I've made up my mind

My final movie will be about what people think versus what they do. I will film a group friends sitting at a table. Each person hates someone at the table, but no one hates the same person. Throughout the movie the viewer will see what each person really thinks about who they dislike. 

For example: Person A and person B sit with a group of people they both get along with, but A dislikes B. The viewer will see the negative thoughts per A has about B. 

Ex: A will imagine a huge knife going through B's head repeatedly. The objects the abuse each actor will be animated.

For the end of the movie, everyone will see someone that they all like and greet him/her. That person will greet them back, but he/she hates everyone at the table. The movie will end with the last person daydreaming  about everyone at the table being set on fire.

3 IDEAS FOR NEXT MOVIE

something involving graffiti

maybe using spray paint cans as flame throwers if possible

chase scene

short movie using still images like stop motion

jay walking 

why the light on poplar pisses me off

some one trying to hide a dead body

talk w/ a psycopath

mock screen shots of an upcomming video game ex: ign.com street fighter ( people in process of getting beaten)-narrator will speaking over screen shots? cel shade images to give video game like quality?

Second Test Shooting Response

Overall test shooting went well. My subject was easy to work with because he knew about about anime and was able to elaborate on the various topics and because of that, I was able get certain responses and cover multiple subjects within one question. The volunteer was able to talk about the topics at random so he did not need a guide or any reminders when ever I had to pause recording to get a different shot of him. He was confident about his responses and showed a lot of personality while speaking such as in his hand gestures while elaborating on his responses. A lot of interesting points were made. For the final shooting session, I will try to prepare examples of what he goes into detail about. Iill also have to condense the responses. My only concern is that shortening his answers will make them unclear.

Movie Pitch

My next movie will be about people within the anime fan base venting about their likes and dislikes and  various subjects within the anime genre. (shows, other otaku etc. people etc)

An example is the scene in "Do the Right Thing" where the different characters in the movie vent about each other's race.

 

characters: interviewing employees/owners of comic stores in memphis/anime fanbase

Memory Essay

I wake up. It's 7:00 in the morning. I don't usually wake up this early. Before I can wipe the debris from the cracks of my eyes, I'm greeted by the cold wind being pumped from the air conditioner. I face the television only to be blinded by its bright screen. Its light with the help of dawn crates a dark, blue, relaxing tint on the walls of the room. After about fifteen minutes of trying to regain my sight, I patiently watch paid programming, waiting for the usual Saturday cartoons to come on. Fox Kids, WB and all that. There were missing buttons in the television. One had to change channels by sticking something through the holes where the channel buttons used to be. As I reach for the nearest ink pen, something catches my attention. What?! Is this a cartoon about to come on? Cartoons don't come on Sci-Fi channel. This was the moment I discovered anime. The show was called Saturday Anime. Ever since that day, I watched that show every Saturday up until the day it was cancelled. All of the movies aired were raw. Anime wasn't well known in my early childhood. Back in the day, I was used to Superman and the X-Men disarming bombs before it blew up a building. In the opening scene of Akira, an entire city is blown away by a child. It wasn't just the fact that a city was blown up and no one saved the day but that the scene was so realistic. Each background in that movie looked like a renaissance painting. Akira takes place in a make believe yet believable reality. No one saved the day, no to be continued and something stops the destruction. Nothing was sugar coated. When I watched that, I was thrown into a state of confusion. I assumed that no matter what, the people always had to be saved. I was always nervous when my parents were around when I was watching Saturday Anime because of the graphic nature of certain movies such as the 80's Vampire Hunter. I miss having anime to myself.

Role as a Filmaker

learn about myself through my work and constantly improve on my skills

express subject matter while keeping the viewer's attention.

express myself to the viewer

use film as a way of addressing feelings towards subject matter that I've held in

entertain 

create some kind of motion within the viewer.

take viewer away from real world

ex: Ever watch a movie and forget that you are in a separate world from that movie until you look away from the screen or remember that you are watching it ? I hope that made sense...

motivate viewer to be creative 

My work should function

cause viewers to get an excited reaction or feeling whether positive or negative

entertain viewer

express my views and ideas-not to win viewers over but get them to consider what I'm

 expressing

reflect who I am - each movie should reveal a part of me to the viewers

way of understanding people through their reactions

pay homage to work that inspires me