Tamila K

8/30/2018

Well, I am a junior and I decided to take this class because I love art (design, photography, drawing), but I've never thought of film-making as an art. For me, art is something that you create and express yourself in whatever it is you create. Recently I realized that film-making is also art. So I want to learn more about it. I don't really have a favorite movie because I'm a really moody person, so my favorite movie, show, song, whatever it is depends on my mood. I hope that this class will help me with the understanding of film-making and expressing myself better.

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Tamila

8/31/2018 12:24:18 pm

Describe the process of creating your one-shot and multi-shot films... How did you work as a group to develop what shots should be taken? How are you approaching the editing process? What have been some successes and hurdles in these first projects? How do you feel your views on film have changed now that you've had a taste of the work involved?

Number one thing for creating a GOOD films is being able to work as a team. As a team we're all really talkative and know each other, so we just thought of some ideas together, and chose the one we thought was the best. All of us came up with some ideas about what shots should be taken, and we took a lot of shots, so it would be easier to edit the film. For one shot film I added only one song and didn't crop anything since it had to be only one shot film. For multi-shot film, I had to attach 17 videos together so it would show the story and make sense. Some success that I achieved is that now I finally understand how Adobe Aftereffects works, at first I was a bit confused, but my skills are improving every day. Some things that weren't easy to achieve is to find a good song for the story and also it takes a lot of time to connect all 17 videos. At first, I thought it was really hard to edit/connect multiple shots, but now I understand that it's not as hard, it just takes some time. :)

Tamila

9/14/2018 11:44:11 am

Consider the shots and camera movements we've defined, shot, and edited. Which is your favorite from those you captured for your commercial and why? Also, which is your least favorite shot/camera move and why? What has learning about all these shots/moves taught you about cinematography?

One of my most favorite shots is Extreme Close Up because for the commercial, we recorded a girl who is rolling her eyes, which I think is really funny and goes well with that kind of shot. I don't really have a shot that I don't like because I think all of them are unique and really important. I learned that there are a lot of ways to record one action, and all of them would be different, which makes cinematography more interesting.

Tamila

9/28/2018 12:22:30 pm

Reflect on the process of creating a TV Show Pilot:
1) Provide a logline (plot in a single sentence) for your original CJ6: Screenplay.
2) Connect what you designed for CJ7: Costume(s) to the story you created - why did you design what you designed based on the story and character(s)?
3) Tell, too, about the TV Show Pilot you filmed and edited with your group...
3a) what was it like to work with a script and
3b) what types of shot(s) do you feel brought the show to life most?

The plot of my screenplay was that a boy (Alex) really likes one girl (Abby), but he doesn't know how to tell her, so he asks his other friend(Elizabeth) to help him. After that, he tries to tell the girl he likes about his feelings, but he couldn't do it. At the end, Elizabeth tells him that she always liked him, but Alex never knew about it. In the story, when Alex tries to tell Abby that he likes her, Abby was in a dress. Alex started saying, "I like...like...your dress Abby" when he actually wanted to tell her that he likes her. I drew a pretty girl in a baby blue dress. My group decided to choose my screenplay, so the plot of the TV pilot was about Alex liking Abby and Elizabeth liking Alex. It was not that hard to work with the script. When we forgot our words, we just improvised. In my opinion the shot that brought to life out TV pilot is when Elizabeth told Alex that she likes him. At the moment she was crying, so we recorded her up close (extreme shot, reaction shot).

Tamila

10/12/2018 09:48:20 am

Share your ups and downs of film making on your blog, and how you plan to continue to grow in the second half of the class Do this by writing about:
1) What are your two biggest psychological barriers when it comes to making films? For each, provide an example of the barrier you encountered this term as well as a solution you plan to initiate in the second term to overcome this barrier.
2) Then finish off the entry by recalling the biggest success or an ah-ha moment that you've had this term. Provide details about what made it a great moment for you and how you felt you grew from the experience.

In my opinion on of my biggest psychological barriers is the fact that I always need motivation to make a film. When I am not in the mood, I can't do anything. Since it's my junior year I am almost always not in the mood., which means that I don't feel like doing anything. I have hard classes and I always ask a question, "Why do I need to study hard and have good grades?", and my answer is if I want to have a good future life, career, family, I HAVE to study hard and do my best because education ids the key to a better life. To overcome it, I just need to become a stronger person and always know that there are always people who will support me and motivate me. Another psychological barrier that I have is that I always think about failure. I am the kind of person that will take the blame if it is not my fault, maybe that's why I always feel like it is my fault in everything and that I will fail in something. When I think about it it stops me from doing something, "what's the point of doing something, if I will fail anyway?" Well, I won't know if i fail or not, unless I try my best. To overcome it I will be trying my best and know that if I do my best, I won't fail. The biggest success that I had this term was that I realized that I won't do great at everything. Before that moment, I had straight A's and I thought if I fail in something, I will be done trying, but this semester I have AP physics and it is a really hard class and I have a B in it. I was really sad about it, felt like failing, but my teacher, Mr. Hanks told me that no one is good at everything. I am glad that I realized it. It made me a stronger person because now I know that if I fail, I just have to try again.

Tamila

11/2/2018 11:42:57 am

Describe your experience shooting this project in the film studio with the added lighting elements. How do you feel the studio time affected your final product quality? Additionally, how did you approach the montage portion of your film. Describe what you chose to cut together and what effect you hope for it to have on your audience as a part of your "Flash Forward" film.

Shooting in the film studio was a really fun experience. Using different light elements taught me how to make a video/film more professional. My film/ video looks really professional because I used elements of lights such as key lights, back light, fill light and background light. Doing montage was kinda complicated because the film is turning out to be really long, so it is hard to keep everything organized. I hope my "Flash Forward" film will make the audience remember their old days and make them feel nostalgic.

Tamila

11/30/2018 12:17:25 pm

Hitchcock is know as the Master of Suspense. Recall in detail a time when you felt a film had you most on edge--- either scared, excited, distressed, or passionate. What do you remember from the film itself (text, lighting, sound, set-up) that you believe made it truly effective? As a film maker yourself, what emotions do you think you'd be best at effecting in your audience and how do you imagine you would go about doing it?

I get the feeling of fear very often, especially when I am writing an AP Physics test. I often don't have enough time to finish it, so I get really afraid, but at the same time I don't care. Inside of me I have a feeling that my body is going to divide on two parts - fear that I didn't finish the test and excitement that the period is over. It is a really weird feeling, but I get it often. Something that made the film effective, was the lighting and the music/sounds that were used. In my opinion in order to make the feeling of suspense, the movie should have an interesting change of the lighting, really suspenseful music to show the feeling of the excitement or fear. As a film maker, I would definitely, use a lot of change of music, depending on what I am trying to express to the audience, and also a change of lighting.

MR. Groovy E

12/17/2018 12:25:57 pm

i think u should have an award because your a great and awesome person

Tamila

12/17/2018 12:27:19 pm

Thank you so much, Mr Groovy E! SO are you!

Sofiia Okruzhko

12/17/2018 12:37:02 pm

I want to give Tamila an award "The Best Actress".
She is very talented. Work with her goes really smooth and fast.:)

Zahamma

12/17/2018 12:40:40 pm

You for sure need to earn an award for The Best Turkish Drama Actor! This was amazing and funny at the same time.
P.S.: not kidding:)

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