Working in the Creative Industries-group discussion

In class we discussed about what it means to be an artist/work in a creative field. Artists and creative people are usually very inventive, spontaneous and have a vivid imagination. There are 9to5 jobs in the creative industries but there are also freelance ones. Freelance jobs sound very appealing, since you can benefit from more …

Tim Burton: Influence on Fairy Tales Presentation

Manu, Lisa and I created a presentation for the CMN4200 module. We decided to explore Tim Burton's world and focus on how he re-shaped fairy tales. I curated the introduction and Burton's early years, Manu talked about the aesthetics of his work and Lisa about his cultural/social influence. Tim Burton was born in 1958 in …

Tim Burton: Quantitative and Qualitative Data

Hi there! Today I'm going to analyze some qualitative and quantitative pieces regarding Tim Burton. Let's start with some examples of opinion-based articles: Tim Burton Film Analysis Tim Burton 2012 Interview These two articles rely mostly on personal opinions, supported by very little (almost none) objective facts. As an example we could consider these sentences …

FPR4100 First Short Film

Hi there! These first two weeks at Uni in Glasgow flew by. My group (Sunita, Iona, Jack and Gregor) and I filmed a 90 second short film. It was a nice icebreaker and a useful experience. Our short is about a couple where the girl has fallen into drugs, disappointing her boyfriend. We titled it …

Key concepts from the Film Production Module

What really struck me during the first filmmaking lectures I've had are the following concepts: storytelling, narrative, the 3-act-structure and pre-production. Without stories there will be no films. Even though I pay attention to film aesthetics, camera work and performances, if the story doesn't intrigue me I probably won't enjoy the film. A story is …