Leah Carroll : 2013

Today I participated in the Merchant square craft fair. Located in the heart of Glasgow, it holds true to its historical trading roots and a...

YEY!!! We won 5 awards as part of the 48hour film challenge! It was a fantastic night, everyone was eager to hear who had won and pr...

Here's a quick wee idea to spruce up a boring old lamp... What you need: A boring old lamp Paint pot sample (brush included) Scrap paper...

It appears you have to work twice as hard as soon as creativity is involved in your working life. Especially if you intend to ...

Sometimes it's difficult to view your progress, though i'm beginning to discover just how important it is to take note of your achie...

I must be excused for my previous posts. When uploading videos during dissertation season, trying to deduce my intentions through blog comme...

From the initial stages of this project there have been many skills I have had to work on and develop to allow me to gain the best possible ...

Putting the audio on the video using ProTools.Protools is best for editing. I tried to editing Premiere Pro though there was not enough opti...

I spent the past few days working on my business cards and making various designs. I created all designs in Illustrator and then took th...

This is my almost final edit for the documentary... has taken ages but hopefully it's worth it! After compiling all sections in differen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrpBf3OjQw8 I'm trying to illustrate the trip to London, to show the hopes and expectations then juxtapos...

I was having some issues with projecting onto the window, and though I wanted to do it and felt it would achieve go...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByFvFcf8eM8 Here, I was trying to create a juxtaposition with the city and the floating stones. Even the colo...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_jEk7kFU54&feature=youtu.be Within this clip, I was hoping to represent the way of living up north. The ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCDRoMyKCow&feature=youtu.be Within this clip, I projected a scene from Lotte's croft onto the city s...

I laser cut Lotte's house and tried to set the lighting to create dramatic shadows. The dramatic shadows were required due to the sparse...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkf-ujVqeKU&feature=youtu.be Within this media test, I tried to illustrate the energy that has went int...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbHXd56LHX8&feature=youtu.be After doing a case study on Maps with Gaps, I decided to try to include more...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg14JTlwDkM&feature=youtu.be The initial opening scenes were too raw and serious. I didn't feel there...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8frsSc9AoSg&feature=youtu.be Working from the outcome of the route into Lotte's croft, I decided to i...

Panic is setting in due to the fact it's almost May 13th! I have been editing for the past few weeks on and off, and now that i'm t...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O-wX6msLfQ&feature=youtu.be Within this clip I was hoping to set up the scene of the croft and give a vi...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLJPxPTQelc&feature=youtu.be Through the interview there are points where more information would be usefu...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IwkxEGCj-0&feature=youtu.be When it comes to the section with the floating stones, I would like to intro...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPDLoI6bwFQ&feature=youtu.be This clip is trying to express Lotte's personality without giving too mu...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiOEYBSTBLE&feature=youtu.be I have been trying to project on the window, but the image is extremely fain...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFB5aYwkiJg&feature=youtu.be This is a short video I edited to be projected onto the wall for when Lotte ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxoiYTu3sgI&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZbFCFnmnuo This is a short test I done without editing in the back. It's a clip from a section of the in...

Grading! http://www.studica.com/blog/quick-color-correction-tip-for-premiere-pro-cs5 I found this post to help me make quick edits when it c...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgYT_HQycmw&feature=youtu.be In this clip I have tried to include the city within the croft. This is impo...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAoaEI8RdxM&feature=youtu.be In this video, i've tried to visualise Lotte's location and where he...

I recently attended the Introduction to Advanced Tools of Directing seminar, by Simon Philips. It was set up as part of the Directors Guil...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V86BJQrc5o8&feature=youtu.be Fancy going? Nah? The idea of this is to show the beauty through the tv scre...

I recently watched this short documentary and found it quite remarkable. I enjoyed the poetics visuals and how you c...

Lotte Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2006/mar/25/weekend7.weekend3

Lotte Research http://claireorange.wordpress.com/contemporary-practice-3/lotte-glob/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9LOdsWZCTQ&feature=youtu.be I have been trying to edit the opening of my documentary and seem to be find...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrrEVdrYQtw&feature=youtu.be To introduce the documentary I have decided to flip through a series of door...

Today was a windy day… terrible rain and wind and was impossible to get any shots as the tripod, camera, and possibly me (!) would blow away...

So today 21/04/13 I travelled to Laid to film at Lotte Glob’s croft for the final time. First time round I had good footage though the clips...

I have returned to take additional footage of Lotte’s surroundings and the croft up at Laid. The reasons for this return trip was ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOzI_j6Jpg0&feature=youtu.be Within this clip, I was hoping to create a quick, harsh juxtaposition to d...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQTyxAl70Js&feature=youtu.be Although the audio isn't mixed very well, I like this clip. The instru...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K6d-cH7d58&feature=youtu.be I have been having difficulty finding suitable audio for my clips. Initially...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9N9dtB_UfY&feature=youtu.be In this clip I was hoping to create the idea of the audience entering the ho...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruxQ24XwM-U I have been having some issues fixing the size of my workspace on Premiere Pro. It seems to chang...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPj6TlUyETk&feature=youtu.be I managed to rip the video from the Sony HDV camera I was using. I had gre...

