Thursday, December 13, 2018
"The Rough Theatre" (brook)
I believe there is a beauty in the improv, in the dirt and grit of a performance, a theatre with old seats and stale popcorn, a theatre with shower curtain projected images. While Brook was talking about theater in the traditional stage-theater sense, we could apply the same principles to filmmaking as well as film viewing. I believe film and digital cinema have a plan in cinema, but there is a beauty to the improving and processing in the bucket because it holds more of a significance to yourself and others. The shower curtain used for projection provides an installation and do-it-yourself creativeness that bring the viewer into touch with possibility of moving images.
Video Letter Film Idea
For my video letter, I intend on creating a video letter to my uncle who took his life on August 31, 2018. This was one of the most excruciating days of my life because my uncle was like my second father. For the longest time since his death, I have had a reoccurring dream with him and the things I would say to him. Most of the intertitles I will use will derive from my dreams and the found footage I accumulated from NYCB archives. The audio I will use is one of my favorite songs called "Uneven Odds." In the introduction I will apply a sound bite from my uncle's memorial of my sister who is crying during her eulogy. I believe it will add a tonal quality and truly introduce the amount of pain I have been enduring.
Bolex Long Take Experience
Two things I learned from shooting on film: to hold myself accountable to more self-confidence and to think more. With digital technology, I have found myself comforted by the immediacy of feedback. Having to wait for the images to develop was a challenge because I was worried I did not accurately read the lighting or the tones within my shooting locations. Now when I shoot on digital camera, I am going to challenge myself to look at my LCD once. This will build a confidence within myself to trust in my own abilities and decisions, as a filmmaker and photographer. Another thing I learned was to think more. It challenged me to think more about my compositions and the amount of images I take when I am taking shooting on digital because when you’re shooting on film you look at your subjects or scene and consider it with a careful eye. You evaluate if it is worthy taking— something I am not good at because of my explorative compulsivity.
Ranking Assignments
1. Bolex Long Take
This was my favorite assignment because I loved my group and I loved the improve, but success we had shooting. Also, developing the film ourselves was an experience we have not had the opportunity to do in other classes so 10/10 LOVED this assignment.
2. Film Manipulation
This project helped me understand the film medium SO much. I apply my knowledge from this class to History of Avante-Garde on a weekly basis. I also wish we would've been able to see our final product. I put so much time/attention in this to only see it blink past my eyes.
3. Video Letter
I liked the video letter because it gave me an introduction into the essay film. I tried using intertitles which is something I have never done before as well as using found footage from NYCB's archives. The audio carried a heavy tonal quality for me because I utilized a sound bite of my sister crying at my uncle's funeral. Every time I hear it, I break down a little bit inside.
4. Rhythmic Edit
I really loved the rhythmic edit project, especially because I adore the way sound is highlighted in a manner to give a new appreciation to the sound. I really enjoyed this assignment because it allowed me to gather more of an understanding on editing a film frame by frame.
5. Creative Crowdsourcing
Overall, I genuinely liked this project except for the color restrictions. I was kind of procrastinating on this project because my perfectionism really kicked in when I was drawing my shapes, but once I got started coloring it became a really therapeutic project.
6. Earth Art Animation
This was probably my least favorite because it was limited to an earth theme. This was the only assignment I was not a fan of. I think I would have enjoyed this infinitely more if I could've made a stop-motion of something that was broader in content. I also felt like everyone's final product merged together because they were all just so similar.
This was my favorite assignment because I loved my group and I loved the improve, but success we had shooting. Also, developing the film ourselves was an experience we have not had the opportunity to do in other classes so 10/10 LOVED this assignment.
2. Film Manipulation
This project helped me understand the film medium SO much. I apply my knowledge from this class to History of Avante-Garde on a weekly basis. I also wish we would've been able to see our final product. I put so much time/attention in this to only see it blink past my eyes.
3. Video Letter
I liked the video letter because it gave me an introduction into the essay film. I tried using intertitles which is something I have never done before as well as using found footage from NYCB's archives. The audio carried a heavy tonal quality for me because I utilized a sound bite of my sister crying at my uncle's funeral. Every time I hear it, I break down a little bit inside.
4. Rhythmic Edit
I really loved the rhythmic edit project, especially because I adore the way sound is highlighted in a manner to give a new appreciation to the sound. I really enjoyed this assignment because it allowed me to gather more of an understanding on editing a film frame by frame.
5. Creative Crowdsourcing
Overall, I genuinely liked this project except for the color restrictions. I was kind of procrastinating on this project because my perfectionism really kicked in when I was drawing my shapes, but once I got started coloring it became a really therapeutic project.
6. Earth Art Animation
This was probably my least favorite because it was limited to an earth theme. This was the only assignment I was not a fan of. I think I would have enjoyed this infinitely more if I could've made a stop-motion of something that was broader in content. I also felt like everyone's final product merged together because they were all just so similar.
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