Chapter 8 and 9 Reflection

Some important aspects of film that are mentioned in chapter 8 and 9 are sound and acting. To begin with, sound is used in almost every film to enhance the story. There is dialogue and music. Dialogue is just the written or spoken words by characters in the film. The two types of music are diegetic sound which is music or audio heard by the characters on screen, and non-diegetic sound which is music or audio not part of the world of the film, and only the audience can hear. In addition, sound editing and sound mixing is used to create the audio we hear. Sound mixing is used after sound editing and finalizes the project.

Moving onto acting, the history of it dates back to as early as the Greeks in 534 BCE. Over the years acting has developed drastically, drawing bigger and bigger audiences. There are two schools of acting including the Stanislavski Method and Classical School. The Stanislavski Method used a new naturalistic acting style while the Classic School style had an emphasis on the text and the precision of performance. Both of these have their unique techniques, however, have the same goal of making a high quality film that moves the audience. During acting many obstacles or challenges can occur including limited time for rehearsal, shooting out of sequence, and interruptions between each shot. All of these make filming and editing harder, but must be done in order to complete the film.

Comments

Introduction

Hello, my name is Dylan Morgan, I am currently a sophomore majoring in Finance and minoring in Accounting. Some of my favorite films are from the Star Wars Franchise such as Revenge of the Sith or The Empire Strikes Back. I also enjoy watching Marvel and DC movies like Batman: The Dark Knight. Most movies I watch have something that I enjoy, so choosing a specific favorite film is hard. I chose to take a Film class because I enjoy watching movies in my free time whether I'm alone or watching it with friends or family. I thought that by taking this class I could be introduced into more films that I wouldn't typically watch on my own, but also be able to dive deeper into the cinematography. I usually just watch films for enjoyment, so this such provide a different experience. I don't have any future plans with film or media in the future, but after taking this class maybe my opinion will change and I will find something continue pursuing.

Marie Antoinette Thoughts

Marie Antoinette is a 2006 film directed by Sofia Coppola, which focuses on the life of Marie Antoinette as she becomes the queen of France. The movie ends with the people of France rioting and storming Versailles asking for the Queen as it seems to mark the beginning of the French Revolution. During this scene, it is foreshadowed that she will get her head chop off as she bows off the balcony. The film does not exactly keep of with historical standards, but provides some modernity with many aspects of the. I think that Coppola does this to make the movie more entertaining and watchable because without it, it would seem like strictly a history movie. I felt that this made the interesting and was one of the main reasons I would even watch it, however, I probably wouldn't watch it again due to most of it being boring. One thing that I enjoyed after watching was the use of vibrant colors, I felt like it made the film a lot more visually appealing. My favorite scene in the film ...

Short Film Thoughts

This past week, we had to create a short film to show the class. We were able to chose any genre that we wanted and the filming process was very open to our imagination. My group and I decided to do a Western short film since it wouldn't be too hard. No one had any prior acting or filming knowledge, so we wanted to go with something simple that is also effective. With the film being fairly short, we thought that doing a standard western standoff would be entertaining. We looked at videos online of western standoffs, so that we could get a general understanding of what is needed to make successful film. The filming process was very interesting as no one had prior knowledge of what to do. Doing a Western film was not the best idea since we weren't able to shoot in a desert area and lacked an accurate costume and props. I ended up being one of the main characters, and the one to win the standoff. I wasn't very sure of what to do while shooting, so some of the shots don't ...

Dylan's Film Blog

Search This Blog