As promised in my previous blog, I have composed a letter to the Artists/Label/Publishers of the song I want to use for my experimental piece. I got the basics of what I should write from this website. After writing up a rough draft of the…
The writing exercise itself didn’t really start a huge epiphany for me. I will talk briefly about what I found interesting about it thought. Following this I will talk about the thoughts and ideas I have been noting and manifesting since. The writing exercise: For…
Hello again, One thing I have always wanted to do is to gain clearance to use Copyrighted music in the pieces I have been making. Why do I want to do this? Music is such an essential part of filmmaking. Do you sometimes feel that…
The audio exercise: We started off with this pretty far out idea; that we would record different sounds in the street, with the premise of later recording our expert ability as having “super-sonic hearing”. The premise would be that as the protagonist sits on a balcony…
For this piece I am going to outline three interesting and expressive technical aspects of director Andrea Arnold’s films. I will highlight these techniques via a discussion of Fish Tank (2009) and American Honey (2016). Firstly, Andrea Arnold is known for using a mixed cast…
I guess the thing that really struck me about this small clip we watched in class is how much meaning is expressed through mis-en-scene. This wasn’t really an epiphany but more of reminder. I was actually transported to my English classroom in high school. I…
Film is the central interest of my life, and hence I would like to make a career in the film industry. When I am choosing a studio, I look for three things, equally weighed. The first is the space to improve my skill and technique….