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?