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Lame Film School

By James and Lucas

Two film graduates talk about film stuff.
Reviews, production, gear, GoPro usage in Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' and much, much more.
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Ep.5 - The Return

Lame Film SchoolMay 11, 2020

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Ep.5 - The Return

Ep.5 - The Return

We're back! Today James begs RODE for sponsorship as well as discussing the impact on film releases due to the pandemic, cultural impact on story inception, and Gear Talk discussing the EOS R5!
May 11, 202049:53
Ep.4 - Good Grief, We Love Alita Battle Angel

Ep.4 - Good Grief, We Love Alita Battle Angel

In this episode of Lame Film School, we quickly review some films we've seen, talk about Liam Neeson being a RACIST, and have a small celebration! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - We apologise 01:29 - Rapid Fire Review Time/The Mule (2019) 06:30 - Our favourite film of all time, Alita: Battle Angel (2019) 11:19 - Lucas Time! Vice (2019) and The Green Book (2019) 16:42 - We can't stop thinking about Alita 20:22 - Liam Neeson is (not) a racist 25:18 - A bad segway into GEAR TALK! 25:37 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCAS! 27:17 - We did so well, and then, we went back to Alita: Battle Angel. 28:17 - Joe's a weeb 28:36 - Lucas's Abrupt Outro 29:45 - A little something extra Fanfare for Space Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Feb 07, 201929:54
Ep.3 - James Gets Rehabilitated

Ep.3 - James Gets Rehabilitated

In this episode of Lame Film School, we talk about The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Get Out (2017), university type things, existential dread, please employ us, shameless plugs, and a guest appearance from our resident Adam Sandler specialist Tom Brown. P.S. Unfortunately splitting the show into segments within Anchor has been giving us a few issues, so refer to the timestamps below if you want to skip to a specific part! Timestamps: 00:00 — Intro 00:30–02:13 — Existential dread and uni bashing 02:16 — Review Time! 02:17–08:41 — The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 08:41–22:00 — Get Out (2017) 22:00 — Recommend Time! (Working title) 26:10 — "Speaking of nominations..." 27:07 — Shameless Pub Crawl (2016) plug 29:08 — Sandler's Corner (Welcome to Sandler's Corner, it's where we talk about... Adam Sandler and all the things he does in his life! Okay!) 30:02 — Where we know exactly what's been going on. 30:30 — The End 31:47 — A little something extra Links: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/ Get Out (2017) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5052448/ Fractured Horizon (2018) — https://vimeo.com/257174651 Pub Crawl (2016) — https://vimeo.com/243903267 Notes: I REALISE NOW THAT NEITHER PHENOMENON OR PHENOMENON TWO WERE MADE IN 2005 AND I AM SO SORRY. However, they are both good films and you should watch them. (Phenomenon & Phenomenon II, 1996 & 2003 respectively). Fanfare for Space Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Jan 29, 201931:54
Ep.2 - New Year, New Favourite

Ep.2 - New Year, New Favourite

In this episode of Lame Film School, we talk about the Samson C02, discuss The Favourite (2018), fingering, our favourite Christmas Films, drifting trains on ice, Robert Zemeckis, Beowulf (2007), Surf's Up (2007), and wrap up in REVERB CORNER. Timestamps: 00:00 — Intro 00:46–01:06— An awful joke by Lucas 01:06 — Samson C02  04:35 — Talking about The Favourite (2018) 09:57–11:35— Alien: Covenant (2017) is weird 13:20–13:32— We go insane for a brief stint 13:33 — Christmas Films! (1 month late, or 11 months early?) 20:29–23:01— We love you Robert Zemeckis 23:01–24:12— James goes on about realistic 3D and VR 24:12 — Surf's Up's (2007) cool tech 26:04 — A shameless plug and angry space dreams 26:53–27:03— Lucas' brain melts 28:54 — Samson C02 Returns and we talk next time in REVERB CORNER 30:34 — Outro 31:19— A little something extra Links: The Favourite (2018) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5083738/ Alien: Covenant (2017) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316204/ A Christmas Story (1983) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/ The Family Man (2000) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218967/ The Santa Clause (1994) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111070/ The Polar Express (2004) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338348/ Robert Zemeckis' Films — https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000709/ Surf's Up (2007) — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423294/ Empyreal (2018) — https://vimeo.com/304260379 Notes: The clip of the Samson C02 @ 28:58 does have Adobe Audition's 'DeReverb' effect applied. The clip at 01:25–02:10 does not. Also, the RODE M1 has been spliced in, so when you notice the changes in audio quality, that's that. Fanfare for Space Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Jan 16, 201931:37
Ep.1 - PLEASE DON'T USE THE H4N WITH THE NTG-2

Ep.1 - PLEASE DON'T USE THE H4N WITH THE NTG-2

In this episode of Lame Film School, we talk about The Front Runner, A Simple Favor, trash films, budget film gear, and how you should not use the Zoom H4n with the RODE NTG-2.  Please. As you may notice we recorded this a fair while back before we got all caught up with University work once again but worry not— more is on the way. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - The Front Runner 7:23 - A Simple Favor 11:08 - Rating Systems and Trash Films 21:08 - Gear Talk 27:36 - In Conclusion... Links: The Front Runner - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7074886/ A Simple Favor - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7040874/ Podcastage, Understanding Microphone Specifications (FAQ Series) - https://youtu.be/U7f6doVimlE?t=312 Notes: Regarding the Zoom H4n and RODE NTG-2 comments here's a little info. First up, if you're not sure what I was on about then you should definitely check out the video I've linked by Podcastage. In fact, if you care at all about audio then his channel is worth a sub. I've linked to the point in the video where he talks about the 'Output Impedance' and then about 30s later, 'Load Impedance'. With that in mind... RODE NTG-2: 250Ω, Zoom H4n: 1 kΩ. Worth noting though at the H4n Pro is rated at 3 kΩ so that's probably a different story, although the pre-amps could still be weak. At the time of writing this the H4n Pro is ~£170, while the Tascam DR-60D is sitting at ~£145, so I'd still recommend that unless you need on board mics too (And even then, I think I'd still recommend saving for the Tascam DR-70D). Fanfare for Space Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Jan 07, 201928:59
Ep.0 - Welcome To Our Room

Ep.0 - Welcome To Our Room

Hello guys and welcome to our room (working title). In this, first ever, episode of Lame Film School we talk about our favourite films of all time, the use of GoPro footage in Hollywood movies, which films I have and haven't seen, and putting a Medium Format camera on a drone. This is the first episode of Lame Film School. We recorded this mainly as a test but decided to put it up for your enjoyment. Fanfare for Space Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Dec 29, 201836:51