2/15-2/19
Departmental meeting: 1.5 hrs
Paper reading: 4 hrs
Revisiting films: 2 hrs
Baking/making it look pretty: 2.5 hrs
Bakesale hangin': 2 hrs
Chalking: 2 hrs
Picking up Equip: 15 mins
The bakesale was awesommeeeee, I'm super happy and proud that we were able to raise so much money. Audra did an absolutely wonderful job planning everything. I loved that it felt like a big group hangout, which definitely helps give of the fun vibes we've been going for.
Although our last few classes have been crazy long, I have to say that now that we have our programming figured out, the event seems so tangible. I know we have a lot more work to do, but I'm, like, super excited now. Everything seems to be coming together (knock on wood), I can see how all the cogs are working.
Now I need to begin the final push for outreach. I will up my research of other festivals and continue talking to other FST majors and people at our school to see what their thoughts, what they want to see, and what they already know about Visions (if at all). I also need to start focusing on the greater Wilmington community. I still think we should focus more specifically on our own department and campus, but I also need to make sure I don't forget Wilmington as a whole... I plan on looking to the class for a lot of help on this as well, especially for ideas and feedback.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Pro/Con Papers
13 Ways of Looking at Bill Murray:
Cons: There's a lot, but mostly, this just is not a scholarly article. There are no sources! It even contradicts itself! There aren't even 13 ways of looking at him...
Pros: It is entertaining, if only because Bill Murray really is awesome.
Transmedia Adaptation in the Work of Orson Welles
Cons: I found this paper kind of boring, and I'm not sure I got why transmedia adaptation was important, only the comparison between the play and the film. This would really only be an interesting presentation if the writer showed us the script and/or pictures from the play alongside the film.
Pros: It is well written, although a little redundant, and he does do a good job of drawing from multiple sources and providing specific examples.
A Radical Expedition of Cinema's Birthplace
Cons: Excessive use of jargon. This writer obviously owns a thesaurus and likes the word indubitably. The introduction feels very long to me, and I feel like the paper could have been a little shorter and still get the point across.
Pros: However, it is well written and I found the content very interesting. I totally get the comparison being made, there is a good use of sources and specific examples and it really makes me want to see the film.
Cinematic Expression of Ghosts in Japanese Film
Cons: Very redundant and doesn't seem to actually make a point. There was not enough context for the films or the ghost stories. Also, there is some weird grammar in there.
Pros: I like that the writer provided pictures and I would be interested in seeing the video clips that go a long with the film.
Murders Unavenged
Cons: A little boring, it will be interesting to see what this writers plans to show in the presentation. Also, there are a few grammatical errors, mostly typos.
Pros: It's very well written, he uses good specific examples and appropriate sources. For the most part, I understood the point he was trying to get across.
Irreversible and Techniques of Looking
Cons: I wish he explained what exactly masculine sympathy is supposed to look like earlier on in the paper, I feel like it wasn't really addressed until the end. I also wish that he had talked more about the female directors in this sort of genre
Pros: It's very well written and I appreciate that it works to actually focus on the techniques and formal concepts. I'm hoping he wouldn't show the 9 minute rape scene though, I understand that it's important to the paper and should be studied, I just don't really want to see it unless I choose to.
Blues Brothers & Bollywood Masala
Cons: The structure of the paper is confusing, the thesis statement was not presented until the 6th page of the paper, over halfway through. The writer presented the specific examples first, and then, much later, how the apply to Bollywood cinema, so it seemed disjointed.
Pros: It is an interesting and original topic, and I agree that it is beneficial to reexamine films in different contexts. Also the Blues Brothers are a sort of universally loved film.
The Unfilmable Lightness of Being
Cons: It's very long, so I would be worried that the presentation would go over 20 minutes easily. Because there is so much detail and context given, it gets a little wordy
Pros: However, I also really appreciate how much detail it goes into; I feel like this paper actually taught me something. Although there are a few typos, this paper reads like a scholarly article that could be assigned in a class
Multi-Screen Film
Cons: Although I understand the broad topic, I felt that there was no real thesis statement and it is unclear if the writer is trying to make an argument or just compare two films that use multi screen projection. I felt there should have been a more solid claim.
Pros: The content/topic is interesting and original. I am curious to see how this would be presented, and I think looking at film exhibition, esp. in installations, would contrast nicely with the other papers.
Cinema Du Corps
Cons:
Pros:
Boys Will Be Girls
Cons:
Pros:
Storybooks and Female Empowerment
Cons: Mostly just nit-picky stuff; I wish the paper were not single spaced and I would be worried that it would exceed 20 minutes
Pros: It's well written and researched. Even though Pan's Labyrinth is a more common topic film, it's because it's so interesting, and it's still balanced by the other film, which I had never heard of. I'm also all about female empowerment.
