So, uni is finished for the year and holidays have officially commenced. This week was a bit of a mad rush to get all my work done and handed in, but we got there in the end. Now what for the next 3 and a bit months? I'll work a bit, heading to Sydney in early December for a week and doing a summer subject for uni in January. But other than that - dunno.

Thursday night was the end of year Swinburne doco screening night at the Station Hotel. It was a good night, the films were all amazing and much beer was imbibed. Reflecting on the year, I think it's been very successful. I've learnt a lot, met a heap of awesome people, made some movies, written a fair amount and had heaps of fun. Now I've gotta get used to this whole holiday mode thing.

'Manhattan' (1979) directed by Woody Allen

Good film but for some reason I struggled to get into the flow of it. Generally I quite like Woody Allen films so I'm thinking it's because this week I was a bit stressed and distracted. I should watch it again. I liked the tone of it though, the dialogue was great and it's really nicely shot. There's some really interesting shots in there, positioning actors slightly off screen so you just get a hint of them entering the frame.