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 …

Neighbors (1920) Review

RELEASED 1920 DIRECTORS Buster Keaton, Eddie Cline CAST Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox SCREENWRITER Buster Keaton RUNNING TIME 18 minutes PLOT A guy (Keaton) is in love with his neighbor (Fox), but, since their families hate each other, they only way they can communicate through the fence is by using cards. The police tries to arrest the guy. He always manages …

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 …

Reflective Portfolio Blog Post 4

In this article I am going to identify a possible area of development and take action😁! I'd like to develop a wider understanding of what actually happens on a movie set and how films and tv series are actually produced. I want to learn more about the technical aspects of filmmaking. This website contains a …

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 …

British New Wave 1959-63

The British New Wave is a film movement characterized by social realist films that depicted post-war society, influenced by the French New Wave and Italian Neorealism. It was born thanks to the contribution of anti-establishment journalists and film critics. Filmmakers focused on working-class problems, looking at their daily life and domesticity, these films became therefore …