Cons: There's a lot, but mostly, this just is not a scholarly article. There are no sources! It even contradicts itself! There aren't even 13 ways of looking at him...
Pros: It is entertaining, if only because Bill Murray really is awesome.
Transmedia Adaptation in the Work of Orson Welles
Cons: I found this paper kind of boring, and I'm not sure I got why transmedia adaptation was important, only the comparison between the play and the film. This would really only be an interesting presentation if the writer showed us the script and/or pictures from the play alongside the film.
Pros: It is well written, although a little redundant, and he does do a good job of drawing from multiple sources and providing specific examples.
A Radical Expedition of Cinema's Birthplace
Cons: Excessive use of jargon. This writer obviously owns a thesaurus and likes the word indubitably. The introduction feels very long to me, and I feel like the paper could have been a little shorter and still get the point across.
Pros: However, it is well written and I found the content very interesting. I totally get the comparison being made, there is a good use of sources and specific examples and it really makes me want to see the film.
Cinematic Expression of Ghosts in Japanese Film
Cons: Very redundant and doesn't seem to actually make a point. There was not enough context for the films or the ghost stories. Also, there is some weird grammar in there.
Pros: I like that the writer provided pictures and I would be interested in seeing the video clips that go a long with the film.
Murders Unavenged
Cons: A little boring, it will be interesting to see what this writers plans to show in the presentation. Also, there are a few grammatical errors, mostly typos.
Pros: It's very well written, he uses good specific examples and appropriate sources. For the most part, I understood the point he was trying to get across.
Irreversible and Techniques of Looking
Cons: I wish he explained what exactly masculine sympathy is supposed to look like earlier on in the paper, I feel like it wasn't really addressed until the end. I also wish that he had talked more about the female directors in this sort of genre
Pros: It's very well written and I appreciate that it works to actually focus on the techniques and formal concepts. I'm hoping he wouldn't show the 9 minute rape scene though, I understand that it's important to the paper and should be studied, I just don't really want to see it unless I choose to.
Blues Brothers & Bollywood Masala
Cons: The structure of the paper is confusing, the thesis statement was not presented until the 6th page of the paper, over halfway through. The writer presented the specific examples first, and then, much later, how the apply to Bollywood cinema, so it seemed disjointed.
Pros: It is an interesting and original topic, and I agree that it is beneficial to reexamine films in different contexts. Also the Blues Brothers are a sort of universally loved film.
The Unfilmable Lightness of Being
Cons: It's very long, so I would be worried that the presentation would go over 20 minutes easily. Because there is so much detail and context given, it gets a little wordy
Pros: However, I also really appreciate how much detail it goes into; I feel like this paper actually taught me something. Although there are a few typos, this paper reads like a scholarly article that could be assigned in a class
Multi-Screen Film
Cons: Although I understand the broad topic, I felt that there was no real thesis statement and it is unclear if the writer is trying to make an argument or just compare two films that use multi screen projection. I felt there should have been a more solid claim.
Pros: The content/topic is interesting and original. I am curious to see how this would be presented, and I think looking at film exhibition, esp. in installations, would contrast nicely with the other papers.
Cinema Du Corps
Cons:
Pros:
Boys Will Be Girls
Cons:
Pros:
Storybooks and Female Empowerment
Cons: Mostly just nit-picky stuff; I wish the paper were not single spaced and I would be worried that it would exceed 20 minutes
Pros: It's well written and researched. Even though Pan's Labyrinth is a more common topic film, it's because it's so interesting, and it's still balanced by the other film, which I had never heard of. I'm also all about female empowerment.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Week 5
2/5-2/15
Department meeting: 1.5 hrs
Grading final film round: 4.5 hrs
Film Kid Mixer: 3 hrs
FKM setup/takedown: 3hrs
BYOFF: 3 hrs
Make up class:7.5 hrs
I know this is longer than a week, but with the SECOND snow day and the make up class, I felt that it is appropriate. I also realize that we shouldn't include the time actually spent in class, but I just wanted to add it in there because I feel like this week has been a blur and it helps keep me oriented with what I did this week.
ANYWAYS. I thought the film kid mixer went really well. I was very nervous and very hyper the whole time, but I think once we really started to get people to talk to each other (after like ~30 min) everyone was getting a long and having fun. Even after a lot of people left and it was more of an intimate group, there were still many kids that I had not known before that were able to really get to know who they were talking to and play games and stuff. All in all, I'm very pleased with how it turned out and how much everyone helped me out. Go Visions team!!
As for the make up day, I also think that went very, very well. I know people probably weren't looking forward to it (8am on a Saturday???), but everyone really pulled through and we got so much done. I'm every impressed. I know I start getting antsy towards the end, I really am paying attention and understand the importance of what we're discussing and why it needs to be discussed in detail, I've just never been good at sitting or being in one place for that many hours. I am sad that some of my favorite films got cut, but that's the business and I am positive that our team will do a great job of programming the best of everything.
