Thursday, January 28, 2010

FIrst class

Dear wonderful class,

It was great to hear about your projects this morning, and I am looking forward to helping you as much as I can to realise your visions.

I will read and send notes on the 3 scripts as soon as I can over the next few days. Please send me your skype adresses, and if you would like to chat before/between class feel free to email me so we can set up a time. My skype adress if francesanne2007.

Next week we will work on storyboards, floorplans, shot lists and directing actors for the screen so please do come to class on time, as it's alot to get through.

Lots of love
Frances-Anne

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Mentoring - Capstone Projects

Dear Class,

Bruce has asked me to work with you all on your  Capstone projects, as a mentor.  I am looking forward to seeing you all again, and to helping you as much as I can with your wonderful films.

To start the process, please email me your scripts/treatments, cast/crew/location lists, and a breakdown of where you are with the project. If you have shoot dates already set, please send me the schedule - and anything else that could be useful.

I would be grateful if you would send these as soon as posible, as I want to have an opportunity to read through everything before class starts, so that I can be as helpful as posible.

I encourage everyone to come to the first class of the term on Thursday 28th January, as that will be an opportunity to share your project, brainstorm ideas, and get feedback from everyone before setting off on the adventure that will be this term.

Let me know if you have any questions. Look forward to hearing from you, and to seeing you soon.
Frances-Anne

Sunday, November 29, 2009

ENDURE

What can I say this is a very interesting process I feel like a creature with 4 different brains and 32 arms. It is crazy real crazy but God's grace people and I declare that over everyone life right now.
Plenty grace plus more.

Endure this process
Don't worry Kavita. You will make it through. I am also in my own little boat fighting very big waves. But a small rest period is on it's way fear not!!
Strength to you all!!!
Renee

Eye of the Tiger

Hey Guys,

Do you hear that? Its waves crashing and thunder and rain and lightning and there's this tiny boat in the midst of the chaos. Will I survive this onslaught or will I just sink. Don't know but I am fighting, bailing out water and praying, Boy am I praying.

Doing three class assignments at once. That was this week. Lacking sleep. (Sharon, girl, 5hrs in 2 days. Don't know how you managing) Luckily our group has finished everything for Friday.

Yes, one down, but I think the storm is getting worst because two more assignments to handle.

Advance Research is taking a lot out of me and Capstone, well, atleast I am happy where I've reached but I have so much left to do that its difficult.

But I am holding strong because you guys in class have been giving me so much inspiration by fighting your own storms. Thanks for your ongoing guidance and support.

Take care and soon we'll all be seeing rainbows.

Kavita.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Last Blog

Maybe next students cold be encouraged to blog from semester 1. This was a new experience for me - a positive one, but one that I think we needed to be prepared for in a different way. However that said - it's all good. It seems though that this will be the last blog.
As requested I am attempting to post all relevant docs for myself Chiwale and Michael R.

Unfortunately the system is not allowing me to upload our documents to the blog.
They will come to Annabelle and Frances Ann via email as well as hard copy at ARCON.

Bye bye my blog brothers and sisters.
i1

Monday, November 23, 2009

Sigh

Hi,

How is everyone? I hope you are all well. On my last post, I said I was shooting my commercial. Well I am afraid that I was unable to achieve the filmic look I wanted and as such would have to re-shoot in order to get the look I wanted. Thankfully, I am able to submit my Capstone for marking in the producing class.

As for Capstone, on Saturday every thing that could go wrong did go wrong. Things that could not go wrong, did go wrong. Who is Freud again? He missed some vital points. Had it not been for my cast and crew who kept me going when I had lost almost all hope, I do not know what I would have done. Michael R, Michael C, Kavita and my sister. Again thank you and I do hope that the final project I hand in (I hope on time) will do you guys justice and make you proud you were part of the shoot.

Resh