Wednesday, February 19, 2014
A Trip To The Moon
A Trip to the Moon was kind of a boring video for me to watch, definitely not one of my favorites. It brought me back to the opera, which isn't that interesting to me. What was interesting about this video was that you could tell that it was from early film because you could see that the colors were all drawn on to the film. You could tell because when changing frames, some of the colors wouldn't match up or be different shades. It didn't bother me that you could tell the different frames and that everything wasn't perfectly colored because I think that it brings character to the film. :)
Singing in the Rain Comparison
Singing in the rain is a song performed by Gene Kelly in the musical Jazz Man. It was originally released in 1929, right after the Great Depression. When people make songs and movies, they usually reflect on what is happening in history during that time period. The original song is a joyous man singing in the rain, happily trotting through the puddles. This is a reflection of the time period. 1929 marked the year that the US finally was out of the Great Depression. This is a period called the "roaring twenties." It makes sense that this song would be recorded in happy spirits.
The movie Clockwork Orange was filmed in 1971. This is a period where everyone is experimenting with drugs and free spirited. The movie is based on a couple of teenagers experimenting with drugs that make them violent. This movie plays the song "signing in the rain" as the teenager is raping a woman. This is completely contradictory to the original song. Here I believe the director let them use this song because it is meant to be a happy song, and in the movie these teenagers are so happy on their drugs and causing trouble. To them they couldn't be happier raping this woman. I think it is meant to cause the viewers a little disgust when they watch this man singing such a happy song, while committing a horrible act.
Theses two differences in the same song, just goes to show the difference movies have during a specific time period.
The movie Clockwork Orange was filmed in 1971. This is a period where everyone is experimenting with drugs and free spirited. The movie is based on a couple of teenagers experimenting with drugs that make them violent. This movie plays the song "signing in the rain" as the teenager is raping a woman. This is completely contradictory to the original song. Here I believe the director let them use this song because it is meant to be a happy song, and in the movie these teenagers are so happy on their drugs and causing trouble. To them they couldn't be happier raping this woman. I think it is meant to cause the viewers a little disgust when they watch this man singing such a happy song, while committing a horrible act.
Theses two differences in the same song, just goes to show the difference movies have during a specific time period.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Mise En Scene
Mise en scene is all of the components that make up a shot. There are several pieces that are important such as the angle, color, lens, and depth.
Angle:
There are 5 different camera angles, birds eye view, high angle, eye level shot, low angle, and oblique angle. All of these different angles were tested in the early 1930s when film was really booming. As some of the video clips we saw in class, it is obvious the director is experimenting with all these different camera angles.
Color:
The color of a shot is important because it tells the viewer where they should direct their attention. For example in this shot everything in the picture is all brown and grey but the woman is in bright blue. This makes it so you direct your attention to her.
Lens:
There are several different types of lens used in film today. Such lenses are called telephoto lens, wide-angle lens, fast film stock, and slow film stock. The telephoto lens draws objects closer but takes away from the depth of the image. The wide-angle lens takes an image an increases that depth of that image, sometimes blurs the edges.
Depth:
Angle:
There are 5 different camera angles, birds eye view, high angle, eye level shot, low angle, and oblique angle. All of these different angles were tested in the early 1930s when film was really booming. As some of the video clips we saw in class, it is obvious the director is experimenting with all these different camera angles.
Color:
The color of a shot is important because it tells the viewer where they should direct their attention. For example in this shot everything in the picture is all brown and grey but the woman is in bright blue. This makes it so you direct your attention to her.
There are several different types of lens used in film today. Such lenses are called telephoto lens, wide-angle lens, fast film stock, and slow film stock. The telephoto lens draws objects closer but takes away from the depth of the image. The wide-angle lens takes an image an increases that depth of that image, sometimes blurs the edges.
Depth:
Talking about changing the depth, the depth is another technique used to draw the viewers attention to one object or another. In the picture above, it creates a depth in the background, making that blurry. This allows the viewer to focus on what is "in focus" little depth. In this image, it is the characters that have little depth, and the background that is farther in depth of the image.
Stop Motion II
Still Moving
The first video was a cool architectural video, I liked how they used different building and parks to base their video off of. I also felt like sometimes they used two or three different background scenes in one shot. They would be cruising past a park, however the same building was present in the background at multiple parks in different locations. This was not my favorite because it seemed a little boring and repetitive.
