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1.Creative Crowdsourcing- We had the most freedom on this project, and when we were able to collaborate with all of our classmates to make one cut, it was so exciting to see the creativity that we all had to offer. I want to keep making content like this. 2. Earth Art Animation- Another project that allowed for a bunch of freedom, and we were able to control pretty much the whole scene in any way we wanted to. 3.Bolex Long take- The long take was very interesting to work with, as it gave perspective on what it was like to shoot back in the day. 4.Rythmic Edit- Not very free in terms of creativity, and the edit did not come out the way I hoped. 5.Video Letter- Was more or less vague and did not learn too much from it. 6.Film Manipulation- The project was incredibly time consuming and I feel like i didn't get the payoff I was hoping for after putting so much work into it, only to not be what I thought.
While working on our Bolex film projects, I thought the experience was incredibly interesting because of how far we've come in terms of production. Working with such sensitive constraints makes shooting infinitely more difficult, almost to the point where you have to focus on just getting the camera to work properly before you can think about what you're shooting. Although, it was very rewarding to see what we were able to shoot, and  I love the aesthetic it provides on screen.
6x1 cinema is incredibly interesting to me because of flexibility and allowance to let me create anything I wish to create, without judgment. The class quite literally is liberating in a world of cinema that requires you to follow strict formulaic design in order to have a quality image. I can't wait to continue to create unique and diverse ways of perceiving cinema.
Rough theatre is the theatre that doesn't take place in the theatre! that's a mouthful. basically, rough theatre is what happens in the audience while watching theatre, or the interactions that happen outside of the performance. It is designed to make the audience feel apart of the cinema. This directly relates to our Bolex assignment where we have to perform outside what is seen on screen.
Crowdsourcing Art After watching the Ted Talk with Aaron Koblin, I simply am amazed at what we are now capable of doing in terms of composing "mass" crowdsourced art. Our creative influence through technology is only getting stronger and completely intricate and seemingly impossible tasks are made easier than ever before. I actually saw the Johnny Cash music video years ago when it first came out, and instantly fell in love with their concept. It seriously is one of my favorite music videos to date, and I would love to be a part in some content like that. Even the other examples of crowdsourced art were extremely intriguing to me, as each allows an individual the creative freedom to do whatever they want, while still creating a synonymous overall picture.

Different Ways of Knowing Daniel Tammet

Mr. Tammet's synesthesia is something of a special gift, despite all the social disruption it puts onto him. He uniquely is able to see the world definitively through his own lens, which I quite honestly am jealous of. I can't even begin to imagine the creative and emotional stimulation he gets from things that we regularly think of as just day to day life, and that should be cherished, and more importantly documented. That sort of life experience is unlike any other on this planet, which is astounding to realize.
First Screening Transcribed, The lines and bubbles seen on screen clearly coordinate with the instruments playing in the background. It seems as if each different instrument coordinates with a different color or shape scheme, and are probably done with the use of different tools to alter the film stock. The timing of each different stroke on the film stock is beautifully done in an effort for a visually abstract and cinematic look that obviously is meant to be enthralling. The film stock was bleached, color, cut, scraped and punched in various different ways to get the affects seen.