Ugh.

[saderox]

Just... just ugh.
I am in my second month of this course (Film Making), and I'm beginning to have second thoughts. Really, the only thing keeping me to this course is the promise of a degree at the end of it, which when I think on it a little bit harder is almost pointless seeing as "It's not what you know but who you know" in this kinda business

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[penfy]

You just need to learn how to handle yourself. The stop-motion idea was perfect and definitely seemed a lot more appropriate so next time they say something like 'it would take a lot of photos' just stand your ground and explain that animation is more popular than ever right now so it shows you're keeping up with modern cinema and then challenge them by saying 'You're not afraid of a little bit of hard work are you?'.

[felixize]

Oh man, we really need to have a good chat sometime - what you're saying is an exact mirror of how I felt about my course last year... And to a degree, what I still think about certain modules and people.

Hm... I'd say for the moment not to worry about it too much. It's first year and classically, ALL first year productions are godawful. But that's why you're there, right? To learn and grow from it all. If it doesn't work out you've got the leverage to improve next time

[felixize]

Oh, I'm not saying that the theory is entirely useless, because it's definitely applicable for people wanting to get a break in avant guard cinema or make a statement or do art house, and I think it's certainly affected the way films are made today. I also think that used correctly the idea of mis-en-scene can be very clever, it really can let the audience take more away from a movie than they initially thought, but it's not the be all and end all of film making and quoting in it a pretentious manner makes you seem more like a douche than a scholar... Idek.

Man, I don't even know what I'm saying, sorry! Hahaha...

[yuka02]

Tommy, you're an awesome, fun, likeable guy, so I think you should just speak up and get your ideas out there. You'll find your niche in the course and I'm sure there'll be other people who think like you, but just the same as you are too scared to speak up against all the arty-farty assholes.

I think you're right in thinking of film as a form of entertainment- 95% of films and tv shows are successful because they're entertaining, not because "it was disturbing but it was SO BEAUTIUL" or "I didn't understand it but it looked cool"... that's the stuff of emo music videos, IMO

[sugarcoating]

Your group isn't following the Dogma 95 rule is it? The rape idea seems like a sad attempt at shock value and at the best of times will seem narm-y.

For me, there's nothing like losing yourself in a film or tv show but like you I'm not a snob about it.