Took part in the 30 day film challenge which is on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/30-Day-Film-Challenge/142081795854443?sk=info and here are my answers:
Day 1 - Your Favorite Film: Nightmare Before Christmas
Day 2 - Your Least Favorite Film: Most people will disagree with me but it has to be Romeo + Juliet
Day 3 - A Film You Watch to Feel Good: Mamma Mia. Especially when I watch it with my mom. Or Little Miss Sunshine.
Day 4 - A Film You Watch to Feel Down: Even though this is one of my favorite movies, there is no doubt that it is one of the most depressing... Requiem for a Dream.
Day 5 - A Film That Reminds You of Someone: Factory Girl. I'm one of the biggest fans of Edie Sedgwick
Day 6 - A Film That Reminds You of Somewhere: City of Life. The only great movie to come out of Dubai.
Day 7 - A Film That Reminds You of Your Past: The Lion King
Day 8 - The Film You Can Quote Best: Anchorman. That is one of the best screenplays ever
Day 9 - A Film With Your Favorite Actor (Male): One of my favorite actors, Edward Norton, one of my favorite films with him: Fight Club.
Day 10 - A Film With Your Favorite Actor (Female): Black Swan (Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis)
Day 11 - A Film By Your Favorite Director: Big Fish
Day 12 - A Film By Your Least Favorite Director: Australia by Baz Lurhman
Day 13 - A Guilty Pleasure: The Last Holiday
Day 14 - The Film That No One Expected You To Like: La Dolce Vita
Day 15 - The Film That Depicts Your Life: Toy Story 3, I just graduated when it came out.
Day 16 - A Film You Used to Love, But Now Hate: Bend it like Beckham
Day 17 - Your Favorite Drama Film: The Shawshank Redemption
Day 18 - Your Favorite Comedy Film: Scot Pilgram Vs. the world
Day 19 - Your Favorite Action Film: The Dark Knight
Day 20 - Your Favorite Romantic Film: Forrest Gump
Day 21 - Your Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film: Avatar
Day 22 - Your Favorite Horror Film: The Ring
Day 23 - Your Favorite Thriller/Mystery Film: The Usual Suspects
Day 24 - Your Favorite Animated or Children's Film: Finding Nemo
Day 25 - Your Favorite Documentary Film: Man on Wire
Day 26 - Your Favorite Foreign Language Film: Old Boy
Day 27 - Your Favorite Independent Film: In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Day 28 - The Most Obscure Film You've Ever Seen: La Dolce Vita
Day 29 - Your Favorite Film As a Kid: Little Mermaid
Day 30 - Your Favorite Film This Time Last Year: Inception
What's on your list? Participate in the challenge!
Saturday 30 April 2011
Monday 18 April 2011
The Aurora
I just saw one of the most beautiful videos ever and thought I'd share it with you guys out there.
I can't believe this is real. I can't believe that something like this can exist in the world and I've not come close to see anything like it.
The filmmaker of this art work, Terje Sørgjerd, chose to use such intriguing shots. In school, we learn that tracking shots are used to emphasize something. Here, Terje, has used tracking shots in nearly all of his shots, which sort of emphasize the enchanting beauty of the aurora. The music was also well chosen. I think it's meant to be grand and elevating. It's suppose to emphasize the beauty and the helps the audience realize that this is something so unique... So unbelievable. I do also get a little bit of the bittersweet undertone in the song though. It's like the music is teasing me... Telling me I will not be able to see something THIS beautiful.
Anyways, watch the video and tell me what you think.
Also, I just started 'pimping up' my youtube account so check it out: http://www.youtube.com/user/tchabby21?feature=mhum
There's not much on it yet but I will gradually update it. Definitely check out my favourite videos. I got some quality stuff on there.
I can't believe this is real. I can't believe that something like this can exist in the world and I've not come close to see anything like it.
The filmmaker of this art work, Terje Sørgjerd, chose to use such intriguing shots. In school, we learn that tracking shots are used to emphasize something. Here, Terje, has used tracking shots in nearly all of his shots, which sort of emphasize the enchanting beauty of the aurora. The music was also well chosen. I think it's meant to be grand and elevating. It's suppose to emphasize the beauty and the helps the audience realize that this is something so unique... So unbelievable. I do also get a little bit of the bittersweet undertone in the song though. It's like the music is teasing me... Telling me I will not be able to see something THIS beautiful.
Anyways, watch the video and tell me what you think.
Also, I just started 'pimping up' my youtube account so check it out: http://www.youtube.com/user/tchabby21?feature=mhum
There's not much on it yet but I will gradually update it. Definitely check out my favourite videos. I got some quality stuff on there.
Thursday 14 April 2011
Screenshots from my film - 'Hidden Agenda'
On the 9th and 10th of April, I shot my first short film at the Met. I had a 13 paged script and 19 scenes to shoot in 20 hours. Most of my tutors said that I should cut down the length of my script because I wouldn't be able to shoot a 13 paged script in 20 hours. It's not that I was being rebellious and didn't want to listen, and that's why I didn't cut down my script, it's because I felt like I couldn't have told the story the way I wanted if I were to cut it down even more. Well anyways, the shoot was a success and we didn't run overtime.
I planned my shots very carefully so that on the day I knew exactly what I wanted to be done and so that I didn't waste anybody's time. We went through the takes with such ease, and the actors remembered all their lines and movements so continuity was pretty much dead on. I had one of the most paramount cast and crew that I've ever worked with. It was a very friendly environment where people were comfortable to express suggestions and we made compromises to satisfy everybody's needs. Sometimes.
I wouldn't say that I sacrificed anything. When an actor expressed a suggest that would help their performance, I was more than happy to change whatever needed to be done to get the best performances from them. And true enough, the footage I got (thanks to my camera and cinematography team) was a lot more awesome than what I thought my film would look like.
So, here are some still from my film (they're unedited).
"Best shoot I have ever worked on" - my DOP.
I planned my shots very carefully so that on the day I knew exactly what I wanted to be done and so that I didn't waste anybody's time. We went through the takes with such ease, and the actors remembered all their lines and movements so continuity was pretty much dead on. I had one of the most paramount cast and crew that I've ever worked with. It was a very friendly environment where people were comfortable to express suggestions and we made compromises to satisfy everybody's needs. Sometimes.
I wouldn't say that I sacrificed anything. When an actor expressed a suggest that would help their performance, I was more than happy to change whatever needed to be done to get the best performances from them. And true enough, the footage I got (thanks to my camera and cinematography team) was a lot more awesome than what I thought my film would look like.
So, here are some still from my film (they're unedited).
"Best shoot I have ever worked on" - my DOP.
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