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Self Shot Travel Filming Manifesto
March 13, 2016
This is a manifesto for how to shoot a movie, inspired by my own experiences filming whilst travelling, advice from String Films and a project I did whilst studying design at Goldsmiths. Formulate complete sentences when speaking into the camera. Keep the audience in mind with what you say to the camera. The camera is not a confidant. Use your diary for that. If you are going to do a travelling shot, spend the time and make it worthwhile.
Tags: Film
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How to Make an Adventure Film, So Far
February 29, 2016
The Initial Set Up In 2006 I began preparing for a journey to cycle round the world. Cue loads of preparation and research. It was going to be a huge adventure. Video cameras were widely available and it seemed like a no brainer to take one along to record the adventure as it unfolded. In an attempt to get sponsorship and free kit, a ticket to an outdoors event was blagged and whilst there a chance meeting lead to a couple of young filmmakers who would attempt to make some kind of film from the output.
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Thinking about Alternatives to the Current Economic System
February 25, 2016
Any ambitious person wants to feel as though their life is progressing and any intelligence person who participates in society does it because it makes sense to work with other people to benefit from the synergy that it bring. Human beings are generally social animals and need to feel loved, appreciated, and have their efforts witnessed. Without other people, there is only only the internal abyss of the mind (all very well to explore but you wouldn’t want to stay there forever).
Tags: CapitalismSustainability
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Gear Review: Merrell Trail Glove 3 Zero Drop Barefoot Running Shoes
February 11, 2016
Having really liked the New Balance MT10 barefoot running shoes in the wide fit, I wanted to find a similar pair when they were discontinued. I was excited to come across the latest offering from Merrell - the Trail Glove 3. A nice shoe for conditioning and training. I bought a pair receiving a discount from Wiggle.co.uk and started getting the miles in. I bought them to take with me on a trip to Spain and used them for trail running in the dusty, dry, mountain conditions there.
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Encouraging Quotes 6
February 4, 2016
Frank Lloyd Wright Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change. Frank Lloyd Wright I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. Frank Lloyd Wright Art for art’s sake is a philosophy of the well-fed. Rene Char A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof.