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And so it comes to my realization that after all this time, to come up with a theme all you need to do is come up with the main characters Unconsciousness Need and Conscious goal, put the two together to come up with the characters final realization, that either makes or breaks him, ending your story in either heartbreak or warmth. Richard has certainly put things into perspective in our first class back, i now find it much easier to get idea's down on to paper now that i have a full understanding of what exactly i'm writing about.

So here we go, back again for the next year, the tough times begin. Quite nervous bout the whole thing, don't really know what to expect or how different its really going to be, but i'm sure it'll hit me in time, cough cough first assessment.

We're back to our theory classes studying the history and development of both cinema and television. Gotta say i there's one thing i missed, it has to be our weekly screenings as a class. with no free time and work constantly over the summer i hardly got the chance to watch any of my favourite films over the summer so it's good to come back to a bunch of freshly picked films for study.

Andy already has us started on the classic greats, with his enthusiastic involvement and constant attention to show us just how much film has changed over the years. Metropolis, although long and over acted in my opinion, proved to be a real treat. Something in which i had never seen before yet was so expressive and ahead of its time. You can really see where a lot of film makers today get their influences. The production design was to be the main point we took from the film, the absolutely unbelievable designs for the future, such as the workers city underground working hard, killing the lower classes so that the upper classes could live in bliss, video phones, roads and paths in the sky and even mega cities.

We also have this new directing class with Zam, and this is proving quite exiting as i've never really been involved in directing, having never really had experience with it. But even so, it's very interesting to get tips from an experienced director such as Zam. The classes are mainly only in introductory stages so far but still hold a great deal of information from the beginning as well as keeping the class a live with interaction and open opinion, such as bringing in our own favourite films to show, obviously mine wasn't the most glamorous but i still stand by my decision down to emotional involvement.

Technical studies : and so it begins. Back with the ever so active Ray, who is cheery as usual. No slowing down, straight into action, and now in our first day back with Ray we've been introduced to our new tripods and heads, which we'll be using through the year, and so far they seem very cool, much more sophisticated than the original Vinten's and Vision's we were using before. And we also now know how to change the bulbs in every lamp that's in the kit room.

What can be better to finish off with what i posted earlier on in the week. We've been asked by Adam to come up with two new idea's for a new channel four Drama (ya beauty!). This is pretty much the best thing ever with the exception of a lot of things, but just to give my point some emphasis, it is. Seriously though, the comedy drama's that channel four produce are among my favourite television shows and constantly grab my attention making me laugh, cry and even vomit some time (not literally). But just thinking that one of us may be able to be a part of that kind of industry gets me all exited.

Gna be a good year lads!