Monthly Archives: October 2011

Suggestions re: exercises

Posted on October 19, 2011 by markreid1895

After meeting up last night with film-maker Sam Lawlor and Chris Waugh from London Nautical School, we came up with a plan for our first 6 sessions, from early November until Christmas. We want to follow the principle of setting … Continue reading →

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Imitate, innovate, invent – or not

Posted on October 11, 2011 by markreid1895

I’d been wanting to say something about Pie Corbett‘s triad about writing: ‘imitate, innovate, invent’.  The idea is that it’s very hard for anyone, never mind children, to create a piece of writing from a blank page; his method is … Continue reading →

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Two things about Bicycle Thieves

Posted on October 8, 2011 by markreid1895

Actually three: the French title is ‘Le Voleur de Bicyclette’, the Italian ‘Ladri di Biciclette’, the English ‘Bicycle Thieves.’  How many thieves, how many thefts?  At the Cinematheque it was assumed one of each, but there are two. The second … Continue reading →

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Paris, réel, fiction

Posted on October 8, 2011 by markreid1895

This year’s topic and exercises were revealed in Paris on Friday and Saturday 30 Sept/ 1st Oct.  ‘The part that the real plays in the fiction film’ at first sight is a more philosophical angle than the familiar ‘film language’ … Continue reading →

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