#where currents meet

[alexcaldownapier]

Other Shoots, below-the-line

Alongside my main projects, I helped out on a couple of the other test shoots. I was a gaffer on St Catherine's and for the cinema scene of Tim, Sean, Mira and Mars; the script supervisor for Popper (working title) and sound recordist for the same scene of T, S, M & M.

booming in the background

All these shoots taught me little lessons at the same time as letting me help out some friends. On St Catherine's, I got a good practice of using my big blackout material to control natural light before the KEEPER test shoot later that week. It also helped me realise how not to add light to an outdoor scene. I was holding a small rotolight just off screen for the mediums and close-ups and while it does a good job of adding contrast and boosting levels on a cloudy day, the light quality is too hard so I should've been further back or used more diffusion to stop it from looking like sunlight on a rainy day. Something to keep in mind for my practice going forward.

On Tim, Sean, Mira and Mars, I had a lot fun setting lights with some of my suggestions being taken on by Aimee which was nice. Then I had some more sound recording practice with dialogue and a lav mic which helps me to get the muscle memory down for when I'm recording for Where Currents Meet next term.

Script supervising is something I've never done before, so Popper let me try something totally different and get a wider understanding of a film set from a less directly creative role. It is also always interesting to watch a more experienced DoP like Leo work.

I'm also really glad that I got to be a small part of these films as they're all cracker. I'll be coming on the main shoot for St Catherine's as a Gaffer which I'm over the moon about as it is one of the projects I was kicking myself for not getting a HoD role on. And for the others, I'm sure I'll be on set to help in any way they need (hopefully more gaffing and sound recording).

During the Shortscape film festival in September, I met a number of the ECA film students and we set up a lil whatsapp group so we could find collaborators and it is starting to pick up so there's also a chance I'll be working on a couple of the ECA sets next term and meeting a whole 'nother bunch of lovely creative film people.

#final project research #keeper #where currents meet

[cobra-shy]

i'm always gonna miss johnny's old office, which was the perfect set dressing for them fooling around with the regret-filled intensity of a James Carr song T-T

#at the daaark end of the street... is where we aaalwayys meet #(i am one of those crazy people who actually really loves the green-tinged lighting of the first two seasons >_>) #(as beautiful and crisp as the current lighting design is)

[nemurian]

@bigboobyhalo Your sacrifices have been accepted by the great Dapper. I'm so sorry but I don't think you'll be getting them back anytime soon. Or ever.

#nemart #qsmp #qsmp fanart #qsmp eggs #personal hc that bc the eggs are dragons they Love hoarding things #it differs with the egg #But Dappers pride-of-place in his little hoard are the plushies that Bad made him of 'their family.' #Bad's sitting in an armchair trying to crochet normally and Dapper is crouched beside him like a gargoyle watching him unblinkingly like 0- #Bad only realises the downside of how much Dapper loves them when Skeppy finally meets Dapper in person and Dapper reacts like that dog- #-who saw someone dressed up as his favourite toy and just went ballistic with happiness #-Like Dapper is Smart and he Knows that oh this is my other dad #this does not stop him from going ???? HUH ?????? PLUSHIE GOT BIG ?????? And attempting to add an increasingly confused Skeppy to the hoard #However the Real problems arise when he meets Junior who not only looks just like his plushie but is also Small and Shiny. #Skeppy can simply Walk Away when Dapper is trying furiously to get him to stay still #Junior Cannot. #Badboyhalo voice Where is my baby #Dapper (who knows perfectly well that Junior is currently going ???? is a veritable mountain of blankets) 'Oh he's missing? That's crazy.' #Anyway once again I am unable to resist writing a whole damn essay in the tags #Neon i Very much hope you like the drawing I cannot get your plushies out of my head they are so cute <3333

[auryborealis]

Day 6 OF OC X CANON WEEK!! 🫂🐶

Prompt: "I demand cuddle time!" // @theocxcanonweek 💕

...bet you were expecting a pouty Sanji clinging onto Yuna, weren't you ( ͡º ꒳ ͡º)

I've noticed that there's a recurring theme of my OC/self-inserts' significant others being annoyed by (but also reluctantly accepting) their hazardously affectionate doggos. And I just really wanted to draw older Sanji & Yuna with their still unnamed daughter :]

