Bio
My name is Becki Couch and I'm an 21 year old FDA Film and Media Arts Production graduate. I have been studying film for over 6 years and have made several films, both for myself and clients. My main interest is in classic Hollywood films which have greatly inspired me with my scripts and the cinematography of my films. Although I have mainly focused on script writing and directing I have also worked as an camera operator, director of photography, editor and producer.
The photo at the top of the page is my own I took as part of my experimental unit research.
Education
FDA Film and Media Arts - First
BTEC Media Production - D* D* D
Film Studies GCSE - B
Examples of work:
My 2016 showreel.
A short documentary about the recent resurgance of vinyl records.
A short trailer I produced to advertise Dirigo Film Festival 2016
The life of a book given as a Christmas present in 1945.
Using modern day and archive footage, the film explores Weston-super-Mare's prosperous days as a seaside resort and compares it to modern day abandonment and regeneration.
Private eye Mr Mercury gets framed for murder by the newest European actress in Hollywood, Marie.
Made for my style and meaning project, I incorporate the codes and conventions of classic Film Noir.
Using 8mm film I created an experimental film about distored memories.
Working with performing arts student to create a short film based on the ideas of thater director Tadeusz Kantor (1915-1990)
City Symphony film by FdA Film & Media Arts Production students from a residential filming project in Nantes, France February 2015.
A documentary about St Nicks Market in Bristol, focusing on the people and history of this unique market.
The first film I made for FDA Film based around the theme of taking an everyday action and making it cinematic, in this case putting on make-up.
A short city Syphony I made in Bristol capturing some of the best locations within the city.
A short documentary telling the story of cinemas origins from the pioneers of the first films till the first full talkie "The Jazz Singer".
Made for my final major project in BTEC Media Production.
A 30 second hand drawn animation I did for a fictinal book store. Made for my BTEC Media animation unit.
A short advert I made during my BTEC Media production course for the British favorite Bassets sweets. Made using a mix of live action and stop motion animation.
Client Films
Weston College (Weston Super Mare) have shared their video with us - this was filmed in autumn last year (2013). It shows the students following Environment Agency's Bristol/Avon and Somerset field teams to find out what makes up a day in the life of a flood operative.
This was a film I helped make with the enviroment agancy in and around somerset.
CUTV - Christmas Show 2013
I worked on the CUTV (Weston colleges TV channel) Christmas special as head scriptwriter.
Above is the full episode in four parts.
7x7x7 Marathon Challenge
Jason smith and 6 other runners set themselves a challenge of running a marathon each day for 7 days in order to raise money for 7 different charities.
I worked as a team of film makers asked to film the event each day as it progressed. Our footage was shown on BBC Points West on 2nd June 2014.
Above are some pictures taken from the event.
Contact:
Email: Beckicouch@ymail.com
Tumblr: www.beckifdafilm.tumblr.com