It’s a little crazy how all of my classes this semester relate so much to each other, but are totally different classes. For example, my Music 101 class discussed a man named John Cage, who did a lot of contemporary music. Well, I chose, “American Experimental Film” from Green Cinema, because John Cage just so happened to be mentioned in this article, and the article has a lot to do with what I am working on; experimental media.
“American Experimental Film” talks about the birth of Experimental film which was influenced by German Expressionism, Soviet Constructivism and French Trick Filmmakers. Experimental film artists wanted to get away from Hollywood’s narrative and “storytelling” of film and make their film more for just viewing pleasure. Most of the experimental filmmakers had a background in visual arts so they had practice to work on their films. Some film even had political statements, even though they were mostly free of conventional narrative.
As a filmmaker, this article relates, because my first video was all conducted through experimentation. The whole process to make my video, became my final piece. I didn’t know what I was going to end up with until it was actually done. The process lead me to my final video. I also find avant-garde and abstract art very interesting, and those have a lot to do with experimental film.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Video Hardware/Software Repsonse
How was your experience with the Olympus digital camera? How did it compare with other still or video cameras you have previously used? Were you able to successfully implement your Image Capturing Strategies using the features of this camera? In an ideal world, how would your still/video camera of choice function?
I didn’t have the greatest experience with the digital camera provided. When I used it on my first drift to capture still images for the sound clips, I could only take about five pictures and the battery would die. It was easy to use though, compared to other cameras. I do like my digital camera better, but only because it has more photographic features to use with the different scenery. I was able to capture what I was aiming for in my strategy. I got a little side-tracked, but that wasn’t the camera’s fault. I was going for plants in Milwaukee and buildings or structures at angles, not normally viewed, so it worked out just fine. In an ideal world my camera would have a setting to control shaky video. I know there are tripods and such, but it would be so much easier if I could just click a button that takes away that shakiness.
Discuss your choice of video-editing software and describe your history with this software. If you used this software for the first time, explain why you chose this particular application and how you think it helped you to accomplish your creative goals (or proved detrimental). Will you use this software again for future projects?
QuickTime is the first video-editing software I have ever used, so I don’t have much history with it. It was a lot easier to use than I thought it would be. I did have a few problems, but they were easily fixed by looking at the tutorials. I chose this application, because I had to purchase it for my Film 115 class. Since I spent money on buying a program, I thought I would make the best of it. Once I started working with it, like I said, it was easy to get used to. It really helped in my final video, because I needed a lot of transition in it. QuickTime was easy to cut out parts of a clip and past. Also the editing and effects were easy to work for the most part. (I didn’t know I had to clear the effects after I was done.) I plan on using this software some more. I captured some footage in Florida just recently, I wanted to make a film out of that.
I didn’t have the greatest experience with the digital camera provided. When I used it on my first drift to capture still images for the sound clips, I could only take about five pictures and the battery would die. It was easy to use though, compared to other cameras. I do like my digital camera better, but only because it has more photographic features to use with the different scenery. I was able to capture what I was aiming for in my strategy. I got a little side-tracked, but that wasn’t the camera’s fault. I was going for plants in Milwaukee and buildings or structures at angles, not normally viewed, so it worked out just fine. In an ideal world my camera would have a setting to control shaky video. I know there are tripods and such, but it would be so much easier if I could just click a button that takes away that shakiness.
Discuss your choice of video-editing software and describe your history with this software. If you used this software for the first time, explain why you chose this particular application and how you think it helped you to accomplish your creative goals (or proved detrimental). Will you use this software again for future projects?
QuickTime is the first video-editing software I have ever used, so I don’t have much history with it. It was a lot easier to use than I thought it would be. I did have a few problems, but they were easily fixed by looking at the tutorials. I chose this application, because I had to purchase it for my Film 115 class. Since I spent money on buying a program, I thought I would make the best of it. Once I started working with it, like I said, it was easy to get used to. It really helped in my final video, because I needed a lot of transition in it. QuickTime was easy to cut out parts of a clip and past. Also the editing and effects were easy to work for the most part. (I didn’t know I had to clear the effects after I was done.) I plan on using this software some more. I captured some footage in Florida just recently, I wanted to make a film out of that.
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