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Ben Kay

England

Freelance Pundit, Commentator and Columnist at Freelance

Ex rugby player with occasional catching problem! Scored winning drop goal in 03 RWC final! Now Commentator and living in ad world! instagram - benkayrugby

Articles

  • 1 week ago | magazine.shots.net | Ben Kay

    If you’re unfortunate enough to spend as much time on LinkedIn as I do, you’ll have seen a lot of posts about the current capabilities of AI. Whether it’s the AI Coke ad of last year or the current mashups of Interstellar and Studio Ghibli, there’s always someone (I suspect they are mainly plants, or bots from the AI companies) who can’t contain their excitement at what AI can do for $500 or thereabouts.

  • 4 weeks ago | creativereview.co.uk | Ben Kay

    The churn of the advertising industry has been brutal for creative agencies in recent years. But, asks Ben Kay, has it resulted in something better for clients? I often think back to an anecdote I once heard about the legendary ad agency CDP in its 1970s heyday. They were pitching for some packaged food brand that was based on a farm.

  • 1 month ago | voicemag.uk | Ben Kay

    My final project for Unit 2  will be a one boy show, rework of Shakespeare's play the Tempest, using all the skills learnt in my online Young Academy Film Course. In the course there was a section on the history of film and types of films. This included a screening of Charlie Chaplin silent film, called The Kid. I decided this would be the best way to approach my own film. To make it silent and create more of a drama using movements, gestures and props to recreate my version.

  • 2 months ago | voicemag.uk | Ben Kay

    Having filmed my fight scene, recorded the sound effect, now this bit was editing in the sound to make sure it fitted into the scene at the right time. Continuing to learn from my course with Young Film Academy, I took the fight scene I filmed with 2 actors and edited in my punch sound effect. You then have to find the exact right place in the scene to add the effect itself. It was fiddly doing the editing on a phone and next time I will use a bigger tablet to make it easier.

  • 2 months ago | voicemag.uk | Ben Kay

    Punch scene, sound effect and final edit. Having spent ages filming, recording and editing my short fight scene, this was my final cut. I was very pleased with it but surprised how long it took to do. I am a bit worried about completing a whole film for my main Silver Arts Award challenge, but I am now thinking I will keep my film simple, with less special effects and make it more about the drama.

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