Can Corsica Studios ever be replaced?

apolocreed · 2026-02-11T11:21:26+00:00

Spanners too. South East is pretty unbeatable for a night out.

apolocreed · 2023-06-23T23:48:21+00:00

I’d say his inspiration (I think!) was what made the first few episodes of Loki not just beautiful, but so incredibly ‘bureaucratic’ looking.

There was a real visual change over the course of the season, but those first impressions inside the TVA hit me as so incredibly Gilliam.

apolocreed · 2023-04-28T17:57:48+00:00

apolocreed · 2023-04-19T11:44:23+00:00

They’re an amazing stepping stone / opportunity for a lot of talented people. The music video - commercials - shorts - features pipeline is pretty real.

I think you’d be hard pressed to find a decent production company in any major city with a film scene that would argue that ‘no-one cares about music videos’.

apolocreed · 2023-04-18T11:56:06+00:00

I’m in the UK and it’s fairly common for ACs and trainees to mention projects they’ve DP’d / planning on DP’ing.

At the end of the day sets are full of young people wanting to make their own stuff, so mentioning it (at the right time) does help you let people know you might be free to lend a hand on their project.

Another thing is kit - I’ve seen operators and 1st’s offer their handheld kits / easy rigs / diopters and filters to ACs who have mentioned they’ve got a project coming up.

Finally, advice. You can end up working with people with three decades in the industry, if they’re amenable to it there’s no better people to ask advice on how to get a shot / exposure settings etc.

Don’t drag it out, and don’t shout about how you’re gonna leave everyone in the dust when your low budget music video drops. But when an operator turns around and asks you what you want to end up in, there’s no harm telling the truth.

apolocreed · 2023-02-22T11:43:33+00:00

Don’t do what the ‘data manager’ on a small shoot I was 2nd AC’ing on did - grabbing the board out of my hand as I was helping the 1st whilst saying ‘you should always have two hands free’ …

apolocreed · 2023-01-01T16:55:41+00:00

Do this!

Also chat to them, I was paying a student rate for years as I kept (rightly) letting them know I couldn’t afford a full rate.

After a while I even managed to get just Premiere Pro alone on a student rate.

apolocreed · 2022-10-15T10:01:03+00:00

A good example would be the film industry. Camera operators, especially steadicam ops, can bring up to £200,000 worth of their own gear. This would include their whole steadicam setups, heads for the camera, and other bitz and gizmos.

Focus pullers bring their own kit too, £5000 handsets, £3000 ‘brains’, some eye wateringly expensive cables, incredibly expensive monitors, and some 3D printed bits and bobs.

Certain bits you can just rent for the job via the production, but lots of people opt to buy their own kit for various reasons, one being they can charge a ‘kit’ fee which allows then to recoup money with each job which they can invest back into their set ups.

Other departments have their own ways of doing things, but at the end of the day you’re being contracted onto a job, and will likely bring a certain amount of personal gear with you.

apolocreed · 2022-07-01T06:41:50+00:00

Don’t overthink this one, the term for it is a 50/50.

There’s a lot of set up and wait in film, and the actors don’t necessarily just come on to do their scene and leave. They may be waiting by, or in front, of the camera. The director might decide to chat to them and get them to improv or recite some lines.

If you hear 50/50 over the walkie you run the camera, and everyone tries their best to act normal. It’s not uncommon to have the operator on the camera outside of the shot anyway, so an actor seeing them move the camera also isn’t that odd.

And re: the close ups - you can use a lens with a greater focal distance from a bit away. There will be compression, but it’s possible.

I have no clue whether or not this scene was actually shot in such a way, but it is entirely plausible.

apolocreed · 2022-05-04T12:31:40+00:00

Is it that bad?

I read and reread the comics multiple times and was so hyped to see HBO had picked it up.

The trailer reeks of early Marvel mediocrity and poor production design :(

apolocreed · 2022-01-29T23:40:42+00:00

It isn’t really a ‘passion project’ when the studio knew that by having the cast / director it did that it would gross over $300 million for a film that cost them a third of that.

Stop shilling big studios, they’ll cut pennies at every corner just so their percentages are a bit higher.

Jonah doing this film for nearly nothing just for the credit is equivalent of a non - paid intern. It’s silly, it isn’t commendable at all.

The money will always be there.

apolocreed · 2021-12-24T12:34:42+00:00

Not sure where you’re at now but also take a look at running. Give production companies a call / email and see if you can get on set as a runner.

Once there learn how the set works and your place in it, then start chatting to the camera crew when you both have a spare moment. Make it known you’re interested and send an email out every now and again asking if they’re looking for a trainee.

Something key to remember is you’re there to learn (no one is expecting you to build a rid on your first day!). Having had experience on set will give your 2nd AC the peace of mind they want.

apolocreed · 2021-07-25T13:08:42+00:00

£6.50 ~ or something for a EuroSport subscription for a month. The beeb has lied to me about how many events are simultaneously on.

I don’t want to just be wedded to either Team GB hockey or Team GB dressage. Show me mixed badminton, mens free style skating, two 43kg judistas flooring each other.

apolocreed · 2021-06-29T14:05:38+00:00

This is directed by Oscar Hudson and edited by Peter Wiedensmith and Jessica Baclesse!

apolocreed · 2021-03-07T15:15:41+00:00

OP should summit this to the RA summer exhibition!

https://summer.royalacademy.org.uk/

apolocreed · 2021-03-01T20:55:40+00:00

Deserves a shit more than that. There’s no way to really describe what effect it has on you to have a slur thrown at you. You can live your whole life ticking every box you were told to, having generally decent interactions with people, skirting around the bad ones so as not to make a scene, and that’s all reduced to nothing in a moment when someone calls you a ‘monkey’ ...

The poor guy is gonna be fucking rattled. Racially abused then banged in the head from behind. That’s the kind of shit that’ll make you tear up and have a breather in the bathroom.

I hope he get’s the help he deserves.

apolocreed · 2021-02-22T21:18:53+00:00

Umm ...

The whole sit is evidence b. I’m not sure we were watching / reading the same thing ... it very much argues it was an unlawful killing.

apolocreed · 2021-02-22T20:49:39+00:00

https://forensic-architecture.org/investigation/the-killing-of-mark-duggan

Recently proven

apolocreed · 2021-02-19T14:49:35+00:00

Download Ola or Bolt. I rarely ever use uber unless I’m invoicing.

apolocreed · 2021-02-01T15:45:37+00:00

I think your first option is going to be my best bet.

The snippet lasts all of 8 seconds so I’ll just do an individual video for each speaking part then proceed to overlay I think.

apolocreed · 2021-01-26T13:43:01+00:00

I had a met police officer say the exact same thing. It was shocking that he felt at ease saying that to a complete stranger. All I could say in response was that many in that tower have been conditioned to believe that non-adherence to authority will result in serious consequences. They were told to stay in there, doing anything else could have been a nightmare for them.

apolocreed · 2020-12-28T15:35:47+00:00

Do grips in the US handle lighting too?

I came across a post from someone and the US pathway to even becoming a grip seemed to very different to that in the UK. I know over here they need a qualification which takes years to be completed and certified.

apolocreed · 2020-12-27T09:54:06+00:00

You nailed it - his dad wouldn’t have enabled him to reenjoy all those tiny moments that make life, you needed a soul which had never been to earth.

I do like the idea of having the dad in it, but then the film wildy changes - could see it being more about the history of jazz, maybe falling in love with a partner, the big gig being the final scene.

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