Hello :)

Hi, I'm Becky and this is my Media Studies A2 blog.


Photo from my phone

 I've found myself wanting to try my hand at filmmaking. I was in London and I came across the British Film Institute (BFI) on my way to the National Theatre. I went inside and had a look around. It was really cool inside, with rooms of computers where you can watch any film they've got! I went in the shop - I have never seen so many media books and DVDs before! I was really pleased to find "Control" in the British Films section, as since we studies it last year, it has become one of my favourite films (and HMV aren't stocking it anymore). I also bought a book: "GET STARTED IN SHORT FILMMAKING" by Chris Patmore. I thought it would help me get started with the music video I have planned. It will be for the song "Cancer" by My Chemical Romance. It is a beauifully sorrowful song and an excellent challenge for me to try and portray the horrors of cancer in a tasteful way, yet without hiding from the worst of it. The way I've planned it out in my head and my notebook, is following the lyrics and creating scenarios for each part. I've written it all down, including the lighting timings for the intro. I'm going to draw a storyboard, as without the music, the film will be of a similar structure to a short film.

I'm going to upload all I've already done, but firstly I'm going to read some of my book to check I'm starting in the right place, as I probably should do something about budgeting, locations and casting etc before I start properly. Having said that, I've filmed a part of it already, but not a main part; I intend to use it throughout the final film, inbetween major scenes etc.