13 Short Film Clichés

1 - After you learn the techniques of films, every film you watch is different and you begin to pick out what you know and what you want to learn

2 - Even though black & white looks good and can bring a lot of tension or make the film, it is over used by many filmmakers.

3 - Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns, "many short films are able to wedge clowns into their story when the clown has no reason to be in the film unless your character  works at the circus,has a clown in the family AND is relevant to the story, is a clown his/herself"

 I couldnt stop laughing about the clown part, but it does have a point on how most films have way to many common and uncommon things.

Another thing is the article is actually in a serious/sarcastic view which had me laughing for an hour, 

A question i have is, even with the common things can we still turn the film into a major thing?

Weekly comments (5/4/14)

- Something I learned this week is Life finally starts to make sense when you open your eyes and that if you have a chance with something, go for it and let nothing hold you back.

- Something that made me happy this week is that I finally realized what i actually want to be when i grew up and how ill achieve that goal.

- Something that angered me this week would be nothing, This week has been really peaceful for me

- https://www.youtube.com/user/cgtutsplus  I couldn't just chose a video from him, but he teaches you so many things with cgi and programs like maya, which is something i love

A Cheap & Easy Way to Create a Professional-Looking Infinite Black Backdrop (3/16/14)

A Cheap & Easy Way to Create a Professional-Looking Infinite Black Backdrop

- The Infinite Black background. Its visuals add a level of surrealism and style, Its been used in Music videos, dream sequences in narrative films and art films

- Especially if you don’t have the cash or space, but need your project to look professional. The first essential thing you’ll need to create an infinite black 

- Something that could make your work look either really professional or really shoddy, is the lighting

- What I like is the author created a tutorial to actually show you what you need and how to engage within the program!

- Another thing I liked is that using a Infinite Black background you can do more things instead of keeping a person still, like films and pictures

- A question I have is, Does this work more with music videos or films?

Weekly Comments (3/2/14)

- Something I learned this week is that weather sucks when you are trying to learn new things.

- Something that made me happy this week is that we started reading The Great Gatsby which I was looking forward to for a long time.

- Something that angered me is that the weather ruins a lot of important things

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXs5CmMWgfY - Muk is the greatest at doing concept logos check them out!

How to Hook Your Audience in Those Crucial First Seconds (2/16/14)

How to Hook Your Audience in Those Crucial First Seconds (2/16/14)

- The hero of your story should have a lot in common with your viewer to keep them engaged, Having characters resemble some of your viewers characteristics can keep the viewer watching.

- Even if your "main character" isn't in your first sequence, you want to mention him/her to grip their story

- The emotions being rendered could be happiness, shock, sadness, fear, or any intense feeling that will likely retain a viewer’s attention.

- The article is very useful, I like the ways it explains everything in different stages

- I like how it explains that you want to take the viewers look and put it into the character 

- One question I have is that, What if the person still doesnt like your films, do you just leave it be or fix it to what they want?

Lego movie (2/16/14)

Lego movie (2/16/14)

- They avoided making the legos look digitally perfect, by making it seem like the toys have been played with adding smudges and small cracks.

- In a stop motion movie, buying all the bricks to create the movie would cost millions for the bricks alone.

- The filmmakers opted for the flexibility of 3-D animation, with some real Lego-built sets mixed in. 

- I liked that the producers wanted to keep the look of toys that have been played with by kids by adding small adjustments.

- Another thing I liked is that they brought in Chris McKay (“Robot Chicken”) as animation co-director to help.

- How long did it take creating this movie? How long was the final render?

weekly comments (2/16/14)

Weekly Comments (2/16/14)

 This week I learned how to take clips from different movies / trailers and put them together to make something totally different, example: taking clips from toy story and audio from the movie IT.

In the future, I would like to learn more fake fighting techniques so that way in the future when I make more short films it will look more realistic and the audience will enjoy it more.

Something that frustrated me this week would be the 5 page essay, I like essays but i can never get past the third page I run out of things to write about my director.

Something that made me happy this week would be the trailer recut project, I find it amusing to take clips from different movies and make them into a horror film.

link of interest - This is a really cool 2d style banner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJXdMhAdcDQ&feature=c4-overview&list=UUppPgpuw4lb-qdO0kGoJdwA