Design I like

Design I like

I chose the country of Dubai for their bold, ingenious and innovative designs. Sure they are broke now but that is not what this article is about.

I know it is not a book or billboard or DVD cover but WHO CARES!!

Just look at this place imaging building land mass in the middle of the ocean.

Something as magnificent as this should not go unmentioned. For years I have been amazed by this and I kept saying to myself that either a hurricaine or typhoon will knock them out. But alas.. It was the economy that got the best shot.

Their design and artistic ability simply screams at the onlookers "We are better than you!" I'll actually pick another design I like in my next blog.

 

 

 

 

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My time in Media 150

This is my blog 4.
My semester in media 150 has been very eye opening. Only because I learned information that I can use in the completion of my job requirements.

Not only do I look at movies differently. I have gained ideas on how to create my own content.
The class was a little basic for me. A LOT of the material that was covered in this course was done in film 100 and media 180. YES I took both classes.

I VERY muched loved the lighting class and the classes that taught me about aperture and F-Stop settings. These classes had a direct impact on what I do in my profesional life.

I did two video shoots last week and I found myself fiddling with the barn doors on my fill light to change the way the actor was portrayed.

When I was doing the editing of the videos I produced I was also very critical of the end product. In one of the films I had a huge shadow that was very distracting and I had wished The position of the fill light was done differently.

I can honestly say my experience for this class was generally positive. I enjoyed working and meeting all of you and hope to maybe work you guys again in later classes.


So for now I will be a film and media major, because I am having tons of fun. They say if you love what you do you will never work a day in your life.

Film screening

Very interesting. It's almost 4 am will continue later.
Ok!
This Reel Dialogue was the screening of three films.
Don't bring Scott home.
No more lies
and Out at work. I'll be quite frank...
I am not a big supporter of gays due to my strong religious upbringing The whole Sodom and Gomorrah comes to mind.

But seeing this film opened my eyes a bit about the discrimination that gays and lesbians face on a daily basis. Sometimes this discrimination is much more pronounced than what I have had to go through as a black man in living in America.
At some parts the camera work was amateurish because of the "Spur of the moment" shooting and the jerky hand holding of the camera. But the editing was done well and I liked the voice over of the narrator. Made me think of how I make movies in adobe premiere.
I was a little confused by the last film "Out at work" in some scenes the year "1992" flashed on the screen. I said to myself "wow! they have been working on this project for 17 years?"

I was going to post some clips that i took with my iphone but decided against it. Why overkill right?

Scene review/analysis. Star Wars 1977

I begin my scene analysis on the movie Star Wars (1977) relatively near the end of the film. Hans Solo played by Harrison Ford had just stated to Luke Skywalker that this is not his fight and he will be collecting his bounty and leaving The rebels are about to launch their attack against the Empire’s Death Star. In this scene Luke Skywalker and his fellow fighters prepare to launch their attack against the Death Star. Luke goes into the battle saddened by the loss of O.B. 1 Kenobi and being abandoned By Hans Solo. The scene is introduced by a wide angle deep focus view. This informs the audience that the scene will be taking place in a hangar for the x-wing fighters. There is surprisingly a stark LACK of back ground music. Instead the viewer is exposed to sounds of ships refueling, engines revving and various mechanical sounds. This seemed very odd to me as at this point the viewer is already two hours into watching this movie. Music at this point would have been appropriate to keep the audience’s attention. Low key lighting is utilized but the lighting does not match the mood and pace of the scene. Low key lighting is usually used to depict a sad or negative mood. Since this scene is not negative one can only assume that the filmmaker did not have the capability to provide sufficient lighting for this set.


As the final battle scene is in the making there is no music to set a tone. The engine noise and the revving hits a crescendo then the maintenance workers start working at a frenzied pace to disengage hoses and move all of the equipment out of the way so the fighters can take off. The lighting in the hangar is very dark and as any seasoned pilot can attest to this goes against most protocols when dealing with planes. Lack of light can encourage mistakes. As a film making student the current uses of dark lighting is to signify a somber of sad mood but this is not signified by the actions in the scene.

Museum of the Moving Image

I had a great time...sorta.
I took my daughter with me. It was very interesting. I didnt learn much because I guess i rushed the trip. I had the take the CPE later that day. Since i was all the way in Queens....WITH A BABY! I was a little stressed. LOL!

I really don't like history and looking at outdated technology. But my daughter seemed a little fascinated. I would go back again some day and review some of the floors and exhibits that I missed.

I was amazed at the sizes of the machines. But this is typical of most things. Most emerging technologies initially begin  as huge objects and are then eventually evolved into something small. This evolution of cameras and portability has unleashed the creative side of man. Everyone has been given the privilege to become a media maker. No longer are we constrained to film studios, where this was the only place these cameras could be used. Now we get video of any and everything. From the insides of volcanoes to the bottom of oceans. The shrinking of the sizes of the cameras has really changed the world as we know it.