Recently I was able to speak to my chosen poet on the phone.
PHONE MEETING WITH ROSS SUTHERLAND
I spent about 30 minutes on the phone with Ross, and I was really interested to learn what I did about his poem 'Poem Heard on Heart 105'.
Ross said:
"I wrote the poem by just sitting in a parked car and listening to local radio. Whatever song came on I promised myself I had to respond it. So it's very...
Saturday, 26 November 2016
Fiction Adaptation: DSLR Camera Workshop
To expand on the camera workshop we had with Mike Rymer, we had an additional workshop on montage filmmaking. The brief was that we had to create a 3-5 minute montage, based on one of a few themes (despair, hope, joy, fear). To prepare for this, we had to create a shot list.
We got into groups of four (me, Nisserin, Becca, Ida) and began working on an idea. Our group picked 'hope' as our theme, and...
Fiction Adaptation: Camera Workshop with Mike Rymer
CAMERA WORKSHOP WITH MIKE RYMER
As part of the preparation for our fiction adaptation we had a camera workshop with Mike Rymer. Mike is a filmmaker who has worked in television and film, and has worked with the likes of Peter Greenaway on his film Nightwatching. In 2007 his released his debut short...
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Fiction Adaptation: Poem/Poet Background Research
My chosen poem "Poem Heard on Heart 105" was written by an English poet called Ross Sutherland. Below I have gathered some background research on him...
ROSS SUTHERLAND
Ross is poem writer and performer. He, along with another poet, Luke Wright, is a founding member of Aisle 16, a stand up collective...
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Fiction Adaptation: Alan Clarke (Director)
I am currently thinking about filming my fiction adaptation of Poem Heard on Heart 105 in one shot, which is called doing a 'onner'. I have never done anything like this before, so I thought I should do some research. I decided to watch a short video about a director called Alan Clarke, who was famous...
Fiction Adaptation: Filming Inside a Car- Children of Men
Filming inside the confined space of a car can be difficult, especially if you want to do it in one take, so I was extremely interested to find out how director Alfonso Cuarón was able to do both in his 2006 film 'Children of Men'.
FILMING INSIDE A CAR- CHILDREN OF MEN
Here is the scene in question:
In this scene, the camera easily moves around the interior of the car, follow the action...
Monday, 14 November 2016
Fiction Adaptation: Script/Cast/Locations
SCRIPT
As part of the pre-production for the fiction adaptation unit, I have produced a camera script. This script will help me as I prepare for production, as it will help me decide how I am going to pull this off in one shot. It will work alongside my camera movement test. I beleive the camera movement...
Fiction Adaptation: Camera Movement Test
To help myself, and others, visualise my idea for fiction adaptation, I created a test video.
CAMERA MOVEMENT TEST
To create this test video, I used the Director Mode, and Rockstar Editor on Grand Theft Auto V. Although GTA is a game, I have found that it can be a very useful tool for testing out ideas, as you can record clips, and then edit the camera movement using keyframes. You can even...
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Fiction Adaptation: New Poem, New Ideas
To begin the pre-production process for this new unit, I sat and read through my new poem choice a few times, and these are the ideas that are currently running through my mind.
NEW POEM, NEW IDEAS
When I read through the poem, these are the images I see:
A car parked outside a dental practice,...
Monday, 7 November 2016
Fiction Adaptation: Poem Change
In preparation for the fiction adaptation unit, I have been working on my animation idea. Unfortunately, after much trial and error, I have decided that, within the timeframe given, I will not be able to do what I would like to do. Because of this, I have decided to change my idea, and change my poem.
I...
Sunday, 6 November 2016
Fiction Adaptation: Essay Prep
Chosen Question:
“Discuss the view that ‘with a successful
adaptation, the original work is transformed into something new and different,
although retaining traces of what it was formerly’ with reference to at least
one text adapted for broadcast on television”
Reading/Watch List:
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And Then There Were None (1939) by Agatha Christie (text)
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And...
Fiction Adaptation: Essay- Background Research
I'm using my blog as a good place to store my research for my Fiction Adaptation essay, so I don't lose it. Below is a summary of the research I carried out:
TV/Film Sources:
And Then There Were None: Series 1, Episode 1. (2015) BBC One: 26 December. 21:00hrs
And Then There Were None: Series 1, Episode 2. (2015) BBC One: 27 December. 21:00hrs
And Then There Were None: Series 1, Episode 3. (2015)...