Week 12 – "The End of All Things"

I can’t really call this a week. It was two days.

In Screenwriting we had some tutorial time with Richard on our outlines for our three minute films, and we’re to write them over the holidays. I’m looking forward to that actually, although mine requires considerable adjustment. We’re finally writing a screenplay though which is rather exciting.

On Monday afternoon I had a quick tutorial with Adam, just to see how this first term went and to discuss what next term has in store. Then of course there was the big deadline of handing in our Storylined TV Dramas and I think I got mine in with less than a minute to spare!

On Tuesday we watched the footage that we shot last week for our assessments and some of it was quite hilarious. On a serious note though some of it was quite poor and I’m hoping we, as a class, can take our technical skills up a notch in next term. After that we were done; finished Term 1, free to go home. Most of us didn’t though. We half decided to stick around and see if we could make something in the remainder of the day just as an extra. No-one really seemed that keen but the more time we wasted the more frustrated I would have been if we hadn’t made anything. Anyway, eventually we did produce a short gag which we called Tension (have a watch here if you wish: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=58YJBZxPGNY) and it was shot, captured and edited all in that day. It was tolerable but I’m just glad we made something.

I feel I should give a big reflection on Term 1 now, but I’m not going to. Bottom line is it was a fine introduction to a fantastic course and I’m at the stage I would hope to be at, at this moment in time, anyway. So nothing more remains to be said really. I’m going to enjoy the Christmas break and then… well… bring on Term 2! Bye for now.