Firstly, and probably the biggest news, I got into university! Despite some actually pretty crummy exam results, I just about managed the AAB I needed to get into York, where I shall be studying Film and Television Production. I am very much looking forward to studying film full time, and this also (theoretically, at least) means more blog posts for you guys, since there will be plenty of film topics on the mind.
Second on the agenda, my most recent film, Viewfinder, which I made for my A2 coursework is now available to watch on Vimeo (link here). It's the most ambitious project I've done so far, being my first solo piece, yet also being my longest and most demanding. Since I've spent so long making it, I naturally loathe every frame of it, but my peers have informed me it's good, and with a couple of award nominations from my teachers along with the full marks it's scored under assessment, I guess there's a chance it's alright. My original idea has been cut down somewhat, but I'm working on an extended edition which will add in the stuff which my teachers advised me to cut, which will hopefully be out shortly.
Additionally, since I forgot to mention it before, my first film Maxwell is also available to view on Vimeo. Originally I was going to wait until I'd re-edited it, but in the end I uploaded it anyway. Luckily, I had backups of the footage, so despite The Great Computer Crash of '16, there's still hope for the re-edited version someday. There's also a short experimental film I've been starting to put together: whether it will see the light of day anytime soon, I have no idea, but just for the record, there are more films in the works.
And to wrap this up, a subject slightly closer to home (or relevance, at least), blog posts. I've been having quite a few ideas for topics lately, about eight posts worth, so don't worry if you're missing the film talk, because there's plenty of it lined up (actually, that's a little inaccurate; only about half of them are film related). Either way, there's content on the way, just as soon as I write the damn things, so stay tuned.
I think that about does it for now. Hopefully, I can get at least two of these posts out before Christmas, but this is me we're taking about, so who really knows. Until then, adios!
PS: Shoutout to people who've got here via my brand new Instagram account! (Yes, that's a thing that exists now). Yes, this has been around a while and yes, these posts are really long. Welcome to the club!
