Hi guys!
I hope everyone’s finals are going marvelously! I know that I am so ready to be done and to be sitting in front of the tv bingeing on good television and crossing movies off of my must see list. I cannot wait.
Here is my list of FYOS events that I have been to:
1) The short film movie festival at Cine.
2) My dad’s recital ( I already wrote about this)
3) Throughout the semester, I have been to the art galleries and Georgia Museum of Art numerous times. I am always really impressed by the gallery openings at Lamar Dodd that showcase student work. There are some amazingly talented students that go to the art school and it never seizes to amaze me that my peers and I could be showing our work one day in the same galleries. I went to the MMXI Student Juried Show gallery opening and was just dumbfounded by the pieces that were created. To this day, I still think about some of the sculptures and paintings and that is not only really crucial for my inspiration but it also shows the skill level of the artist. Leaving a piece is someone’s mind is his or her purpose and, ultimately, if I am still thinking about it months down the road, that artist has achieved his goal perfectly and powerfully. Sometimes I look at these works and think “how am I ever going to be able to think of things these weird one day?”, and, truth be told, that is a legitimate fear of mine. As years go on, art is becoming more and more conceptual, and, ultimately, the strange, creepy, bizarre, “what the hell” (a quote I have heard from many of my friends and fellow students) pieces are wait remains with the viewer over time. This is even something that has stuck with me about this seminar— the ideas that nobody else has really dictate the success of a short film or an exhibition. It has really forced me to channel my ideas and try to find my own personal weirdness and inspiration.
In one of my trips to the Georgia Museum, I also saw the Hatch Print show. It was a compilation of brilliant letterpress prints that just blew me away. As I write this, I am getting goosebumps about that gallery. This really opened my eyes to the monumentality of creating prints and I am going to keep that medium and concentration in mind as I delve further into my art career.
**I know this isn’t much but here is a video on the basics of letterpress if anyone is interested and for any bloggers out there ( I can’t be the only one, right?), that blog is amazing and is a constant source of inspiration for little old me.
Thank you so much for everything! Everybody have a safe, relaxing and happy holiday!
Hey Erin! I went to reread your short on elc, and it was not there! I was wondering if you could post it there so I could give it a solid critique?
Make this better, please.
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Hello Daniel!
Your short is off to a good start! It was funny at times and touching at others. The inclusion of your car was genius. I couldn’t have thought of a better car myself.
There were a few things that could be done slightly differently to add more realism to your story. I felt as though the conversation between the old man and Riley was not as profound as it could have been. I don’t think a seventeen year old boy would seem as clueless regarding his beliefs on religion. Usually by that age, you have a firm sense of seeing what everybody else believes in and being able to formulate your own opinions. I would even see a non-believer scoffing at what the old man was saying to him. If you tone down the obviousness of the conversation and allow the boy to truly grasp what happened and what the old man is saying to him, the conversation would come across better. Also, I think it would benefit if the old man were more touched and was more emotional about the boy’s voluntary kindness. I am a firm believer that charging your characters up with emotions will always get the point across better.
That is my largest criticism. Reworking the car scene and conversation could tremendously better your film. I also agree that the voiceover can be nixed. It is not necessary because we can understand what Riley is doing.
Hello Tabitha! I thought that your short was a fresh take on subject that could be over used. From the creativity standpoint, you did a fantastic job in thinking of an interesting story line. There were a few things throughout your script that I thought could have been done differently. I adored how much you could see that the husband genuinely loved Judy, but I felt as if the dialogue was a little too forced and repetitive. Maybe if you made the conversation seem more organic and natural, their relationship would flow together perfectly. Also, I realize that it is difficult to nail emotions on the head, your script needed more of the emotional responses of the characters. Your film would be much more poignant if you were able to portray the exasperated worry of the husband and the confusion/sadness/worry of the wife. If these emotions were read on the faces of the actors, the film would be so incredibly more touching to the viewer.
One more thing that I wish had been done differently was the inclusion of the children. Because you just mentioned them, I barely even remembered she had children. Maybe you should include them into a flashback or had them visiting her in the hospital room. The emotional struggle of Judy would be infinitely more difficult if she had children. I believe their role in this short is important, but your execution of their existence could be improved.
All in all, this is a very great start!
Hey guys. I’m posting this so everyone can reblog and critique me or whatever. If you don’t remember which one is mine, it was the one about the woman who is married but falls in love with a man she met in a dream, and he ends up being the one who hit her in the car accident, but she still loves him. Critique away!
Hi guys,
I am pretty sure that you are supposed to reblog this with your critiques.
but that might not be correct.
I am a little dense when it comes to tumblr.
But, anyways, thank you for your critiques and ideas!
This past Wednesday, I went to my father’s recital.
It was marvelous.
I was blown away by a song called “Send in the Clowns” from A Little Night Music. It was so beautiful and heart breaking.
(here is a barbra cover if any one is interested)
It is always incredibly refreshing to see such incredible talent. Although growing up in a house with inspiring musical talent, I never learned how to play an instrument. And, even though at times I feel bitter for not learning, I am still so incredibly thankful to be from a household where my father followed his passion. Although playing a tuba is not practical, I can honestly say that my father is happiest when he is working because it is one of those things that he loves the most.
This concert gave me a sense of faith about my college career. Yes, being in art school is not practical, but at this very moment, there is nothing else I would rather be doing. And even though there is this stigma that you have to accept being homeless in the art school, being creative is what makes me who I am. Seeing raw talent like my father’s makes me believe that, with hard work and passion, I will make it through life content and satisfied. And that is a monumental realization for little ole me.
I suggest that anybody and everybody should attend a performing arts recital. It may give you a lot more than you expected.
This is really difficult decision and I do not think I can narrow it down to just a top one, so here are my five favorite shorts in no specific order
1) Cash Back
2) The Last Farm
3) The Incident
4) Morning Fall
5) The Crush
and I cannot forget The Legend of Beaver Dam. That film has just really stuck with me because I just loved it that much.
also, honorable mention to Six Shooter. I don’t think it is top five but it is definitely up there.
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