F IS FOR FAKE (1973)

We watch a video tutorial on editing by Tony Zhou of Every Frame a Painting. It discusses how to edit effectively.

FILMMAKING

Video tutorial on the Quadrant System.

Drive (2011) - The Quadrant System from Tony Zhou

One of the many pleasures of Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive” (2011) is that the shots feel both tightly composed and weirdly unpredictable. Even though most of the images follow a simple quadrant system, Refn puts plenty of subtle touches within the frame. Let’s take a look.

 

REPRESENTATION: THE BECHDEL TEST

From Vogue

From Film School Rejects

COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN: DISABILITY

ER: AGE

DOWNTON ABBEY: CLASS AND STATUS

We watch the exam extract from Downton Abbey and analyse how film language constructs class and status.

HALF TERM WORK

PLANNING: COMPLETE IN OCTOBER / START FILMING OVER HALF TERM

Order of production work

1. Pitch me your 'topline' and 'big question' 

2. Write your treatment and pitch it to me

3. Once I green light it, start the storyboard

4. Start the shot list 

5. Next you create call sheets for every shoot 

Catch up written work

1. RESEARCH: Audience (link here)

1. RESEARCH: Prezi on Distribution

1. PLANNING: Audience profile