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This is a very interesting article that I came across which talks about feral children that  were raised by animals.

http://www.hellou.co.uk/2015/10/new-photos-tell-the-shocking-true-stories-of-feral-children-raised-by-wild-animals-63347/

One case that interested me more so the others is the case of Genie in 1970. She wasn't raised by children, she was tied to a chair when she was 20 months where she remained until she was 13. Nobody talked to her thus she was unable to develop speech. The case was looked at by psychologists, linguists and other such scientists have learnt valuable information from her case. Various documentaries were also made.

Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez is one of my favourite directors but many people don't seem to know who he is. His method of film making is so refreshing and is the prefect scope for amateur film makers: 

 "Creativity, not money, is used to solve problems." 

He also came up with a concept for script writing. Don't write something you can't make, write the screenplay based on that list of things you can use like cool cars, apartments, horses, samurai swords and so on.

He also earned the nickname "The One Man Film Crew" for the work he does on his films, which is everything. Rodríguez not only has the credits of producing, directing and writing his films, he also frequently serves as editor, director of photography, camera operator, steadicam operator, composer, production designer, visual effects supervisor, and sound editor on his films. This is a huge inspiration for me because his work ethic is infectious and the way he goes about things is something I love about him. 

Dusk Till Dawn

The next thing I wanted to talk about is the Robert Rodriguez television adaptation of his cult classic "From Dusk Till Dawn". It tells the story of the Gecko brothers trying to get to Mexico while being chased by cops. The reason why I wanted to talk about it is because of it's use of colour grading.

  

Rodriguez's work is very stylistic and that is partially due to his colour use. It as a nice finish to the video and really makes the screen vibrant and is something I would like to experiment with this for my project. 

Here is a piece from an article where Rodriguez talks about colour:

“Since I shot in color, we’d take the color out and make it a stark black-and-white, but at any time in post I could bring a color back in,” says Rodriguez. “You could then use color as a weapon; a really strong storytelling tool. 

God Of Love

The next film I wanted to talk about is the 2011 Oscar winning short film titled "God of Love". 

It tells the story of Ray, a lounge singing darts champions who finds his prayers being answered after mysteriously finding a box of love darts.

God of Love / Бог любви (2010) from Mir Festivals on Vimeo.

The reason again why I wanted to check this out is because it's the best. It won the big one so these are the films I should be watching. It tells a nice little story with a nice narrative with nice camera work, but nothing out of the ordinary. It shows what you can do with a good story and good planning and that is something I hope to achieve. 

In Bruges

The next movie I wanted to review was Martin McDonaghs 2008  film "In Bruges". I adore this film because of its simplicity in terms of story. It tells the story of Ray, who travels to Bruges after a job gone wrong.   

What I love about this film and McDonagh's films are his ability to strike the perfect balance between drama and comedy. His jokes are hilarious and his sad parts are devastating and that is so tricky to do. The reason why I watched it is for that reason. Picking up methods and tips on how he writes and how his films are shot. 

Also having important chemistry with your actors are so important. Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are real life close friends and it comes across that way in the film. Also it's so important to maintain a positive and happy spirit on set because it'll make for a better film making process.

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime

The next thing I wanted to talk about is the show "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime ". I went to the theatre last Tuesday and was absolutely blown away with this production. "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime" tells the story of Christopher, a 15 child with aspergers who goes on a detective mission to find out who killed his neighbours dog.  

The story telling in this play was mesmerising. The performance of Joshua Jenkins as Christopher  was superb and it was really refreshing to check out another medium to tell a story other then film. The visuals during the show to were breathtaking and it was an absolute spectacle.  

  

It gave me a new look on how to tell a story and showed me how important character and actor chemistry is. The story flowed so smoothed and the actors connection was real and made me really want to ensure good story telling.

Soft

The next thing I wanted to review was the short 2008 Cannes selected short entitled "Soft". The story is about a young gang who terrorise a father and son as well as provoking them. 

The reason I checked it out was because it did well at Cannes and these are the type of shorts I should be looking at as they are the standard of film I should be aiming to make. 

The film itself was hard to watch at times and that is one reason why I didn't like it. However again it shows what you can do with simple camera work and a good story. It also used interesting elements to it like using poor camera quality which was recorded on a 'phone'.