Tuesday, January 8, 2013

"Why traditional filmmaking beats 3-D any day"

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:
  • CGI is the same as being screened in 3D
  • Plastic surgery makes people angry
  • There are actually people who think movie techniques are advancing too fast.
2 opinions about the article:
  • I hate this article. I loathed reading through it and I put off writing this post as long as I could because it meant re-reading it.
  • It was condescending and dumb and I would be quite content to not read any articles written by that writer again.
1 question about the article:
  • What did computers ever do him?

"7 Rules for Writing Short Films"

3 things I learned that I did not know before knowing the article:
  • 45 minutes still counts as a short film
  • How costly some parts of films can be
  • How simplicity is better?
2 opinions about the article:
  • The added links really helped back the article well
  • Good style, was an interesting read
1 question about the article:
  •  What's the film mentioned in 7?

December 31st~January 6th?

What you learned this week: Always prepare for the worst.
What you want to learn in the future: How to get better angles while still keeping the camera stable

Something that frustrated you this week: Losing so much work time
Something that made you happy this week: Short school week?
Link: http://vimeo.com/27003856