My Final Essay

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So school is over, eventually I'll do a more detailed post reflecting upon my past two years returning to education. But in the meantime I thought you might like to see a few select paragraphs from my final essay. It's the evaluation essay where you evaluate your skills as a director, and how you felt you achieved the goals you were set at the beginning of the year. I got an A for all my school work, including this essay. Even though I occasionally went slightly off topic. After giving myself a very honest evaluation, (I am my own worst critic, I tore everything I did to shreds.) I also decided to evaluate the course itself, as well as a couple of my class mates.  

Here are a few of the highlights from my final essay:

When it came to an assessment that the whole class had to do, I believe I am one of only THREE people to actually make the film. I am referring to “Induction Day.” This was a camera class assessment which a script was already written, the assignment was to make a 3 minute video promoting the college. The script was already written but you could interpret it in anyway you wished. Giving the class a real chance to do something unique and creative. I was very happy with this assignment and curious to see how my classmates would interpret the script.

I chose to do "Robins Induction Day.” Using the characters from Batman & Robin. I adapted the script slightly, but made sure to keep all the relevant information in it. I spent a great deal of time and effort on this short film and was looking forward to seeing what my classmates had come up with. After I had finished my film, I was incredibly disappointed and slightly angry to learn that apparently you didn’t actually have to MAKE the film. All that was needed was the filmed shots on a disc for assessment. I think this is ridiculous! What is the point in being in this course if you are not going to actually MAKE SOMETHING!

I was very disappointed in the majority of students on this course who did not make the most of this opportunity to try and turn something slightly dull, into something interesting and entertaining. However given the attitude of some of the students on this course, I am hardly surprised.

I am led to believe that the three minute wonder and pet hate projects that both classes were tasked with, don’t actually matter. I understand that some students have simply not made them. 

And I find this a disgrace! 

Why are these people allowed to be in the course? They did not do the work, they do not deserve to be here! In my role as a director if a crew member was not performing to an acceptable level then they would no longer be on my crew. It is for this reason that I refuse to work with one of my classmates. (It is also down to the fact that this particular person, is a MORON!) I believe the same rules should be applied to this course. If people do not meet deadlines then they should fail. 

Simple as. 

Obviously there are exceptions to this rule, sometimes people do have genuine reasons for not being able to hand in work, but I highly doubt that is the case with several people who have been on this course.

The production crew we were assigned at the beginning of the second year quickly became useless. I was put in a team with Scott, Robert, and Ian. Scott and I got on very well and were always willing to help each other out where necessary. Robert was frequently absent from class and sadly Ian refused to work with Scott. After I was unable to help Ian out on a couple of dates, he then did not want to work with me and ignored my offers of assistance.

My crew quickly became, myself, Scott and anyone else who was available, in particular Stephen and Struan. The three of them have been invaluable to me this year, without their help my final projects would have looked very, very different.

Overall I feel I have a project that I can be proud of, it’s not the film I originally wanted to make, but it is a film, and it’s a film that most people seem to enjoy so far. 

I have watched every scene approximately 300 times so I hate it. I can see every continuity error, every scene that was meant to lead to something which ultimately got deleted.

Sadly I spent too much time on my other projects this year, I was unaware that the other projects were not being assessed, had I known this then I would have started work on this film the very day we returned as opposed to much later in the academic year. Several students on this course have not put in the effort that I have this year, with a couple of them only having made ONE film this year. In some cases I'm sure it will be a good film, but it hardly seems fair that I have made FIVE films this year, and they have only made one, and we will walk away with the same qualification. If I was a director on a television or film set, and a crew member was not doing the same amount of work as everyone else, and not meeting deadlines, then that crew member would no longer be on my crew. Sadly the same cannot be said for a large amount of students at THE FURTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE I ATTENDED.

So as this essay, and the course draws to a close, I am overall happy with the projects I have been a part of. I am grateful to THE FURTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE I ATTENDED to have let me play with camera's for a couple of years. And I am also very grateful for several of my classmates who have made some fantastic films and I am very proud that I have helped in some small way in some of them. Every project I have helped with has been vastly superior to mine, but as I said, I am my own worst critic.

