Film making
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This is a film I made in 10th grade (year 10). It was acted, scripted, produced and edited by me. The video is a parody of Arthur Miller’s play, ‘the crucible.‘ It re imagined the corrupt and greedy Reverend Parris as an online content farm youtuber. It parodies loud and obnoxious editing, lazy top 10 lists, and puritanical 17th century views on religion. The script was inspired by online content parodies, such as Jp Beaubien’s youtube comedy series, “Terrible writing advice.“ and Immersive ‘augmented reality games‘ that create artifical context to enhance a work, which can be seen in the channel details, such as leaving in-character comments or creating a fake donation page. This video was used as an example by my teacher as to what an excellent project for the class would look like.
In my personal development, it also made me feel like I had direction, and that my hobbies could help me find success. Being able to turn my knowledge of online content and satire into a tangible grade was one of the times I felt that I had a purpose in academic work. Being graded on scripts and edits, rather than essays and deadlines was really empowering for me, being an awkward ADHD kid. It felt like I was a fish finally being tested whether I could swim, instead of if I could climb a tree.
Get ya hot dogs!
This is a short stop motion film I made in 11th grade. (Year 11) It shows an american style hot dog with a wick like a stick of dynamite. It is an homage to classic cartoons, but it is also completely disjointed from any context. It is a punchline without setup, characters, place, time. It is a phrase without a sentence.
The model is made of clay, and was recorded at nine frames per second. I rotoscoped each frame, and used a local frame interpolation algorithm on my computer to increase its frame rate. Using a tool like this could be seen as generative AI, which is controversial, particularly in the art world, however, I believe that this use does not conflict with my personal values on the subject, as it did not compromise the labor or creativity.
The Chronicler’s Ghost
This is a short film I scripted and produced. I made this because I wanted to create a short film with many different styles of filming. It was interesting figuring out what shots should be close-in and which shots would work better with a wider view. It also blends suspense and comedy, with a horror theme in the beginning that turns to comedy as it goes on. It also includes a visual effect shot, with the ghost fading in.
The script can also be viewed in the Written Works section