http://nofilmschool.com/2015/03/first-final-frames-famous-films-teach-good-filmmaking/ I’m a believer in first and last shots leaving a lasting impression on the overall feel of a film, and this video perfectly captures that belief. In this supercut, Jacob T. Swinney takes the first and last frames of… Continue Reading
Whoa. Can’t believe that after this lectorial, I will have officially completed my first semester at university as a Media student – and what a way to end with a bang. I found Dan’s discussion of media materialism really fascinating… Continue Reading
Today was our last class for the semester and for the Media 1 workshops, which was both exciting because it means I get to sleep in on Monday mornings again, and a bit of a reality check because it means… Continue Reading
On Time from Ted Chung on Vimeo. This was one of the first short films I saw in the early high school years that really made a lasting impression and inspired me to keep doing media. It’s only a six… Continue Reading
This week’s lectorial topic was remixes, and I was particularly interested in the area of remix culture with the idea of taking source materials, deconstructing them and reconstructing them to create new meanings. From the lecture slides, I took note… Continue Reading
Robbie was away for this week’s workshop but our group continued to have productive sessions, making really good progress on our project brief. In the morning session, we went through the work we created in the last week and worked… Continue Reading
THE GAP by Ira Glass from Daniel Sax on Vimeo. Ugh. Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh. Week 10 and I have three big assignments due in the near future and the weather is crappy and all I want… Continue Reading
This week’s lectorial topic was institutions, which was really helpful as it is also our group’s Project Brief 4 topic, but also really interesting. I found the discussions examining certain institutions particularly interesting. For example, we discussed what makes marriage… Continue Reading
Today was another productive session with our group, in which we progressed further with our project brief. We have allocated tasks for each of us to complete before next week’s session, as well as organised video ideas as our group… Continue Reading
Splitscreen: A Love Story from James W Griffiths on Vimeo. This film is a great example of technology not being an essential factor in good filmmaking. The entire short film was shot on a Nokia smartphone. However, the idea of… Continue Reading