In the first MDA1400 session, we were prompted to think about the different types and purposes of films, and what the term 'film' or 'video' really means.
I found this very interesting as it brought a new angle to the course, and in studying several different types of film in the session, such as the corporate films for BMW featuring Madonna and Clive Owen, and Jane Campion's 'Passionless Moments' (the former of which I was very interested in seeing as 'The Piano' is one of my favourite films and it was interesting to see some of her earlier work).
The main aspect of the first session of this module which interested me was the fact that a lot of the film types we started to discuss such as corporate films, documentary and art films, I had never studied in depth or even worked on in my studies. I am interested to learn more about how the skills we developed in MDA1300 can be then adapted and applied to the many different types of film, thus helping me gain more experience in different types of film making from the module.
Another interesting aspect to this module is the fact that we are only to be in groups of two for the practical assignments.
Overall, I think this will be a positive part of the module, as while time will have to be spent organising a crew, the effort of doing this won't mean the end of the world, and in the smaller group there are less likely to be creative clashes, and less opportunity for problems to arise.
The first brief for this module: to create a 2 minute 'music video with a difference' on the theme of 'Space'.
This can be approached in any way we like, and it is not to include a person lip-syncing to a song.
I already have a few ideas for this brief, and as director, I am excited to pitch them to and discuss them with my director, Chris.
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