Is there such thing as the opposite of a writer’s block where you think of too many options so all your thoughts become one giant messy confusing overwhelming jumble and then you end up not sure about anything anymore? Nope?… Continue Reading
Today’s seminar was another editing class. I didn’t think through enough to the editing stage when I was shooting my sequences, just testing whether the type of shot could work in a different scenario then in the scene in Girls, so… Continue Reading
For my technique/approach today, I’ve decided to try out a specific camera movement, after being inspired by the below shot from the HBO series Girls: In this sequence, the camera tracks Lena Dunham’s character Hannah as she gets off the train… Continue Reading
Today’s class involved Paul going through some lecture slides that set the trajectory for the second half of the semester – what end goal we might get to and how we might get there through the course of the next… Continue Reading
As my initial idea was to explore the history and memories connected to places, the location for a potential short film will be an important aspect to consider. Initially, my go-to instinct was the area of the intersection between Swanston… Continue Reading
COMM1073 TV CULTURES Assessment Task 1, Part B: Address at least one key television/media/cultural studies concept or issues introduced in the lectures, using a show that interests you INTERNET KILLED THE VIDEO STORE: NETFLIX AND SCHEDULING In March this year, Netflix… Continue Reading
COMM1073 TV CULTURES Assessment Task 1, Part A: Write about a course screening (or its genre) BROAD CITY AND CROSSING PLATFORMS Recently, with the increasing power of the digital age, more and more creators are choosing to start out creating content… Continue Reading
In today’s seminar, we were introduced to audio mixers in order to complete a whole audio setup. Having only used SLRs with crappy audio before, all this ‘proper’ sound recording is new to me. Towards the beginning of the class,… Continue Reading
Ever since my spur of inspiration from Nostalgia for the Light, I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a film visually appealing. Cinematography has become a focus of mine and is something I’d like to keep pursing and improving… Continue Reading
In today’s class, we were again moved to the edit suites. There wasn’t explicit instruction to edit anything specific, so I used the two hour time slot to further familiarise myself with Premiere and experiment with editing our previous class… Continue Reading