blog Post 4
THE MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
The one thing I really studied at the museum was this huge screen that listed and detailed everyone's position in producing a film. Even though we live in the digital age and I probably could've found the same information online, I still found this tool to be easy to use and very resourceful. It literally listed everyone's profession from A-Z, which was super cool. I spent a while going through how everyone contributes in the making of a film. One thing I found shocking was that the director is hired onto a production, for some reason I always assumed it is the director who hires screen writers, producers, etc. because it is his/her vision they want to bring to reality... but it's apparently not. Overall the museum was made to be an interactive experience, and it was really fun to try new things. One thing we had fun in, which I can speak for everyone who participated in the field trip from MEDP160 was the digital making of a flip book. It was basically set up to be like a large photo booth, where you can see yourself on the camera, and when you press the start button, the camera takes several shots of you ,which when played in high-speed turns into a video. I think our class spent a wealthy amount of time interacting with the technology available. It's was really interesting to see the shift in moving image technology, it has drastically changed the way we experience film. I enjoy watching films from 1950's- present, it's always fascinating to see the changes. Usually movies in the early 1900's don't really hold my attention, because of the poor quality and sometimes even lack of dialogue and lack of color, unless a film was lacking those qualities purposefully, like Buster Keaton's work, which I adore. I haven't learned too much new information as I hoped I would, because I was there for such a short amount of time. But I do hope to go back soon, using my free student pass and really study all the material that the museum offers.
The one thing I really studied at the museum was this huge screen that listed and detailed everyone's position in producing a film. Even though we live in the digital age and I probably could've found the same information online, I still found this tool to be easy to use and very resourceful. It literally listed everyone's profession from A-Z, which was super cool. I spent a while going through how everyone contributes in the making of a film. One thing I found shocking was that the director is hired onto a production, for some reason I always assumed it is the director who hires screen writers, producers, etc. because it is his/her vision they want to bring to reality... but it's apparently not. Overall the museum was made to be an interactive experience, and it was really fun to try new things. One thing we had fun in, which I can speak for everyone who participated in the field trip from MEDP160 was the digital making of a flip book. It was basically set up to be like a large photo booth, where you can see yourself on the camera, and when you press the start button, the camera takes several shots of you ,which when played in high-speed turns into a video. I think our class spent a wealthy amount of time interacting with the technology available. It's was really interesting to see the shift in moving image technology, it has drastically changed the way we experience film. I enjoy watching films from 1950's- present, it's always fascinating to see the changes. Usually movies in the early 1900's don't really hold my attention, because of the poor quality and sometimes even lack of dialogue and lack of color, unless a film was lacking those qualities purposefully, like Buster Keaton's work, which I adore. I haven't learned too much new information as I hoped I would, because I was there for such a short amount of time. But I do hope to go back soon, using my free student pass and really study all the material that the museum offers.
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