TRF 469/669: Advanced Filmmaking S'18

Things are slowly coming together, in regards to my capstone project. I feel like I am just waiting, which makes me a little uneasy. However, this type of documentary is more observational so I need to let a lot of these events happen at their own pace. My biggest worry is the day of the show because I literally have only one shot to capture quality footage and audio… Focusing more on what’s going on now, I have a few things planned. This weekend there will be another creative relations meeting, where we’ll finally start working on the set design (great for B-roll). I will also use that time to interview a few people, including the FC president and creative relations director of the show, for the first time. I plan on interviewing them a couple more times, after the day of the show and either at or right before the day of the show, just to capture their emotions. The following weekend, FC will complete all of their print and social media components, meaning 3 photoshoot dates back to back (amazing for B-roll). After that is spring break, which I will be away for most of but I will have a couple weeks to edit and gather any more interview and B-roll footage prior to the day of the show. For now, I am pretty calm in regards to my project but I know how stressed I could be closer to April 1st, I just have to make sure to be prepared.

The term “director” is the title many moviegoers are pursuing, marking the biggest dream of his life for Mark Burtat, an unnamed town in Wisconsin. The film is directed by Chris Smith, recording Mark in order to complete the director’s dream, the size of the family sent out, friends and relatives as an actress, together with his credit card and Uncle Bill borrowed 3,000 yuan in his intention to complete a horror video; film faithful record Mark’s insistence on filming and his personal problems – including alcoholism, gambling and family loss – viewers can recognize the characters around Mark: Dear Mom, an 82-year-old uncle and an accomplished actor from Mark friend. This is a loyal documentary about one’s ambitions, indulgences, and his “American dream” of pursuing personal ideals.

A puzzled man still rely on digging snow dug manure, he dares to talk about the dream? Mark dare. His dream movie. The dull and cranky glasses men, pull the crooked melon dates neighbors to act as an actor, fooled almost Alzheimer’s uncle to do the production, with crazy paranoid pursuit of their own movie dream. The film appears to be a comedy comedy, but the film’s independence and the dream of the great interpretation of the most vividly.

My deepest impression is that he sent the newspaper went to the luxury area, saying one day he will own this big house. And he said I was thirty, and I was cleaning the shit in someone else’s toilet. Oh yes, the lovely Uncle Bill finally passed away, leaving him with $ 50,000, the poor elderly living in the trailer. Each movie’s own story is a good movie.

The soundtrack to the documentary film “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” was amazing. The opening was a symphony, and the ingredients and spices of the sushi bar were just like the little tadpoles of the symphony sheet music, composing an entertaining, multiple-play movement.

Sushi’s world is very simple – fish, rice, vinegar, salt, soy sauce, these things constitute a sushi. However, such a simple material, made of food has a fascinating and rich taste, is a very magical thing. For decades, Mr. Ono has been on this path, constantly telling himself “must be better to eat”, “must be able to eat better”, and constantly strive to climb the peak of sushi technology – although no one Know where the top is. Despite his 80s, Mr. Ono still did not stop working. He is the kind of old-fashioned person who even dwells too long on holiday, too wasteful, and wants to work hard every day. Looked at Mr. Ono smeared vinegar in the sushi stand, pick up the fish, dip mustard, boil a group of rice, these ingredients into one after another a variety of exquisite sushi, all of a sudden people feel a Solemn sense of ceremony. It is this rigorous and serious work on their own work, it has created Michelin Samsung chef Mr. Ono, right? However, this sense of mission is now very difficult to see.

This is really a great work. People biography movie is to introduce us to people and what he did, after reading, let people think about it. Because of such a great person, we can have this great movie.

Recently, I’ve been watching a lot of interviews of Hip-Hop artists. I find it extremely motivating to hear some of these “rags to riches” stories from artists with pasts far from glamorous. An interview Nipsey Hussle did on Big Boy’s radio really stuck with me.

Nipsey is an underrated rapper from South Central, Los Angeles who is just recently getting the attention he deserves from mainstream. Although he has been in the game for 10 years and has received admiration from influencers such as Jay-Z and LeBron, his music hasn’t reached the same level of attention as his peers.

In this interview he talks about the importance/possibility of reaching success on your own terms. He started his own label, his own clothing store, has a hand in integrating technology with fashion, and many programs to help black STEM students make it to Silicon Valley. He accomplished all this without being signed to a label which is not common at all. So basically this underrated rapper from the streets of California did all of that, in the span of 10 years, without being supported by a record deal.

It’s truly an amazing example of how grind, focus and belief can take you anywhere. Today Nipsey signed a partnership with Atlantic Records, not a deal. He’s not Atlantic’s artist but their partner. If other artists follow Nip’s rule book the Hip-Hop business will truly change. Artists would have the ability to manage their own careers and music without label pressure. Allowing them to get what they earned without paying the middle man.

I’ve been thinking a lot about  “building yourself” and “working for yourself.” If people decided to make their own rules and purse their own ideas in their career something really great would happen. I predict the outcome would be diversity in music and art and a more fulfilling life altogether.

And isn’t that the ultimate goal?

This past week, I spoke to my counselor, friends, and thought hard about what I wanted to base my documentary on. I have decided to do mine about this year’s fashion show put on by Fashion’s Conscience, a student organization that I was a part of last year. I chose to focus my film on this event and the work that goes into it partially because it is a very concrete concept, unlike my past ideas. I also am very excited about it, partially because I do have love for the organization but also because I am very passionate about event planning, fashion, music and design, which this subject definitely encompasses. It will showcase the work of the organization and the talented students who run it. I wanted to make a compelling film that captures the struggles, effort, and creativity that no one ever sees on campus; they usually only see the end result. I am not making this film just for me, I want to also make it for the personal records of the individuals in the organization, to showcase a part of what they did in their undergrad. I believe this type of story can be dramatic, heartwarming, and captivating with the right kind of editing and soundtrack. These are the main reasons why I want to make this film, so I hope it will get approved.