6byone

if i ruled the 6x1 universe

If I were to rule the 6x1 galaxy it would be way too much power and I would destroy the entire place. But if I happened to flourish in my new role then I wouldn't do a lot different to the current class. Maybe I would make the class a year long and flush out the kids that don't really care. But when you have diversity in a class that makes things more interesting. I was a little bummed that we kept our same partners over and over again. I like to switch it up in order to meet new people. In the end I'm glad we kept our same partners. Emily and I became very close through this semester, and she and I are now half of a production team that we just recently started. If she and I hadn't been partners for this class, we would have never gotten to know each other's strengths so well. I really really enjoyed the stop motion portion of the class. Super8 film and camera make my heart beat a little bit faster. I had no idea that our project was going to turn out so well. I feel that if the groups had all planned out the jist of their project ahead of time, they would have been a little better. That's probably a little rude to say, but that is how I feel. Luckily, we had all the right random props to make our film speak about the creation of the universe and that is not always easy. I think the 48 - video race was awesome too! Unfortunely, I was super overloaded, but I am still glad that I got to participate. If I had had less on me, I would made a better film. But you win some and you lose some.

Next year I hope that it doesn't rain on your ONETAKE students. It puts a little bit of a damper on that project. It's a great project. THANK YOU ANDRE FOR LETTING US FILM STUDENTS USE FILM. How appropriate!

It's hard to write this blog because I am sad that the class is over.

It's actually really hard for me. It's not often that I feel completely comfortable to express my quirky brain in an academic setting. Usually I feel like they are trying to change who I am and I feel like you don't do that. Thank you.

6 6x1 rankings about 6x1 projects that we did in 6x1 with Andre Silva

I keep changing my minds. 

which was my favorite, 2nd, last!? I have no idea because really i've liked all these projects more than any other project i have ever done while in film school. 

Stop 

Motion 

Animation is extremely awesome though. Never give that one up!

Shooting on film! What a crazy idea for a film studies program. Andre you are intergalactic. SHIZAM! THIS IS THE LARGEST FONT BLOGGER HAS. hmm. i'll have to write them about this. 

1.Stop Motion Animation. Because it was totally tubular
2. Found Footage. Because it was really rad
3.48 hour video race. CHEESE SANDWICHSSS stressfully satisfying
4. cameraless filmmaking. blissfully brakhage

5. One Take. rainy yet rewarding

6. Rhythmic Editing. Somewhat Seizure Inducing. 

also, if anyone wants to submit their films to our public access show this summer. THEY SHOULD! we will try to feature a few different filmmakers per week. 

Blog 48 Hour RaCE

I have to admit that the night of the 48 Hour race was the best in my entire life and if all the films were composed of still shots of a cheese sandwich for 100 minutes I probably still would have liked it. I'm not really the best to ask for an opinion on that night. The Cheese Sandwich Film Festival was random, quirky, and eccentric. The only way it could have been better is if Robert Delford Brown was there. He was a friend of mine and Jengo's and he passed away a few days before. He was the definition of eccentricity and loveliness. The essence of the 48 hour race is stirring. Jarring KABLAAM. I was dealing with extreme stress the week of the festival. I would classify it as good stress for the most part, but still it was stress and I wasn't sleeping very well. I almost called you Andre to ask you if I could have an extension on the assignment. I'm so glad that I didn't. I had fun using the stills from my camera to make the final project. Gladly, when I went to the editing room a group of film students were in there. With the help of those students in the editing lab, especially Brandon Smith, I got the whole timeline together. If I hadn't gone to the editing lab to work on my 48 hour project, I wouldn't have been able to receive the help I needed for the festival. It's funny how things work out better than you could have expected. I was a bit dissapointed with how my project played though. I should have inserted slugs or something where I wanted my project to be black. Somehow all the parts I wanted to be black were compressed together. It was supposed to be more rhythmic than it was. But what the freak ever, I threw together a ba film festival with ba films. All my friends and family (that had tickets) were there. I'm glad we got to get rid of a ton of beer, soda, and excess bribes on the table, at the 48 hour race. I was also really impressed by the films that my fellow students had. I thought it was amazing that so many people stayed after to watch the films after the festival. That said a lot about the environtment.
best
night
ever
ever.
seriously fucking ever.