A-dios Ahhmigos

So my plan for the final is pretty much set, so I spent some time making a mixtape for all of you nerds. I've enjoyed my time with all of you so if you never see me again here is a couple of songs for you.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLwPWdVEH8TTKFCPOyehbXOVtAO9vSz5u

Big Pineapple

I'm running out of ways to introduce myself,

Here is a gif from the greatest achievement of American Film making......The Spongebob Squarepants Movie. It is an unpretentious and honest look on societies dependence of fast food, the cult of manhood, and icon worship. Easily overshadowing Citizen Kane by millions of critical miles, this and Shrek 2 will be heralded in the history books.

I find that I like the idea of Microcinema's very much. I love the sense of community that it has. I have always been a sucker for exotic communities. It's half the reason I play video games, and it also dictates which documentaries or books I spend my free time with. I like the idea that for one night we get to bring our weird little 6x1 community together to silently judge each others films while heaping of praise. Lol, nah most of us are pretty damn honest with each other. If you look at the concept of Microcinema's the thing that sticks out is that it is a community built out of a love for film (or movies if you want to attack the intellectual establishment). That excites me because for the majority of my life I have never been able to share what I loved to a fully willing and understanding crowd. Most people have other passions and aren't willing to devote their time to understanding something new. So I guess it feels like I'm part of an event for my people. I'm looking forward for catering it for you all too.

Knox

Song Recommends:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf66Lmrqk00

Film Recommends: Theme: Better than Citizen Kane
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Shrek 2
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Stargate
9 1/2 Weeks
Blade 2
Space Jam
Mama Mia!
The Aristocats
The Fairly Odd Parents : Game Over
The Edd Ed and Eddy Movie
The Room

Plans have Changed

Hi,

Well shooting was hella interesting this weekend. I think I should have known that the plan was going to be thrown out the window when Maura showed up with a Too-to on. What we ended up with was like if the zombie apocalypse was performed by avant garde performance artists with a futuristic architecture. All I know is that no matter what the final product is, it will be fun and interesting. I enjoyed the audio mix but I have to admit, Maura and Arianna haven't heard many zombies. Most of my audio tracks sounded like it was part of some quality lesbian porn, but one the third take they finally started to sound like zombies.

I found that our group dynamic was quite interesting. Ian's directorial approach was subtle but consistent. Paul was our negative Nelly who grounded the rest of em. Viet kept us on track like a tired parent. I think I kept to myself and made sure that the film sounded good. Maura and Arianna had the time of their lives though. Looking forward to showing our hot mess of a project!

Knox

Song Recommend:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTvhR0lEtZM
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCwEMrMk29c

Film Recommends:
Possession : The film that reminds me of our film the most. Also a great batshit crazy horror film about love.
The Devil's Backbone: My personal favorite del Toro film.

Crash n' Burn

Hello again,

Today was embarrassing. I spent a whole ten exports trying to make sure my audio didn't screw up. I checked it the night before and the audio worked fine. BUT LO-AND BEHOLD TODAY IT DECIDED TO SCREW ME OVER. I spent like three hours on a one minute audio mix for it to cut out at the best part. Whatever, things happen.

Anyways I really enjoyed every bodies films today. I can't wait for the inevitable conversation about which ones we cut out. This one will be quite competitive seeing as every bodies was pretty good. I am quite pleased with my group currently. Ian is interesting to work with and he always has colorful ideas, Viet gets shit done, Paul is my favorite sarcastic man, and Maura is always interesting. I plan on making 100000000000000% sure that the audio is amazing this time. I'm a little bit annoyed by the musical aspect but I know that I can make it work. Our group decided on the Annie Hall shot, I decided to keep my mouth shut on my absolute hatred of Woody Allen, but I think these pictures sum my feelings up quite well.

That was for those of you who don't know and don't understand my hatred of him. Also I just want to punch him whenever he says a word....no biggie. My teams idea is to make a musical with two zombie main characters who are in the future. They grunt and moan their musical number and subtitles translate zombie language for us. It's simple but I like it. I will be employing a mix of shotgun mic recording and Iphone recording for the audio. It isn't ideal but I enjoy a challenge. The majority of the editing will be in the audio, so that will also be fun. We hope to film Saturday.

