Well my MA is over...
I will find out my grade at the end of November and graduate mid January.
This means that decisions need to be made about what to do next...
Luckily I already had a job lined up at a commercial company in Peterborough called FWD creative.
The company mainly specialises in web design and print media. It is my job to take it into video production.
This is a very exciting prospect as I will gain lots of experience, especially hands on experience with clients that you wouldn't normally interact with as a junior worker.
I intend to stay hear for a year or so... The main thing is if I still enjoy it and feel it is relevant. If I am pushing myself and my skills day in day out then I wouldn't rule out staying for longer.
But the main goal is to work in Film, and that would require moving to London.
One way of doing this would be to do one of Escape Studio's courses.
These are a great way to finish my skills and get me ready for the industry. Combined with the experience I gain with FWD I feel very confident I can make a mark on the industry.
At this point I am also undertaking minor freelance work for various other company's. As well as pursuing my own interests in my spare time and have already began planning my next short film.
Thursday 7 October 2010
Final project, Escape pod... Critique
As part of my final project I had to produce at 10,000 word Critique of the whole production process and the product itself...
Here is a link to the whole critique...
Here is a link to the whole critique...
Final project, Escape pod... Finished film
After many months of hard work (and even longer to get a chance to upload it). Here is the finished version of my MA final project... ESCAPE.pod
Directed and filmed by Jack Shelbourn and featuring sound effects and score by Dexter Prior.
Synopsis:
When NATHAN (Rex Cahill) awakes in confusion inside a recently launched escape pod, he is greeted by an ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Lucy Mack) that is as out of place as she is out of character. NATHAN quickly discovers his home, a space station, has been destroyed in an enemy attack. As NATHAN works through what happened and becomes acquainted with life in an escape pod, he begins having strange dreams. Will these dreams bring with them the answers he seeks? And will this AI’s out of place character prove to be friend or foe...?
Critique extract:
The project ‘ESCAPE.pod’ has been completed as the final piece for Jack Shelbourn’s MA in media production.
The project took place over the summer 2010, between the months of June and early September. The initial aims of the project where to continue improving skills in Adobe After Effects, to utilise new skills with Autodesk Maya and to produce a piece of work to a high quality standard, with the final goal of gaining attention within the industry and finding employment.
Driven by the objectives to produce a fictional film that shows how the human conscience copes with being confined for a prolonged period of time when the physical body is unable to move; ‘ESCAPE.pod’ highlights the struggle between mind and body whilst both are put under extreme stress and how the mind decides to cope.
Also for the audience to gain enjoyment from the story and enjoy the special effects work, for example the colourful vistas within the human mind and the futuristic setting inside the escape pod.
Finally to create a piece that advertises key skills as a director, cinematographer, visual effects artist and motion graphics artist.
The project ‘ESCAPE.pod’ is a science fiction film lasting approximately 20 minutes.
Credits:
Director, Producer, Editor, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects, DVD/BD menu, disc authoring, Artwork, Costume department, Set construction:
Jack Shelbourn
Audio Production, Sound recording, Music Composition, ‘Presenter’ V/O:
Dexter Prior
Middle animation ‘Quai Industries’, Assistant for day 1:
George Shelbourn
Script Editor, Producer for day 1:
Jennifer Ravenscroft
Producer, Assistant, Make up, Costume department, ‘Anti-Virus’ V/O:
Rhian Mason
Assistant Director, Shot Logger, Clapper Board:
Stephen Milnes
Set Construction:
Ben Shelbourn
Actors:
Rex Cahill & Lucy Mack
Conclusion:
As far as I am concerned this is still a work in progress...
This is the version that was handed into my tutors as part of my MA, however there are aspects I wish to improve on. Plenty of things that need cleaning up, and effects that are still not finished.
Over all though I feel that it is a great reflection of 3 months solid hard work, not just by myself but also Dex who did all of the fantastic sound.
The project pushed myself and my machine right to the limit of what was possible with the time limit, the technology limit and financial limit I worked within.
Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy the film...
Directed and filmed by Jack Shelbourn and featuring sound effects and score by Dexter Prior.
Synopsis:
When NATHAN (Rex Cahill) awakes in confusion inside a recently launched escape pod, he is greeted by an ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Lucy Mack) that is as out of place as she is out of character. NATHAN quickly discovers his home, a space station, has been destroyed in an enemy attack. As NATHAN works through what happened and becomes acquainted with life in an escape pod, he begins having strange dreams. Will these dreams bring with them the answers he seeks? And will this AI’s out of place character prove to be friend or foe...?
Critique extract:
The project ‘ESCAPE.pod’ has been completed as the final piece for Jack Shelbourn’s MA in media production.
The project took place over the summer 2010, between the months of June and early September. The initial aims of the project where to continue improving skills in Adobe After Effects, to utilise new skills with Autodesk Maya and to produce a piece of work to a high quality standard, with the final goal of gaining attention within the industry and finding employment.
Driven by the objectives to produce a fictional film that shows how the human conscience copes with being confined for a prolonged period of time when the physical body is unable to move; ‘ESCAPE.pod’ highlights the struggle between mind and body whilst both are put under extreme stress and how the mind decides to cope.
Also for the audience to gain enjoyment from the story and enjoy the special effects work, for example the colourful vistas within the human mind and the futuristic setting inside the escape pod.
Finally to create a piece that advertises key skills as a director, cinematographer, visual effects artist and motion graphics artist.
The project ‘ESCAPE.pod’ is a science fiction film lasting approximately 20 minutes.
Credits:
Director, Producer, Editor, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects, DVD/BD menu, disc authoring, Artwork, Costume department, Set construction:
Jack Shelbourn
Audio Production, Sound recording, Music Composition, ‘Presenter’ V/O:
Dexter Prior
Middle animation ‘Quai Industries’, Assistant for day 1:
George Shelbourn
Script Editor, Producer for day 1:
Jennifer Ravenscroft
Producer, Assistant, Make up, Costume department, ‘Anti-Virus’ V/O:
Rhian Mason
Assistant Director, Shot Logger, Clapper Board:
Stephen Milnes
Set Construction:
Ben Shelbourn
Actors:
Rex Cahill & Lucy Mack
Conclusion:
As far as I am concerned this is still a work in progress...
This is the version that was handed into my tutors as part of my MA, however there are aspects I wish to improve on. Plenty of things that need cleaning up, and effects that are still not finished.
Over all though I feel that it is a great reflection of 3 months solid hard work, not just by myself but also Dex who did all of the fantastic sound.
The project pushed myself and my machine right to the limit of what was possible with the time limit, the technology limit and financial limit I worked within.
Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy the film...
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