Richland Digital Video Spring 2018

     The exploration of how certain film techniques can affect human emotion has always fascinated me. The cutting methods Sergei Eisenstein explores in this excerpt have  unique outcomes as to what the viewer experiences. Learning about these methods helps to understand the purpose of their use in film. Each method Eisenstein discusses is some what of an evolution of the last. Each method arose from a conflict with the ideals of the next, such as the transition from Metric to Rhythmic shooting as a result of the conflict between length of a shot and motion on the screen, and from Rhythmic to tonal shots when concerned about the overall feeling the shot provokes. (pg. 79) As we find more conflicts with how film can represent what the film maker intends, we arrive at more experimental methods that cannot easily be expressed in actual film but can be explored through the ideas of filmmaking.

This text was interesting to read and opened up ideas that I did not think of before. I found it unique how Eisenstein described that videos create a sense of rhythm even without music. The rhythms in turn create a variety of emotions depending on the theme of a video. The idea of metric montage describes how creating cuts changes up the pattern of time. The nature of time is altered by edits that create a sense of flow. This is unique to me because I did not previously recognize how videos have a set of rhythms that capture the viewers' attention. This reminded me how all aspects of art connect to one another and have similarities.

Editing can be much more than ending a scene and beginning a new one. More than a transition, the collision of shots could be used to manipulate emotions and audience reaction and interpretations. Like Kuleshov effect that depends on the subsequent scene the audience has a different interpretation. Each one of the 5 montages theory created by Eisenstein, has a different purposes. Metric montage is based purely on the physical nature of time. Rhythmic, creates visual continuity but it may also be used in order to keep with the pace of the film. Tonal use the emotional meaning of the shots. Overtonal is for a more abstract and complicated effect. Intellectual uses a combination of shots from the outside of the film in order to create meaning.

One of the most fascinating ideas Sergei Eisenstein brings up in 'Methods of Montage' is the one of both a film and its audience having separate "rhythms" that need to be maintained by the filmmaker. Speaking as someone with experience in music, this concept made perfect sense to me - we as humans have natural wavelengths that we operate in on a daily basis, and a change in these wavelengths can have huge impacts on our minds. The delicate balance between complacency and over-stimulation does have an impact on how we perceive ideas and media, and is something that I believe I should focus on more in the future with my film-making ideas. 

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In Metaphors on Vision, I feel it's a pointless reading about imagining a time before we had language and communication to be able to really grasp what we saw and  how we saw things. It's like asking me to imagine not knowing what a rainbow is and seeing one for the first time. No I cannot imagine not knowing what it is I see. I have in interest in creating videos that show how I see things. The stories I want to tell and how I want to tell them. Early in history we had limited knowledge how to tell stories. First through pictures, then later language, photography, and now film/video. These readings give me headaches. I can imagine not having to read them and respond to them, instead i'd be sitting here in front of my computer putting to good use the new skills and techniques I used in After Effects so that I can put out there my metaphors on vision with video. This reading was published in 1963. I think we've had Directors and Cinematographers put out books and vide...

I feel like it makes some good points on autobiographies and how what one creates visually as an autobiography may not be exactly true. The film maker may want to be seen a certain way so they will tell a different story than the truth. Also, an autobiography or "diary" can come across as being something offensive to a viewer based on their beliefs or maybe even history with that person. They may both remember things differently. I think there are many that are limited by the amount of footage, memories, or archives of their past they have to put into a video. In the past, those types of videos were more on wanting to capture as much of someone as possible and present it to the world in it's reality. Today people with make a video diary with the intent of "selling themselves" to a specific audience. Many times one can create such art or videos and pay no mind to critics or their audience. In other words, vomit and walk away with eyes and ears closed. Also, I d...

