You can find on this page my film gallery with a short description just to have an idea what it is about and how it came to that. And of course the credits. Also, at the bottom of the page, you can find available jobs in Broadcasting or Film.
MY FILMS
Helen - Drip Drop (Studio recording)
My cousin Helen is a very talented singer. She has great voice, but you need more than that to be noticed. This way we used our skills to get there! We went to the studio and recorded one of the songs she likes: Safura - Drip Drop. I filmed her during the process, and lets see what came out of it :)
The images from this video were taken with Sanyo Xacti.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
Luci at Silverstone - Audi R8 Experience
This video was filmed at Silverstone, where my friend Luci experienced driving for the first time Audi R8! It was a great experience filming at Silverstone this lovely car!
I thought 'Tokio Drift' soundtrack fits perfectly!
The images from this video were taken with Sanyo Xacti and a mixture of Youtube shots.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
Engagement - Tenerife
The title says it all. This is a short film recorded in Tenerife, and it captures moments from our romantic holiday, where we got engaged :)
It was fun, we rented a car and we travelled throughout the island! Very beautiful! It was nice to have Darius's family around!
The images from this video were taken with Sanyo Xacti.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
Flying Lessons
This is a short video made for Darius's Christmas present: Flying Lessons!
The flying lessons took part near Luton Airport at North London Flying School. The weather was great, considering that we went in January. Bernard, our instructor was great, he gave Darius the pleasure in flying mostly on his own, even landing, which was great, and smooth, considering that was the first time in a real plane.
The images from this video were taken with Sanyo Xacti.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
BIRTHDAY PARTY (2010)
This is a short video from my Birthday Party. The party took place in Windsor, in a club called Chicago. I can recommend it without hesitation as I was very impressed by the atmosphere and staff. I can say it was one of the best parties I've ever had!
The images from this video were taken with Nikon D40.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
URG at Grand Designs Live 2010 (short version)
This is a short video about Urban Roof Gardens, which presented green roofs at Grand Designs Live 2010. The video supposed to be short, and to represent the talk which took place at the exhibition and to make clients aware of what it has to offer.
The video was recorded with Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1. The lighting was very poor, therefore the image is not at its best.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
URG at Grand Designs Live 2010 (long version)
This video is about Urban Roof Gardens, which presented green roofs at Grand Designs Live 2010. Pierre Wilter talks about green roofs and its benefit, budget, planning permissions and time frame.
The video was recorded with Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1. The lighting was very poor, therefore the image is not at its best.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
MEMORIES... FROM WORK (2007 - 2010)
This is a short film dedicated to my colleagues in Grove Mews. One of the best moments of my life, where my colleagues were my friends, and family.
Three years of joy and happynes, of hard work, challenges and achievements. I will sure miss you all!!!!
The images from this film were shot for over three years, with different cameras, from Nokia N73 with mono sound, to Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1, from photos captured from my laptop Acer Aspire, to Nikon D40.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
GRAN CANARIA (2009)
This is a short film about my holiday in Gran Canaria. This is a very nice place to go, I loved it very much! The hotel Interclub Atlantic is very nice, big garden, with 3 pools and jacuzzi.. I loved it. Don't stay in one place. Visit the Maspalomas dunes, go for Aqualand, Anfi beach is great! Lovely beach, white sand, looks like in Domenic Republic.
The shots were recorded with my new camera Sanyo, and I tested it for the first time underwater. It was realy nice, and it worked. But at some point it created steam on the lens.. Not very good...
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
THE INNOCENCE (2009)
The Innocence' is a short film that has as a theme the cancer. It is indeed a subject that we all should think of, especially the women. The idea is that the women need to take care of themselves, needs to be beautifull and needs to be healthy.
The shots were filmed in Uganda, Kampala. The camera used was a much better one than on the previous films. I used the Sanyo Xacti VPC-WH1. The actors involved were Sera Kiraaka with her lovely daughter Francesca Kiraaka and of course the lovely Rino.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
iNOCENTA (2009)
''Inocenta' is a short film that has as a theme the cancer.
It is 'The Innocence', edited for the Romanian market. The film took part in the 'Cancer' ompetition organised by Avon. The text was witten in Romanian.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
THE ULTIMATE QUESTION (2009)
The Ultimate Question’ film, represents the questions we all have during our life, trying to find a meaning in life. Who am I? Where am I going to? What am I aiming for? and so on…
The short film was done with a mixture of images and photos to express the speed of life.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
BUSINESS TRIP TO AFRICA (2009)
This is a short documentary from my trip to Africa, where I took the chance to record the beauties of Africa. The place is full of traditions and culture. I am describing their transportation, their way of doing business and an overview of the landscape, and what Kampala is.
The filming was not done with a professional camera, but as a beginner, it was a good opportunity to have enough footage and tell a story. I had also used some of the images from youtube, just to give it more flavour.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
BENIDORM (2009)
This is a short film, done with shots from our Holiday in Benidorm. We stayed at the Flamingo Benidorm Hotel, few minutes from the beach. I suggest you to visit as much as you can.. Stay out of the hotel!!! Spain is beautiful!!!
The camcorder used in shooting the film, is not professional, all the settings are automatic... actualy no settings at all... It was filmed with an old Sony photo camera.. But not bad... I could still film something for my little film:) Hope you enjoy watching it! :)
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
CREDIT CRUNCH (2008)
This is a small documentary about credit crunch, that I had to do as my first project for the university. The first movie ever!!! The theme was 'Economy' and me and my team thought it would be great if we could do the documentary about the crisis we're facing, and how people from different industries are affected: Properties, Small Business and a Student.
The documentary had to be 3 min short and it was a great challenge to cut to the size it is now. We had about 3 hours of footage, and in the end it was cut down to 3 min. The movie was shot with the university's equipment, and edited in Avid.
Directed by: Petronela Murgu
MAKING A CUP OF TEA (2008)
The brief was to make 8 shots film for Lens and Sound Craft project. It supposed to have a BCU, CU, MS, LS, Focus pull, Pan, Tilt, Handheld moving camera. I had to choose between 5 titles and I had chosen 'James makes a cup of tea'. Unfortunately I couldn't use any effect. They were more interested into the storyboards, composition and how the film was shot in those 8 shots and how the pieces were connected to tell the story: making a cup of tea. The film was shot with the university's equipment, and edited in Avid.