Final Year Project Research

I attended a talk with 1st AD Remo Catani on the 25th of September, known for recent films like  I Swear.  I found it really beneficial, especially for his advice and clarification on what the role entails. My notes from the day: I plan on implementing what I've learn to both my Test Shoot roles as AD.

Files and updates - https://padlet.com/40530120/punch-and-judy-u2dj1zjg8bh6tpm2 Feedback on the project's greenlit status; Overall quality, proposal, scale and ambition. Clear and engaging story- partial yes. Less so clear, e.g. how the sock puppet works within the domestic environment to a theatre, is it required. Yes, clear themes and consideration to audience engagement. Partial, yes, team actively engage to develop the heart of the story- more development.  Sufficient HO

Week 5 Proposal Pitch - UPST Pitch Doc.pptx All our files and communications are carried out through Microsoft Teams- UPST - All Members | Upstairs_Production_25-26 | Microsoft Teams The following Monday, we had feedback sessions, hoping our projects would go ahead. Amber lit- follow up on Wednesday. - Story was clear and engaging overall- partial yes, still needs to be clearer.  - Themes /target audience- strong themes and understanding of delivery to an audience and engag

Attached are my notes from this class. Night Swim was my favourite as it stuck with me. I found the in-class discussions with my peers eye-opening and I felt it shared similar themes one of our projects, 'Upstairs.'

In preparation for class we were given a list of short films to watch: Submarine (duration 20:50) - https://vimeo.com/233685439 Listen (12:54) - https://vimeo.com/196593911 Hail Mary Country (18:36) - https://vimeo.com/286448015 The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere (18:38) - https://vimeo.com/176459945 Mining Poems or Odes (10:49) - https://vimeo.com/131406587 Milk (2005 10:13) - https://vimeo.com/73536813 Things we considered while watching it: -World building and overall

Following our introduction week, we had our first pitches for our grad films. As an editor, I read through everyone's initial proposals and made notes during each presentation. I highlighted a few projects where the story drew me in and I found myself envisioning a range of ways they could be edited together. I first reached out to Lola on her joint project 'Intrusive.' Being a big fan of music myself, especially spending lots of my spare time at gigs, wanting to pursue editi