#one piece oc #one piece x oc #oc x canon #oc x canon week #vinsmoke sanji x oc #sanji x oc #vinsmoke sanji #black leg sanji #op sanji #I did initially plan on sketching a scenario where Sanyu in their 20s meet their future selves and add it here as a bonus #but I am so tired from work #current Sanji would have pulled Yuna away from his older self while glaring at him and trap her in a tight hug and being grumbly #and Yuna asks “are you seriously jealous of /yourself/??” -_- #oc: yuna #art tag #black leg sanji x oc

[shy-sapphic-ace]

I’m trying to write a fight scene as a song, why is this so hard— I can’t even write a regular fight scene, let alone make it rhyme :/

#yeah this is about my Robin Hood mechanisms album. I’m back on that yep yeah #I’m totally gonna finish it I can do this !!!! #currently working on the part where Robin meets little John :) #(played by drumbot brian!!!) #mechs robin hood au #the mechanisms

[marokra]

the feeling when you’re looking through your old bookmarks on ao3 and come to the realization that the hermitcraft fic you hyperfixated on when you were younger was either deleted or you didn’t bookmark it like an idiot

#I AM CURRENTLY. TRYING TO FIND IT. IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO FIND AO3 COMMENT HISTORY PLEASE LET ME KNOW #PLEASE HELP. IM STRUGGLING #IT WAS MADE AROUND 2018-2020ISH AND IT WAS AN AU WHERE FALSE STRESS N CLEO WERE LIKE? PRINCESSES I THINK??? #IT WAS A FANTASY AU #AND I THINK THERE WAS A POINT WHERE FALSE WAS LIKE. FUCKIN. AMNESIA AND SHE BECAME THIS SORT OF ASSASSIN??? #I DONT REMEMBER THAT BUT CLEARLY BUT I REMEMBER HER HAVING A HOOD N CLOAK AND NOT REMEMBERING STUFF #SHE HAD LIKE. A SLIGHTLY ANTAGONISTC ROLE UNTIL SHE RECOVERED HER MEMORIES #THERE WAS ALSO A SCENE WHERE STRESS FALSE(??) AND CLEO WERE IN A FOREST AND THEY WERE LIKE. SETTING UP CAMP #AND THEY ENDED UP MEETING THESE MAGICAL BIRDS THAT BONDED TO THEM??? I THINK??? #MY MEMORY IS SHIT BUT IF THIS REMINDS YOU OF ANY HERMITCRAFT FIC DURING THE ERA OF 2018-2020 PLEASE LET ME KNOW #IM TRYING SO SO SO HARD TO FIND IT #ao3 #hermitcraft #help me find this fic pls #hermitblr #mar’s tag for rambling

[imprisoned-marrionetta]

The comfort character meme except it’s with two of my favorite webtoon blondes and i drew this in like 30-45 minutes on my finger because i don’t have my drawing tablet right now.

(They wanna kill aiden because he pissed Samael off and Tonny was too into his post-season finale rage to give a shit /j)

#anthonn gremminger #tonny marionetta #marionetta #samael keene #homesick webtoon #homesick #samael homesick #aiden sbg (mentioned) #THEY’RE SO SILLY #and i got into homesick and it’s currently my hyperfixation #i have a cai chat where they all meet #it’s currently really wholesome for now surprisingly #a tad bit ooc for samael though #ANYWAYS I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO DRAW BETTER TO MAKE GOOD FANART

[system-architect]

the gw3 concept hasnt even been greenlit yet calm your horses

#my stuff #it was brought up at an investors meeting where they were like #basically... trying to reassure investors despite their finances being bad lol #and they went back afterwards and mentioned basically its NOT in development they are #considering... greenlighting the Concept of gw3? #which is before development even starts #theyre CONSIDERING letting them come up with IDEAS for a gw3 basically #and it was primarily mentioned to get more money from shareholders #sssoooooo #theres not really a need to freak out #theres so many things that could happen #itd be YEARS before we saw even CONCEPTS of it #and gw2 is ncsofts current big cash cow so its not tanking in the meantime #its also so far off its useless to speculate on it #literally nothing about it has been mentioned aside from title #it might not even be an mmo #it might not even get made!!!

