So our mystery prop was a chalk easter egg (though i would have preferred the mullet). Since i was entirely unsure of how to get images off my scanner or put cell phone videos into final cut pro, i decided to use my digital camera. For whatever reason i just had this idea to pretend that the easter egg was my best friend. that rob and big theme stayed in my head; 'let me tell ya 'bout my best friend'. so going with that little ditty in my head i started to construct ways of things that me and my egg could do. basically, if i wanted, i feel i could pitch this to nick jr and it would be a hit. seriously tho...big. luckily we had beautiful weather, so on tuesday evening in the middle of writing a 6 page paper i headed to bubba's to take pictures.
if i could say the only thing different mentally when i was doing this project under the stress of a paper and other projects would be that i was incredibly happy. maybe it was because it was beautiful weather and i had been locked away in my room working on the paper. who knows. but i had a lot of fun being outside and acting like a big kid. also i found out that i'm really good with drawing hearts on sidewalks. if this is considered a talent...then i am talented. ultimatly it took probably about 30 mins to do my project; i guess because it was the fact that it was such an open idea with a specific beginning and end. editing was a different story.
i felt like i was back in intro to film production because i had all these still images to shuffle through. it was quite the task and hurt my head just a tad. the main problem on the time line was making sure the duration of each shot felt right and not too long or too short. i would say that final cut pro is a little easier to work with than imovie. but after all the images were where i wanted them audio was quick to put together because i already had an idea of what songs i wanted to use which worked really well and made my project...cute-er. going to andre's and watching the films in the backyard on a shower curtain was a lot of fun. i really like the raw-ness of the experience like having to stop a film because of a plane flying over head and the dog running around barking occasionally. i felt like everyone really got to bond. in a few hours i'm heading to mayfair for an early screening of iron man, and tho all the nerds will be together, i fear that the congregation will not be as welcoming as it was last nite in the backyard. i was also really impressed with the animation projects, which i never want to do because it seems very tedious.
overall, this class has been a blast. i liked getting to put down textbooks and just being creative. i sometimes feel that the film studies department stresses film study more than production so the fact that for 3 hrs one day a week i got to be creative or present my ideas and have them accepted was an awesome expereience. i will definatly encourage my minions (i have too many to name) to take this class. i'm joking about the minions. i have none. but i will tell people to look into this class because i personally have found a new appreciation for experimental films and realize that its not just about art. it's about having fun and becoming apart of this neat little society where ideas aren't just talked about, they're put into action.
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