Fashion Show

So on Sunday my mate Will went to film the rundance event happening in Lace Market. He got talking to some people and got a gig filming a Fashion Show next week. He told them about me and got me involved.

So me and Will, are off to rehearsals for the Fashion show tomorrow. We got the equipment out and are trying to learn how to use the new Panasonic Camera before tomorrow. Ive been watching some fashion shows and taking notes because i have no idea what to expect.

But I will update on how it goes and hopefully will get some more stuff to do from this...

Another video im a fan of

Sorry but over the summer ive seen some preety cool stuff and thought id share. This video is really good, goes so well with the lyrics and you notice something new everytime you see it. I should know, iv seen it over 30 times!!

Best thing ive seen in a while

Have to give these guys some credit, not only a catchy song but what a video! Genius!

Back to uni and work experience

So the course has started again and im surprised at how many people are doing moving image! However they all seem to be good guys and hopefully good to work with this year.

After working a part time job and a bit of work experience I am looking forward to start learning again. Not that the job and work exp wasn't fulfilling but i guess i get a lot more out of this course now.

The work experience that i did was with a company called Raw Cut tv. This company produces Street Wars, Police Interceptors etc. I got the job because my dad knows the Boss as he was on the show a couple of years ago from being robbed. So i had one week planned to go and work for them.

I knew the jobs that id be doing; mainly making tea, washing up, cleaning, sorting etc and i was right! but while i was there i realised how much i could learn from the people working their, with actual experience of the industry under their belt. So i started talking to everyone there (it was a small company) and asked what uni they went to and how they got the job. By doing this, i got a lot of information on what to do in the future and what the industry expects. at first this made me panic as i found out that making tea is a big part of it! However with anything you want, you have to work hard at it and be persistent. After my week was done, i got a call from the Boss asking if i wanted more work, even though i had plans that week, i would have been a fool to turn it down. So i went in with the expectation of making tea for another week. But this week was different, some of the staff had gone to Glastonbury to film for Green Peace and they had a lot of footage that needed to be watched and sorted. This was really good as i got to see the fun side of what i could be doing in the future. The best part of the whole experience had to be the last day. One of the Assistant Editors (he was like my sensai) asked me to have a go editing some footage of a skate park that was made from recycled wood for green peace. He put me on a mac with final cut pro and taught me the basics. so i was on that for the whole day and what i made i was really happy with. My sensai came in to look at it and was shocked, a real confidence booster! Unfortunately i was unable to get the video off their system as it crashed and was my last day. But i will get it!

what a documentary...or should I say ROCKUMENTARY!!

I just watched Anvil, a documentary about a Heavy metal rock band that started off 30 years ago and got nowhere.

As heavy metal goes, im not a fan at all. But this film was amazing! it had great music during the scenes when it mattered, great shots and most of all the story of the band was great.

Really recomend it!

House

I just watched the new episode of House and realised how they used light to show a flashback or in that case, inside House's mind.

Every light or reflection of light was really bright and glared across the screen. It was a really good way of showing that what was happening wasnt happening at that exact point and was a recollection of what had already happened.

Update

I havent been on this is ages and therefore have not written about all that gone on in the past few weeks.

So the film is now finally done...after 4 attempts. I'm just finishing editing it and it looks good, the sound has come out better than expected but of course there is a a lot that i don't like and need to get rid of. We all worked really well as a group and there were only three of us which meant that we all had two jobs each. It was a bit more work but 100% worth it.

Now I'm starting my 3D lair, which i have decided to not make a "secret lair" but just a lair. My inspiration has come from a film i just saw a few weeks ago, Centurion.

The film was about a Roman Legion and there were many scenes inside big tents with elaborate furniture and weapons scattered around. It really interested me so i decided to base my lair on that.

I have also spent a lot of time on my Visual Essay which im not so cinfident about. I think i have included too much writting and completly missed the whole point. However i like it and think that it shows what i really do enjoy about my chosen path way...its a work in progress.