Tuesday 26 November 2013

Credits Part I

Aphelion - Writer/Director/Producer

My end-of-year assignment in my final year of A-Level Moving Image Arts was to make a 5-7 minute film on whatever we wanted. I decided, having previously only dabbled in Gothic horror/fantasy so I wanted to try something a bit 'edgier', and opted to write my first ever 'Spy thriller'. It's the story of a private investigator, we follow her as she trains and completes tasks such as hacking and taking pictures for her unknown employer. For an unknown reason, she is hunted down and an attempt is made on her life, but only ends up with her assailant being shot. She goes off the radar and that is the last we see of her.
I took on all roles for the production, and I'm quite happy with the final product. As soon as I get a copy of it from my old teacher then I'll have it up online for you to see. I was heavily influenced by the work of David Fincher, Cindy Sherman and Joe Wright, particularly his film 'Hanna'.

Heed the Warning - Camera/Writer

A non-serious 15 second film that myself and three others in my class put together in our first year during class. It's a morality tale of a young man who finds that ignoring the warning signs on elevator doors could end up with some big changes...
I enjoyed this because I got to refresh my camera skills using a Canon 550d SLR.

Wildflower Way - Co-Director/Producer/Camera

A long-time collaborator of mine, Anya, found a local band, The Vals, on gumtree looking for film-makers to shoot a promotional film for their latest album 'Wildflower Way'. Myself, Anya and Matt our friend from college shot a live set for the band in Queens University and followed it up with interviews in Botanic Gardens. I shot using my own Nikon D5000.

Time for a revival

Decided it was better to haul my writing blogging over to this already-pretty-good blog I made last year! Bear with me while I fix it up make it look like something an aspiring writer would use!