1. What did you do? Today was one of the most important days of the Film Academy, it was the day we shot our short film! This day was therefore very busy, so it was helpful at the start of the day being teamed up with Rob Speranza who is a film producer and therefore … Continue reading Shoot Diary – (14/12/19)

1. What did you do? The main focus of today was editing. Firstly, we were taught about the more theoretical side of editing by, Daren Eagles, who previously gave us a session on cinematography. During this we were shown a series of videos which explained why editing is such a vital part of filmmaking, and … Continue reading Shoot Diary- (30/11/19)

While a lot of health and safety is common sense it is important when working on film productions as sometimes just common sense can struggle to prevail on a film set when people start rushing due to it getting dark, weather closing in or people getting tired. Therefore, health and safety procedures can try and … Continue reading 4.1 – Demonstrate Good Health and Safety practice when working on film productions

1. What did you do? The main aim of this week's session was to learn about directing. Because of this the very first thing we did was watch a film by the director, Richard Heap. The film was called The Runaways and is currently in post-production, as the director is trying to find ways to … Continue reading Shoot Diary – (23/11/19)

1. What did you do? The first thing we did today was have a cinematography masterclass and this was done by Daren Eagles, who is the head of Kinematic Media and teaches part-time on film at Sheffield Hallam University. In this session we were taught all the different aspects of cinematography, ranging from, framing, colour … Continue reading Shoot Diary – (16/11/19)

1. What did you do? Today was the first session of the BFI Film academy and we did quite a lot! Firstly, we had a session with Paul Fraser, who is a screen writer, and regularly collaborates with Shaun Meadows, for example, on the film Dead Man's Shoes. In our session he got us to … Continue reading Shoot Diary – (9/11/19)

Once someone's idea has been physically expressed, such as a piece of music, copyright can protect the use of the work through legal right. In the UK our current copyright legislation is the 'Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988'. The laws within copyright lay out a framework of rules on how copyrighted work can be … Continue reading 4.2 Explain why copyright is important in the film industry

https://vimeo.com/313045749 Try for You is a short-film, directed by Nathan Presley which was written, edited and shot in just 46 hours and tells a story of love, heartbreak and doubt. The film begins when two ex-lovers accidentally accidentally bump into each other on a street, and while the viewer isn’t previously told of the past … Continue reading 5.1 – Review and critique a short film

Some of the key job roles and responsibilities within the film industry are the director, cinematographer, editor, producer, production designer and the costume designer. Firstly, probably the most important person with the production of a film is the producer. This is because they are involved in all the stages of production within a films life, … Continue reading 2.2 – Describe a range of key job roles and responsibilities in the film industry.

At the time of writing this I have chosen editing to be the role to partake on my Academy Film. I chose this despite also being interested in cinematography because, when selecting roles for the Academy Film only 1 other person put their hand up for editing and because I have had previous experience with … Continue reading 1.2 – Take a Role in a short film production