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Refraction

12/31/2017

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The Refraction Project started from a very simple thought, “I wonder if that would look cool?” but then built into something more. I thought to myself, “Is it possible to use a GoPro with a Macro lens attachment to shoot time lapses through a crystal ball?”, and after a few failures I found out, yes, it is indeed possible.
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When I first saw the effect of the time lapse, it was a mesmerising experience. It looked like a tiny globe, a world of its own, just sitting waiting to be explored. It felt like I could reach out and take it in the palm of my hand. The way these small worlds floated apart from the rest of the world around them reminded me of the Carl Sagan piece, “Pale Blue Dot,” and the line, “The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena.” It made me want to go out and capture as many of these small worlds as I could, but I came up against some stage problems.
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One of the main challenges of shooting like this is that you can’t have the GoPro in a case, as you need to attach the Macro lens, which means weather conditions have to be just right. It couldn’t rain, but it also couldn’t be clear blue skies, as nothing would happen in the shots. So again, after another couple of failed attempts I started to get the hang of it. Another challenge was as soon as I took out a crystal ball in public, everyone wanted to know what I was doing with it, which meant a lot of shots were ruined by people and their dogs walking up to the camera. Most of them were friendly and just curious about what I was doing, so it didn’t matter too much.
All in all the project took just over a year to film, not because it was necessarily difficult, but because our house fell apart around us, and so other things took centre stage in my mind, but I always wanted to come back to it. In the end I wanted to start off 2018 by finally getting this project finished, by giving it the polish it deserved. So here it is, “Refraction,” a collection of mini worlds just waiting to be explored.

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Off to Filmapalooza!!

10/23/2017

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I am delighted to have been part of the team that won the Glasgow 48 Hour Film Competition 2017 that took place in October. We are all very excited  to be heading to Filmapalooza 2018 to take part in the global competition in Paris this coming March.

If you would like to check out our film “War of the Tailors” it is linked below.  

War of the Tailors - Winner of Best Film - Glasgow 48 Hour Film Project 2017 from Jo Osborne on Vimeo.

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Putting the Finishing Touches to Tide and Time

8/26/2017

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Very excited to be putting the finishing touches to our latest short, "Tide and Time". The short focuses on a man who discovers that, every day at 6pm for ten seconds he can do anything  he wants without fear of repercussions. It was great to work on as it felt like getting to cut my very own episode of the twilight zone. Keep an eye out for it coming to a festival near you soon.

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New Festival News

8/23/2017

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​I am excited to have two films make it into some new festivals that are coming up soon. The Life of Beards has made into the 8th Underground Cinema International Film Festival and Flake has been selected for the Berlin Flash Film Festival. It is great to have our movies travelling the globe. 

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Urban  Exploring  and  DaVinci  Resolve  Editing

7/29/2017

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Since I am mid move at the moment all of my editing gear is packed up. But when a chance to do some exploring of abandoned railway stations came up, I had to find some way of documenting it. All I had to hand was my phone so I shot the whole thing on that. I also had nothing to cut it on so I thought I would try out the DaVinci Resolve Editing Suit as it is free and thought it would be fun to play around on. This is what I could put together with my phone and DaVinci.

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Screening for "The Life of Beards"

6/23/2017

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Excited for a test screening, on the 2nd of July, for a short mockumentary i worked on recently.  If you are interested, you should check out the life of beards events page on Facebook.

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Winning Best Drama at the ALTFF

6/16/2017

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​Very excited to have The Distances Between, a short film I edited, win two awards at the at the Alternative Film Festival Summer Edition last weekend.

It won best drama and best actress for our lead Arlene Mckenna in the Super Short Category. These are our first wins for the film and we can wait to see how the film gets on at the other festivals we have coming up later on in the summer. Well done to everyone who worked on the project you all should be very proud. 

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The Distances Between - New Festival Selections

6/6/2017

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One of the shorts I cut together has continued to do well on the festival circuit. The Distances Between has been selected for TWO international film festivals. First is Fresh Meet International Film Festival in Quito, Ecuador. The next is the Twin Lion International Short Film Festival in Mumbai, India. It is great to see that a short film from Scotland is starting to make waves around the world.
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