Project 3: "Lost&Found"

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Alana and Leslie thought of the concept, we shot one another's scene, and contributed ideas to the editing process. Alana worked mostly on editing effects and Leslie worked mostly on incorporating music. 

Blog Post 4: "A Touch of Evil"

This is the opening scene from the Orsen Welles movie, "A Touch of Evil." When I first saw the opening, I noticed how continuous the scene was, and found it so interesting how they were able to keep on tracking through the scene while staying on two of the characters. One in the car, and the couple walking down the street. Doing this type of shot makes you eager to see what's going to happen next. Is the bomb going off or, does someone get hurt? I think its a good way to start off a film. It keeps you guessing, and interested, and sets a nice mood to the film. It also gets straight to the point, and gives you an idea of what the film is going to be about.

Audio Project

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MOMI: Museum of the Moving Image

I'm a fan of different genres of movies. If the plot sounds decent, I'll watch it. To see how things look behind the scenes, priceless! I started out watching the Freddy Kruger movies in the fifth grade. Mind you, I went to a private Christian School but, we managed to watch a few horror flicks during class time here and there. The part of the tour I was waiting to see was the props used in various horror and sci-fi movies like, "Nightmare on Elm Street." I liked how the tour guide told us, that in the fifth installment I believe, they used a big sized Kruger sweater that was shredded up, and the actors would stand in the big hole in the middle to look like they were trying to escape out Freddy's stomach. The most I found interesting with the MOMI trip was the Titanic demo. That is a great film! At one point when you heard the sound of the steel pillar coming down about to crash in the water, trying to make out the sound was hard to tell at first. It sounded like a train passing by at first but, it was really an elephant. I liked how each sound was examined, and we learned what objects they used to produce the foreground, and background sounds in the film. Another part I liked, was when we entered into the sound booth, and did the funny exercise of the Coming to America film. In some movies you could hear if some of the audio was done in the studio but, to actually see how it could be hard to go over the exact scenes again, and matching your words with the actors lips so it syncs perfectly.  I did enjoy this trip, and I would definitely be coming back again. Also, because the tour guide said they filmed OITNB: Orange is the new black across the street in Astoria Studios.

"What I Hear: The Soundwalk"

I sat down one afternoon and closed my eyes. The front steps of my house was my seat to my neighborhood orchestra. It was the afternoon, and the school kids across the street were screaming, and yelling, just being kids. I hear the footsteps of older kids walking past the house. One of them is playing music, it sounds like rap or hip hop. The cars passing by of their parents picking them up, getting upset and honking at the other cars in the way. Over all of that commotion is the usual sound of the planes taking off from JFK airport, about a ten minute drive from my home. I like this sound the most because, they come pretty close to my house. So it sounds as if your at the runway. It's pretty loud noise but, I'm used to it. The sound of crunching leaves under their feet. The up roar of the trees blowing leading into an intense crescendo.

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Artist Statement

When I was growing up, I never thought much about what I wanted to do. Changing from being a dancer, to a fashion designer, and now making movies. Even now, I'm not completely sure. When my parents saw that I liked watching movies, they thought why not work in films? So, that's how I became interested in making short stories. To put moving pictures together and telling a story. Whether its writing a script, directing, producing or, editing, my goal is to entertain my audience.  I want my work to make people happy, smile, and laugh. Thats my personality, so to share that, is like taking a peek into my mind. If I could accomplish that, I've done what I enjoy doing most.