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Jake Metcalf
Mar 21, 20211 min read
Time-zoned (2020) | Short Film
Through networking, I was lucky enough to come in contact with a filmmaker from Australia. We both shared a love of film and wanted to...
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Jake Metcalf
Mar 20, 20211 min read
Deer in the Headlights (2021) | Short Film
After an unfortunate car crash, a young man loses his short-term memory. With the threat of being detained, he desperately tries to...
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Jake Metcalf
Nov 24, 20201 min read
My Exploration of Art | Collection of Short Films
Within my studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, I have explored several areas of art, creating films that focus on these areas...
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Jake Metcalf
Nov 24, 20201 min read
My Work With BFI Acadamy | British Film Academy, Leeds
In this post, I will talk about my experience within the British Film Academy! Follow the link below to get started!...
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Jake Metcalf
Sep 27, 20205 min read
‘L’Age D’or’ (Bunuel, 1930) and ‘Un Chien Andalou’ (Bunuel, 1929)
Do both these surrealist films reject conventional narrative structure through the focal point of a subjective reality? One could say...
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Jake Metcalf
Sep 27, 20206 min read
‘The Grandmaster’ (Kar-Wai, 2013) & ‘Mad Max’ (George Miller, 1979)
Statement: ‘Fictional narratives in films can provide us with an understanding of the nature of real-life conflict’ Can this be applied...
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Jake Metcalf
Sep 21, 20192 min read
"Stifflips"| Surreal Short Film
This short film was a task that I set myself when producing a performance in my A-Level Drama. It is going towards an assessed devised...
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Jake Metcalf
Sep 7, 20191 min read
The Untouchables (Death Theme) | Score Cover
Similar to 'Schindler's List | Score Cover' this was another project of mine where I took the 'Death Theme' score from The Untouchables...
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Jake Metcalf
Sep 3, 20196 min read
Searching for Sugar Man, directed by Malik Bendjelloul 2012
Are documentaries an unreliable source of past events? Does manipulation play a big part within documentaries? Does 'Searching for Sugar...
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Jake Metcalf
Aug 26, 20191 min read
Work Experience | Kirklees Local TV
For a week, I went to Kirklees Local TV and became involved in the filming, planning and projects that they currently had running. I...
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Jake Metcalf
Jul 23, 20191 min read
To Become Immortal and then Die | Feature Mockumentary (2020)
"One day a pianist, a drummer , two guitarists and a bassist decided to get together and make a band... they were incredible..." A lot of...
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Jake Metcalf
Jul 22, 20191 min read
The 100m End | Short Film
This film is about a boy (Daniel) who has the passion to run, yet in order to pursue his dream he must be faster. So he trains and trains...
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Jake Metcalf
Jul 19, 20192 min read
Script in Progress
Below is a script that i've been working on. I've been messing around with the idea, removing parts that I don't think work. Please...
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Jake Metcalf
Jul 19, 20191 min read
Schindler's List | Score Cover
This was a small project of mine where I chose a film score and did my best (with some help!) to replicate the score using my trusted...
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Jake Metcalf
Jul 18, 20192 min read
Reminiscent | Short Film
This short film is about a young boy (Adam) and his journey through the hills of the country side with his dog. I did all the filming...
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Jake Metcalf
Jun 30, 20199 min read
'Raging Bull' by Martin Scorsese, 1980
Can Martin Scorsese's 'Raging Bull' be determined as aesthetically successful? How does he exaggerate the use of micro elements to suite...
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Jake Metcalf
Jun 30, 201910 min read
'Singin' in the Rain' by Stanley Donen, 1952
Does Donen's usage of micro and macro elements aid the overall visual effect? How important is the usage of sound within the film? Does...
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Jake Metcalf
Jun 30, 201910 min read
'Sunrise' by F.W. Murnau, 1927
Could film be considered as just a spectacle? Is narrative resolution necessary for a film to be successful? Regarding both narrative and...
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Jake Metcalf
Jun 30, 20199 min read
'Skyfall' by Sam Mendes, 2012
Does the "big screen" effect the way a film is experienced? Does it effect other factors, such as auteur? Can character representation...
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Jake Metcalf
Jun 30, 20198 min read
The Dark Knight Rises by Christopher Nolan, 2012
How does watching TDKR on a cinema screen affect spectatorship? Can representation and narrative still be recognised or is it all lost to...
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