Project 6 Evaluation (an explanation of Dora)

This was a very fun project to do. It was difficult because I had final projects and exams all in the same 3-day period. I had to race in a film race while doing the rest of my work. I had not slept in over 24 hours when Dora was conceived. I starred at the blocks and I thought, “What can I do with these blocks? I figured I could count them. Then I figured, who could count better than me? The answer was Dora. I put it together and dubbed it to tape. The whole night I was scared to death because my project was so silly and dumb and I knew there would be projects that were very deep and looked like a lot of hard work had gone into them, and they would be playing together. When it played and people laughed I was relieved. It was something amazing to see how 15 people took 3 blocks and made 15 unique and wonderful films. It all goes back to the idea of film in the rough. All of them were made the better when you find out the criteria. I was blown away by the work my peers made. I wasn’t bored for a minute (granted it was only about 20 minutes). It was fun to see other people who weren’t in our class seeing an enjoying our projects. I’m glad we were able to participate in this event. I can’t wait to see what the next class churns out.

Project 5 Rhythmic Editing

Wow this was a hard project. When dealing with such a small fraction of time you start to appreciate how long a second truly is. I know I ran into the problem where I thought I'd be able to show a whole shot and realized it was like 15 seconds to long. I think my project is good though and I hope the class feels the same time. Gigi and I work really well together. We shot both projects back to back in her apartment (we both had problems being able to shoot at work). I shot a project on pigging out in front of the TV and she shot one that was about the frustration of writing a paper. We arranged our schedules and shot and edited in one day. It was a fun experience. Gigi is very new to final cut so I had to help her a lot. But once she got it, she got it. Each of us gave suggestion on each others project that really helped. I'm excited to see what the class thinks of each project.

Dora

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Summing up Rhythmic Editing

Wow this was a hard project. When dealing with such a small fraction of time you start to appreciate how long a second truly is. I know I ran into the problem where I thought I'd be able to show a whole shot and realized it was like 15 seconds to long. I think my project is good though and I hope the class feels the same time. Gigi and I work really well together. We shot both projects back to back in her apartment (we both had problems being able to shoot at work). I shot a project on pigging out in front of the TV and she shot one that was about the frustration of writing a paper. We arranged our schedules and shot and edited in one day. It was a fun experience. Gigi is very new to final cut so I had to help her a lot. But once she got it, she got it. Each of us gave suggestion on each others project that really helped. I'm excited to see what the class thinks of each project.

Eatin With Gigi shoot

Shooting Gigi

Film in the Rough

The article we read was pretty spot on I believe. I've actually read another book by the same author called "The Empty Space". I have a associates degree in theatre so comparing theatre and film is one of my favorite things. My favorite kind of theatre is done in found spaces. With limited sets and props. I love the idea that its up to the audience to participate, they are not handed everything. The article is about exactly that. In film, when you do experimental, there is a differnt expierance than in traditional. The audience is forced to particpate. Sometimes the stock is gritty, sometimes the message doesn't make sense, sometimes there is no message. I love rough films, they remind us that we're watching a performance. They remind us that film is an art not a window. I've not been experimental films biggest fan but I see its importance. Its also nice that anyone can make a movie. You don't need a Hollywood set and a million dollar budget. Film in the rough allows all of us to be filmmakers. As a piss poor filmmaker, thats exciting.