I have been working with small chunks of video throughout my media tests. This is down to the fact it's easier to export them. I'm s...

One thing I have learned from this project is DON'T TAKE AS MUCH FOOTAGE AS YOU CAN! On my first trip up, I tried to get as much footag...

Don't overlook the power of audio!! The audio for a documentary, or any film, is extremely important. It's p...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwmw5lCr6cU&feature=youtu.be I travelled to Tullybaccart in Dundee to find a small lochan where I could f...

I have had a problem when exporting my videos on Premiere Pro. It exports as a small square. I have changed the setup and composition, thoug...

The tutorial (link) A section I would like to include in the documentary is Lotte's story of arriving in Scotland on a cattle boat. She...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWWiNrZvzF4 I shot people walking around in Buchanan Street, Glasgow with the hope of combining it with oth...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRuBCs9gPM4&feature=youtu.be I have been trying to blend reality with a fictitious set. I had decided my ...

An area i've been struggling with is how to represent the city in a non-judgemental manner. I don't want people to view city life...

I have been working with lighting and trying to create different atmospheres and themes with the little town. I think this is important t...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ySL-vbVKgM&feature=youtu.be This is one of my earlier trials for combining the city with the paper set I...

As the lovely Scottish weather is far from lovely, I was attempting to project clouds on the background. What I discovered is it creates a...

Nichols explains the process of creating tone and mood with colour and spatial timing. This is extremely important when considering how to s...

I feel that travelling up north for the second time has really improved my camera skills. The firts trip, all footage gathered was too short...

Today I spent the day at the DCA print studio laser cutting my city set and Lotte set to go in the documentary. I have recently just had les...

I applied for the workshop the Network, as I have heard great reviews and it gives hands on industry experience. I have to propose my own tv...

I have been trying to create visual metaphors for my city to conjure up different emotions. I like the yellow glow behind the small flats...

Paste a Video URL I came across the film school section of Vimeo. It has great, informative tutorials on various areas of filmaking. The fir...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTrGnysS-5Q&feature=youtu.be By combining a beach shot with the ink, a surreal, abstract shot is create...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha4IOmAFa8o&feature=youtu.be Dropping ink into water can create a number of effects, depending on how eff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRlsOLZBO6o&feature=youtu.be To carry on from my initial clip of a lightbulb, I was messing around with f...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng8l5KpV-Lg After watching the video A Finger, Two Dots Then Me, I decided to try a few tests shooting lightb...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoMiGiDRjg Knowing what type of project i'm working on, a producer friend sent me this video and thought...

To make the city, I have to decide on what buildings, where, etc. While researching, I noticed how Glasgow uses light to highlight the archi...

I love the look of this laser cut city. I would love to try it at some point, though I don't think it's appropriate for this project...

I have the studio booked for four days time- it's all I can get before submissions, as people are panicking! I have to decide on what to...

Here's the beginning of my paper town. I have an idea to create a little city that I can help show different ideal and emotions throu...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5ZcT1THurA&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-Y7UMv1Flg&feature=youtu.be This is a clip of the hands with some effects added. The raw footage was col...

I was trying to express creativity and the thing that kept coming to mind was, hands. I know creativity comes in man...

I'm working with ProTools to chop the interview with Lotte and construct a story. It's much more time consuming than I had hoped, an...

I have been trying to get clips of a city to include in my doc, though i've finally accepted that Dundee isn't busy enough.. so i...

I think i'm happy with how this final clip has turned out. It's extremely different from the initial idea an...

Further experimentation went into trying to achieve a suitable outcome combining the city and highland landscape. By...

By changing the opacity in the layers, a softer look was achieved. Immediately this was more aesthetically pleasing ...

I have been trying to combine the city and wilderness to allow the feel for both areas in one visually pleasing scen...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cooKgqN32VA&feature=youtu.be So the plan is, juxtaposing the north and the city. A lot of work to be done...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ljIYkxSDw&feature=youtu.be I was trying to recreate the idea of a heartbeat using a more abstract appro...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daLFLM40lbg Found her!! Kara Walker's video 8 Possible Beginnings / the Creation of African America, is c...

http://viddy.it/WPVeRU I had been thinking of how to introduce the documentary and what to include on the opening scenes. I experimented w...

Lately I have been working on my dissertation. It has been a slow process and I have so much to research... it seems the project keeps evolv...

http://viddy.it/13zGxtn Personally, I believe there are two types of great shot. Observational and lengthy, or little bursts of thought. Her...

http://viddy.it/XZIkRt LINK^^ Click on the image for the video. As part of my research, I decided it would be an idea to have something grow...

http://viddy.it/XjOWzT LINK^^^ This is a clip from an observational video I took. I was hoping to somehow capture the moment of going home, ...

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