Low-Budget Short Film Making
“Cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out.” ― Martin Scorsese As I begin to create my own low-budget short films, it...
5 Questions to help make outstanding characters
In this blog post I will be talking through five of the most important questions you need to be able to answer, when creating successful,...
Stanislavski: Characters
The Stanislavski method can be summed up with these seven questions: Who Am I? Where Am I? When Is It? What Do I Want? Why Do I Want It?...
Are Extras Underrated?
Upon watching the first episode of the Rings of Power series on Prime Video, I was reminded how effective the use of extras and first...
How to use colour in film
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/how-to-use-color-in-film-50-examples-of-movie-color-palettes/ This article was very helpful in teaching...
A look into Vertical Cinema
I’ve recently been intrigued by vertical filmmaking and have grown to wonder whether it can be used to create impactful, relatable...
Fear Street: An Unfolding Story
After recently watching the Fear Street Trilogy on Netflix, I thought it’d be worthwhile to document and share what I thought of the...
My first industry experience!
I am so proud to say that I’ve completed my first few days working as an audience coordinator on a returning Channel 4 / E4 show. It was...
What films do I look forward to seeing soon?
Nope and Bullet Train are among my most anticipated films to see in 2022. At the time of writing this post these films are out and have...
Why was Batgirl cancelled so late in the production process?
Devastating news came out on Tuesday 2nd August - Batgirl, that has been in production since 2017, has been axed by Warner Bros. It...
How to cast the perfect actors?
If you’re reading this, then it is likely you have finished writing your first short film and wondering how to cast the perfect actor. In...
How transferrable is a Filmmaking Degree?
The short answer is very! But what makes this degree so valuable? Over the course of a three year Filmmaking degree, students will learn...
The art of a Title Sequence in Cinema!
For as long as I can remember, I've not been a fan of having to wait upwards of five minutes at the start of a movie for it to begin. I...
How the Hobbit trilogy kept me entertained.
Recently I decided to watch the Hobbit trilogy as a way of escaping this world and entering another. I knew that each film in the trilogy...
How I create infinite ideas!
Hello Everyone! As some of you may have seen from my Instagram account, I have a unique ability to look at an image and create a...
The Batman: What happened?
After watching The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves, I was puzzled as to why I found it enjoyable whilst watching, however, was constantly...