Cin Films

     Our class trip to the Museum of the Moving Image was a unique experience for me since I’ve never visited the museum before. The exhibits that were presented to us by our guide were very informative and key components of cinema history. We viewed various type of film cameras-including the first ever camera made of wood, different kind of television sets and props. Our guide also showed us a demo in the art of dubbing in a film.      I’ve always thought of dubbing as the work of voice actors doing the audio dialogue for films in different languages to be able to format the film to suit foreign audiences. However, dubbing is not just exclusively for the sake of reaching international audiences, but also for the use of adding audio to certain scenes that could not be filmed in studios but instead on location. Sometimes, the scenes that would be filmed on location, were in too loud environments that the dialogue could not be picked up, the...

     For this post, I had to focus on a scene from a film, and so I decided to focus on a favorite of mine, the binary sunset scene from Star Wars: A New Hope (1977). The scene opens with a wide shot, where you see the sunset on the horizon, and then see the protagonist, Luke, come out of his home. We only see his back, as he walks ahead towards the horizon. This shot stays put throughout this action, as a form of establishing the surroundings. Then it cuts to a medium shot of Luke, who has come to a halt and is looking ahead. The camera seems to be in a bit of a low angle, and once again stays fixed in place.    Then it cuts to a close-up but can very much be an extreme close-up, since the shot frames the two suns in the sky very tightly. Clearly, it is a point of view shot as well, as the camera lingers on the sunset. This POV shot is telling the audience what Luke is focusing on, as it switches back to a medium shot of Luke, still staring at the suns. Ho...

To observe sound, I’ve chosen to stay around my neighborhood to gain a new perspective on my surroundings. I began by walking down my street, with no music to accompany me-something that felt very strange at first. Once I concentrated on my hearing, I instantly listened to the slight whistle of the wind in my ears. As I focused on it, it seemed to intensify slowly and recede. Then, I began to hear a slow soft clatter coming from a distance-the train. The tracks were about two blocks away, and as the train would move faster, the clatter would grow stronger too. Along with the clatter, there was also a continuous high-pitched hum that I assume comes from the train engine. Upon the train leaving, I began to focus on the stillness of the neighborhood, I almost felt that silence was all that was left-but even in stillness there is noise. I noticed the constant chirping of the birds in the background, the smooth dash of passing cars, and as I approached another block I heard faint radio...

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Many upon many people are born with a creative mind, but only a few choose to be artists. The true meaning of an artist is someone who creates work in any of the various forms of artistic expression. That can range from writing to painting to a musician to a filmmaker, etc. The need to create is what brings all these kinds of people to their art. For me, my need to create has expanded and changed many times throughout my life, such as writing, fashion design, photography, theatre, and filmmaking. Generally, I remain collectively invested in these artistic endeavors, but I’m especially invested in expanding my knowledge and experience of becoming a multimedia artist. I’ve come to realize that many of my interests align with the overall purpose of telling stories, in whichever medium possible. Therefore, I believe that becoming experienced with the use of various multimedia tools like photography, animation, photoshop, filmmaking, etc. can be very valuable for the process of storyt...