I. “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” (Benjamin Franklin): A Critical Self-reflection

“I would travel down to hell and wrestle a film away from the devil if it was necessary.” -Werner Herzog Working on the short feature, ‘Unscripted’ among talented cinephiles, dexterous technicians, patient actors. passionate directors, well – rounded producers; All students of the form have been a wonderful learning outcome. Playing the role of a … Continue reading I. “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” (Benjamin Franklin): A Critical Self-reflection →

II. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” (Helen Keller): Teamwork and Its undying importance

Working on the found footage horror film ‘Unscripted’ was in effect a truly inspirational collaboration from the start, all the way through. A found footage film would not be the same without the team effort that the genre forces upon one-another which is a remarkable addition to students learning filmmaking. Coordination between the Actors and … Continue reading II. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” (Helen Keller): Teamwork and Its undying importance →

III. “Death has come to your little town, Sheriff.”: Halloween (1978)

On the set of ‘Unscripted’ an interesting development was in progress: there was that opening shot which required the actors to enter the villa complex along with the ‘camera operator’ staged as the character ‘Karrie’ and holding her POV camera. The technical challenge was to record Karrie’s interactions and her dialogues with other actors while … Continue reading III. “Death has come to your little town, Sheriff.”: Halloween (1978) →

IV. “It is an atmosphere peculiar to the place and because of it, the sunshine is whiter than any other sunshine.”: Kwaidan (1964)

Masaki Kobayashi’s J-Horror masterpiece ‘Kwaidan (1964)’ with cinematographer Yoshio Miyajima whose meticulous attention to detail is spellbinding with a filmography : Hara-kiri (1962), Empire of Passion (1978), The Fall Of Ako Castle (1978) and with ‘Kwaidan (1964)’ which is in part four different segments or stories, each its own masterpiece . The second story of … Continue reading IV. “It is an atmosphere peculiar to the place and because of it, the sunshine is whiter than any other sunshine.”: Kwaidan (1964) →

V. “I can’t remember to forget you.”: Memento (2000)

The set of 'Unscripted' being in a villa complex posed for opportunity. Opportunities in lighting certain shots and scenes in various areas and times since it was the only location. Cinematographers like Robert Richardson and Wally Pfister have been such wonderful influences on naturalistic lighting especially during our time on 'Unscripted’. Robert Richardson famous for … Continue reading V. “I can’t remember to forget you.”: Memento (2000) →

VI. FORESHADOWING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REALISM: A screenwriter’s perspective in reference to other films on what ‘Unscripted’ could have done better?

Found Footage is a film sub-genre where the final presentation is in the form of video recordings accompanied by real-time dialogues and naturalistic acting and severely raw cinematography as done in our found footage horror film ‘Unscripted’ edited into a narrative by those who supposedly found the footage. Belonging to the ‘Camera and lighting’ and … Continue reading VI. FORESHADOWING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REALISM: A screenwriter’s perspective in reference to other films on what ‘Unscripted’ could have done better? →

VII. SUBTEXT: A screenwriter’s perspective in reference to other films on what ‘Unscripted’ could have done better?

“An underlying and often distinct theme in a piece of writing or conversation.” It could also the mean the following: 1. The unspoken or less obvious meaning or message in a literary composition, drama, speech or conversation. 2. A ‘Message’ that reveals a certain truth over time throughout a story summing up to a revelation … Continue reading VII. SUBTEXT: A screenwriter’s perspective in reference to other films on what ‘Unscripted’ could have done better? →

VIII. CAMERAWORK: What ‘Unscripted’ could have added upon in reference to other films?

Camerawork employed by found footage films are shot completely in a faux documentary aspect which require a realistic-naturalist approach to camerawork as done on our production of ‘Unscripted’, being a part of the ‘Camera and lighting department’, asks you to be adept to its technical challenges and is an Important practice, for it plays an … Continue reading VIII. CAMERAWORK: What ‘Unscripted’ could have added upon in reference to other films? →