Content Creator

Examples of my photography work

Taking photos has given me an understanding of how cameras operate best. For example, the aperture changes the size of the iris allowing changes to the depth-of-field for example. 

I love being able to photograph moments and use them to tell stories. They can capture and create different emotions to people. 

My skills have greatly improved and I have started galleries that showcase my development. 

Aarhus, Denmark, Visual Media Production Short Course

During this course in 2019, we created two short films, the first was “A Sticky Affair” and the second was “Lucky Change.” We only had a couple of weeks to plan, shoot, edit, receive feedback and to submit the film.

“A Sticky Affair,” A man in a library thinks he finds romance after he finds love notes in a library book.

Roles among the team were shared

We wrote the script together and with the help of the local students, we were able to gain access to a library. The library was a great setting as it was quiet, had plenty of sunlight and we didn’t have to travel too far with camera gear. We sourced the main male lead from a friend of a friend in a bar. The female actors we sourced from Danish actor websites. Shot in two days and edited in 4 days. Roles were divided and shared between our 5 member team. My main role was the gaffer.

Some of the skills I learnt on this project were discussing with the DoP, about what they need to get the best shot. Shooting at the library had lots of direct sunlight, so the hardest decision was placing actors in the best position. As well as using bounce cards, and cutters.

It helped me develop some basic film set etiquette. As we were all students we weren’t the most educated and practised film-makers.  But we still had a hierarchy within our group.

“Lucky Change,” A man uses a lucky coin to dictate his life’s decisions.

Roles among the team were shared.

Based on our success from the previous short film, we came up with a new idea. This script was constantly changed, there were more thoughts and debates put into the production. Which also trickled into making the editing time longer. There was more time spent travelling, which made shooting time more difficult. Of course, the outdoor scenes made sound recording more challenging. By the end of the course, we decided that we preferred our first film. Keeping things simple, to one location, with a simple story created the better short film.

This project helped me learn more about creating short films within the public areas. It was more difficult than a student library (during holidays meant there were 7 people, which was the entire crew). For “Lucky Change,"  planning was the most integral part. Every shot had to be planned, scheduled and a shot order had to be kept. That’s the biggest takeaway.

RMIT Produced Work

First Year 2018

I conducted an interview with Heath Ryan. This assignment was designed for us to develop interview skills, learn the basics of framing, composition, shot types and B-roll.

The skills of creating a story from real people and real events were gained in my first year and being able to create them through interview questions.

Second Year 2019

Stop Motion Assignments

From paper cut-out tabletop animation to clay-puppet stop-motion animation. It was my first class in animation, learning the techniques and styles of animation.

My assignments didn’t get the best of grades. But, it is here because patience and attention to detail is an acquired skill, they are important to every shot. Stop-motion films are one thousand moments of patience and attention to detail. 

As it was a 3hour class each week, students were for the most part, left to our own devices, using phones to capture the images. Unfortunately not able to use DragonFrame. 

Cinematography Class Assignments

In this class, we practised and learnt the skills of good cinematography. These projects were designed to give us an opportunity to experiment with what we like, with what works and limitations.

This class was designed to give students an idea of the duties of a camera operator, gaffer, sound recorder, actor, director, 1st assistant director or any other role. We learnt about the hierarchy, the etiquette, the planning and the discussions between the roles. 

Third Year 2020

• Practical Film-making class, ‘Deliberate Film’

In this class, we are given almost complete freedom to explore what aspects of screen media we like, and what we don’t like. If we want to pursue directing, cinematography, editing, sound etc, we learn all facets of film-making.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we took online classes, filmed actors over Zoom, or we filmed ourselves.

The biggest takeaway was editing tricks and good shot-construction.

A lot of the classes were dissecting good and bad shot construction. Each week the tutor showcased film scenes that followed the rule 180 degree and 45-degree rule. Or the shot-reverse-shot rules. For Example, you should repeat the same shots on each actor.  

Social Isolation and Melbourne Coronavirus Lock-down Projects

As my third year of study has been mostly at home. Most of the year has been spent at home, teaching myself how to use the DSLR’s and any lenses I have available.

I have used the time and freedom to experiment and practise some of the basic skills of a camera operator. Such as T-stop or F-stop, ISO, shutter speed, focus, framing, handheld and steady-cams.

As demonstrated with the files below shot in Raw, I have used the time to practise colour editing as well.

Thank you for watching my projects and reading my descriptions. If you would like a camera assistant or operator, please don't hesitate to contact me. My contact details are at the top of the page. RMIT does a great job of providing many opportunities for students to learn. Instead of producing one or two short films. We have been able to produce many microfilms and get assessed on many assignments. The majority of assignments focus on learning and developing.