DepicT! My Top 3

3. Keep Walking.
http://www.depict.org/2012/keep-walking/ This short film from the 2012 short list uses a lot of different camera angles such as low angle and high angles. They also use a lot of stop motion to show the time passing. This is incredibly moving as you can see how the world changes form a day to day bases. the story is of a 2D man that travels around London mixing stop motion animation with real life backdrops in real time. He shows the hustle and bustle of the city where time moves quickly and the trip to the beach where time is slow and you are all alone.

2. Oor Selfie.
A recently new entry for this year this short film shows how technology has perhaps past the older generations. The film maker has recorded it in the style of a documentary. He interviews an old couple that has clearly has never used or may have never seen technology such as this as he asks them to take a 'selfie'. This is a recently new term and action since the popularity of  smartphones and handheld communication. they use both the combination of the still camera directed at the couple seeing there reaction and talking to it while the voice over of the interviewer is heard but never seen. They also use the video form the camera on the Ipad that is handed to the couple is also used as you can see in there face their confusion and how they feel about the device and how they would take a selfie giving this video a very personal feel as this could possibly be anyone's grandparents experiencing this for the first time.

1.  Geoff, World Destoryer.
http://www.depict.org/2002/geoff-world-destroyer/ Geoff is a lonely man that creates a home made armored vessel that destroys a lot of the world and all he wants is a packet of cheeses and onion crisps, a talk with the Dali lama and a hug. this is an emotional tale that spans across many years. As a lonely man it can seem difficult to deal with things when it comes to human contact and so when he is threatened feels he needs more help and guidance and because he is hungry everything seems much harder and the world is against him. it is a very cleverly animated short film.

Low Budget Films: The Blair Witch

This film is a great example of an extraordinary low budget film. It is simple as it is shot on handheld cameras and shot in the wood which of course doesn't cost money. They use techniques such as the background music in certain parts to portray and create tension. the acting is of curse form the students and real people they interviewed saving money on real actors.

20 shot film

i feel the project was successful. we came up with some good ideas for different shots and the premise of what the film should be about. we worked well in a group and shared what we thought was both good and bad and came up with ways we could improve them. we used many shots such as low angle over the shoulder establishing shots and many more shown throughout the movie. i feel my part could have been bigger as one of the actors but i did what needed to be done.