2-26-07

The film “In This House” was what I believe to be a very different style of documentary. From the way it was shot, the display of the footage that was gathered, all the way to what they were documenting. I thought the way they chose to display what and how they were discovering was very unique. Through out the film the viewers already knew what the crew was digging up, leaving out a dramatic climax at the end. “In This House” gives you a choice between new/changing footage of the reason for the dig on the right side of the screen, or the continues footage of the dig itself, all while captions are shown through out the film. I found this film very interesting, not so much the content of it, but how it was made.

2-16-07

I seen and heard of people taking pictures of themselves once a day for a long period of time, and then making a sideshow type movie, but the most original one I have ever seen was Renato Umali’s I Learn Something New Every Single Day. With this video, Renato uses pictures but unlike the other “time laps” videos I’ve seen he goes out to the typical guidelines and uses different cameras and locations. When a new picture is presented so is something he learned that day, the fact that he takes time everyday to write down one thing he learned and to take a picture is very impressive.

2-15-07

In my Film 220 class we are learning how to use a 16mm Filmo camera. After viewing all of the 16mm films in Film 201 I have become more eager to start filming. I believe that 201 and 220 really compliment each other, and make a diverse style of filmmaking.

2-14-07

The film "All My Life" I felt was very talked up at first. I was egger to see this film and then when I did experience it I didn't feel let down, but I still felt that I should have been. I know that doesn't make much sense, but the colors and the sound track was so captivating, even if it was only 3 minutes.

2-13-07

All my life, I have worked with video, editing, and filming. But know I have started to use film; I enjoy the way it looks and feels much more than video. On the other hand I film is much more difficult to work with, cost a lot more, and consumes more time, but that is the price you have to pay for the better product.

2-12-07

One thing that I realized today was why I enjoy, film more than video. I have always leaned toward film but never knew why. But after seeing Gently Down the Stream, I found out that there is much more time and effort. In other words film feels much more personal than video.