[vtimbertiger]

Just finished the serpent episode

Also I really like this Chip-Face design

#I am currently on the 'king Edison' Ep or whatever it's called rn #where Oli meets Karina #losing my mind #JRWI #jrwi riptide #jrwi fanart #jrwi chip #jrwi ollie #art #sketch #JRWI serpent

[layla-carstairs]

my current favourite fic has not updated in months. when will my beloved return from war 💔

#it's one of those ' #characters read/watch their own book/show etc fics #but for tsc. and therefore it's insane #there's setting chart and everything im deeply obsessed with it #literally the first James and Julian meet Julian holds a dagger to his throat. for no real reason. literally what other fandom <3 #and James is just like. hmm this guy looks weirdly familiar :/ can't say how tho #all the characters are in for a horrible time <3 like Jocelyn is in that room. she's going to listen to the Clace Hell Scene #like literally game over for clary #idk it's like. a every stupid concept but soo entertaining and funny #where's the next chapter 💔💔 #mind you it's currently at like halfway through city of bones. there is a lot of waiting in my future lmao #any who #bella talks #it's called as above is below by kswriter

[alexcaldownapier]

Research Agenda and Rationale

Cinematography and Sound Design

(13/09/23)

Following on from my work last term, where I worked as an HoD in sound and cinematography, I want to delve deeper into my technical knowledge while applying my aesthetic tastes to the stories I get involved in. 

My cinematography work was on a genre film, including elements of horror and action cinema, which allowed me to experiment with a range of techniques when it came to lighting, camerawork, lensing and post-processing. The heightened atmosphere meant that overtly stylistic elements fit into the film well. This term, I am once again planning to team up with Ben McMorran (my director from last term) as we developed a great working relationship during the making of that film. However, this time around, we are developing a very different kind of film: a story focusing on youth football and the toll of high demands on young, developing boys. This story is far more grounded and realist in its approach to the subject matter and is aiming to portray the reality of these children’s feelings. I am interested in seeing how I can bring my more subjective, stylistic aesthetics to a realist narrative. One inspiration for me is the film Tár (2022). Although the film contains some surreal elements, the majority of the film is lit and shot in a naturalistic style. However, it uses its gaze to create a subjective experience of the narrative, from the POV of our protagonist.

A still from Tár (2022), showing an unconventional framing of our protagonist.

While the lighting stays consistently soft, motivated and naturalistic throughout, it’s in the stylish camerawork that the film allows the audience to better understand our central character. The shot above presents our protagonist in the way that she sees herself: towering, fierce and almost god-like. Another example, which I presented in class, was the film Widows (2018).

A shot from Widows (2018) which adds layers of subtext to the scene.

This shot follows a corrupt politician as he drives from a campaign rally in a working class area to his palatial home. By showing the change in environment instead of the conversation, we immediately understand how the character’s psychology and actions uphold the class inequality between the people he represents/exploits and his family. The difference in the two locations, paired with the insecure prattling of the politician, allows us to read subtext into both his character and the world of the film, adding to the film’s critique of corruption.

Both these examples use framing to add layers of subtext to the narrative, something I would like to explore in my cinematography this year. I aim to delve into the characters and themes of the story once it is more fleshed out in order to find moments where the visuals could deepen the meaning or understanding of an action. Storyboarding the script will help me to develop these ideas and test out different possibilities.

For lighting and lensing, I want to have a far more consistent approach from my last film which involved lots of different lighting set-ups and lenses that ranged from a 14mm to a 135mm. I’d like to be more consistent in the viewpoint of the film, sticking to a bare minimum of lenses. For the lighting, I want to use more soft lighting, mimicking natural sources. When investigating this approach, I will be carrying out camera/lighting tests in weeks 4-10 that focus on lensing and lighting.

