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matt dowse
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Matt dowse
Falling in Love (at the end of the world)
In 2018, I wrote my first ever feature-length screenplay. Falling in Love (at the end of the world). Two characters with powerful...
Matt Dowse
Aug 1, 20181 min read
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Matt Dowse
Jun 13, 20180 min read
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Kill the Director
'Kill The Director' is a short comedic/romantic film (a ComRom, you could say) that tells the story of a young failed romantic named...
Matt Dowse
Jun 1, 20181 min read
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The Trident | Volume 1 | Issue 3
Here we go again! The Trident is an all-new magazine published by Trident Media, with me as the chairman! Over 1000 printed copies have...
Matt Dowse
May 2, 20181 min read
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The Trident | Volume 1 | Issue 2
It’s time for issue two! The Trident is an all-new magazine published by Trident Media, with me as the chairman! Over 1000 printed copies...
Matt Dowse
Feb 1, 20181 min read
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UNFAIREST (iPhone Short Film)
Unfairest is a short film I was tasked to create using only an iPhone. A cynical remake of the classic ‘Snow White’ story, the film is a...
Matt Dowse
Feb 1, 20181 min read
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The Trident | Volume 1 | Issue 1
I’m in a magazine! The Trident is an all-new magazine published by Trident Media, with me as the chairman! I’m featured in the magazine...
Matt Dowse
Dec 12, 20171 min read
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Filmmaking in 2017
As the year comes to an end, I’ve been thinking back to what has probably been the maddest year of my life. I graduated from university...
Matt Dowse
Dec 12, 20173 min read
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Marvel Studios, and the power of the franchise
I’ve mentioned once or twice in this blog my adoration for film franchises and sequels, something that’s very unusual to hear in any...
Matt Dowse
Dec 5, 20173 min read
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How not to be a Disaster Artist
An inquiry into my own directing style, using terrible movies as case studies. This week I was lucky enough to receive a set of advanced...
Matt Dowse
Dec 4, 20174 min read
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'The Disaster Artist' Review
This week I was lucky enough to receive a set of advanced preview tickets to the new James Franco film ‘The Disaster Artist’ about two...
Matt Dowse
Dec 4, 20173 min read
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Trouble once more
After weeks of writing, planning and preparing for the shoot of my fairytale short film, last weekend finally brought the opportunity for...
Matt Dowse
Nov 27, 20173 min read
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Midnight Ambassador Interview
In November of 2017 I was lucky enough to be joined in the Studio by Andre Garca, aka ‘Midnight Ambassador’. He stepped into the Trident...
Matt Dowse
Nov 27, 20171 min read
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The Distressed Damsel
Having reconsidered my original wolf screenplay, It became time to write another short fairytale piece, one that would be simpler to...
Matt Dowse
Nov 11, 20174 min read
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Disaster!
Disaster! Having confidently written and decided to produce my short screenplay adapting Little Red Riding Hood to focus on the viewpoint...
Matt Dowse
Nov 7, 20172 min read
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Thor Ragnarok, and the importance of a cohesive tone.
Without any academic intent, I’ve somehow stumbled into spending much of the past week thinking about tone, and the cohesive worlds...
Matt Dowse
Nov 3, 20173 min read
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Wolf Stories
By January 8th, I need to have written, produced, and edited to completion a short two minute film based on a traditional fairytale. The...
Matt Dowse
Oct 27, 20173 min read
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Supermarket Freedoms
This week I was fortunate enough to be offered the position of runner on a production company’s film shoot on campus at the University of...
Matt Dowse
Oct 20, 20172 min read
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Influences and Inspirations
It is often a joke in the academic study of film that to critically analyse film and TV must surely stop an individual from being able to...
Matt Dowse
Oct 17, 20174 min read
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The Challenge
The challenge was set; a one minute screenplay using three distinctive characters. For someone who has always found difficulty in...
Matt Dowse
Oct 10, 20172 min read
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