Amy Anderson

This year has been a wild one. From PSA's to short film's to starting a feature film this year has been anything but normal. Walking into this new classes with all new people was a crazy experience, there was so many people I had never met before. For example, all of the juniors, Mrs. Smith, and even some of the seniors. Even though I started the year not knowing any of them I had been able to go to class everyday and see the amount of talent the video strand of e-Communication has been able to develop. This past semester we have done so much learning that I couldn't even imagine, it reminded me why I applied for e-Comm in the first place. From video editing to working with camera to seeing how important color is in film to being a UPM for a short film to seeing how the entertainment world is moving forward through the use of MX4D to getting the role of UPM in our feature film i'm learning new things everyday. It's really something to see the amount of talent that i...

Justice league in MX4D MX4D is basically like taking the movie experience to the next level. It is movies that enhance your viewing experience by involving your senses. Before going to see the movie I had previously had some experience with it, in Disney world that have been doing stuff like this for years but I had never seen a full movie in MX4D. The experience matched what I thought would happen and more. My favorite part of the experience was probably the movie because I thought it was really good. I wasn't a huge fan of the MX4D experience because it made me motion sick. MX4D didn't enhance my experience because the whole time I thought I was gonna pass out and I might have even actually passed out. We could integrate the movement of our movie into the movie but we could also integrate smell or maybe even snow. Overall I prefer 2D over 3D and 4D because its the simplest form of movie. I don't like 3D or 4D, its really complicated. 4D is too intense for me. In order ...

Animations- Today in class I watched multiple short film animations, I learned that it is important to color your films correct and that the music in the background really helps portray the feelings of the film. 1- "In a Heartbeat" did a really good job of keeping it lively and changing the music to make the mood of the main character and using sound enhancements to help show what this means to the main character. This short film had a very distinct beginning middle and end. In less than 5 minutes the showed more then some people can in an hour. The showed the characters personality and goals and how they could achieve them in a short amount of time. 2- "The Present" does a really good job of explaining and showing the development of character. When the young boy gets the present it is obviously that he resents the dog because the dog only has three legs, without knowing why we just assume its because he's a regular teen. As the film progresses he begins t...

Moana- In class on Monday I watched Moana the Disney animated feature film. The movie tells the tale of a girl who is the kings daughter and she has always been drawn the water. The ocean pick her to reverse a curse that was placed on all the islands. The curse was placed when demigod Maui removed the heart of Te Fiti. When the curse happens to fall upon her home island she decided to go out in search to Maui to set things straight. The movie is empowering. By watching this movie I learned that doing the right thing is always right even if no one is behind you originally. The movie had a great soundtrack and used a wide variety of types of animations to switch things up. I also learned that adding bits of comedy into films is always a good touch because it lighten the mood. Overall the movie was a 10/10 and I would recommend watching it.

Television vs Movies- In class I took time watching episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" to look deeper into how filming television shows can be different then filming movies. When filming movies you have one script and you perfect it but with television shows you have to write a new script for every episode. In TV shows you have more time to develop characters. In the episodes I watched it was a life or death situation where Meredith Grey faced death, because of the many seasons and episodes before that we know who Meredith is as a person so when she is faced with death we feel that on a deep emotional level. Another thing I learned from watching Grey's is that the actors you pick are really important because the depict the characters. The actor who plays Meredith Grey did an amazing job doing a realistic scene. The tears on her face and the emotion behind her words made the audience scared. Television is something I would be interested in for a career. Another show I'v...

12 hour film festival entry reviews: Overall I think all of the entries were good but I feel as though some of them didn't make sense. I like how creative people were with what they had and how everyone took the prompt in different ways. Throughout watching all of the films I noticed that some films peaked in one area but not another but overall my favorite entry was "Greed". It was really good cinematography and overall hits all the point well. I think the overall idea of the 12 hour film festival is kinda bias to what the judges like. I think all the entries did good on their films and it would've been something cool to have done.