Week five Preperation

ASSESSMENT

RUBRIC for Preparation and Publication

  • PROFESSIONALISM: GOAL SETTING Intention of the film is to have the audience feel a relation with what’s taking place in the film.
  • TECHNOLOGY/PROFESSIONALISM: Made on an I phone. Clips put together on We video. Capturing engaging shots that help convey a story.
  • WRITING: Character has a specific goal which builds up until it’s either earned or not. The goal in question has to do with our extreme desires to block ourselves from reality during the Covide 19 crisis. 
  • INDUSTRY: Has the responsibility to solve problems, mainly revolving on workflow. Films are able to teach lessons and have an effect on its audience.

Filmmaker commentary

 Compelled Ring

https://youtu.be/OystAQ1rG3U

Summary

My project was mainly based around experimenting with different forms of editing and camera angles. It’s structure is meant to be a heavy dive into the mindset of someone who is heartbroken and in need of an answer.

Logline

An unforgiving incident involving a torn relationship will set the lead on a raging path to confront the throttled issue at hand

Intent / Goals

The goal for the film is to establish a characters position and the emotions guiding him/her toward their determined destinations. By using camera angles and cuts which help exploit the person’s internal conflict, the intent is put together and building to the fulfillment of the film (even though there is none). After watching this film, it’s audience is meant to gather tips of different editing techniques that compute with story structure. It’s to help give them an idea of what these tips of film making are used for. In this particular film, these techniques are gathered to represent an intense feeling of anger and desperation for the leading role. 

Research

Inspiration for the choices made in the film were mainly from the editing examples shown during class. These really help  to influence new story telling ideas and techniques. Comparing the examples with films I’ve already experienced helps give me a clear understanding on why there used to begin with. I got the idea after watching “13 Creative Film and Video Editing Techniques” The video was compelling because of the usage of showing examples from films to show visually what the technique is like.

Questions

Are there any distractions involving the natural lighting?

Anything that needs better direction? Mainly with how the shots turned out and positions that were situated.

Does the camera focus on a shot for a little too long?

Peer Feedback

  • Write the feedback you received from other students
  • After you receive feedback, add it to your post
  • Cite the student sources with only their first names
    • Citation with specific names is more professional

Motel Scene

One rule that is quickly noticed throughout the scene is the constant rhythm that keeps the audience glued to the screen. The rhythm in this case draws the viewers eye’s as two character are getting closer to contact with one another, both having dire intentions. Each shot shows a character doing something that advances along with an eventual outcome. Through it were given the character’s reactions, and understanding of what there position is that gives the viewers the main idea who’s the cat and who’s the mouse in this situation.

I especially love the option to have no music and just let the editing and actions of the scene speak the story itself. In fact this whole movie has no music accompanying the scenes at all, it just rely’s on visual storytelling, camera angles, and of coarse, very fluent editing. Going back and forth between the protagonist and antagonist creates a sense of unease with each step they take towards each other.

This week from these exercises, I’ve learned the great impact editing techniques could have on a film. The rules applied make it serve a more adjusting purpose when telling a story. From these techniques were able to make film more entertaining and fun to look at.

Dialogue Good/Bad

It’s proven in most stories have a major boost when great characters are a part of them. Learning how to right dialogue lends a big helping hand in exposing a characters needs and interest’s which drives the story further.

Good dialogue- A good writer would use subtext, in which the character’s convey’s a hint of what a there feeling with certain word choices that aren’t surface level. For example, Kenny is really angry with Matt because he left him to hitch hike home after a party, and this how he approaches him. “You know, I lived five miles away from where we were at, and I think you may recall this but, it just so happened to be…raining! We know from here how approachful and angry he is from the way he builds on his frustration, while also playing with the obvious circumstances Matt put him through, also making Matt Feel quilty. Another example is from the film Rocky, when he flirts with Adrian and he say’s this line “I’m gonna go home and come up with another joke for you tomarrow”. This shows that Rocky won’t give up when it comes to getting with Adrian, using his charming side to make it feel well delivered, while also hinting on his powerful persistence that will progress later in the film.

