Week 8

The week started off with Andy on cinema movements talking about star power and how the media create a deceptive image. We also found out what keeps us watching the star; The stars on screen character's contradiction of the ordinary and extraordinary. Actor's/Actress's identification to a particular kind of role in the Hollywood system which is based on genre.

In the afternoon with Richard we looked over what is expected in different films with specific genre. I enjoyed the class but my concentration levels were low, so I found it difficult to grasp some things. What I got from the class was helpful in developing and knowing where to go in my stories because each genre has got a template of how, when, where, what and why situations should happen more or less.

Factual programming on Tuesday, we watched two documentaries. the first Evicted was dreary and depressive. About two families who were evicted from their home, through financial problems. It was so sad how people these days are in these circumstances. The documentary cut half way through because of scratches on the disc.

I imagine it would have been hard for the production crew to keep on filming they would have been mentally drained.

The second documentary was about women who buy Fake babies. though fake they look incredibly realistic and they don't just buy them they treat the dolls as humans. It was strange to me that anyone would even consider this. The documentary did it's job, it made me shocked, confused and slightly irritate towards the women.

Thursday was technical, Cammie our sound lecturer went over, in some detail over the sound equipment. The class went on for too long, I would have preferred a break in the middle of a 3hour lecture. The first hour or so I was taking useful notes but after my concentration hit it's limit I switched off.

Editing in the afternoon with Gavin. I believe I am improving my editing skills. though will need a one to one tutorial to familiarise myself with preparing to capture etc.

Friday Adam discussed our proposals for Life On Mars and how we could improve them, Later that afternoon we had a screening of Rome Open City, It was a phenomenal achievement by Roberto Rosselini to use the ends of old film reel's fix them together and film Open City not to mention in the middle of the 2ND world war.