Extra Credit
Screening of "The Girl":
"The Girl" was a film that was easy to follow, despite it being predominately in Spanish with no English subtitles. The story-line was interesting and took a very unique perspective on the border issue. The protagonist was a Caucasian woman that was fluent in Spanish, people most commonly separate the Spanish from the White, but in this film the two were combined into one character. It seemed as if when she stepped into the white world, she was seen as inferior, but was seen as the latter when she was on the other side of the border. The switch between the two was something i couldn't help but notice; the ending of the film, while it was unsatisfying, gave off the idea that it didn't matter which side she was on, she was going somewhere with her life in her own world. I found the ending unsatisfying because she started off the film with one child, then with two, and seemed to end up with zero, it was unclear which direction she was headed in, just that she was headed towards something that would change her life for good.
This was the first screening I've attended and I enjoyed the whole experience. I found the discussion at the end to be rather enlightening. It was nice to hear how the movie came together and to see that despite all the struggles, the film was cohesive and the struggles mentioned are not apparent and definitely do not distract from the story. There was a particular shot I really liked, the high angle shot of the little girl kneeling in front of the river as she looks for her mom. The shot itself was well executed and aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
Class:
I am surprised to see just how much I am enjoying this class. I came in with the mindset that I was taking this class just because it was required for a Media major , The reality happens to be that video and audio editing is actually quite fun! I remember my Media 150 course from last semester seemed like a lot of work, while this class is a lot of work in its own way, it doesn't feel like work that I have to do, rather it's work that I want to do. I enjoy the lab portion of 160, but the lecture portion is where I would face my hardships, specifically with the quizzes. I do wish there was an outline or just anything that briefly lists topics that will be on the quiz. I remember for the first quiz, there were topics mentioned but the second quiz was just thrown into the air. I know it's a matter of reviewing the slides and taking notes during lecture, but there is so much material within the slides that it's hard to distinguish between what's important and what's not. Aside from that, I am enjoying the class and can't wait to use these skills as I continue with my Media major!
"The Girl" was a film that was easy to follow, despite it being predominately in Spanish with no English subtitles. The story-line was interesting and took a very unique perspective on the border issue. The protagonist was a Caucasian woman that was fluent in Spanish, people most commonly separate the Spanish from the White, but in this film the two were combined into one character. It seemed as if when she stepped into the white world, she was seen as inferior, but was seen as the latter when she was on the other side of the border. The switch between the two was something i couldn't help but notice; the ending of the film, while it was unsatisfying, gave off the idea that it didn't matter which side she was on, she was going somewhere with her life in her own world. I found the ending unsatisfying because she started off the film with one child, then with two, and seemed to end up with zero, it was unclear which direction she was headed in, just that she was headed towards something that would change her life for good.
This was the first screening I've attended and I enjoyed the whole experience. I found the discussion at the end to be rather enlightening. It was nice to hear how the movie came together and to see that despite all the struggles, the film was cohesive and the struggles mentioned are not apparent and definitely do not distract from the story. There was a particular shot I really liked, the high angle shot of the little girl kneeling in front of the river as she looks for her mom. The shot itself was well executed and aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
Class:
I am surprised to see just how much I am enjoying this class. I came in with the mindset that I was taking this class just because it was required for a Media major , The reality happens to be that video and audio editing is actually quite fun! I remember my Media 150 course from last semester seemed like a lot of work, while this class is a lot of work in its own way, it doesn't feel like work that I have to do, rather it's work that I want to do. I enjoy the lab portion of 160, but the lecture portion is where I would face my hardships, specifically with the quizzes. I do wish there was an outline or just anything that briefly lists topics that will be on the quiz. I remember for the first quiz, there were topics mentioned but the second quiz was just thrown into the air. I know it's a matter of reviewing the slides and taking notes during lecture, but there is so much material within the slides that it's hard to distinguish between what's important and what's not. Aside from that, I am enjoying the class and can't wait to use these skills as I continue with my Media major!
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