Ratings

-1. 16 mm-
Manipulating film developed film stock, making rayograms, and drawing on blank film stock to create the 100 frame animation - I would have never considered using any of these techniques- I am so glad I have been exposed these processes it was very much enjoyable and I look forward to applying them to future projects- Beaching, painting, oil and sandpaper were my of my favorite-  It allowed me to really carry my artistic abilities over to film and be creative in a new way.

2. Rhythmic edit- 
Editing to a rhythm really exposed me to the editing process, and tested me to think in a different way- This project was monotonous at times - challenging and upon completion brought me great pleasure. I now enjoy editing- The possibilities are much more open than I initially assumed. The only thing I would have changed about this project is being about to pick the theme/ subject, but I can always reuse this editing style in the future and do so. I have a mental note to shoot more footage than I think I will need next time, and then maybe even a minute more to be safe! - more footage would have greatly approved my short- I am overall proud of my end result- this was my second editing project ever and I'm hooked!

3. Stop motion multiplane animation- 
The time in which we had to shoot this was so shot, we were defiantly hustling -one of the biggest challenges was setting up lighting- Trying to use the other groups lighting to an advantage and work with it/ around it- glare off of the glass- A really fun, challenging project- I know it was repetitively stated to shoot 10-12 shots per movement- I really could not wrap my head around how quickly the images would move until they were played- They moved so fast- We ended up slowing it down in post- I'm excited to retry this technique in a different project in the future.

4.Freestyle-
Challenging in it's own way with all the freedom to basically do anything with two rules-  Theme- "Make America great again" and we had to incorporate an experimental element that we had not explored in a class project.  There were a lot of ways to go with this- I chose political satire- I'm still in the beginning stages of this project now- I am enjoying it.

5. Crowd-sourcing- 
I didn't fully know about crowd-sourcing and the endless ways that it can be applied to film making- I like the idea of crowd-sourcing in the future-  However for me- I ended up completing- 20 of the 30 frames myself- No one really wanted to help/ participate-  I am however really excited to see the end result of multiple peoples artistic variations put together as one, cohesive short film!

6. Bolex-
I probably would have never been exposed to a bolex- Filming on and developing if not for this class-I am very grateful.
Despite the warnings about the time restraint, and quick run troughs for preparation-  time went a lot quicker than incapacitated-  Luckily- The action of the film just made it onto film!
The only downfall to the project for me was my group was a little under prepared upon arrival- we had to alter the game plan day of- which I honestly think in hindsight was a good thing- The group dynamic was frustrating for me with this project/ eschewed- one member was super hardheaded and didn't budge on even one detail- so I felt like I was working on someone else's project instead of a group project. It was nice to learn how to use the bolex over all it was a cool project-  The end result was satisfying.
I'm excited to see them premiered with a second live sensory element- I think it will be interesting to see how  the films will be affected.  



 

Bolex long take

Filming using the Bolex camera was interesting, we planed, staged, cranked and shot. Even though we practiced and were warned about the time restraint, our timing ended up being a little off. Luckily, the main pop of the action (the guitar smashing!) was caught mere seconds before the camera turned off, so although our film did not end up being exactly as planed it was indeed a success!
The exposure, and filming was very different than a digital camera. The Bolex needs much more light for exposure, and developing the film stock, and seeing the images/ film stock turn from clear to black was thrilling - seeing the film come to life right in front of my eyes. When we projected the footage it was also fun to see how it looked in its negative form. The whole process went a little differently than expected, I am happy with the footage we captured. I am so glad I am now versed in operating a Bolex, and exposing the film, I hope to shoot using one again!  Now that I have a better understanding of the process it would be interesting to see the results of a newly planed long take.

Rough Theater

6x1 has taught me a lot about rough theater- from the projects assigned to working with groups or partner. The more I try to control the end products, the more of a headache I have had. 

At first  after reading the article- I thought of rough theater as more of a physical place of viewing a film or performance- this place probably being a smidge gritty, sometimes quit and comfortable, at others loud and out of any one persons control, and of course always a little rough around the edges. However, after having it read a loud to me in class, I realized I was only half right- Rough theater is all that and more- it's learning how to let go of the structured formulas of "popular" theater, allowing the medium to flow naturally- improving- allowing creativity to take over and not getting hung up on details- being hard-headed and anal, is a massive creativity suck-

All of our projects in some way have been a little taste of rough theater, the "roughest" was our 16mm film manipulation project, try completely controlling bleach, ink and oil as it drips down the film strip! I was- forced isn't quite the word- during this project to let go, have fun with the process, and experiment. Once I did this- relaxed that is- I started tilting the film strips to further allow whatever liquid was on there to swish around the project took a new shape for me. I allowed each medium take it's own natural state and express itself, it was truly freeing. I was using colors and lines as expressive tones, and thinking in a new way-Visual stimulation-  Exhilarating. 

rough theater-  let each medium used truly show itself- control- at least complete control- is overrated- relax- experiment!