On the road again...

I have clocked up a lot of milage in the past week! Last Tuesday and Wednesday I went down to Dorset to interview the legend that is Oswald Morris with one of my lecturers and two other media students. It was fantastic and I actually got to interview him and ask him questions! After studying someone for such a long time, it was nice to meet them. I also took a copy of my Research and Development file for cinematography to show him and he was over the moon and was very impressed at the information I was able to find. I can actually say that he said, I am "...a very clever and extremely talented girl." *egoboost*

Here is a picture of us at his house:

Whenever I look at this picture, all I can see is the shiny shinys in the background!

Goodbye 2nd Year, Hello Wonder Twin

I cannot believe how long I have not posted on here, but I have to say it has been a crazy past 2 or so months. Here is a quick update:

- The fiction piece got handed in stupidly close to the deadline and was a nightmare of 12 weeks- I feel I have learnt tons from this (even though our mark was less than good)
- I made the experimental film and I am extremely proud of it! Click here to see it.
- Digital Media was a huge struggle. We spent 1 week non-stop, which included an all-nighter on the last day, to get it done. We vastly underestimated the time that it would take. I have not to that online yet, we are going to re-make it.
- I did my cinematography work all on my own! Got a first for my presentation and my folder is yet to be marked.

So, I have finished my 2nd year at university and I feel quite deflated. It has not been the best year, possibly one of the worst in terms of work I've produced, but I have made some of the strongest friendships in the process and I am glad I went through the rubbish for the glimmers of great things.

I have started work at Cottingham High School again as the Media Arts Technician. Not sure what to say apart from that it is just great and I love every second I spend there.

I also got an amazing opportunity to meet the cinematographer that I studied! I am going next week to film Oswald Morris, a legend in British Cinematography. It is going to be his last ever interview, as his health is deteriorating (pretty good for 98 though!) and it was just so lucky that I chose to study him, and my tutor loved my presentation that I did, so he asked if I would go!

Lots of exciting things coming up, including a reunion with my Wonder Twin ;) the wonderful Matt Needler, one of the Minecraft Duo, FyreUK.

Watch this space!

A wise man...

A wise man once said:

"At university, you think you are going to learn how to use the equipment but it is the people that you learn to deal with." - Ronnie Fowler, Single Camera Tutor.

Truer words have never been spoken.

I have learnt this with the single camera project I am doing at the moment. As you may recall from the documentary, I have a rather difficult group, but different from each other in many ways. I am not going into it as I like to keep this blog as a record of events and it is public, but I assure you it is an experience I will never forget. To be fair, it was about time that I was placed with a difficult group. All the way through school, 6th form and my first year of uni, I was very lucky with who I got to work with.

It is 1 week and 4 days now until my deadline. It has gone by too quickly and various shoots have been cancelled or have not gone to plan. I have a few pictures and stuff that i will upload but I just wanted to do a quick update about it.

I also have an exciting prospect that I hope will come true! I am doing my cinematography work on Oswald Morris, an absolute living legend and my tutor Brian has said that he is going to film some interviews with him and since I am studying him, he would like to take me along! Such great news, just hope he remembers/ I can get to do it!

Not long until easter now...