Category Archives: Introduction to Single Camera

Music, Film, Tom Waits and the Twm Sion Catti Blues

Five Minute Film for Digital Video Production Module In an earlier post entitled Pitching a Five Minute Film, I blogged about an idea I had for a music video. As an amateur musician I have played in bands and have written a lot … Continue reading

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Recording Audio and Overdubbing

DVP Week 9 In the ninth session for the ‘Introduction to Single Camera’ module, we looked at overdubbing audio and the importance of sound in film-making. We were shown a clip from the DVD supplement that comes with the instructional … Continue reading

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Recreating a Scene – Lighting & Mise-en-Scène

DVP Weeks 7 & 8 Our task was to reproduce a scene from any film of our choosing. The focus was on the use of lighting and mise-en-scène. Our lecture covered a series of very useful tips and techniques that should … Continue reading

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Health and Safety

DVP Week 6 Our mission: to perform a health & safety reconnoitre of the library, in light of shooting a ‘romantic scene’ in a suitable location therein. Our team ventured over to the Trinity St. David’s Lampeter campus library, armed wit

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Pitching a Five Minute Film

DVP Week 5 This week was the nerve-wracking ‘pitch’! We all had to present an idea to the group for a five-minute film of our choosing.

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