Bad dialogue- Too on the nose. Revealing too much therefore not leaving any stakes to intensify the moment. In other words lets take the same situation with Kenny and Matt, and change it up a bit, having Kenny come up and say this instead.”I’m so angry with you”. It’s not natural. Imagine if in Rocky where he’s flirting with Adrian about how he’s gonna come up with a joke at home, he instead say’s “I’m Persistent”.

Film Feedback TEMPLATE

NAME THE BLOG POST: Watch your hand!

Summary

Watch your hand is an overdramatic comedy where an unseen person is having trouble keeping his cool with a recent restriction.

Logline: When an unseen person’s pleasures are taken away, he’ll have to let his hand take action to give him the satisfaction he craves for. 

Goel: Make it intense for a moment and have a build up to an unexpected punchline of a climax.

Questions

Is there anything I could do to make the lighting better?

Could the timeing on some of the shot’s combined with the music be better constructed?

Feed back-

More ligthing attenton on the hand in the dark could have been more effective.- Ben Anderson.

Some shots were a little too fast,  not matching that well with the music. – Ben Anderson

Film Analysis Worksheet: JAWS

Film TitleJAWS
Year1975
DirectorSteven Speilberg
CountryMartha’s Vineyard
GenreAdventure, thriller, horror, suspense, drama, and mystery.
If you could work on this film (change it), what would you change and why?I would extend the amount of time the main leads are out on the boat hunting the shark, adding in more stress and struggle with battling it while also tryng to sustain themselves with a deranged captain. I would put these elements in, so it becomes a much bigger relief when the shark is finally taken down, so that the audience can share the same amount of relief as the characters.
1. Who is the protagonist?Chief Brody 
2. Who is the antagonist?The shark/ The Mayor/Quint
3. What is the conflict?Find and kill a huge great white that’s responsible for killing some beach goer’s.
4. What is the theme or central, unifying concept? (summarize in one or two words)“DUN DUN” Two notes.
 


5. How is the story told (linear, non-linear, with flashbacks, flash-forwards, at regular intervals)
Straightforward linear stroytelling, diving into the characters struggles while also seeing how dangerous this “supposed” shark is until it’s revealed, and the third act takes over with a suspenseful climax.
6. What “happens” in the plot (Brief description)?
A seemingly pleasant tourist attraction on Amity island becomes a place of dread and terror when a shark poses a threat to those who visit to go in the water. 
7. How does the film influence particular reactions on the part of viewers (sound, editing,
characterization, camera movement, etc.)? Why does the film encourage such
reactions?
The film encourages it’s audiance to care for it’s characters, by developing them, based on there reactions to the events that occur and there involvement in the plot. This is so when the shark shows up, your not just excited about seeing it, but it makes you concern for the main leads, making it extremely engaging.
8. Is the setting realistic or stylized? What atmosphere does the setting suggest? Do particular objects or settings serve symbolic functions?
The film takes place in a fictional town in a realistic island setting. It’s meant to look like any other typical small island town so it feels more real to the viewers. There are some symbolic signs sprinkled here and there tht depicts some of the characters fate. For example, when there leaving the harbor to hunt the shark, the camera panns at them through a huge shark jaw, indicating something big and dangerous is gonna happen to them.



