and so it begins...

I haven't dont any film work in a while and i am starting to feel stupid. I look at my past projects and realize that they are all shit. Of course i am overly critical of my own work, but i just see that there is tons of room for improvement. So i decided to use this blogspot to show new works that i have created and comment on my interests. I am currently in Japan, and finding it to be very expensive, especially cameras. I want to buy a new one, but right now they are around 500 dollars to start. So instead i will borrow my boyfriends and make mini movies. Cant wait to get started on the first one.

Project 3 comments

The film shoot that we did about three weeks ago went very well. We had the artist come in from Charlotte and he stayed in my apartment for two days, highly economical if I must say so myself. But I was quite nervous at first because this was my first time directing something so important on my own. I admit I started off a little rusty, but once I got in the groove of things it felt natural to me. My issue was whether or not anyone would even listen to me, because for one I was the only female in my group and I have a loose and not so abrasive style of directing. I enjoyed the idea of my team working as a collective whole and me not being a tyrant. It was a lot of fun and I would love to do it again especially when not bombarded by other assignments from other classes, because I want to give my full attention to it. I can truly see me loving my job, which isn't a luxury that everyone has.

Cucalorus

I have a lot of films that i plan to see at Cucalorus , there are only three that are off campus and the majority that I want to see are primarily at Lumina. It is a great convenience. But the films that I will see are as follows, Timer, Precious, The House of the Devil, God Went Surfing with the Devil, Fish Eyes, Currently Untitled, and maybe All Tomorrows Party. The main reason why I want to see Fish Eyes is because of the foreign director from China. There is a QandA available that I would like to participate in if the Director is here; seeing as my aspirations lie in Eastern Filmmaking.

What is considered art cinema has been toggling in the art houses and in the multiplexes more recently. Documentaries, foreign films, and some experimental films are being shown in these venues because of low budgets and because of the appeal of such small audiences. You are able to to discuss and get a more intimate experience that is not often given in mainstream films. One of the great things about this is that the director often makes appearances and therefore is able to give his or her idea of the film.

Being a director

Hmm. What can I say, so far all i can think about is the cinematography and the editing i want for this music video. I took some photographs of the locations that I would like to use and asked one of the managers to allow me to use there club as a part of my misenscene. It was actually easier than I thought. Maybe because I was cute that day, lol. But I understand that in order to make this video look as professional and easily produced as possible, the pre-visualization must be executed with meticulousness. I am really enjoying this and it makes me have to be more decisive about what i want. Not to mention I feel more confident about delegating and pushing for what i feel is best for the video.

I think that for my portrait, i will focus on my obsession with other cultures mainly focusing on japanese culture. I will also like to incorporate ideas about my psyche and its abnormalities. I want to use rotoscoping, footage that I shoot myself of various activities of me and others. I don't know exactly how I want to order it, so that is still a work in progress.

Check Your Work Thoroughly

The one thing that I really learned from project one is to back each other up in a project. I feel that I should have checked the sound that was recorded from the other members of the group more thoroughly, if I had done so then I could have avoided embarrassment and reflected better results. It's not that I don't trust the members of my group I just feel that it is necessary for the sake of the project as a whole, to ensure the success of whatever it is that we work on. Being a filmmaker requires for one to be absolutely rigid about some things and more loose on others. That is part of the dynamics of a director and it is important as students to understand that it is a group effort and everyone must contribute and effectively execute their required task.