For the sound design, I am not tied to a project yet. However, it is a similar case in terms of my practice, where my sound design from last year is a good representation of my aesthetic tastes in sound, but I am wanting to see how those tastes can serve a new story. About That One Time, the film I sound designed last term, was an experimental documentary, which, again, allowed me to experiment stylistically. It helped me to find what I really enjoy in the process and what I can bring to a film. One thing I want to develop further is location recording. Last term, I took the time to harvest a wide range of recordings from the filming locations which I could then layer within the sound design. The majority of the film’s sound was made up of my own recordings, both on set and after filming. This allowed me to be specific to the film’s environment and tailor my sounds to the vision for the narrative. This term, I want to spend time gathering a sound library of my own recordings that I can use in my projects, with a range of stereo atmosphere recordings and mono spot-effects. 

In terms of approaches to sound design, I also want to explore a more minimalist style, inspired by the films of Wes Anderson and Martin McDonagh, where the atmosphere is kept to a minimum and the dialogue and spot effects are given centre stage. Previously in my work, I have had a tendency to have a very layered and busy sound design, but I think stripping back the complexity will allow me to get the most out of the sounds necessary for the story.

#final project research #keeper #where currents meet

[yeetus-feetus]

Because the foster system is absolute shit, and I'd imagine Gotham's foster system is probs 10x worse, I've had an idea.

We know Stephanie's baby is not Tim's. But we also know Tim was willing to step up and help with the baby regardless, we know he was there for the baby's delivery too.

We also know Stephanie is not ready for a child, and that's okay. She was still basically a child herself at the time and she also feared for her babies safety if she ever was to keep it. It's okay for her to choose to give it up.

But I propose maybe Tim is the one who gets too attached here. And he's confused with himself because this child isn't even his. But he loved Stephanie, he still does though it's platonic now, and I just think he'd see that baby and immediately love it just as much.

And Tim knows he could never take this baby on just by himself, and Stephanie would never let him because again, their jobs are too dangerous.

Tim is also aware of how trash the foster system is, especially in Gotham.

So I'm imagining Tim somehow convinces Ma and Pa Kent to raise this little girl, because he can't imagine anyone else more trustworthy and qualified.

They're always down for a new kid. Ma had wanted a large family all her life, but unfortunately she was never able to have kids of her own. Clark was a miracle sent to her from above and Kon was a blessing in disguise, Ma thanks the powers that be for the chance to raise both boys.

But the Kent's have never had a daughter, and I feel like they would welcome this baby in with open arms. A little girl for them raise and dress up, and Ma's already started crocheting her a cute little cardigan.

And I think Stephanie was more worried than her child's safety than anything else too, so I think she would feel a lot less anxious handing the baby over to the Kents.

Like think of the story potential of the Kent's raising this little girl. She's safe away from all the vigilantism, and she has a normal childhood with two stable parents, just like her mother wanted for her. And then the heartbreak of that vigilante lifestyle still finding this girl despite all this anyways.

Just imagine how devestating a storyline that could be. You sacrifice a relationship with this child so she can have a better life, and it's all for nothing, because there's your little girl in a Kevlar suit swinging from the rooftops.

It was inevitable really, vigilantism is in her blood. Gotham is in her blood.

It doesn't matter that all she's known are the rolling fields of farmland, the soft embrace of a small country town, Gotham is still something living and breathing inside of her, and no one from Gotham can ever truly leave.

And you can't even be mad at the people who raised her, you can't fault them for this because they have done everything within their power, they've been good parents.

All Stephanie can do is despair. Because Tim promised her, he promised this child would never have to know the struggles of their own lives.

Her daughter will never be safe on the crumbling rooftops of this cursed city.

But here she is anyways, despite all efforts and sacrifice.

Also I feel like, if this girl is raised by the Kent's, when she does eventually come back it will be much easier for her to build up a real relationship with her mother when they reconnect. Because as someone with complicated family, I feel like it's very common for a child to want to seek out their bio-parents even if the parents who raised them were super loving and caring.

Sometimes you find your bio-parent/s and you regret ever looking for them, regret ever asking the people who raised you to help you find them. But other times you get welcomed back with open arms, wet apologies, and a good reason for why they gave you away.

I just think it'd be something nice to explore. More representation ig. Like all of Bruce's kids have known their parents before being adopted. But we've never gotten to explore what it's like for a lot of people who never even knew their bio-parents.