9. How are the characters costumed and made-up? What does their clothing or makeup reveal about their social standing, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or age? How do costume and makeup convey character?
Chief brody is dressed as a person who follows the law, providing regulations whenever something happens. Another character, Mathew Hooper, who is a shark expert, dresses like he’s an explorer and typical biologist when he’s out in the field, but he’ll dress niceley on certain occasions, to show his politness in presenting himself when he needs to, like the scene where he visits the Brody family, and where’s a nice suit. One more character presented in noticibel symbolic fashion is the mayor, who’s most acknowledged suit in his wardrobe is the one filled with anchors. This represents his position in wanting Amity veiwed as a place of comfort and warmth instead of a place where people are in fear. It’s meant to signify his ego as the mayor of a place in paradise, which he does’nt want broken. 
10. How does the lighting design shape our perception of character, space, or mood?
The lighting in the film helps to reveal how surface level something is in a scene. When Amity is overshadowed and masking itself from the negative, it’s usually very light, without much dark shown in them. This helps show the ignorant side of Amity’s town and people who are’nt much concerned about a shark. However the lighting is really stretched and well placed, when the mask of Amity is unveiled and we as the audiance watch what the characters that have all the right knowledge are going through, the ones that see the dark truth.
 


11. How do camera angles and camera movements shape our view of characters or spaces? What do you see cinematically?
Certain camera movements in the film help establish what the character is feeling whenever the suspense of the scene kicks in. For example, when Brody is feeling anxious of people swimming after someone being killed, the main focus remains on him, and what he see’s. However once he let’s his guard down, almos imedialty someone get’s killed and we get an intense dolly shot of the chief in shock.
12. What is the music’s purpose in the film? How does it direct our attention within the image? How does it shape our interpretation of the image? What stands out about the music?
The music that’s been heard and parodied from this film, serves it’s purpose. To evoke fear and suspense whenever the audience is placed in the water with the characters. The two notes have always served a warning that the shark is there and can strike whenever it plays.
13. How might industrial, social, and economic factors have influenced the film? Describe how this film influences or connects to a culture?
There are situations tossed in that involves greed overcoming safety for people. There’s also themes that involves oen of the character’s overcoming their fear of the ocean by fighting a physical form that’s apart of it. 
The book was inspired by a real shark in 1916 which killed four people aloung the New Jersey Shore.
14. Give an example of what a film critic had to say about this film. Use credible sources and cite sources.
Example: “The Shawshank Redemption Movie Review (1994) | Roger Ebert.” All Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 June 2015.
By Gary Arnold
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, June 15, 1975; Page K1
Brilliant young director Steven Spielberg has taken the premise of Peter Benchley’s best-selling but rather pedestrian novel “Jaws” — a summer resort community terrorized by the presence of a rogue Great White Shark — and streamlined it into a new classic of cinematic horror and high adventure. The movie version of “Jaws” is one of the most exciting and satisfying thrillers ever made, and several things are likely to happen when it opens Friday at 500 American theaters, including the Aspen Hill 1, Jenifer 1, Riverdale Plaza, Springfield Mall 1 and Tyson’s Cinema in the Washington area.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52041-2004Jun18.html
15. Select one scene no longer than 5 minutes that represents well the whole film and shows relevant cinematic elements. Write a one-sentence description of the scene and record the time of the scene.
Example: from 1:05:00 to 1:10:00.
Explain why you chose this scene.
PLACE THE TIME STAMP FROM THE SCENE HERE… Example: 00:00:00 – 00:05:00
00:13:42 – 00:18:17
I chose this because of it’s intense focus and knowledge of what would most likely happen in this scene from previous events at the beginning of the film. The audience knows that there’s a danger in the water. It intensifies the veiwer with a beginning, middle, and shocking climax in just under five minutes.


