Break Down of Toast Netflix Documentary Style Filmmaking

“You Can Make a Netflix Style Doco About Literally Anything” The Screenplay “A screenplay is a written work for a film, television show, or other moving media, that expresses the movement, actions, and dialogue of characters. Screenplays, or scripts, are the blueprint for the movie. A screenplay…

Film Check-In

Inspiration Daniel Schiffer What did I notice? Unique camera movements Each shot flows into each other Intention What do I want after viewing my film? I want the audience to crave a bowl of cereal! I want them to feel that this company is the…

Film Session #1 – Cinematographer’s Journal

SUMMARY ADDED AT THE END ON POST-PRODUCTION Role Cinematographer Intention (SMART Goal) For this production project, I want to learn about the techniques, ways of filming, and how to be persuasive when producing an advertisement. I hope to make a 15-40 second ad. on the…

Advanced Student – What I Want to do: Ideas and Thoughts

What I Want to do: (Contrary to “Someone fights something for an end goal”) Cinematographer I want to film an ad for something I want to investigate the work of Daniel Shaffer [see “Ice Cream B-Roll“] Ideas: Keyboard Ad… Editor I want to edit an…

Comparative Study Worksheet 2020-21 – DISCONTINUED

“Film scripts for sale in Soho! #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #movies” by Nat Ireland is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0 Summary A guide to planning, researching and creating your DP Film Comparative Study Follow the directions for each step below Include for your work where it is required Student Work To be…

Film – Week 10 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 2

Image from BiggerPlate.com Teens are overwhelmed, partly because they don’t yet have the skills to manage the unprecedented amount of stuff that enters their brains each day.  – from LifeHacker.com “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” “You can do anything, but not everything.” ―…

Week 9 – GTD – Getting Things Done – Part 1

“Day 092/366 – To Do List” by Great Beyond is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Your toughest work is defining what your work is! –  Peter Drucker SUMMARY This week I continued to use my GTD system and learned a little bit about the processes behind it. It was very…

Developing Quality Workflow

What is Workflow? Image Creative Workflow from Behance.com, https://www.behance.net/gallery/27919515/Creative-workflow-GIF Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/ “The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com What is a quality workflow?  How do we develop it?  Below are elements of the production cycle that…

Recipe For Success: Roger Deakins

Born: May 24, 1949, in Torquay, Devon, England Personal Success Definition I define success as someone who creates goals and completes them. This may be as small as getting a task done, but could also be creating an artistic value of something. Roger Deakins has…