WHO ARE WE?
One day Past
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My name is Tianyi Zhou and I prefer to be called as ‘Oneday’ as it’s the literal translation of my Chinese name. I studied Digital Media Arts in Communication University of China and specialized in Visual Effects Design. After graduation last year, I had a gap year with a job at BaseFx as an Editor which is my favorite role in filmmaking. Two directors that I admire are Christopher Nolan and Shunji Iwai as they stand for western and eastern spirits of film arts. Apart from film, I like playing guitar, reading detective novels and football.
This course was about English language including some elements of creative arts. Through PSEAD, I learnt how to use English in the art and design area academically. Though interpreting the projects were challenging, I began to work and study as a real postgraduate student in by taking notes during lectures and researching my own subject area. Of course, I made wonderful friends and met passionate tutors here too.
I decided to study at UCA in an attempt to be equipped with a better understanding of film arts and practical skills. It is not easy to be distinctive and while accepted by the audience as a filmmaker, this is not my ultimate career goal. I hope to explore innovative ways to combine commercial methods of filmmaking with unique storytelling techniques and eventually establish my own inspiring artistic style when studying here
Name: Tianyi Zhou
Nationality: China
Nickname: One day
Language: Chinese & English
Gender: Male Previous Education: BA Digital Media Arts at Communication University of China Current Education: MA Filmmaking at UCA
Annalisa INTRODUCTION
PSEAD
Future
For me, films are like magic, they can make me cry, make me laugh. Films can take me to a place I have never been to, even a place that does not exist. I also know that nowadays media is the easiest way to approach people, and film is the easiest way to make people sit there for two hours and listen to your opinion. After graduated from University, I joined an advertising company which mainly produces commercials and documentaries.
I enjoy the five weeks pre-sessional EAP course very much. The course included my favorite thing, which is art in order to improve my English. In the course, I learned how to cooperate with others who come from different backgrounds, and I have actually improved my English, because every day I used English for class and also for life.
I believe a good film can change a person’s values. I hope in my MA course I can learn how to make a good film, expand my mind and learn to operate equipment. After finishing my masters degree, I hope I can be a filmmaker who can inspire and influence.
Name: I-Hsin Chang
Nationality: Taiwan
My favorite film: The Beautiful Life
Nickname: Annalisa
Language: English, Mandarin
My favorite director: Aamir Khan
Gender: Female Previous Education: Shih Hsin University BA Filmmaking Current Education: MA Filmmaking
My favorite actress: Audrey Hepburn
Leo Past
Now
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I studied film directing in Beijing Film Academy. When I finished my college course, I chose to be a teacher at a university. I taught documentary film and fiction film in China. During this period, I felt wonderful. After two years of teaching, I decided to come to the UK, because I wanted to keep studying and developing myself.
My English speaking and writing skills were quite basic before I came to the UK. During the PSEAD course study, I acquired a lot of improvements in my English language skills, which makes me feel much more confident when I use English. During this period, I made lots of new friends. By the communication with new classmates I learnt lots of knowledge of art which I did not know in the past.
I’m starting MA Documentary Practices this September and I literally can’t wait! I think being a filmmaking student is a delightful thing. When I finish my MA course, I think I will go back to China and continue being a teacher.
Name: Qiao Lu
Nationality: China
Nickname: Leo
Language: Chinese & English
Gender: Male Previous Education: BA Film Directing Current Education: MA Documentary Practices
Q Past
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I am a passionate Saudi filmmaker who enjoys doing films. I started doing films couple of years ago back in my home country, with some of my friends who shared the same passion with me. We have made about 20 films so far. We won The Best Short Film Prize in the biggest competition show on TV in the whole Arabic world for 2017, the film was about Islam fighting with terrorism. I was studding law in the past, but after one year and few months of studying it, I realized that I am not really interested in it as much as filmmaking, so I made my decision to come to the UK and study something that I really love and enjoy.
I did the IELTS exam then I had to do the PSEAD course at UCA to improve my English level. We had such an amazing 10 weeks with good teachers, who helped us a lot to take our English language to the next level. Personally I had no experience in researching before and this course has helped me to understand how I can carry out a more academic research to back up my ideas.
I cannot wait to start my main course, I am very excited, as my course will be mostly practical which is the best way for me to learn. I hope this course will improve my skills, teach more about this field, help me to widen my network with people who work in the industry and could support my films, ideas and projects in the future.
Name: Qutaibah Alkhateeb
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Nickname: Q
Interest: Filmmaking, Photography, plying music and cooking.
Gender: Male Fature Course: BA Film Production GOAL: Win an Oscar Prize in Directing / Cinematography.
Ana Past
Now
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My name is Anastasija, I came from a small country called Latvia, and smaller city -Stende. Before this course I studied high school and three years ago I graduated from an art school. I was an active student, making projects in my city like - different types of events. In high school I needed to learn 4 different languages, my native - Latvian, Russian, English and German.
I came to the UK in July. For one week I was exploring streets of London. Then the day came that I had to start the PSEAD course - I was scared. But everything went well, people here have been kind and helpful. What did I get from the PSEAD course? I can tell that, I got a good experience and I think this course helped me a lot in future main course. And I think I can call some of them my friends, because time what I spend with them change my thinking about cultures in their countries.
My favourite film is Harry Potter, but, of course I am not crazy about that, but I watched the entire series within two months. But right now I cannot tell my favorite film producer, maybe I will discover one studying my main course. What I see in my future is my dream work. Like Walt Disney said: "If you can dream it, you can do it." I can dream it, so I can do that.
Name: Anastasija
Nationality: Latvian
Nickname: Ana
Language: Latvian, Russian
Gender: Female Previous Education: Talsi secondary school N2 Current Education: BA Film Production
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