 
TOPICYOUR NOTES
1. Who is the protagonist?Chief Brody 
2. Who is the antagonist?The shark/ The Mayor/Quint
3. What is the conflict?Find and kill a huge great white that’s responsible for killing some beach goer’s.
4. What is the theme or central, unifying concept? (summarize in one or two words)“DUN DUN” Two notes.
5. How is the story told (linear, non-linear, with flashbacks, flash-forwards, at regular intervals)Straightforward linear stroytelling, diving into the characters struggles while also seeing how dangerous this “supposed” shark is until it’s revealed, and the third act takes over with a suspenseful climax.
6. What “happens” in the plot (Brief description)?A seemingly pleasant tourist attraction on Amity island becomes a place of dread and terror when a shark poses a threat to those who visit to go in the water. 
7. How does the film influence particular reactions on the part of viewers (sound, editing,characterization, camera movement, etc.)? Why does the film encourage suchreactions?The film encourages it’s audiance to care for it’s characters, by developing them, based on there reactions to the events that occur and there involvement in the plot. This is so when the shark shows up, your not just excited about seeing it, but it makes you concern for the main leads, making it extremely engaging.
8. Is the setting realistic or stylized? What atmosphere does the setting suggest? Do particular objects or settings serve symbolic functions?The film takes place in a fictional town in a realistic island setting. It’s meant to look like any other typical small island town so it feels more real to the viewers. There are some symbolic signs sprinkled here and there tht depicts some of the characters fate. For example, when there leaving the harbor to hunt the shark, the camera panns at them through a huge shark jaw, indicating something big and dangerous is gonna happen to them.
9. How are the characters costumed and made-up? What does their clothing or makeup reveal about their social standing, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or age? How do costume and makeup convey character?Chief brody is dressed as a person who follows the law, providing regulations whenever something happens. Another character, Mathew Hooper, who is a shark expert, dresses like he’s an explorer and typical biologist when he’s out in the field, but he’ll dress niceley on certain occasions, to show his politness in presenting himself when he needs to, like the scene where he visits the Brody family, and where’s a nice suit. One more character presented in noticibel symbolic fashion is the mayor, who’s most acknowledged suit in his wardrobe is the one filled with anchors. This represents his position in wanting Amity veiwed as a place of comfort and warmth instead of a place where people are in fear. It’s meant to signify his ego as the mayor of a place in paradise, which he does’nt want broken. 
10. How does the lighting design shape our perception of character, space, or mood?The lighting in the film helps to reveal how surface level something is in a scene. When Amity is overshadowed and masking itself from the negative, it’s usually very light, without much dark shown in them. This helps shw the ignorant side of Amity’s town and people who are’nt much concerned about a shark. However the lighting is really stretched and well placed, when the mask of Amity is unveiled and we as the audiance watch what the characters that have all the right knowledge are going through, the ones that see the dark truth.
11. How do camera angles and camera movements shape our view of characters or spaces? What do you see cinematically?Certain camera movements in the film help establish what the character is feeling whenever the suspense of the scene kicks in. For example, when Brody is feeling anxious of people swimming after someone being killed, the main focus remains on him, and what he see’s. However once he let’s his guard down, almos imedialty someone get’s killed and we get an intense dolly shot of the chief in shock.
12. What is the music’s purpose in the film? How does it direct our attention within the image? How does it shape our interpretation of the image? What stands out about the music?The music that’s been heard and parodied from this film, serves it’s purpose. To evoke fear and suspense whenever the audience is placed in the water with the characters. The two notes have always served a warning that the shark is there and can strike whenever it plays.
13. How might industrial, social, and economic factors have influenced the film? Describe how this film influences or connects to a culture?There are situations tossed in that involves greed overcoming safety for people. There’s also themes that involves oen of the character’s overcoming their fear of the ocean by fighting a physical form that’s apart of it. The book was inspired by a real shark in 1916 which killed four people aloung the New Jersey Shore.
14. Give an example of what a film critic had to say about this film. Use credible sources and cite sources.Example: “The Shawshank Redemption Movie Review (1994) | Roger Ebert.” All Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 June 2015.By Gary ArnoldWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, June 15, 1975; Page K1Brilliant young director Steven Spielberg has taken the premise of Peter Benchley’s best-selling but rather pedestrian novel “Jaws” — a summer resort community terrorized by the presence of a rogue Great White Shark — and streamlined it into a new classic of cinematic horror and high adventure. The movie version of “Jaws” is one of the most exciting and satisfying thrillers ever made, and several things are likely to happen when it opens Friday at 500 American theaters, including the Aspen Hill 1, Jenifer 1, Riverdale Plaza, Springfield Mall 1 and Tyson’s Cinema in the Washington area.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52041-2004Jun18.html
15. Select one scene no longer than 5 minutes that represents well the whole film and shows relevant cinematic elements. Write a one-sentence description of the scene and record the time of the scene.Example: from 1:05:00 to 1:10:00.Explain why you chose this scene.PLACE THE TIME STAMP FROM THE SCENE HERE… Example: 00:00:00 – 00:05:0000:13:42 – 00:18:17I chose this because of it’s intense focus and knowledge of what would most likely happen in this scene from previous events at the beginning of the film. The audience knows that there’s a danger in the water. It intensifies the veiwer with a beginning, middle, and shocking climax in just under five minutes.

