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 …

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 …

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 …