Final Drift 3 Film

In this film I attempted to portray man made structures in a detrimental state of solitude. I attempted to create for the audience a sense of isolation. This isolation can be seen as the main theme throughout my final cut.

Rough Cut Sketch 3

In this cut I compiled my film footage together, preparing it for my final edit.

Rough Cut Sketch 2

My second rough cut was of more photography, I still had not realized my final piece at this point, but I feel that it will encompass all of my rough sketches. I had not learned how to cut on beat at this point.

Rough Cut Sketch 1

In this rough cut I brought some still photography together, just attempting to lay everything out. The objective of my final drift film will be a compilation of these sketches.

Ten Questions

1. Was there anything I can use later in my film career? A specific shot? An idea for a shot?
2.Was there a specific still photograph that evoked emotion?
3.Where can I find a vast scape to photograph and engage?
4.What are the differences between photographing out to sea and into sea?
5. Is there and interesting area that shows human society in a detrimental state?
6. Is there an area of nature conflicting with man made objects?
7. Is there a interesting beach that can be accessed?
8.Is there a secluded area in a public one?
9. Are there any interesting trails?
10.Is there an interesting time of day to shoot?

Drift Assessment 4

I think my favorite experience was the one in which I learned something about film making on my own. By chance I came into contact with in on one of these drifts. That was my shot of the water, and refracting light.

Drift Assessment 3

I encountered three surprises during my drifts. The first of which was the discovery of at water park, which is a beautiful and picturesque portrait of landscape. The second suprise came in an unexpected form. I am a mountain biker, and while at a park down near the river I found some very cool trails. I will most likely shoot other scenes for later projects back there. The third surprise was the range of sounds you can hear within a block of each other. The sounds could range from simple piano to a full blown orchestra, to the rustling of leaves.

Drift Assessment 2

There were two situations during the drift’s in which I felt at ease. The first was the filming of the parks and the lake. I find water to be very calming and even therapeutic. It was this mind set that I attempted to recreate for the viewer. I wanted the viewer to identify with the images, creating a nostalgic feel that would later contrast the sound I would add. The second situation was when I was in the student union recording a piano session. I find piano music very soothing typically, this time however when the individual was playing chopsticks I knew I would be able to use it to enhance the nostalgic feel of my videos. This made me feel at ease in the sense that I was comforted know I had good sound clips.

Drift Assessment 1

Two Situations aggravated me throughout Drift 1 or 2. The first was the waste of money and time. I feel guilty that I have used my parent’s money wastefully by taking this class, gaining nothing from it that I will use in my endeavor to become a Hollywood style film maker. If I could I would use litigation to resolve the problem and claim the school’s film program fraudulent. The least I can say is that I feel I have been misled. This class is not only a waste of my money and valuable time, but the school policies are laughable. Do you know how ridiculous it is for me as film major, paying money to attend a film school, to say that at any given moment I do not have access to the proper equipment? How can a painter create without a brush? What if I had an internship opportunity and needed the school equipment for, or what if I wanted to begin filming an independent film while still in school? What am I paying this school money for? Does this school even have its student's interests at heart? Do the production students’ alone pay for the upkeep and management of the film department’s equipment room? I am under the impression that all students pay for it in the form of an added cost in their school tuition. If this is true then every student should have the right to access it. I am disgusted by a single project that was stretched throughout a semester of time for no other reason I can see other than to suck up more money that could have been used for other more important fundamental classes. In my opinion this class should not be required.

The second thing that aggravated me is that in no way did these project’s contribute to my knowledge as a film maker, in the context that I am attempting to engage in the Hollywood style of film making. I have only learned very crude methods and programs that aren’t even used in that school of production, none of which are applicable to the person I am trying to become. I am extremely disappointed in this class’s content and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee film program as a whole thus far.

A Production Strategy

My production strategy is to revisit several existing parks as well as the union to capture live audio and video, I will also visit the lake. I will spend most of my shooting time at Atwater Park. I will limit my image capturing activities by constraining my visual images to that of only the park, attempting in earnest a complete depiction of that parks scapes and textures. I will limit my sound capturing activities to use only the audio I have already captured. Afterwards I will consider the footage I have collected and edit it according to my theme.

A Brief Overview

During this project I will attempt to simulate the emotions of isolation through the use of image and sound. My project's theme will stretch to encompass my original idea of different scapes as well as textures. I will attempt to tie these themes together, through a myriad of still and moving imagery combined with the presence and absence of sound.