I only wish I knew at the beginning of the year what I knew now, and my final project I believe would have been of a much higher caliber. But you live and learn.

 

 

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Andy G

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My Classmates Films: PHUGS!

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Several weeks ago I wrote a post called Behind The Scenes On PHUGS! Where you got to see a couple of behind the scenes videos and some pics taken during filming on Stephen Hornes film, PHUGS! Well here is the actual film. It's brilliant. It's yet another fantastic film from Stephen. 

It star's Stephen as the man who never gets a real hug, and Scott Ironside as his friend who Phugs him. What is a PHUG I hear you ask? Well watch the film and find out you mong.

You'll love it, and if you don't love it, you have no soul.

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Andy G

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*In this context PHUG means punch in the face!

My Classmates Films: Harrassment

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Several weeks ago I posted Behind The Scenes on Struans Pet Hate. I'm sure you remember it, it was the one that featured this truly fantastic video clip.

Well here is the finished product. Another fantastic film from Struan Robertson. 

It also has a cameo by me!

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Little bit of behind the scenes trivia for ya, I play one of the tramps, and you may notice I am carrying a yellow carrier bag. Well that yellow carrier bag contained the Robin costume for Robins Induction day, which starred Struan as Robin. That's a nice little factoid for ya.

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The Hotel Promo

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So you've seen The Official Making Of, and The Uncut Making Of, now it's time for the actual promo video itself. I hope you like it, and I hope you go and visit the hotel sometime. It's very nice.

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A massive thank you to Scott, Struan, Ian and Bob for all the help in making this video. without all of your help it simply wouldn't have happened. You guys rule!

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The Uncut Making Of The Hotel Promo

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Yesterday you got to see the very well put together video that Scott made. Today here's all the video footage I shot, just uploaded onto you tube. Uncut and unrated!! There are ten short video's which tell the tale of making the promo from the perspective of a drunk and then hungover Andy G.

Hope you like.

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The Official Making Of The Hotel Promo

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Several months ago myself, Ian, Struan and Scott all headed to a hotel on the west coast to make a promo video. We had a cracking couple of days away which I have written about before. While we were away both myself and Scott made several videos. Here is the official Behind The Scenes video, expertly put together by Scott. It's very, very good, and will hopefully give you a good idea of the kind of high jinks we got up to during the weekend.

Hope you like.

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Tomorrow I shall be posting all the video's I made, unlike Scott, I am very lazy and I didn't edit mine together. I just stuck them all on you tube. 

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Andy G

P.S.


I am aware that the blog has been very video heavy lately. This is because I have recently finished school and have a lot of videos to share. I also just found a lot of old video clips on my hard drive which I had forgotten all about. All of which shall be posted online soon. Including a couple of videos from Marks Stag Do which I know you will love, although Mark might not.

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Behind The Scenes on D.C.A.

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So as the academic year comes to a close, all of my classmates are busy finishing up the edit on their final projects. Some of my class have got some really top notch films. Here is a behind the scenes look, at one of them. One in which I am one of the stars.

This film is called D.C.A. and is written and directed by the award winning Cat Napier.

Which stands for Diet Cokers Anonymous.

It's a mockumentary about a young girl who is addicted to Diet Coke. I play John Johnson, the documentary maker.

Here's a couple of behind the scenes pics

Here is Cat, playing the character of the Diet Coke addicted Caroline, in this scene she is recovering from an overdose,

This first video features a brief glimpse of a critical scene in the movie, and then Cat does her Blow Job Face.

In this second video KP demonstrates just how annoying she can be

In this third video, all manner of topics are covered, from the potential rape of KP, to Cat missing her penis, and Scott talking about what he'd like to do with some vegetables after he'd used them in a a bizarre sexual act.

While we were shooting at Cat's flat, we spotted a couple of giant dalmation dogs, Cat made me film them. Here is that film.

