Category: MA Musings
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1 minuteSelf-supported Study
I find it difficult to know what to do sometimes and was nervous about the notion of self-supported studying. So far it’s been alright. I…
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1 minuteMajor Projects
This is it, the culmination of all the work done so far, everything we’ve learnt shall influence us as we create our final project. I…
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1 minutePause and Reflect
Life is very strange at the moment but my saving grace seems to be writing. I love that no matter how I’m feeling on the…
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2 minutesIt’s Always Darkest Before Dawn.
Last term I was so unwell I barely wrote in this blog, but I struggled through anyway. I got my assignments in and although I…
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2 minutesWeek 2 – Marketplace Value
After taking a quick look at the United States DVD Sales Chart for Week Ending September 6, 2020, it confirmed what last week’s article had…
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2 minutesTerm 2 begins.
I am looking forward to this term and learning more about development within the industry. Wish list: And so, I give you my premise for…
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2 minutesWriter’s statement – first draft.
I was inspired during an online first aid quiz I was taking for work and I started getting distracted, wondering what I would do if…
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1 minuteReflection Week 8
This has been the most difficult week so far. I think I may have writer’s block and it’s made me realise that I’ve never managed…
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1 minuteCharacterization and Dialogue
To write good dialogue you must step inside of your characters and have an understanding of their motivations and background. Their country, region, city, education…
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1 minuteReflection week 5
This week was all about developing our characters and how to make them feel realistic, gain audience empathy and what kind of emotional journey they…
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2 minutesMovies That Move Us
In this week’s reading I found the concept of alignment interesting. The protagonist’s response must be appropriate to the situation so the audience can become…
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1 minuteReflection week 4
This week I watched two films, one from 1903 and the other from 1968 and looked out how the screenplays for each changed and evolved…
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1 minuteInspiration can take many shapes
The estate Kath lives on is vaguely based on where my dad lives in London, mixed with the block of flats I live in myself.…
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2 minutesScript formats and history
Le Voyage dans la Lune, 1902 The script documentation leaves a lot more room for creativity in costume and scenery. From watching the film, I…
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1 minuteReflection – Week 3
Studying the process of keeping and discarding ideas this week was paramount to my change of premise. At the start of the week I was…
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3 minutesThe Treatment
We received a handy guide for how to separate our treatment into a three act synopsis and develop it from the outline. A Treatment should:…
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2 minutesThe Ideal Idea
Having changed my idea, this week’s reading was very poignant for me. ‘Ideas’ by Mukherjee was full of great pointers for whether my new idea…
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5 minutesA Change Of Mind
What is your process for keeping and discarding ideas? If my aim is to think of an idea to fit a specific project my process…
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2 minutesIn Search of Balance.
I find it so easy to write stereotypical characters because I see things in such extremes, but a regular, everyday person you can relate to…
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1 minuteReflection – Week 2
This week we thought about Auteur Theory as well as a script’s purpose – creation or blueprint? The script can encompass both creativity and structure,…
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6 minutesAuteur Theory
The theory that a film director can influence a film so much they can be ranked as the author, discussed by Steven Moras is an…
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2 minutesDefining the Screenplay
Is a screenplay a piece of literature or a technical document? Arguably, it is a bit of both. The style of writing and words used…
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3 minutesRandom Ramblings through the Forest.
Tall Tales “Out of feeling comes structure, and out of structure communication.” Yorke. If telling stories is a way to seek control then it would…
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2 minutesReflection – Week 1
Whilst getting to grips with the online element of the course this week was slightly stressful for me, I feel that I have already gained…