Alone [Short Film] – Filmed in Hawick, Scottish Borders – Student Film Production

'Alone' is a short film filmed in the Scottish Borders. I wrote and Directed the short for one of my college course units and the production was really an experiment with audio and images which I was encouraged to make where I have received some positivity from friends and family to create more content. The film includes a whole host of hidden messages which I challenge you to discover for yourself when watching.

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Alone [Short Film] – Filmed in Hawick, Scottish Borders – Student Film Production

▬ ♫ Music Copyright ♫ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

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"Rumination" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Grave Matters" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Improbable" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

▬ Cast & Crew ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Filmmaker – A Taylor

Little Girl – M Taylor
Mysterious Man – M Taylor Senior

▬ Equipment Used ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
Video Shot using Panasonic DV30 equivalanet

▬ Awards Won ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

I submitted the film as a member of ECVS and showcased the short at their annual awards evening where I won a few prizes from their event.

Amateur Edinburgh Cine and Video Society 2009 Awards:

Lizar's Trophy - Best Overall Film In Competition
Waverly Plate - Best Fiction Film

For my edit own programme unit, I decided to use my experimental film 'Alone' which I filmed in October in Hawick. The film is an experimental piece which was shot very quickly without much script preparation beforehand so the process was similar to a 24/48 competition event.

The editing began with getting used to AVID for the first time which isn't too difficult to use, once you know what you are doing.

The first rough cut of the film was running eight minutes and I began to cut out shots which were slowing down the pace of the film and not telling the audience anything. Shots included a character walking into a door and then a second where one of the door shots was taken out to speed up pace.