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Producing the Short Film - Production Journal
The process of putting the short film together revolved around two key points, the television and the house. The Television The...
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Jan 20, 20232 min read
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Short Film Assignment - Evaluation Essay
The short film project was recently completed, with the short film ha verve ving been released and myself as well as my peers are left to...
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Jan 20, 20237 min read
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I, Tonya - A Film Analysis
I, Tonya, is a 2017 film directed by Craig Gillespie, which looks at the life of the American figure-skater Tonya Harding and her rise to...
romanoghirardello6
Jan 16, 20234 min read
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Interpreting My Research So Far
What I Intended to Find Out When I undertook my research for the short film, I hoped to discover how sounds could creatively add to the...
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Jan 16, 20232 min read
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Short Film - January Update Blog
Over the Christmas holidays I focused mainly on compiling my footage and polishing my website. Due to the filming of the short film...
romanoghirardello6
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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Soundtracks and Diegetic Music in Film - Specialist Study
The aspect of creative media studies that I have tasked myself with researching and implementing into my short film project is...
romanoghirardello6
Dec 14, 20226 min read
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Diegetic Music in Baby Driver
In the film Baby Driver, music is used in harmony with a multitude of scenes in the film, with the music often being in time with...
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Dec 5, 20221 min read
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Nov 30, 20220 min read
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Caravaggio and Chiaroscuro
In art, Chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrast between dark and light. In Italian, Chiaroscuro means "light-dark" and was most notably...
romanoghirardello6
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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'No Through Road' (Short Film Research)
When looking at "Found Footage" horror films, one film stands out to me and offers a take on this genre of film which I see as resonant...
romanoghirardello6
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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'The War of the Worlds' (Short Film Research)
In the 1953 film 'The War of the Worlds' (a film adaptation of a novel of the same name by H.G. Wells) there are special effects which...
romanoghirardello6
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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The Iconic Scene from 'Kairo' (Short Film Research)
In the 2001 techno-horror film 'Kairo' (Japanese for 'Pulse'), there is an iconic scene in the film where an unconventional "jump scare"...
romanoghirardello6
Nov 28, 20222 min read
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Specialist Study: Research Plan
What is the subject of your specialist study? The subject of my specialist study is music/soundtracks in film and how they can be well...
romanoghirardello6
Nov 25, 20224 min read
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Story Structure Task
Today, on the 15th November 2022, myself as well as my class were tasked with putting together a stripped back, theoretical plot for a...
romanoghirardello6
Nov 23, 20221 min read
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B.O.B - My Prop for my Short Film
Below is a video blog-post featuring me talking about a prop I made for my short film known as B.O.B which stands for Black Ominous Being.
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Nov 22, 20221 min read
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Films with No Actors or Dialogue
Some films feature no actors and no dialogue, this is most commonly seen in poetic documentaries which focus more on atmosphere and...
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Nov 22, 20221 min read
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Text Over Film
When posed with the question of whether or not one can create meaning in their film without the use of dialogue, some may turn to...
romanoghirardello6
Nov 22, 20222 min read
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