#7 6X1: Variations on the One-Minute Film

The direct film manipulation assignment sounded complicated at first, but shortly afterwards was a no brainer after it was taught through a hands-on learning session. I like how we were given the opportunity to create a film by implementing a vast variety of images, thus authoring a very unique texture to the clear liter by performing a photogram (or commonly known as a rayogram) directly on the film itself. This process showed how anyone could be able to print any sort of image onto clear liter, by keeping all of the film strips in the black box; at this point, we had to lay down our strips with the only light being that of a red bulb that shone in the room. I would give this project a high rating because I think it basically defines the basis of film manipulation, and is the foundation for all of the other projects that were related to performing hands-on techniques. #3
The second assignment consisted of having someone record their partner doing some sort of activity, and then chopping it up in post-production via Premiere Pro editing to generate an effect of fast moving, at times meaningful images that penetrated the mind into thinking a specific way (only if the project that was shown was shot and edited correctly). #5
The third assignment was my absolute favorite because we were able to fully concoct an animation through stop motion that dealt with whatever the group wanted. We had a giant snake (or wormlike thing) that crawled all over the screen and destroyed everything in it's path. #1
Crowdsourcing. This was probably the most strenuous and interactive assignment because we the students had to become fully involved every stage of production. It was a fun assignment because there were moments when the situation was overwhelmed with humor caused by our misinterpretations of several vignettes. #4
The Bolex long take was a pretty interesting assignment, but in the end I had completely forgotten about the location of the file that we created in class. But overall, the slow motion effect implemented on the water was very nice, and did a good job displaying a partial still of life. #2
Creating a 3D film seemed to be a good idea at the time, but after realizing the amount of time we ad, in ended up being a complete disaster. I was, again, displeased with the amount of time given to us, but also frustrated with After Effects. #6