Big Milk
This video was interesting... Not sure how I felt about it because it was a little too abstract for me. But I believe the artist was trying to get the point across that we are human have the "americanvirus" which basically is living every day the same, and rushing rushing rushing. We are repetitive in our lifestyles, and every day wake up and go to work, and wake up and go to work the next day. This kind of makes you think about your life, and how you can create ways to be happier and enjoy every day. I believe that the artist was also trying to say that we work ourselves to death because they kept showing images of the person working and struggling, then there would be images of a skeletal. Sometimes the person would be struggling and even wresting the skeletal. So this was a cool video if I got the message that they were trying to give out.
http://vimeo.com/1452564
The first video was a cool architectural video, I liked how they used different building and parks to base their video off of. I also felt like sometimes they used two or three different background scenes in one shot. They would be cruising past a park, however the same building was present in the background at multiple parks in different locations. This was not my favorite because it seemed a little boring and repetitive.
Big Milk
This video was interesting... Not sure how I felt about it because it was a little too abstract for me. But I believe the artist was trying to get the point across that we are human have the "americanvirus" which basically is living every day the same, and rushing rushing rushing. We are repetitive in our lifestyles, and every day wake up and go to work, and wake up and go to work the next day. This kind of makes you think about your life, and how you can create ways to be happier and enjoy every day. I believe that the artist was also trying to say that we work ourselves to death because they kept showing images of the person working and struggling, then there would be images of a skeletal. Sometimes the person would be struggling and even wresting the skeletal. So this was a cool video if I got the message that they were trying to give out.
http://vimeo.com/1452564
Stop Motion I
Bumble Bee Boy
The first animation that I watch was called Bumble Bee Boy. I obviously chose this one because it reminds me of the awesome movie series Transformers. :) This animation was cool because it reminds me of the movie and also because the descriptions says that these clips are based of real life things and not hand drawn clip by clip. So that means that someone took the time to build the model and take picture after picture of the object moving to create this sorta of mini movie. So I can appreciate that because I certainly don't have the time to create an animation of this sort.
http://vimeo.com/3784930
This is Where We Live
This was a cool video to watch because it was all about the characters in books. I liked the beginning because it reminded me about our animation flip books that we have to do in class. But I really liked how they made a video about the book characters but making sure to keep the closed books in the background. This reminded me that there is more to a book that what you think, and when you actually sit down to read a good book, all of the stories that come out of that book are amazing. So needless to say, I liked this video. :)
http://vimeo.com/2295261
Almeria
Okay, so I know that I really liked the book video, but this was probably my favorite one. I am a math major, but I have an environmental science background because I love the environment and Earth. This video was an amazing way to represent the wear and tear we have created on this earth. That no matter when, the trees still stand tall, withering all that we throw at them. The wood shows signs of old age and hard times however, still holds up buildings and bridges. This was just so cool. Well done.
http://vimeo.com/2910853
The first animation that I watch was called Bumble Bee Boy. I obviously chose this one because it reminds me of the awesome movie series Transformers. :) This animation was cool because it reminds me of the movie and also because the descriptions says that these clips are based of real life things and not hand drawn clip by clip. So that means that someone took the time to build the model and take picture after picture of the object moving to create this sorta of mini movie. So I can appreciate that because I certainly don't have the time to create an animation of this sort.
http://vimeo.com/3784930
This is Where We Live
This was a cool video to watch because it was all about the characters in books. I liked the beginning because it reminded me about our animation flip books that we have to do in class. But I really liked how they made a video about the book characters but making sure to keep the closed books in the background. This reminded me that there is more to a book that what you think, and when you actually sit down to read a good book, all of the stories that come out of that book are amazing. So needless to say, I liked this video. :)
http://vimeo.com/2295261
Almeria
Okay, so I know that I really liked the book video, but this was probably my favorite one. I am a math major, but I have an environmental science background because I love the environment and Earth. This video was an amazing way to represent the wear and tear we have created on this earth. That no matter when, the trees still stand tall, withering all that we throw at them. The wood shows signs of old age and hard times however, still holds up buildings and bridges. This was just so cool. Well done.