The most interesting thing ive experience was this one time I rode on a bike that’s over 150 feet off the ground and 550 meter long wire. I was strapped to the wire so was safe but it the wire shook a lot and that was scary but it was fun. Then one other thing I swam with whale sharks and that was an experience that i want to do all the time.   On the same vacation I also I went to Australia before going to Philippines. I also did meet my family there that I haven’t seen in years. I just didn’t meet my family I also met so many kangaroos and different kind of animals that I don’t normally see here. I also went to see the Sydney Opera house, which was awesome by the way. I am also going to say that there’s not a lot to do in Sydney in a tourist perspective. I mean other than the Opera House but it has good night life. It’s a great place to go to when you’re young and just want to have fun.

One of the scariest experiences I've ever been was the day I left Brazil in 2014 to move to another country without fully understand the language and the only things I was aware of the USA was what I've seen on American tv shows. Was really scared because I came by my own. My family just truly believed in my plans after I sold my cars and apartment and bought me a one-way flight ticket. They freaked out and made me more uncomfortable and unsure about my choice. But as one of my favorites actor, Will Smith said once, the best experiences in life are on the other side of fear. After my arrival, I've been in trouble sometimes but I had wonderful experiences as well. Other experience I had and was breathtaking was, after one year working my butt off studying and working, I paid myself two trips that are registered in my memories forever. The first one was a Cruise to the Caribbeans with my best friend. Was the most amazing 6 days of my life where I saw an ocean that was bluer ...

Honestly, all that came to my mind are things I cannot share with others for personal reasons, so I actually don't have anything I could share. Some small things that don't have anything to do with what I wrote but maybe could work I guess. 1 - My history maybe, it's a bit convoluted since I'm kind from Brazil but I'm not? I dunno, I'm just spitballing here 2 - I now have no more ideas, I suck

The most interesting thing I have experienced in my life is the all the traveling I did while I was in the U.S Navy. I served four years and did two deployments; I have been to amazing places like Hong Kong, Thailand, Jerusalem, Dubai, and Singapore among a few others. I experienced many different cultures and learned a lot about them. Traveling U.S Navy Different Cultures

The most interesting thing that I have ever experienced is joining cosplay when I'm 20 years old. That made me be exposed to many different genres of art such as photography, make-up, filming, sewing, making accessories, acting, stage theatrical ... Not to mention it helps me to have more friends and learn how to work in groups. I also feel very fortunate to have met many wonderful friends and colleagues who helped us become one of the most popular groups in the field of copslay-stage in Ho Chi Minh City. I still cannot forget the performance that helped us become famous in 2010. It's a wonderful night of harmony, unity, sublimation and craziness. I have been involved in acting and performing cosplay performance since 2007 so far for 11 years. At the moment, I cannot continue my love anymore, but when I have the opportunity to return to Vietnam, I will continue with my friends.

        In 2012 I had the opportunity to live in Hawaii for three years. In that time I experienced a whole new culture. Living there is so much more different than going there for vacation. There is so much more to Hawaii and the islands than what is shown. Sure the islands are apart of the U.S. but it seems so much different than the mainland states. The Hawaiian natives are beautiful loving people. The local food is one of my favorite things. My favorite burger place I’ve ever had was there. Teddy’s bigger burgers.   I’ve been to luau’s and just good ol neighborhood BBQ.   The most peaceful place I’ve ever been in my life was the island of Maui.   Beautiful place. Black sand beaches. The most important thing that I got from there is that I met my beautiful wife. 

1. I have always loved media and have had a desire to emulate the things I consumed when I was younger, whether that be video content, music or video games. 2. I began making online video content in 2013 as a means of keeping myself creatively occupied. In many regards, my continued experience with making this content has negatively impacted my self-image in ways that force me to constantly improve myself. 3. In 2014, I began writing my own music despite never having any formal music training. I would always try to experiment with sounds and ideas until I could learn musical concepts on my own. In my time of writing and recording music, I have self-produced two albums, several miscellaneous songs, and am currently working on my third album which I consider my first "professional" one.

1. Picking up the ukulele has sparked the potential I have previously held back and help me gain the confidence I have within myself. 2. The person who inspired me to pick up the instrument, became my best friend to this day. 3. Previously, I have gone through a variety of hobbies but the ukulele is one that I have kept with and have held dearest.