 
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a. Screenwriting:It keeps it’s focus on Brody’s point of veiw.
b. Sound Design:Has common beach sounds until the music until the music catches the viewer off guard.
c. Camera Movements/Angles:Camera movements help interpret what Brody is feeling by locking his main focus on the people in the water.
d. Light Setup:Lighting is standard for to represent common beach, making it more threatening the more real it seems.
e. Soundtrack/Score:Score catches the viewer off guard and makes them aware of what is about to happen, eventually taking place, having the score carry on a panic sort of rythem then.
18. What’s the socio-cultural context of this film?One of the context’s that is meant to be taken from here is the idea of political Ideaology which involves the mayor wanting to keep the beaches open for a profit, knowing fully well it’s unsafe.

Film – Week 14 – Intro to Analysis

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“Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.”

Hedy Lamarr – Read about 1930s actress Hedy Lamarr-inventor of cell phones, Wi-Fi and GPS

SUMMARY

I studied other positions of filmmaking, mainly involving makeup and design of the setting and characters. Besides taking in my own interest’s, I’ve also been more active in socialising and reaching out to others I hav’nt been around for a long while.

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN

I think this chart, most of all, is able to help us recognize the smaller things in life that we don’t take notice too often. Like doing little things for other people, instead of just killing time whenever you get the chance. Instead these kinds of side activities could remind us of what types of habits made us at home and happy, just for doing it. Recently I recognized my love of legos after blocking that sort of routine out of my mind during the pandemic. Lately after focusing on my mental health and recognizing the lack of trying anything outside of wasting time, I’ve been looking back to that sort of pleasure of enjoyment. All the stress and anxiety were feeling, I feel can be resolved by focusing on what we could do, instead of what we should do while also being productive at the same time.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

I’ve learned from the film I’ve watched more about the dedication in telling a story just through a character’s physical forms. The Pale man for example showed me what pure facism would look like if it were a fully formed thing or person. These kinds of character details make me appreciate that work that’s behind them even more, with telling exactly what a person may be like, just by looking at them.

A problem I’ve solved over this course is exploring different things with my time, whether they’d be small or benefiting others. For example, I’ve been building some lego’s and doing some drawing’s recently. Enjoying certain habits while also still being productive.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Reviewing a film of our own choosing I thought was very enjoyable to work on. Placing down our own comments and idea’s I think is a great way to understand the structure of film better than we already did. 

It was also good to go over articles about self care during this pandemic. Reading it helps me remind the vastness of struggle that’s going on in our world today, and I think self care articles like these are always helpful, especially today.

Film Analysis Worksheet: Week 15 TEMPLATE Film Analysis: Pan’s Labyrinth

The Pale Man (Pan's Labyrinth) | Slender Man Connection Wiki | Fandom

Summary

Pan’s Labrynth is a fantasy movie set during world war two. Unlke the recent film from the eighties that stared David Bowlie at the antogonist, this one stay’s more focused in the brutallity of war with gritty realism and mature, violent content.

