I read the article How to Read a Movie by Roger Ebert which talks about how to begin to analyze a movie. He teaches a session at festivals and universities called ” shot at a time”. He says to begin to start analyzing a film you need to research the film to be familiar with the director and the context

@ds106dc #tdc1388 get my groove back when I'm comfy in bed to help focus on hw #ds106 pic.twitter.com/vi3p6mnjCo — Andrew...

Here is one of my happy places

I read the journal, “How to read a movie” by Roger Ebert and his methods on how he watches movies and then reads them. He explains in his journal that he was suggested to pause his movies at certain places to review them and study them. I thought that was such a cool aspect that … Continue reading Reflection on Reading Movies

The camera work in this scene I believe is perfect, they took the time and caught all of the best possible angles they could. The camera cut to different angles 38 times in the short 3 minute scene. They switched back and fourth between the main character and the dog in the passenger seat, as […]

Today we want you to show us ‘where you get your groove back’. Adapted from Krista over at The Daily Post where you can see lots of lovely examples. This is my happy place. Up in the mountains with a beautiful view. You can’t ask for anything better.

I viewed this classic scene of the Joker in The Dark Knight, looking closely at its visual cinema techniques as well as listening to the deliberate audio choices. Here are my findings and reflection on the effects of these cinematic choices. Camera Work: The angles of the camera in this scene are fairly consistent throughout. […]

tdc1388: Happy Place Challenge My bed!!! @ds106dc #tdc1388 my bed is my happy place pic.twitter.com/NMVaAkW2BW — miranda ds106 (@mirandabloggin) October 27, 2015 —SALTY SKINN

In order to gain a further understanding of some cinematic techniques in film, I viewed three other videos going deeper into some of these specific techniques. The videos will be embedded below with short descriptions on the techniques discussed or shown. Kubrick // One-Point Perspective– This video shows the art of the one-point perspective in […]

In the article “How to Read a Movie,” Roger Ebert gives a brief discussion on the various rules of thumb used in movie and video production. Many of these he states are not absolutes to be followed in film production and review, but rather “tendencies” that nearly ever producer and culture adhere to in the […]

I get my groove on the lacrosse field! Any field is a happy place for me! Here it is on my twitter and flickr.

@ds106dc #tdc1387 MISSING BOYFRIEND pic.twitter.com/NssyNWII0B — Kelsey Stanbro (@KelseyStanbro) October 27, 2015

TDC 1387 @ds106dc #tdc1387 MISSING BOYFRIEND pic.twitter.com/NssyNWII0B — Kelsey Stanbro (@KelseyStanbro) October 27, 2015 Today’s daily create was to create a wanted sign. I started brainstorming ideas and then asked my roommate and her boyfriend for ideas that were cute. After thinking of some pretty awful ideas. I thought of doing a missing boyfriend. I […]