Department meeting: 1.5 hrs
Grading final film round: 4.5 hrs
Film Kid Mixer: 3 hrs
FKM setup/takedown: 3hrs
BYOFF: 3 hrs
Make up class:7.5 hrs
I know this is longer than a week, but with the SECOND snow day and the make up class, I felt that it is appropriate. I also realize that we shouldn't include the time actually spent in class, but I just wanted to add it in there because I feel like this week has been a blur and it helps keep me oriented with what I did this week.
ANYWAYS. I thought the film kid mixer went really well. I was very nervous and very hyper the whole time, but I think once we really started to get people to talk to each other (after like ~30 min) everyone was getting a long and having fun. Even after a lot of people left and it was more of an intimate group, there were still many kids that I had not known before that were able to really get to know who they were talking to and play games and stuff. All in all, I'm very pleased with how it turned out and how much everyone helped me out. Go Visions team!!
As for the make up day, I also think that went very, very well. I know people probably weren't looking forward to it (8am on a Saturday???), but everyone really pulled through and we got so much done. I'm every impressed. I know I start getting antsy towards the end, I really am paying attention and understand the importance of what we're discussing and why it needs to be discussed in detail, I've just never been good at sitting or being in one place for that many hours. I am sad that some of my favorite films got cut, but that's the business and I am positive that our team will do a great job of programming the best of everything.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Week 4
1/29-2/5
Departmental meeting: 1.45 hr
Films round 2: 3.5 hrs
Snow Day assignment/comments: ~2 hr
Film Kid Mixer Update: 30 min
Club Meeting (Coordination/msging/Google doc commenting): 2 hr
General Mixer thinking/planning/contacting: 2 hr
Class/club announcements: 10 min
Although the excessive snow days sort of threw off my momentum, I was very impressed with how the snow day assignment worked out. It was kind of cool being able to sit on my couch in PJs and view all the presentations and comments. I know that the next couple of weeks are going to be really long, so it might be interesting to see if we could use that method to cut down on some class time and devote it towards to debating films. Just a thought, it's definitely preferable to discuss in person.
I will say, I did try to do that with my club meeting, and that didn't work out nearly as well, which made me think about how well this class works together, like a cohesive whole. It's nice.
This Mixer is almost here!!! I'm actually excited!! Everything is super official now, and the execution is among us.....
Anyways, there had to be some quick changes, but I think changed smoothly and everyone was very flexible. The Mixer was moved from Thursday to slightly earlier on Friday because the Clock Tower Lounge was unavailable. Unfortunately, I know of a couple of guests that we lost due to work, but I think in the long run, more people will show up. At the departmental meeting, we discussed bringing regular games that will be set up on tables instead of icebreakers or group games. I think this is great, everyone has offered to bring something, and Nathalie said she will rent board games from Sharky's for us. I cannot express my appreciation and gratitude enough for everyone that has helped me with this, I feel super sappy annoying, but I really couldn't have done it otherwise.
LAHHVVV.
Departmental meeting: 1.45 hr
Films round 2: 3.5 hrs
Snow Day assignment/comments: ~2 hr
Film Kid Mixer Update: 30 min
Club Meeting (Coordination/msging/Google doc commenting): 2 hr
General Mixer thinking/planning/contacting: 2 hr
Class/club announcements: 10 min
Although the excessive snow days sort of threw off my momentum, I was very impressed with how the snow day assignment worked out. It was kind of cool being able to sit on my couch in PJs and view all the presentations and comments. I know that the next couple of weeks are going to be really long, so it might be interesting to see if we could use that method to cut down on some class time and devote it towards to debating films. Just a thought, it's definitely preferable to discuss in person.
I will say, I did try to do that with my club meeting, and that didn't work out nearly as well, which made me think about how well this class works together, like a cohesive whole. It's nice.
This Mixer is almost here!!! I'm actually excited!! Everything is super official now, and the execution is among us.....
Anyways, there had to be some quick changes, but I think changed smoothly and everyone was very flexible. The Mixer was moved from Thursday to slightly earlier on Friday because the Clock Tower Lounge was unavailable. Unfortunately, I know of a couple of guests that we lost due to work, but I think in the long run, more people will show up. At the departmental meeting, we discussed bringing regular games that will be set up on tables instead of icebreakers or group games. I think this is great, everyone has offered to bring something, and Nathalie said she will rent board games from Sharky's for us. I cannot express my appreciation and gratitude enough for everyone that has helped me with this, I feel super sappy annoying, but I really couldn't have done it otherwise.
LAHHVVV.
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