DIRK’S FILM SCHOOL: TRACKING SHOT
SEMINAR NOTES Tracking shots typically involve moving the camera on a platform running on tracks, towards a subject or away from it or from side-to-side. R.W. Paul devised panning and […]
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DIRK’S FILMSCHOOL: POINT OF VIEW
SEMINAR NOTES Point-of-view shots are similar to the close up as they are a means of representing character subjectivity. Film-makers use Point of View so that the camera as a […]
Dirk’s Film School: The Close-Up
SEMINAR NOTES Arguably film form is composed of two essential building blocks – The Shot and The Cut – when assembled, the combination of the shot and the cut create […]
DIRK’S FILM SCHOOL: SLAPSTICK
SEMINAR NOTES “What’s funnier than watching someone fall over? Watching a dozen people fall over.” Mack Sennett (Producer of Keystone Studios who made his career from slapstick comedy) Slapstick dominated […]
DIRK’S FILM SCHOOL – B-MOVIES
SEMINAR NOTES Technically, B-Pictures were the second feature of a double-bill, usually low-budget genre films. As film distribution habits changed, the term has become broader; its applied to genre pictures […]
Dirking About … Dirk’s Film School
I invited readers to vote for the next Dirk Challenge. The polls are now closed.* The results have been independently verified. I’m pleased to announce that Dirk’s Film School is […]
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