In Thursday class (1/22/2010) Griffith was the opening topic. He made the first featured film. Within his film he managed to use wide shot, close up, medium long shot, and medium shot. It might not seem like a big deal, but compared to last week’s blog, it’s another huge step in film making. The different angles used during this film, helped make the medium long shot effective. Also introduced was cross play, which screened one event while another event was going on as well.
In the Griffith movie I didn’t expect explosives to be part of the movie yet, but you could tell how far along special effects have come. In the movie “Citizen Kane” dolly shots, the establishing shot, and fade in transitions were common. It was an amazing new step in filming when the dolly shot happened and transitioned into another scene. Also there was another type of transition which occurred in a spinning motion which gave off a time machine sense that did fast forward time. How cool!
I knew that making movies was a long process but don’t you feel bad for the movies that suck and are not worth it at the end? : (
Anyway GREEN, BLUE, GREEN, BLUE, how can actors spend all of there time in a green and blue room all day, I would get a headache. But, I guess they love what they do. When watching “behind the scenes” of “Star Wars”, it took them forever to get one scene right, but there were good tips to help them out. For instance, having two cameras shooting one scene makes it a whole lot easier to choose a shot and having variations within a shorter amount of time. It’s a lot of work and there are so many people who work on different parts.
What amazed me the most was the sound use in “Lord of the Rings”. Coming up with the ideas of the sound is hard but creative as well. The sound people go through so much for one section of sound in a movie. I give them their props STANDING OVATION! Sound is really powered because it gives off a different vibe or atmosphere than what is actually seen. I think it would be really fun being a sound person. You get to travel and see animals, and try different things. There were so many sounds that were put together to make one sound. I enjoy movies with good sound effects and little did I know the hard work put behind that sound!!!
Ending Question: When they get sound from zoos or people’s animals, do they pay them, or tell them thanks your sound will be in the movie?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES!!!!
I love watching movies, especially good ones, but who doesn’t? In class, I enjoyed hearing everyone introduce themselves, I saw some people I never met, but I really enjoyed hearing people’s favorite movies. There was a wider variety in preference which is always nice to hear.
To be honest, I didn’t know how much of and impact filming was until the first day of class. I knew that film inspired many people in different ways, but failed to realize the steps in filming. For instance, when film introduces the stop and go feature which was a new step that many people during that time knew nothing about. And if I didn’t learn about that, the magician guy would have fooled me. Also the step in double taking by showing the outside and inside view of a scene was a big step in film making. It didn’t occur to me since by the time I was born, basically everything you can do in a movie has already been done, however, I have tried to visualize myself as someone who has never seen a film before and I have came to be very excited just to see the wonders of a good film. One of the many things Donna mentioned was how film has taken people to a place they have never seen before, and to experience that for the first time would be as if taking a trip and seeing one of the wonders of the world. Now when I watch a movie, I will appreciate it much more.
When Donna told us to pair up and to go film anything, I thought we were going to be able to share it with the class; I wanted to share my short film. I had many ideas in my head that I was sure our film would be the best, but oh well. However, we had to answer questions that I thought at first were pointless (sorry Donna) but now I see that they are not. There is a huge thought process put into film making that people just don’t realize. If I were to put a movie together right now, I wouldn’t know where to start. But, this class will help me with that problem.
Ending question: If you have a funny joke or idea that would go great into a movie scene or television show, do you start there and come up with the rest of the ideas for the film, or do you save it for something that’s already in progress?
I love watching movies, especially good ones, but who doesn’t? In class, I enjoyed hearing everyone introduce themselves, I saw some people I never met, but I really enjoyed hearing people’s favorite movies. There was a wider variety in preference which is always nice to hear.
To be honest, I didn’t know how much of and impact filming was until the first day of class. I knew that film inspired many people in different ways, but failed to realize the steps in filming. For instance, when film introduces the stop and go feature which was a new step that many people during that time knew nothing about. And if I didn’t learn about that, the magician guy would have fooled me. Also the step in double taking by showing the outside and inside view of a scene was a big step in film making. It didn’t occur to me since by the time I was born, basically everything you can do in a movie has already been done, however, I have tried to visualize myself as someone who has never seen a film before and I have came to be very excited just to see the wonders of a good film. One of the many things Donna mentioned was how film has taken people to a place they have never seen before, and to experience that for the first time would be as if taking a trip and seeing one of the wonders of the world. Now when I watch a movie, I will appreciate it much more.
When Donna told us to pair up and to go film anything, I thought we were going to be able to share it with the class; I wanted to share my short film. I had many ideas in my head that I was sure our film would be the best, but oh well. However, we had to answer questions that I thought at first were pointless (sorry Donna) but now I see that they are not. There is a huge thought process put into film making that people just don’t realize. If I were to put a movie together right now, I wouldn’t know where to start. But, this class will help me with that problem.
Ending question: If you have a funny joke or idea that would go great into a movie scene or television show, do you start there and come up with the rest of the ideas for the film, or do you save it for something that’s already in progress?
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