I mean sure, we got a glimpse of that desperation to fill the feeling of a missing piece with Jason, but we all know how that ended for him. His mother was a really bad person, and she's the reason he ends up 6feet under.

But I really want representation that shows not all parents who give up their kids are bad people. Some of them are actually doing what's best for that child because they have the maturity to understand that they wouldn't be able to provide a safe and stable environment for a kid. They're puting the child's needs first.

And I'd really like to see the struggle of a child who's only known the people raising her as her parents and despite how good they are, still feel like something is missing.

#I understand Clark also sorta had this experience but like he has lazers that come out of his eyes and his bio-parents aren't alive #I want a story with similar premise I guess but with the child's parents still currently alive so she has to grapple with that fact #Clark was sent away because his parents died #Which might be a lot easier to come to terms with than the idea that maybe your parents never wanted you and chose to give you up #And then the part where you meet said parent and feel guilty for ever thinking you simply weren't enough for them #You learn that you were enough and that you are loved and that's why you were sent away #I just really want to see that #stephanie brown #dc #tim drake #ma kent #ma and pa kent #story ideas #adoption

[bidaryl]

time travel fix it au's are done to death in this fandom but also they're my favourite thing in the world so au where the entire show happens as is and it's heartbreaking and inspiring etc but then. restart button. waking back up at the start of the end except only the people that lived remember

wanna think about what would happen when daryl and carol wake up at camp, remembering everything that happened; carol stronger, knowing in her gut that everything that she remembers is real, and daryl fucking terrified, because if everything in his head actually happened, then what the fuck is this

wanna think about a rick dragging a hostile merle and a wide-eyed glenn back to camp, memories completely intact, and running to reunite with his family. not letting daryl go and hugging carol so so so tight, collapsing to the ground with carl in his arms

wanna think about them dragging the atlanta group to the farm, maggie leaving the front porch light on for them, and everyone reuniting. rick seeing hershel again, daryl seeing beth, carol pulling sophia close, and maggie being unable to even breath, looking at glenn

wanna think about them tossing up whether to even go to the prison, but they met important people there, and alexandria's a long way, and if they're gonna survive this time–if they're gonna live–they're gonna do it right

so they go to the prison so they can figure out their next step, and michonne's there and waiting, andre on her hip, and they deal with the governor before the governor deals with them, and sasha and tyresse finally show up, they find the prisoners, and then one day they get a knock on the front gate, and it's negan

negan showing up, no baseball bat in hand but his leather jacket still in place, a sick but alive lucille by his side, laura and doctor franklin behind him, and all he's got to say is at the end of the world, i know which side i wanna be on

the fallout of that, of maggie being against it, of rick never having gotten to see negan at the end, not knowing the choices he made, the good and the bad. daryl and carol looking at glenn, seeing him alive and in love and having no memory of his last moments, and never wanting anything to ruin that, but negan saved judiths life, helped save all their lives. he chose, in the end, and now it's their turn

wanna think about a future where beth doesn't die, but they go on a rescue mission to get noah anyway. a future where tara turns up with her niece, led by eugene with abraham and rosita following right behind him

wanna think about how they'd handle terminus, how they'd handle the claimers. wanna think about them trying to find father gabriel, except gabe made it the first time around, and he wasn't wasting his second chance. he saved his flock, and he led them to alexandria, and he's waiting

wanna think of connie's group searching for hilltop. not finding maggie, or alden, but finding jesus. wanna think about lydia, being a fucking child, and watching her mother kill her dad, and remembering aaron telling her how loved she was

wanna think of the growing pains of them being able to save so many more family members this time, but god, a larger group is harder to keep alive

daryl trying to run interference with merle and everyone else, getting the jack of it one day and telling him he's already mourned him once, and he won't again. if merle wants to stay–to live–then it's up to him. daryl's not gonna babysit him anymore

rick trying to find his footing between lori and shane and judith, with carl, with michonne and andre. michonne looking at a weak but alive lori grimes holding a screaming and crying newborn in her arms, and knowing that she's never gonna be her daughter the way she was before, but knowing she'll always be something to her

carol struggling to be the mother sophia needs her to be, emotions too sharp and constantly fucking terrified. doesn't know how to hold onto someone like that anymore, either gripping too tight or not at all

maggie trying to exist in a world where she has everyone she's ever loved back, so close and so fucking dear, except it cost her her son. not knowing if she'll ever get him back at all. doesn't know how to live with the grief of losing someone she never technically had in this world

they make it to alexandria and it's aaron opening the gate for them, waiting to welcome them home

