Media Studies

I have decided that the film project would be best for me. I liked what I saw in "Ferris Bueller" because the most interesting parts to me where also very achievable editing techniques that I would like to try. I also want to try to do some improvisations with the dialogue if possible. Overall "Ferris Bueller" was what made me want to chose this project. I think I have an advantage because I have multiple locations that would be good for filming. For example, my parents have an office where we could film an office scene. I like drama films that are about musicians like "Bohemian Rhapsody" because I am a musician myself. My film is going to be something of that nature. I am going to work alone because I am pretty good at coming up with stories on my own and I know people who would be willing to act in my film. I think I can make a very good film highlighting the struggles of musicians.

Watching the film "Ferris Bueller" was what got me interested in the film production process. I enjoyed watching the documentary showing how they got the footage for the film, how they got the props, and the process of getting the cast together. I found it very interesting when they showed how they put together the scene where Genie kicks Ed Rooney in the face. The cut between her running away and him falling and back to make the fall more dramatic. I liked how a simple editing technique could enhance a film as much as it did there. I also found it interesting how they did they stunt where the car flew out the window. It seems like a stunt like that would be fun because you have to attempt it multiple times to get it right. I liked how the actors in "Ferris Bueller" got to improvise on some of their dialogues. I think the improvisations make the dialogue much more real and it seems like it would be fun. I would like to try all of these techniques in my own movie. I ...

         I became intrigued by print journalism when I saw the movie "All the Presidents Men". This showed me that the print journalism industry can be very hands on. In the film we saw Woodward and Bernstein split up to meet with sources out in the field. Bernstein went all the way to Miami to meet with one source and Woodward went to a vacant parking garage to meet with his secret source. This showed me how making connections and interacting with people is a major part of this business. This interested me as well as the process of preparing an interview. This interested me because I admire the ability to form the right questions and would like to acquire that skill. The magazine project seems like a good fit for me because I am interested in the interviewing process. However I see the research aspect as a challenge because my skills in research are not very good yet because I have difficulty knowing what to search for.