Monthly Archives: March 2014

Tower Hamlets Exercise 2: acting with the eyes

Some clever things going on in this Exercise 2 (filming a scenario in a single take, from a moving camera).  It starts with a shot through a window into a cafe; a character in a blue shirt with his back … Continue reading

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Mile End Track and Dolly

Marcus, the tutor for the Tower Hamlets group, insisted on the group having a go with a track and dolly for Exercise 2.  The group, however, were having none of it: handheld all the way.  So Marcus brought the kit … Continue reading

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St. Andrew’s Woodhall Spa Lumiere Minutes

Tom Wilkinson from Woodhall Spa writes.. This year’s Cinematheque group (six y5 & y6 pupils) focused on three core parts of this composition: foreground, middle-ground, and background. They particularly liked how the windows framed the action in the second and … Continue reading

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Dagenham Park Lumiere Minutes

Jane at DP School sent over a compilation of 10 Lumiere minutes shot during her cinematheque lesson.  I’m going over there on Friday to ask the students about them.  There are a couple that I want to find ‘matches’ for … Continue reading

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