In this project I have made three short-films out of shots that I took for a short narrative on getting ready for work as seen from different perspectives. The first film is the shortest and looks and getting ready for work from the point-of-view of the character. The character still half-asleep has no true perspective … More Project Film – Fast and slow
https://vimeo.com/217534625 For this project I have made a short silent-film using the subjective and objective POV for presenting my narrative. The story is simple Joe returning home receives a text from his girlfriend arranging to meet him after work. He quickly has a cup of tea and shower and having dressed to go out discovers his keys … More Project Film – Subjective and Objective
In this exercise I have chosen to illustrate a storyboard for the classic Aesop Fable of The Hare and the Tortoise. In the very unlikely event you may not know the story: A hare makes fun of a tortoise ridiculing his short legs and slow manner. The tortoise responds by challenging the hare to a … More Exercise – Telling a story
The Filmmaker’s Eye, by Gustavo Mercado, published by Focal Press. Although not listed on my reading list, I came across this title on Amazon and reading the description, I thought that it might make useful additional reading. The book looks at different shooting techniques for film making such as long shots, medium shots, close-ups, macro-shots, … More The Filmmaker’s Eye by Gustavo Mercado
Storytelling in the New Hollywood, by Kristin Thompson, published by Harvard University Press. I had a little trouble obtaining this book, my first order through Amazon never materialised and I had to re-order an edition that was sold as second hand but arrived as new. This was a most enjoyable and interesting read. This book … More Storytelling in the New Hollywood by Kristin Thompson
Setting the Scene 