Category Archive: The Scene in Cinema

13 May

MMoW#15: UPDATES

MMoW#15: UPDATES

Shoot date = Thursday 21 May Found someone who will lend me their steadycam stabiliser rig for Thursday Casting = done. Thank you, Star Now. Need to find a …

 
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12 May

MMoW#14: SHOT CONSTRUCTION 3

MMoW#14: SHOT CONSTRUCTION 3

Aronofsky and Libatique: interspersed ECU montages. Potentially subject to minor alterations.

 
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12 May

MMoW#13: LOCATION INFORMATION

MMoW#13: LOCATION INFORMATION

A corner of my apartment’s basement car park area. Need to ask two residents to use my family’s car parks instead of theirs for the shoot day. …

 
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12 May

MMoW#12: LONG-TAKE TRACKING SHOTS ARE HARD TO SHOT LIST

MMoW#12: LONG-TAKE TRACKING SHOTS ARE HARD TO SHOT LIST

 
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12 May

MMoW#11: BACK-UP PLAN

MMoW#11: BACK-UP PLAN

If: Can’t get the Canon 5D Mark II = use my Canon 60D Can’t find a steadycam stabiliser thing = go handheld Can’t get dolly and tracks = …

 
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12 May

MMoW#10: UPDATES / THIS IS HARD

MMoW#10: UPDATES / THIS IS HARD

Updates: I’m shooting in a corner of my apartment’s basement car park. It’s not a ‘room’, but it’s nice and grunge-looking, with plenty of space. I’ll …

 
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11 May

WEEK 9 REFLECTION # 2

WEEK 9 REFLECTION # 2

Friday’s class instruction was to go out and shoot something that related to our project – maybe a shot we wanted to try, or an idea we wanted …

 
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11 May

WEEK 9 REFLECTION

WEEK 9 REFLECTION

This week’s subject was lighting. Discussion surrounded the idea that everything affects lighting. Exposure and lighting are indivisible. Blocking affects lighting. Acting affects lighting (e.g. change …

 
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11 May

7. DYNAMIC ONER

7. DYNAMIC ONER

Emmanuel Lubezki is pretty much the modern god of cinematography. His iconic long-take tracking shots are captivating and extraordinary and essentially works of art. A lot …

 
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10 May

WEEK 8 REFLECTION

WEEK 8 REFLECTION

This week was largely about depth of field. There are a few reasons why this week’s subject was great and why it’s so important to stop and look at …

 
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