La La Land Scene Analysis

la la land scene analysis This extract from La La Land (Damien Chazelle, 2016) is a good example of escalating tension between two characters. It is a classic shot reverse shot sequence. The scene invites the audience to a very intimate and delicate moment in a relationship. In fact what should have been a nice …

The Godfather Scene Analysis

the godfather scene analysis The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) opens with a black screen fading in the close up of a man, which the audience already heard talking. The man in question has a distinct Italian accent, he is telling a story. He is in a really dark room, it is so obscure it …

Visual Narrative Pitch

"The ultimate goal of this short film is to raise awareness about mental illness and how much society impacts the way individuals behave." Here is my pitch for a visual narrative short film. As the name suggests there will be no dialogue, the visual elements will be the protagonists of the story. Please comment below …

Observational Film

Writer's Block is an observational short film, as such the camera follows a character for a day. When it came to create a story, my group and I sat down and brainstormed some ideas for possible characters. We were looking for an interesting type the audience could relate to. We decided to pretty much make …

French New Wave

After the end of the Second World War a group of filmmakers started writing Cahiers du Cinema criticizing traditional cinema. Studio films became known with the deprecative name 'Cine du papa'. Filmmakers were finally able to engage with American cinema, which had been censored during the war. They developed a theory according to which films …

Reflective Portfolio Blog Post 3

In this blog post I'm going to identify my strengths and weaknesses in the FPR4100 module. As far as weaknesses I would say that I'm not that confident when it comes to practical stuff, i.e. using the equipment. I'm not familiar with it yet, but I've practiced quite a few times and it's going better. On …

Reflective Portfolio Blog Post 2

A little over a month has passed since I started Uni here in Glasgow. Before coming here I had already studied Film at Uni for a year, but it was more focused on the theoretical aspects of filmmaking. Even though I love learning about the history of movies and I enjoy reading about everything related …

From Colloquial to Academic Writing

As an exercise I will re-write a couple of paragraphs from my "Working in the Creative Industries-group discussion"  in a more academic style. This is an extract from the article: "There are many job opportunities in the creative industries, so you’ll likely be able to move a lot and work in different places with different …

Horror Films

Since Halloween is approaching, why not talk about the history of Horror Films? The first horror ever was The House of the Devil (1896), a short film by movie pioneer Georges Méliès. It was produced by  Star Film Company, run by Méliès himself. In 1917 the company was sold by his nephew. https://youtu.be/iU0yCWPU-PE   During …

Camera Movement FPR4100

In class we talked about camera movement and were given the task to find two examples of the following: -high angle shot; -low angle shot; -panning shot; -crash zoom shot; -long take High Angle   Psycho-Arbogast Meets Mother   The detective is powerless and scared since he doesn't know what to expect. The high angle shot …