A collection of prestige projects is coming soon to streaming services as an awards season like never before finally begins.
Amazon Prime Video
Owen Wilson (Midnight in Paris) and Salma Hayek (Frida) will feature in the drama film ‘Bliss’ which will debut on 5 February 2021.
Netflix
After walking off with a Primetime Emmy for the 2019 television drama series ‘Euphoria’, Zendaya (The Greastest Showman) sets her sights on an Oscar alongside Golden Globe nominee John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman) as the leading characters in the drama film ‘Malcolm & Marie’. Shot in black-and-white by writer/director/producer Sam Levinson (Euphoria), this visually striking film depicts the unravelling relationship between filmmaker Malcolm and his girlfriend Marie after secrets emerge that could break their bond. It will also be released on 5 February 2021.
Disney+
On 23 February 2021, Disney Star will become the sixth tile on the Disney+ homepage (joining Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic already present) which will roughly double the amount of content available from the streaming service. More mature properties including films such as Alien, Die Hard and Deadpool and television series such as 24, The X-Files and Desperate Housewives will be made available. Consequently, the current subscription fee will rise from £5.99 to £7.99 per month and £59.99 to £79.90 per year. Making its UK premiere on the same date as a Star Original is the drama series ‘Big Sky’ created by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and featuring Ryan Phillippe (Gosford Park).
In Scotland I attended Dunfermline High School from 2010 to 2016 and Edinburgh Napier University from 2016 to 2020, emerging with two Advanced Higher and five Higher qualifications from the former and graduating with an undergraduate bachelor of arts honours degree in journalism from the latter. After two years away from further education due to the coronavirus pandemic, I'm going to be studying the MFA Photography course at York St John University in England from 2022 to 2024. I've achieved The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Bronze) Award and received grade five level certification for electronic keyboard from Trinity College London. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing, watching television series, listening to music and going to the cinema as well as catching up with friends, travelling by railway and hostelling overnight and overindulging in food and drinks in a pub or restaurant then having to go to the gym to burn it all off again.
By studying journalism and photography, my aim of practicing photojournalism professionally will hopefully be once step closer. Both are partial artforms requiring the rest of the work to be undertaken by the audience, the specialism of photojournalism, however, providing each of its two parts with greater context. Exploring photographic techniques (aerial, timelapse, editing) through a variety of journalistic styles (features, poetry, songwriting) will allow me to develop my portfolio, hone my camera skillset and narrow my focus further in anticipation of working life. Without a global pandemic to deal with this time. Fingers crossed.
