Getting Inspiration

Following my teacher's feedback on my first script concept for my opening sequence, I decided to take a different approach and was inspired to write an entirely new script.I decided to explore the genre of crime for my film's opening sequence. This could be because I've always enjoyed crime and mystery...

First Script Attempt

Having completed the basics of learning about camera shots, angles, movements and editing techniques it was finally time to start on my foundation portfolio film opening task.Attached is the first script attempt I made for my two-minute film opening sequence. What I liked about this concept was...

180-Degree Rule Exercise

 In order to inculcate in us the importance of the 180-degree rule when it comes to filmmaking and editing, our teacher gave us an exercise to complete with the help of our classmates. The 180-degree rule states that two characters (or more) in a scene should always have the same left/right relationship...

"Cutting" Exercise

 As a way of letting us get used to using Adobe Premiere Pro for editing videos and as a way of getting us to practice our editing skills, our teacher sent us a link to raw footage meant to be used as a short horror film, provided by an education filmmaking project named Cinsetudy. This is the...