As your teacher, I'd like to offer my first and warmest welcome to all of you.

WELCOME TO DIGITAL FILMMAKING!

You are here to make ass-kicking films. Anytime you need assistance, feel absolutely free to contact me via email or just drop by staff office whenever I am available.

My email is Patrick@ait.nsw.edu.au .

There are a few rules you need to follow to the letter in this class.

1) Don't be late for class. I start class on time and I DO mark lateness and 2 lateness would make an absence. You need 80% of attendance to pass this course. ( Not 60% like any other class)

2) No mobile phone during class. Switch your phone to silence.

3) Regarding to your final film, we forbid 1) music video 2) filming in AIT 3) non-English film. We are not going to mark your film at all, if there is a violation of any kind. Be aware of this.

4) You must attend the final presentation in the end of this trimester or 15% will be deducted from your mark. Such deduction might result failure of this course.

OK, this first assessment is highly technical. It shows your skills at using premiere and how you put those skills to use. There's a HUGE difference between some of the files we see. Not just the final output...how they were made in the first place.
Below are two images that show this:


This image shows a trailer I marked at 55. Check out the number of sequences...in one minute of footage from the original movie, they only show THREE edits. The movie does nearly all the work. Only THREE EDITS!

Dear All,

Since it's Christmas, I am giving you a list of best Christmas movies.Just in case you and your family want to watch some great movie on Christmas' Eve.