My first attempt at making a video, not great but its a start.

OK, so I got this awesome camera the other day.  A Canon 650D.  The reason being is that I want to start making documentary films.  As an Asian Studies student (graduated now) I really want to be doing something more closely related to my passion for Asian culture and society.

Below is my first attempt.  To clarify, I'm really not that impressed.  The standard lens isn't that great and the tripod is designed for photography, not film.  But all good, I just need to develop filming techniques that don't rely on focus pulling, zooming and consistent panning or pitching.  Anyway, check it out peeps, and please be sure to tell me just how bad it is :P

"Christmas Lights at Q House - Lumphini, Bangkok Thailand, 2013

Thanks for watching.

Concrete Variables - Bangkok

This is a project a friend of mine has been working on in Bangkok.  Nice work my Brother!!!


Concrete Variables Final Edition (Artwork and Exhibition) from Fallen Thailand on Vimeo.

New Found Inspiration To Be Creative

Saphan Thaksin BTS Station, Bangkok

I'm so excited.  Just 10.5 hrs left of work and I'm off to buy myself a Camera with my GF.  The reason for this relatively spontaneous buy is that I have decided I want to start writing films.  I'm 32 and you would imagine that I should almost have had my career sorted out by now.  However, that is most definitely not the case.  And as strange as this directions sounds, I feel like this will be the perfect new hobby with the potential of expanding beyond just being a hobby.

It's astounding the extent to which independent artists can produce films of a professional standard.  In some cases we can even do better than the professional film industry.  Can you believe it?  Just search out there for anything relating to short films (my top youtube key words would be: Final Cut Pro, "edited in", short film, 550D).  There is a lot out there, you just have to look.

So my first films will be camera tests and little lessons to get me up to scratch on my standard camera techniques and editing.  But, following this small stint I plan on writing a short documentary about a friend of mine.  She doesn't know it yet, but this is what I am working on.

Prior to doing so I really want to try build a presense on the net.  So, please feel free to say hi and offer me any advise you can.  Also, if you would like to do a links swap, please just ask.  We're all in this together.

Peace.

P.S.  I wrote this at work and can't be assed proof reading so sorry for the typos and spelling errors.