Weekly Blog post

This week was alright. Something that frustrated me this week was starting to diet :'(. Something that made me happy this week was that I actually feel a lot better now that I've started to eat only healthy food, and exercising. Something that I have learned this week is that even if I get all the answers right on a review sheet, I will always score low on math tests, I don't understand it. Something that I'd like to learn in the future is how to better myself in math and how to stop my mind from wandering during class.  Here's a cool link :http://youtu.be/k_kIyihNd-A it's a short film, i thought it was very touching, and really shocking at 3:18 - 4:00, wasn't expecting that, mind blown, but i don't really understand the ending.

10 common elements

One thing I learned from this article is that good scripts usually have a second problem that the hero has to solve, usually inner problems. Another thing I learned from the article is that a Strong Opening is also a common part of a well written script. I also learned that another common element of award winning screenplays is a good blend of multiple Genres of film such as action/adventure or romance/comedy. Something I liked about this article is that it gave a lot of good tips on how to make a movie with a plot thats not boring. Another thing I liked was that it brought up the hidden message technique that i've noticed in a lot of good movies. A question I have about this article is what are some more common elements of award winning screenplays?

5 things to learn about editing

Something that I learned from this article is that parts of Elf were taken out by the editor to keep the tone of innocence alive in the film.  Another thing I learned from the article is that to be an editor you need to be good at storytelling, not just editing and putting clips together. I also learned that you have to maintain a good attitude to be successful as an editor. Something that I didnt like about this article is that they swear in the end, I just feel like it's sort of unprofessional.  Something that I liked about this article is that it shows how other elements of a movie can make it successful, like how he expected The Hangover to not be successful because of the editing, but it ended up the very opposite. A question I have about the article is why does the author use Quotes to name a film in the beginning but then italics the rest of the article. 

This week

This week was pretty terrible. Something that I learned this week was how to use Adobe after effects through exercises. Something that I would like to learn in the future is how to balance school, homework, exercising, and work, while having time to play drums, and do other activities so I dont kill myself with stress. Something that frustrated me this week was being assigned large assignments from 3 different classes all at the same time like always. Something that made me happy this week is that I'm attending the NT Winter Dance. Here's a cool link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/quentin-tarantinos-next-movie-director-660518  it's talking about Quentin Tarantino's next film and how he gave little bits of information about it on "The Tonight Show"