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Can comedy be good for learning?

June 1, 2019October 5, 2016 by Hayley Lee

Comedy offers a great many devices to comment on the action in a video clip.

Film Language – Part Three – Point Of View

September 11, 2019January 25, 2016 by Tom Hickmore

How much do you know about film techniques? In this final piece in our three part series on Film Language, Creative Director Tom Hickmore explains that a lot of people think Literal Point of View filming makes a subjective experience on screen more powerful – but is the technique really more immersive or empathic?

Film Language – Part Two – The Kuleshov Effect

September 11, 2019January 11, 2016 by Tom Hickmore

How much do you know about film techniques? Creative Director Tom Hickmore presents this second piece in our three part series on film language. Part two explains how by juxtaposing two different shots, we can interpret the subject’s experience differently.

Film Language – Part One – Dialectical Editing

September 11, 2019December 15, 2015 by Tom Hickmore

How much do you know about film techniques? Creative Director Tom Hickmore presents this first piece in a three part series on film language – and how editing creates an impression of a subjective experience on screen.

Literal POV drama – your questions answered

May 17, 2019November 17, 2015 by Tom Hickmore

On 11-11-15 I gave a talk at the eLN Conference Beyond ‘click next’…digital learning solutions come of age, based on my blog Point-of-view Drama – How Does it Work? As the subject is so complex I felt I left my audience wanting some less equivocal answers to their questions. Here’s a bit of an explanation of why it’s so complex followed by my attempts to better answer some of the questions I received.

Point-of-View drama – how does it work?

May 17, 2019July 22, 2015 by Tom Hickmore

Right now there is a vogue for dramatized point-of-view video with branching scenarios, so here are my thoughts on the form’s strengths and weakness.

Jobs On Set: Director

May 17, 2019March 11, 2015 by Cara Ghoshal

The Director is in charge of the creative elements of the film.

Before filming, they will develop the project from initial brief to the final concept, working with all the crew to plan every aspect, from the script to the way the scene will be lit, to make sure they work and are consistent with this overall vision.