Glasgow Film Festival 2012
In February 2012, I was taken on by the Glasgow Film Festival to cover 10 of the festivals events. My duties were split with Stow College in Glasgow who produced videos for another 10 events. For this particular project i was a one man crew, using the Panasonic AF101 camera. Based in the Glasgow Film Theatre with a Final Cut edit suite, I was provided with the contact details of all of the interviewees. I covered all bases, I made initial contact, performed pre interview research, wrote all...
Read MoreEdinburgh International Science Festival 2012
Throughout March and April 2012, I worked with Great Silence Media to cover the Edinburgh International Science Festival and create a series of web videos to archive some of the festival’s events. I was tasked with filming and editing. I used my own Panasonic AF101 and edited on Final Cut Pro. Many of the videos followed a set ENG style pattern. I would shoot an interview on site, as well as a number of cutaways, the interview would be stripped down to a couple of minutes and covered...
Read MoreMaking Of – A Spanking In Paradise
Last year I was asked to help put together a small making of promo for an Edinburgh based feature called ‘A Spanking in Paradise’ by writer/first time director Wayne Thallon. The film was to debut at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2010. Director David Lumsden helmed the making of project and we both came up with this 3 minute promo. The film itself went on two win two Trailblazer awards and was included in the Festival’s ‘Best of the Fest’...
Read MoreMaking Boat – part 1 – ‘The Story’
This is part one of my behind the scenes on the short film ‘boat’, we will be posting more videos in the coming weeks. This part covers the story of the film and features concept art from Anthony Devine and footage from the 4 day shoot in Edinburgh. This is an extract from the current Evening News feature on ‘Boat’ David, 28, said: “It’s a story about a post-apocalyptic world featuring a father and his son who are basically trying to survive at sea and find a place...
Read MoreMaking Boat – part 2 – The Third Character
In this part we take a look at the boat itself as a character in the film. This is an extract from the current Evening News feature on ‘Boat’ David, 28, said: “It’s a story about a post-apocalyptic world featuring a father and his son who are basically trying to survive at sea and find a place to live. They sail between different buildings, a bit like a version of The Road on water, looking for somewhere to call home. The father is under a lot of pressure and there are a...
Read MoreMaking Boat – Part 3 – Picturing the Scene
Here is the third part in my behind the scenes series on Blue Iris Film’s short ’Boat’. In this part we take a look at the artwork that aided the green screen heavy production and allowed the writer/director David Lumsden to communicate to cast and crew the sort of world that Boat takes place within. This new instalment to the series has coincided with the launch of the film’s official website, which, in the coming weeks/months will be reporting on the film’s...
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