Knox

For Cori,

Pilgrim starts on the path of life. He is fascinated by the world around him but feels like there is nobody to share it with. Maybe biology will find a remedy? (I know it's shitty, just go with it)

Song Recommends:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC7ii3Ir-no

and 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chw-pLg3yyE

Film Recommends:

Memories of Murder : A South Korean police procedural / dark comedy

Peppermint Candy - The uber depressing tale about a Korean man pushed to the edge

Hard to be a God - A dense mind numbing Russian dadaist sci-fi

Rumble in the Bronx - The greatest film ever made....ever.....of all time.

Taking Perspective

Olleh,

I rather enjoyed working together with Tristan today. I think he and I make a good team, we both are pretty laid back so all went well. For his portrait I decided to go with the mood and vibe he often gives off when you are around him. He is pretty chill so I went with that. He also seems slightly lost all the time so that is the other thing I worked into his portrait. I enjoyed creating the soundscape. I layers a song and an original soundscape over each other and I quite like the results.

I am very much looking forward to people's projects tomorrow. Today I discovered that I very much enjoy the look of emptiness. Like the horizon or the sky, I find the lack of things to be amazing.

Knox

(For Cori) The name of the animation is The Pilgrim, the name of the group is Hypeman Jones and the Eldritch Horrors

Song Rec:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGfguhnvECc

Movie Reccomendation:
Stalker -Andrei Tarkovsky's best film.
Fallen Angel's - My personal favorite Wai film.

Silent Lucidity

Well here I am again,

I've always been fascinated by alternate editing techniques. I love it when films make you feel the weight of time, or minimize information in the image to maximize impact. So the chance to make something rhythmically intrigues me very much. My first experience with rhythmic editing is from Trainspotting. The reason I believe for that film's success is that the movie feels like one long punk song interspersed with Lou Reed ballads. Since that film I have identified many other favorites that edit rhythmically. I'll put a list of them bellow.

The great part about this is that I get to apply a technical use to a concept I have very much been fascinated with. That is the medium of film used as portraiture. Portraits are often considered one of the most intimate of art forms. It is often used to focus and isolate aspects about an often human subject. I think they are often more revealing than most people notice. Now film can be intimate, but I also believe it can be intimate on a larger scale. One example of this is the amazing Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait. While it is essentially more of an art piece than a film I find the idea provided by it to be fascinating. The film follows a single football (soccer) player throughout the course of an important match with multiple cameras. It never cuts away from him and we see the entire proceedings. As the film continues we begin to feel what Zidane feels. The film is stunning, and it has a beautiful score by my favorite band Mogwai.

The examples in class were quite nice, if a little intimidating. I am shite with a camera, all I can do is edit, sound stuff, and write. So this project will be a challenge, but I plan to meet it head on with my partner.

Knox

Song Recommend:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITYVXUvMtHI
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhat-xUQ6dw

The list of films this time are not as readily available but I still suggest seeking them out:

• LITERALLY ANY FILM BY SATOHI KON: (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika)
• Amadeus: An amazing epic film about Mozart
• Dancer in the Dark : The most soul crushing musical of all time
• Enter the Void : Drugs and questionable morality
• Adrift in Tokyo: The chillest little road trip movie since Wim Wenders
• Mommy - The greatest film that everybody my age should see. 

Sloppy Seconds

Well here I am,

I had a tough weekend this time. A lot of work, personal projects, and other personal stuff. Despite this my group and I took the time to finish our animation film. I found out a lot about my camera/.
1. When taking photos make sure you are on photo mode.
2.When filming an animation keep the ISO low so that the image isn't too saturated.
3. The typical animation frame is 3 frames.

I am very happy about the final product and I can't wait to share it with you guys. I worked hard on the sound design and even brought my friends in for consultation. I would say more but I can't wait for you all to see it. Also Maura's is amazing and I am 100% jealous of their group.

Knox Gray

Song Recommend:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l25t9lSaIJ0:

Film Recommends:
The Impostor: (Brilliant True Crime Documentary)