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  1. cblok

    HSC English, Drama & Art Filmmaking Workshops - qualified teacher & filmmaker

    Hi, I’m a freelance shooter, producer and director. I’m also a qualified Drama and English High School teacher. Throughout 2014 I will be continuing my intensive film making workshops aimed specifically at NSW high school students. These are practical, hands-on workshops taught by someone with...
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    HSC Filmmaking workshops - Ex2 English, Drama & Art. January 2014

    Hi, I’m Christiaan Blok! I’m a freelance shooter, producer and director. I’m also a qualified Drama and English secondary teacher. Throughout 2014 I will be continuing my intensive film making workshops aimed specifically at NSW high school students. These are practical, hands-on workshops...
  3. cblok

    HSC Filmmaking workshops - Ex2 English, Drama & Art. January 2014

    Hi, I’m Christiaan Blok! I’m a freelance shooter, producer and director. I’m also a qualified Drama and English secondary teacher. Throughout 2014 I will be continuing my intensive film making workshops aimed specifically at NSW high school students. These are practical, hands-on workshops...
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    Final Cut Pro

    Wow, $400! I suppose they have to pay the rent on their expensive Oxford St location somehow.
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    Previous Film MajorWorks??? anybody?? plz help!

    Documentaries are a great format for extension 2 english videos! They stand out from pack of narrative shorts and also present a surprisingly broad array of ways to conceptualise your work. Look around on youtube and keep your eye open for SBS and even TVS (Channel 31 UHF) gems. Recently, this...
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    Equiptment Hire

    If anyone is interested, I have been supplying experienced crew and equipment (lights, mics, cameras, dollies, editing, rigging etc etc) for Extension 2 English videos for quite a while now. We work within all BOS guidelines and allow students to get a taste of what its really like to...
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    Quick Question on Major...

    The BOS does state that you must be the writer of the piece, however with an interpretation of an existing work it becomes somewhat ambiguous as to how much is your own interprettation and how much is original. Its a bit of a grey area. Remember, it is an English subject (and a high level one at...
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    Help with Shooting a Video for Major Work

    Hi, I'm a fouth year university film student with a tonne of experience on professional and pro-amateur shoots. I have access to professional cameras, lighting, sound, digital editing - the whole lot. If anyone is doing a video for their HSC (Extension 2 English, Drama, Art etc) and would...
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    Final Cut Pro

    I run courses on the Adobe editing suite - Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Audition and Adobe Encore DVD. Final Cut Pro and the Adobe suite are fairly similar programs in terms of editing possibilities. If you are interested in learning the Adobe suite please email me at...
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    You Tube - ing short films or video edits

    My Extension 2 English video (Please note that YOUTUBE has made the video/audio slightly out of sync): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZtBUADACDE It was made in 2002 with no budget and terrible equipment (even for the time). I'm proud to say that the quality of my more recent works has...
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    Extension 2 English Video Tutor & Editor

    No worries. -Christiaan
  12. cblok

    Film for ext 2 2007 - what is required?

    Hi, I run specialised Extension 2 English (Video) workshops and tutoring for HSC students if you're interested. My services cover everything you need for a great EXE2 video. They are completely tailored to your individual needs and generally in a one on one teaching environment. Lesson...
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    Doing Vid for Ext2 - General Questions

    Hi, 1. There are no restrictions on the music you choose. Copyright generally isn't an issue with EXE2. 2. You can do whatever you want with your film once everything has cooled off. Be aware, however, that if you choose to exhibit your film in other places (such as film festivals etc)...
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    Thinking of doing Video for Ext 2, what stuff do I need?

    Your computer equipment sounds pretty reasonable. Quite a few of my EXE2 students last year did their films on computers with less grunt. Things you might want to consider upgrading is your RAM, grab another 512MB and that should be sweet and as the previous poster stated, hard drive is...
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    English Tutor Needed

    Hi, I specialise in Extension 2 English Video tutoring. We work on scripting, storyboarding, planning, filming and editing. I can even provide professional equipment and a crew should you need it. This way you can concentrate more on directing than just carrying stuff around and setting up...
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    Video drama help

    Hi TANGUYEN, I edit videos for a living, but first an explanation of what your experiencing: Remember, because the footage you shot on your camera is digital and it is then transferred to your computer digitally (firewire I gather?), the information is exactly the same I.E. the picture and...
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    Film vs. Video

    I tell all my students to put it onto DVD and include a VHS copy as a backup - include instructions to markers that the DVD is first priority and VHS 2nd. If you burn on a slow speed using good discs you should be fine. Also avoid labels on the disc. The ONLY brand I use for DVDs are Verbatim...
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