How to get going in video??

       WHEEL 1

Anybody in London who have a video camera or slr like D90 can take video. Please take advantage of them equipment combine with your hobby or interest in video to experience something new; (You got nothing to lose except gaining experiences and fun!)

No matter how silly you think your ideas are, just do it.

1. Best way to approach this;

Tell story through your own experience or something you are aware about (There’s no use telling stories that you have no knowledge about it);

If you are studying medic, do some story base on it.

If you are a footballer, do some docudrama related to it.

If you are in politics, maybe you could do some conspiracy theory video?

CASE STUDY

I did my 1^st video, 25 mins long called “The Legandary Story” for my class farewell dinner party. Just a group of classmates plus our sporting housemaster, we come out with a fiction legendary gang existed in the boarding house with the explanation how they went missing. We had freaking lots of fun doing it; especially we can extend our bed time!! Haha!

At the end of showing the video to our class, we had some moments that is like at the end of the lord of the ring, when frodo Gandalf and all about to leaves the world to go to Malaysia and eat Nasi Lemak? You get what I mean.

It’s definitely worth it!

2. Now to think where to show it?

-          Best way is to share with your friends, an event or gathering is the best way to share something personal.

CASE STUDY

(I use to show my videos out in front of my whole school. Some videos are likeable some are weird, well you have to expect both good and bad results):

-          Internet: Youtube!! Use facebook/ twitter to bring people to your video

3. Anybody in London, it’s the land of opportunity for film. A lot of great directors’ start here; e.g Guy Ritchie and Christopher Nolan.

-          Join festivals: Raindance film festivals and a lot more festivals in London itself. There’s even Gay and Lesbian International film festival. Humanist documentary film festival. Asian and more.

CASE STUDY

Christopher Nolan before he becomes who he is now directing Batman Dark Night( no the 3^rd one), used to study Chemistry in UCL, Nunu you are there now! Well his interest is doing film but his parents won’t allow him to do it. So at that time he joined the film club, became president and produce his 1^st film, Following (1998) which he produce in 9 months, shooting during the weekend, going to class on weekdays. Was it worth it? Look at where he is now!! Haha! So there’s nothing to lose but to gain!