Film Analysis

Pan’s Labyrinth
Year2006
DirectorEl Laberinto del fauno.
CountryCenrel Spain. 
GenreFantasy/Drama/War
If you could work on this film (change it), what would you change and why?I would balance the subjects of war and fantasy a little more. By adding extra plot driven elements evolving around the fantasy aspects of the story, because  the war aspect of it (though engaging) takes up the majority of the film, seemingly blocking out most of the fantasy elements. Becasue of this, it feels more like just another dramatic war film with little fantasy elemtns thrown in once in a while. Another thing I would change was the choice for the main character to eat the food at the pale man’s dinner table, even though a  charcater helping her on her destiny (the Faun) told her specificzlly not too. It feels out of nowhere and more like a device used so the pale man can wake up and pledge a temporary downfall for the main lead. If I was making this scene, I would first acknowlge why she may have eaten the food before hand. Maybe the supplies of  food were scarce at the camp and was’nt able to consume enough,  maybe she had a sickness, or maybe she saw the similarities between the monster and her stepfather Vidal that anger let her eat. Something that would make her decision on eating the food at the Pale man’s dinner table more reasonable. She should also be scared by it. The suspense of the scene kicks in with frightening images on the wall of the pale man devouring it’s victoms while it’s literally right there. Even if the faun did’nt tell her not to eat the food, she still should have realized the amount of raised red flags just from the task and setting alone of the scene. So it makes no sense why she would do this with the knowlege she has of the situation. The pale man incident also lead’s to a huge gap, filled with the dramatic and war elements of the story. The fantasy aspect does’nt show up for a while, until the faun suddenly gives the main character one more chance. It feel’s a little forced at that point. Between the gap, there’s a baby being born, a subplot involved with rebels against the antogonist of the film that I feel could be sliced down.

Film information can be found at imdb.com

As you view films, consider how the cuts, camera angles, shots, and movement work to create particular meanings. Think about how they establish space, privilege certain characters, suggest relationships, and emphasize themes. In addition to shot distances, angles, editing, and camera movement, note details of the narrative, setting, characters, lighting, props, costume, tone, and sound.

Ask yourself the following questions:

