr

4. QUICK AND CLOSE

4. QUICK AND CLOSE

In my previous post about close-up concealment where I analysed the opening scene in Besson’s Léon: The Professional, I mentioned that I’d been sitting on a …

 
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09 Apr

MMoW#4: WHAT? HOW? WHY?

MMoW#4: WHAT? HOW? WHY?

I had a thought, last class. We’ve been told that our stuff is too loose. To unrefined. That it should be 20% better than it …

 
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