#posts u type on christmas eve when watching christmas movies #anyway this is too big and too complicated in my head but i wanna dissect it like a bug yknow #wanna see daryl and aaron remember something lydia said about her life at the start #and set off to go find her #wanna see a world where hershel meets aaron and tara #wanna see the complicated blended grimes family in action #want to see princess and tara and rick interact becos i think it'd be so so special #want to see alden and negan interact #want to see how lucille would fit into it all then see how annie would fit into it #wanna see mercer come into it wanna see him go find princess except princess finds him #also just want to see who would believe them when the truth eventually spills out #shane not believing at all that time travel could ever possibly be real and currently happening #but merle believing daryl becos daryl could break his nose daryl could fuck up his bike daryl could raise actual hell.but daryl wouldn't li #at least–not about this #just! wanna see! wanna think! #anyway. merry christmas eve im going to bed now #there are so many characters and points and interactions im probably missing or forgetting but u Get It #m #text

[kakusu-shipping]

My Boyfriend, @biohazard-inevitable, and I finally got back to our play through of Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc two years after starting it.

So in honor of finally making it halfway through the game I decided to draw the Self Insert I made him back when we first started, along with @echoes-lighthouse, because they're the only other DR Self Inserter I know, and I think our dynamic would be Very Funny.

#Emile's Arts #Proship Selfship #Yes this IS your call to action fellow DR self shippers #GET AT ME #It's the current brain thought and I WILL draw your S/I if you bring forth ref #PROMISE #Zayne's the Ultimate Game Designer at this stage but that's subject to change as we actually play the games kdjkdfgk #I just think He Me and Echo would be a VERY funny trio #The Cringe Trio fr fr #kfgkfdjgkdf #Sorry for the random fanart Echo you're simply the Ref I had on hand to make the first joke #And then I thought wouldn't The Ultimate Fanfic Author ship me and Zayne? #And I added the other comic for funsies from that concept #Everything's fine AU where the casts from all 3 games are going to school as normal #And Monokuma the Bear is still the Headmaster because I say so #For funsies. Again. #The first comic is how I imagine the three of them first meet kind of #Despite being in the same class they don't really talk till this point which is... Probably only a week or two into the school year kfjgkfd #And then they become best friends <3

[thompsborn]

parksborn au where harry is a prince. that’s it. i’m not awake enough to think of anything else but harry is a prince and somehow him and peter become best friends as kids and grow up constantly aware of each other and the struggles they face but their struggles are completely opposite from each other’s and and. and. and.

#parksborn #thinking of like. like 8 year old prince harry sneaking off during an event and meeting stuck in poverty peter parker #recently orphaned living with his aunt and uncle but sneaking out at night to explore or something or just to do something because he hasnt #been able to sleep much since losing his parents #and harry is like imma be honest i have no clue where i am #and peter is like ur literally the prince?? this is your kingdom???? #and harry is like yeah but also i have left the palace grounds a total of 17 times #and peter is like ok well there’s a litter of puppies being raised by the street dog i’ve taken care of since i was 5. wanna meet them #i said im too tired to think of more and then i thought of more #and now it is the only thing i can think of #god the way i would be writing this right this second if i wasn’t literally half asleep currently

[breezybeej]

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#currently experiencing a category 4 double chappell storm #double meeting I have two songs playing on loop. jigssaw falling into place by Radiohead and los ageless by St Vincent #literally made a playlist that was just those two songs so they repeat effortlessly #jigsaw is such a good fucking song. The lyrics are abstract enough that you can put tons of interpretations on them but specific enough to #focus your interpretation #los ageless is less abstract but the imagery is so unique #and also both songs start off calm and quiet and build up to a point where I can holler at the top of my lungs #I am not going to have a voice at the end of today #why am I writing this in the tags by the way #tags