Reading on Film

Well since i haven't blogged about this yet i guess i will now. I loved reading chapter 13 in our book. it really helped me understand movies better. i learned about the pedestal but that already made sense to me due to the fact that those people are who get awards besides the actors. The other thing i really liked was learning about the different cuts and angels. i never thought that a fad was there to show a similarity between the two scenes that we just saw. it helps you figure out the deeper meaning to a movie. The camera angels do the same thing as well. the best example was from the omen in class with the two women at the staircase. it was definitely a fore shadow of what was to come and if i never would have learned about it i never would have guessed. The use of music and everything that goes into making a film is amazing and i was glad that i could read about film and learn more about it in class.

Final Class :(

I really have enjoyed class this week. I loved the music segment on Monday. I actually fell asleep for a little while listening to some of it. It is just so relaxing to me and I love it. Those guys were so smart and knew music so well. Bach and Chopin are amazing and so are all the others. The reason we have the music we do today is because of them and their amazing talent. I forgot some of the things that we went over as well. I knew what a prelude was but the sonata allegro and other things I forgot about and it was a great reminder. Then we moved into film. I was a little nervous about film because I am one of those who likes to go to the movies and just sit there and enjoy them without thinking much and I was afraid that learning all the terms and shots would just make me not enjoy movies. That wasn’t the case though. I enjoyed watching the clips and analyzing them based on what we saw. It was a little hard for me to pick out those things and still enjoy the movie but with practice I know that it will just become natural and I will enjoy movies that much more. I have learned a great deal this semester and I thank Sister Stokes for being such an amazing teacher. I still want to see some of your zombie movie by the way. This class has helped me appreciate all of the arts a lot more and has opened my eyes to the deeper of things.