TOPICYOUR NOTES
1. Who is the protagonist?Ofelia
2. Who is the antagonist?Vidal
3. What is the conflict?Ofelia has to fulfill her destiny as majesty, but has to stay cautious from a violent driven captain who plans to wipe out the rebels seeking to help put an end to his wrath.
4. What is the theme or central, unifying concept? (summarize in one or two words)Fascism, fantasy.
5. How is the story told (linear, non-linear, with flashbacks, flash-forwards, at regular intervals)Straghtforward with seperate story lines coming together for the climax.
6. What “happens” in the plot (Brief description)?An eleven year old with a pregnant mother has to go through certain task’s to gain her role as majesty, while an outside rebellion plan’s to overthrow a sadistic leader.
7. How does the film influence particular reactions on the part of viewers (sound, editing,characterization, camera movement, etc.)? Why does the film encourage suchreactions?The film influences the veiwer to feel a life or death situation placed on the main lead, fantasy or not, she’s always at risk. Useing cetain camera angles, lighting and setting to establish this idea in order to gain the audinces full reaction to the stakes that have been set. This makes the story more engaging, because the veiwer would feel like there’s always somthing going on, that’s always a step closer to ending in tragedy.
8. Is the setting realistic or stylized? What atmosphere does the setting suggest? Do particular objects or settings serve symbolic functions?In the story, it combines fantasy with reality. There are certain scenes that are in depth of fantasy story telling, with mythical settings that are blocked from reality. However the majority takes place in a realistic setting in Centrel Spain with rebellion’s trying to fight back against a facist leader and a group of soldiers. The atmoshere of the real world is very insecure and isolated in this certain location, driving some of the characters over the edge, making the veiwer crave the fantasy aspect to eventually serve it’s perpose.
9. How are the characters costumed and made-up? What does their clothing or makeup reveal about their social standing, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or age? How do costume and makeup convey character?Takes place during the 1940’s. Dressed in typical fasion that farmers whore and soldiers wore at the time. The main lead’s clothing is mainly green throughout the film, giving off her devotion as an explorer and love of nature. The sadistic captain where’s his uniform everytime he is above everybody else, but is vulnerable everytime he does’nt wear it.
10. How does the lighting design shape our perception of character, space, or mood?For Ofelia, the lighting is always exposing her whole face in the light, to give off the focus on who to stay behind. For Vidal, the ligthing would consistantly change to give off, his mood, whether he’s charming at first, or vicous the next. 
11. How do camera angles and camera movements shape our view of characters or spaces? What do you see cinematically?I see certain camera angles and movement’s in the film that help to display the mood, atmosphere, and character. Everytime time something seem’s out of place or dangerous, there’s always a dark sucluded enviroment that follow’s. From the shot’s I can see that the main focus is’nt just the world, or the coflict alone, but also a study on the characters and their struggles.
12. What is the music’s purpose in the film? How does it direct our attention within the image? How does it shape our interpretation of the image? What stands out about the music?The music in the film was meant to establich the intensity of the situation. Usually when the main leads are in control, it’s silent and not giving off the vibe of danger. For example, there’s a scene where Captain Vidal and his soldiers take on a group of rebels, accompanied by no music and fous camera movement on Vital gives off the flowing action and eventual victory of the scene for him. Another scene that’s a contrast from this, is the Pale man waking. A sudden jolt of intense music fill’s the scene from the Pale man’s first movement, which carries throughout the rest of the scene.
13. How might industrial, social, and economic factors have influenced the film? Describe how this film influences or connects to a culture?WW2 influenced it to establish a brutall setting that makes the risks higher in the film even higher.
14. Give an example of what a film critic had to say about this film. Use credible sources and cite sources.Example: “The Shawshank Redemption Movie Review (1994) | Roger Ebert.” All Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 June 2015.Roger Ebert say’s”Pan’s Labyrinth” is one of the greatest of all fantasy films, even though it is anchored so firmly in the reality of war. On first viewing, it is challenging to comprehend a movie that on the one hand provides fauns and fairies, and on the other hand creates an inhuman sadist in the uniform of Franco’s fascists.” https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-pans-labyrinth-2006
15. Select one scene no longer than 5 minutes that represents well the whole film and shows relevant cinematic elements. Write a one-sentence description of the scene and record the time of the scene.Example: from 1:05:00 to 1:10:00.Explain why you chose this scene.PLACE THE TIME STAMP FROM THE SCENE HERE… Example: 00:00:00 – 00:05:00 Pale man scene. 1:01:50 – 56:56I chose this scene, not only because of how popular the Pale man is, but also how it’s supposed to represent physical facism. I got the details from a certain video. In a tweet from Guillermo del Toro, he states back in 2017, “These are pale man times.” He’s referring to the political figures today that represent it. Throughout the film were shown more and more from the main antagonist’s how similar they are to the pale man, from eating at a dinner table which no one can touch, to his greed, and his violence. There’s alot of depth to this scene after I’ve watched the video as seen below.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkpbLxvusTg
16. In the selected scene: write a sentence for each of the elements below to justify why this scene best represents the film:
a. Screenwriting:Build up, from the detail to the description of the design, and to the context that was layed down before it, letting the veiwer more engaged of what’s to come.
b. Sound Design:Other worldly, loud to the slightest touch, like in a fully closed area, making us realize the danger even more.
c. Camera Movements/Angles:There steady, focussed and absorbing of the atmosphere.
d. Light Setup:Light foregrounds and dark backgrounds, like the Godfather movies.
e. Soundtrack/Score:Intense, and tell’s the audience what to feel imediatly.
18. What’s the socio-cultural context of this film?Facsim represented in one monster and enviroment.

Film – Week 13 – Changes

Mad Hatter Tea Cups

“The most honest form of filmmaking is to make a film for yourself.”

