This Week

This Week was good, Something that made me happy this week was getting a 91 on my Trig test. Something that frustrated me this week was that my PSA didn't come out how I hoped it would. Something that I learned this week was what "Contrast Ratio" meant, and I also learned a whole bunch of other things about lighting. Something that I'd like to learn in the future is how to write better scripts. Here's a cool link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TuRbk-00Sw it's a Trailer recut mashup of the Disney/Pixar movie Up, and the movie Gran Torino. I thought that it was hilarious and that the scenes chosen fit the dialogue very well. 

Despicable Me

Something that I learned from this article is that originally the minions in Despicable Me were supposed to be hulking monsters, not the tiny one eyed, innocent looking things that they are in the movie. Another thing that I learned from the article is that the Directors of Despicable Me are constantly trying to keep their animation artists away from clichés. I also learned that Pierre Coffin, one of the directors of the movie, originally thought that Despicable Me was going to fail. Something that I liked about this article is that it talks about a lot of the choices and changes that the directors made that probably led to the movie's success. Another thing I liked about the article is that it's discussing A hit movie that came from a studio that has only been around for a few years, and the choices that were made to make it a hit. A question I have about the article is why was Steve Carell chosen as the voice of Gru.

Computer generated Cinemotography

Something that I learned from this article is that the Academy Award for Best Cinematography has gone to movies with heavy amounts of CGI three times in the past four years. Another thing I learned from the article is that the Cinematographer for the movie Gravity, Emmanuel Lubezki, was present throughout the entire effects and compositing post-production of the film to ensure that it kept his cinematic touch. I also learned that some people believe that these movies that are heavily computer generated should be in a separate category than those that are not when it comes to awards. Something that I liked about this article is that it showed the differences between "traditional cinematography" and "Virtual Cinematography" but showed how both can be equally powerful. Something that I didnt like about this article is that I didnt learn much from it. A question I have about this article is how doesnt the Academy see that the movies that are heavily CGI have an obvious advantage to those that arent when it comes to lighting and camera movement?

Weekly Post

This week was okay, Something that made me happy this week was having two snowdays. Something that frustrated me this week was trying to find an Idea for my PSA. Something that I learned this week is that I'm not very good at making movies. Something I'd like to learn in the future is how to be more creative and have better ideas, if thats possible to learn. Here's a cool link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0LCmStIw9E it's a REALLY graphic texting and driving PSA, I thought it was relevant to our project because its really powerful and is probably one of the most successful PSA's that i've seen, successful as in it gets it's point across.