The Digital Media Production Club

With this short but very interesting and informative class I have just scratched the surface of the what it takes to make a full fleged film. It takes much more than I had presumed to make a movie in Hollywood. The number of people that it takes to make a minute of a movie let alone the entire movie was astonishing to me. There are many things that it takes to start making a movie but without an idea of some sort there is no movie to be made.

Fast forward a couple more years and my teacher introduces us to film and how to tell a story through a moving picture. I never thought a group of grade eights could produce, film

I never gave much thought into what it takes to shoot, direct, edit, and complete a motion picture. Sure, it may sound fun, but after this assignment, it felt like a lot of work. There are quite a few specialized groups that put together the films that we enjoy in our movie theatres. No wonder why it takes months and even years to edit a film, these folks are making sure things are done and synced correctly! The following essay will identify information pertaining to film and importance for their audience so the person or persons watching can have an understanding of what it is they are viewing. A story that has no meaning or becomes very confusing in the details that are presented does not make a good film.

The advancement and development in delivery of media content has also affected the audience’s behavior in certain manner. In distant past, families use to gather around the only television screen in home and enjoy the prime time programs aired by these limited broadcasters. “Millions of households already have cancelled pay-TV subscriptions - up to 10 million U.S. households are currently broadband-only. And about 45 percent of Americans stream television shows at least once a month, according to research firm eMarketer. That number is expected to increase to 53 percent or 175 million people by 2018.” Anderson, Mae, and Michael Liedtke. "HBO Unleashes Streaming from Cable Contracts." The Charleston Gazette, 16 Oct. 2014. Web.

Polaroid photographs can be thought of as tangible moments in time. They give off vibes of nostalgia and whimsy. These feelings lead me to incorporate Polaroid’s in my personal media artifact. And since I am in the Media Production program at Ryerson University, I found it appropriate to apply what I learned digitally in Photoshop to represent myself in an assemblage of hanging Polaroid’s.

“The first step towards becoming a filmmaker is to earn a bachelor 's and/or master’s degree” (Study, 2017). Obtaining a degree will give the education I need to start on my path to making films. Utilizing the knowledge of storytelling, storyboarding, hiring the crew and equipment, to create a short or feature film.

JB: For me, filmmaking began with picking up a friend’s camcorder the first time and simply starting to make movies. It was one Saturday a long time ago, I think I was thirteen. From that moment on, I knew there was no other option, and aside from some part-time

The art of storytelling is a primary foundation for human communication and understanding. Whether it is through myths — Greek, Roman, Egyptian, you pick — or wives tales or even Grandpa telling his old war stories, stories have power. Through technological advancements in the last 150+ years, there are multiple mediums to tell stories; film being the most potent medium used. Film has the power to not only entertain but enlighten too. Filmmakers have the ability to challenge and manipulate the power of the story through creative resistance; by exploring other elements of storytelling: location, voice, color, angles, rhythm, language, filmmakers can create dramatically different films out of the same story.

Hundreds of movies are released every year. Filmmakers try to create the next jaw-dropping movie that audiences will stand in line for hours and pay top dollar to see. The key to success is finding ideas that appeal to a mass audience. Viewers are the lifeline of any production company so making something for everyone is a savvy business move for the film industry. To cover all bases, there are over fourteen different genres of movies. Film making is not a solo effort. It is a collaboration between the actors, directors, producers and other key contributors. This combined effort or mise-en-scene includes all the elements of the film to include actors, backdrops, costumes, props and lighting used to meet the director’s vision

What started out as merely a frivolous attempt at mini DV/VHS mishmash, resulted in my very own beautifully gritty archive of short films. I felt giddy and accomplished; however, my family didn’t find the beauty in wanting to videotape nameless faces in the park or a lone Bluebird dancing in a puddle of

As standard in college classes, we have occasional papers and quizzes to test and solidify our understanding. However, the reality is that all the filmmaking knowledge in the world is useless without some way to put it to use.

After doing the tutoring, getting the certification and using the cameras during class time, helped me to be more confrontable with using the equipment including the microphones and the tota lights. I believe with even more practice I will be fully comfortable with using them. So far, cinema 111 has showed me that there is a lot of effort and time put into film making. I didn’t realize how much needs to be done before shooting, during shooting and then after shooting. I was taught that if everything isn’t written down before you go to the area of where you are going to film, you will forget something important. You need to come prepared. Every little detail matters in film. I also learned that there are three different types of film: documentary, experimental and narrative. Cinema also taught me that you must be patience with everyone that you work

For our final project we decided to work with make-up. The pre-production process was fairly simple we had a meeting after class and decided what we wanted to do and where we would film it.

3. Make sure the flow go rational and clear. When we are creating the story, the video should look visually consistent from beginning until the end.

     The first thing that you want to do is to get all your tools and parts together. The tools that you will need are a Phillips screw driver and a ¼'; socket wrench. The basic parts that you must have are a motherboard (PC Board), a video card, a sound card, some RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard drive, a 3 ½'; floppy A drive, and a computer case. For these particular instructions you will need a