― Peter Jackson,  Link

SUMMARY

I’m trying to balance my work with the holidays. I hav’nt been very successful, but I’m trying my best. This week, I’ve done none of this stuff on here this week, it’s all last minute on one day. I can’t remember anything before writing this. Just being honest.

PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

CLASSROOM (THEORY & ANALYSIS)

OUTSIDE (CREATIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY & THE BRAIN)

The thought I have has to do with my mentel health. In a sense I’ve been more isolated and hardly ever leave the house. The distress is the amount of work Ihave. It becomes very overwhelming, to the point where I don’t feel like working anymore, and then I don’t get anything done. The level is higher on the amount I have to deal with. I already have enough things going on in my head, including finally writing a script, and returning to my old habits which ‘ve abandoned overtime. The distortion is my distracted and unorganized nature. I can;t figure out what I should do first. After some thinking, I have come up with better conclusions to the source of my problem besides just myself. I recall getting sick, and being unable to work no matter how hard I tried, yet I constantly blame myself for not working hard enough. If I focus on more logical and occurring aspects of my assignments instead of myself, I think I can dodge the negative impacts I have.

After examining the automatic thinking process, I’ve realized how there are so many other alternatives to calming our mentel state then there appears to be. Challenging my negative thoughts feels like taking a whole new different route on a road you have’nt even bothered to take and, however it turns out, it’s still better than what you are used to dealing with. As I write this down, I try not to think of this as an assignment, but more like a means to release my inner thoughts that block those negative feelings instead. 

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVE

I learned what kind of experimental stages Hollywood went through, looking at film examples like Citizen Kane, The Kid, and others that made an impact with their new techniques. Also learned the impact Charie Chaplin had in the film buisness and how many people were inspired by his comedic orignality and acting. Watching the evolution of film was a nice glimpse of how movies influence us today. 

One problem I solved was pushing back the amount of pressure I put up with. I point out the main reason why I’m behind on so much work which I benefit from using to avoid that pressure.  

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

The automanic articles I think can be very helpful to people who have very low standards about themselves. It may help encourage others to think differently about themselves and their struggles when they read the text. The Hollywood dream was entertaining, but  don’t think I’ll be remembering much of the notes I put down afterwards.

Film – Week 11 – Updating

Workflow – Mind Like Water

“‘Be shapeless and formless.. like water’ (Bruce Lee)” by Akinini.com is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

“Have a mind like water.”

― David Allen,  GTD

SUMMARY

What I was able to accomplish this week was a series of useing my own critical responses of veiwing something while also diving deeper into different habits I have. PRACTICE ROOM (TUTORIALS)

After reading the article involving D.O.S.E, I can say it’s rather refreshing to get a clear statement on some of the happy times that we feel once in a while. Reading this article I think can help me and others navigate towards our destinations with it’s positives while also what it says about abusing them. For example: When I cme up with an idea that get’s me excited to write and I know exactly where I wanna be heading, I instead become withdrawn from it and too confident that I don’t even feel like I have to do work on it at all in that moment. The idea itself and a couple of written lines that flow nicely to me is like a short fuse for procrastinating. I like how D.O.S.E acknowledges these issues and I think with some practice, I can fully stay engaged while still being positive.

WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED

What I learned from this week, were the steps in production of a film. It helped me open my eyes to the work ethic put into the process that goes into making the film the people in the video are making. I also learned the different transitions our minds dive into when we’re happy, what the advantages are and what aloung with it’s costs. From the D.O.S.E article I was able to figure in some cases why I felt the way I felt and think of solutions to drive myself into a stage with more workflow.

WEEKLY ACTIVITY EVALUATION

Alot of the sneakolt requirements in understanding film, was informative, but kind of dragged with some of the things the reader was supposed to fill out to move on. I like reading about D.O.S.E, and the documentary “The story of film, an Odyessey.