Monthly Archives: January 2012

Dunraven Waiting Exercise 2 & 3

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

Here are a couple more examples of the Waiting exercise. One involving the fortuitous arrival of a random parking car and the other involving much passing traffic on a busy road. I like the framing of the first: and in … Continue reading →

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London Nautical School January 2012

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

Another visit to the LNS boys and this time they’re out filming material for the 3rd exercise which involves a person exploring an environment where we see a series of pov/eyeline match shots culminating in a wide shot of the … Continue reading →

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London Nautical School December 2011

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

LNS get off to a great start in November/December 2011 and the photos are an indication as to their enthusiasm for editing and working well in groups. Film- maker, Sam Lawlor, initially has them playing around with the cameras to … Continue reading →

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Dunraven Waiting Exercise

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

Streatham is a rich source of diverse people busily going about their business – so waiting at a bus stop is a good location for real interventions. Ronan Bennett, the Director of Top Boy, Channel 4’s 4-part TV drama, said … Continue reading →

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Building works at Dunraven School

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

Streatham Hill – South London. I visit the Dunraven ‘film club’ one Thursday in January. A slimmer class than normal but a good session all the same. Phil, their teacher, says one of the more vocal chaps is missing so … Continue reading →

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Morlette in Sliding Doors

Posted on January 21, 2012 by markreid1895

We tried out a few of the exercises at BFI in November with a group of teachers and film tutors.  Michelle has asked for a link to this one: Morlette and Michael in their version of Sliding Doors, shot I … Continue reading →

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Waiting in Holloway

Posted on January 21, 2012 by markreid1895

I went on Thursday to Katie Jones’s film club at St. Mark’s Primary in Holloway.  They’re following Cinematheque Real/ Fiction.  They came to BFI a fortnight ago to watch The Little Fugitive, which they seemed to have really enjoyed.  Katie … Continue reading →

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War Horse: Working with animals

Posted on January 16, 2012 by standrewswoodhall

I haven’t actually seen the film ‘War Horse’ yet but caught this on Film 2012 and thought it was interesting in terms of reality and fiction and the use of animals on film: in particular Jeremy Irvine’s comments on not … Continue reading →

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Real Sound

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

I went to see The Artist – Michel Hazanavicius’s recent ‘silent’ movie set in Hollywood in the late 20’s when the talkies were starting to make their mark. I’m struck by the similarities between this genre of movie and the … Continue reading →

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Task 1: Waiting

Posted on January 9, 2012 by standrewswoodhall

Here are a few clips from St. Andrew’s on Task 1. Surprisingly, most people completely ignored the camera in Budgens after school, making it easer for the children to capture the reality of the setting. What has been more challenging, … Continue reading →

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