A critical scene in the film is when Cat's character tries to cure herself of ehr addiction by drinking Pepsi. Here is a sneak peak at that scene.

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Cat should be finished editing D.C.A. any day now and as soon as she uploads it to you tube, I'll be sure to post it on here for you all to enjoy her very good film and my wonderful acting. I've seen an almost finsihed version fo the film, and I can confirm it's very, very good!

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My Classmates Films: SEE THEM TONIGHT!!

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For this week, if you want to see one of my classmates films then get your ass down to The Belmont Cinema in Aberdeen. 

It's The Student Showcase, and there will be some cracking films being show, including two of my films, the infamous Sticks & Stones, and Stephen Hornes Induction Day. It's gonna be epicly epic. Miss it Miss out.

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Book Look: The Show Where We Take A Look At A Book

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The other day I was roaming the inter webs the other day when I happened upon this. It's a chat show about books. It's called Book Look. And guess what?

In this particular episode, they are talking about MY BOOK!

I also did a brief interview for them, but I was pretty drunk at the time and completely forgot about it until now! 

Amazing!

Have a watch of the show, it stars Justin Timberlake and Kylie Minogue! Talking about MY BOOK!! How ace is that??

Enjoy.

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For anyone interested, please remember that MY BOOK is still available for the low low price of only £5. 

Yes that's right only £5(Plus Postage and Packaging) 

And it's also available as a download for only £3.

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My Final Project: Suburbia University

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Well here it is, my final project for school. 

It's called Suburbia University and focus's on three people who inhabit this establishment, Billy, Henry and Andy G. 

Here it is, enjoy. Let me know what you think.
Make sure you watch until the end of the credits as you get a little bonus scene.

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Behind The Scenes on Phugs

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Several weeks ago, on a cold spring morning, myself and a few of my classmates, headed to Duthie Park to help my friend and classmate Stephen Horne film his short film PHUGS.

Phugs stands for Perfunctory Hugs. If you don't know what perfunctory means, don't worry, I didn't either.

per·func·to·ry

   [per-fuhngk-tuh-ree]  Show IPA

–adjective

1.

performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial:perfunctory courtesy.

2.

lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; indifferent orapathetic:  
In his lectures he reveals himself to be merely aperfunctory speaker.

The film stars Stephen as a man who has never been hugged, and when he receives yet another Phug from everyone's favourite teuchter, Scott Ironside, it's just one Phug too many.

Here's a couple of behind the scenes pics:

And here's a couple of quick videos I made on the day.






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During our lunch break, the weather turned a bit crap, as it often does in Aberdeen. We couldn't film in the rain, so to fill up some time, myself and Struan had a wander through The Winter Gardens. Many years ago The Winter Gardens in Aberdeen used to be home to Spike The Talking Cactus. Sadly he has since vanished, but they do have a giant frog. Here's a video of Struans reaction to seeing it. Movie buffs should be suitably impressed at my joke at the end of this video. And if you're not impressed, you're a dick. Simple as.

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An Interview with a Muppet

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As regular readers will know, one of my school assignments was to make a film called Induction Day. We were given a script and told to go off and shoot it. I decided to adapt the script a little bit, and make Robins Induction Day. In that film, there is a series of interviews with students about the educational institute I attend.

For reasons to boring to go into, those interviews were edited down a lot for the final cut. So here, for your viewing pleasure is the full and uncut, Interview With A Muppet.

It stars Struan Robertson as The voice of Morrice The Muppet and Features Scott Ironside as The voice of Elmo and Miss Piggy

Enjoy

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 Andy G

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My Classmates Films: Strands

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At long last, after almost a year of nagging, Struan has uploaded his first year film to You Tube. It's called Strands, and it has a very talented actor playing the french chef.

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Struan made this film at the same time I was making my film last year, and as such, I decided that his film would be the unofficial sequel to mine. After having watched the film above, go back and watch my film from last year, and see if you can spot the references.

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