http://vimeo.com/2910853
Friday, February 7, 2014
Quinta's Stage Door Posts
Whatever Lola Wants
I thought that this was a cute little number. I really like the dance and song that goes with this song, I am a fan on jazz music and dance so that was neat to see. This song actually reminded me of the song that we watched in class with Queen Latifah "When you're good to mama." I don't know why they reminded me of each other, but I think it's because they are both about girls being seductive to guys in the same manner. I liked it though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLx7qUeRGU0&feature=player_embedded#at=221
A Christmas Carol
Christmas time is one of my favorite times so I had to choose A Christmas Carol to blog about because it just makes me happy to think of Christmas. This part in the musical looks as if its the ending part where he is getting a look at how miserable he is. Enjoyed this clip, however having seen the musical performed live I obviously like that much better. The musical was amazing to watch, I love when the audience just has Christmas spirit running through the atmosphere. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaFcmYIVGf0&feature=player_embedded#at=89
Applause
This was a musical that I've never seen before, but it was nice. I liked how it was like expressing about the money and education problems that were happening in the real world around that time. That is what I liked most about the operas, was that it was based off of events and things that were going on around them in the real world. Also, those yellow and green pants that she has on are pretty awesome :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89DzMDC6gws&feature=player_embedded#at=110
I thought that this was a cute little number. I really like the dance and song that goes with this song, I am a fan on jazz music and dance so that was neat to see. This song actually reminded me of the song that we watched in class with Queen Latifah "When you're good to mama." I don't know why they reminded me of each other, but I think it's because they are both about girls being seductive to guys in the same manner. I liked it though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLx7qUeRGU0&feature=player_embedded#at=221
A Christmas Carol
Christmas time is one of my favorite times so I had to choose A Christmas Carol to blog about because it just makes me happy to think of Christmas. This part in the musical looks as if its the ending part where he is getting a look at how miserable he is. Enjoyed this clip, however having seen the musical performed live I obviously like that much better. The musical was amazing to watch, I love when the audience just has Christmas spirit running through the atmosphere. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaFcmYIVGf0&feature=player_embedded#at=89
Applause
This was a musical that I've never seen before, but it was nice. I liked how it was like expressing about the money and education problems that were happening in the real world around that time. That is what I liked most about the operas, was that it was based off of events and things that were going on around them in the real world. Also, those yellow and green pants that she has on are pretty awesome :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89DzMDC6gws&feature=player_embedded#at=110
Transgender Presentation
This presentation was an interesting one to say the least. I have no experience with transgender people, I have never met one, never spoke to one, so needless to say I have no idea what they believe and their values. This was sort of an eye opener for me to realize what these people are struggling with. I thought that the artist had a good eye for art and some of the pieces were really neat. I liked how the pieces were all large 10 - 12 ft drawings. That was the coolest part because it must be so hard to complete a drawing of that size! I also liked the idea of taking pictures of yourself each day and see how you change, and how the hair and makeup styles change on a day to day basis. I also liked the drawings that they did based on the hairstyles. I have no artistic ability to draw or paint so that's pretty cool that these things can be done.
It was also amazing that they reached out to people internationally and were about to get other "sponsors" per se. The dancers in asian countries that were choreographing dances for those transgenders who lost their lives in a daily struggle against being who they really are. I think that people in 2014 need to open their eyes to many different kinds of people, and their choices shouldn't effect one's life to such the extend some make it out to be. Personally, I do not care of your sexual preference as it does not effect me. As long as no one is trying to push something on me that I don't like, then I am totally cool with whatever it is that you wish to me. With that being said, I can't imagine how it is to live in a world where people are trying to push you to be something that you are not. If this was the case for me and my sexual preference I would be very angry and express my feeling the way the artist did in this presentation.
It was also amazing that they reached out to people internationally and were about to get other "sponsors" per se. The dancers in asian countries that were choreographing dances for those transgenders who lost their lives in a daily struggle against being who they really are. I think that people in 2014 need to open their eyes to many different kinds of people, and their choices shouldn't effect one's life to such the extend some make it out to be. Personally, I do not care of your sexual preference as it does not effect me. As long as no one is trying to push something on me that I don't like, then I am totally cool with whatever it is that you wish to me. With that being said, I can't imagine how it is to live in a world where people are trying to push you to be something that you are not. If this was the case for me and my sexual preference I would be very angry and express my feeling the way the artist did in this presentation.
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