Dr Caligari was different, i have to admit that. I understood the basic plot but never really got involved in the movie, and sort of got bored after a while. I thought the set was amazing though! I really loved the originality of the set and how it was so different. This made the film so strange and wonderful and really interesting to watch.
From going from a american silent film to a german silent film there was loads of differences which you could tell - even though there was no speaking. The set was extremely different, very unrealistic where all of chaplins films were set in the real world. Also the acting was far more "crazy" in Dr Caligari, where chaplin was less strange and acting as a normal man.
Also, the writing was completely different from the american silent films. They were far more abstract - almost too abstract that you could hardly read it - but for some reason i kept getting scooby doo in my head all the way through the film, and am not quite sure why? But the writing was far more creatively done instead of just printing words onto the screen and this added more character into the film.
Overall the film was something i would of never ever of watched, but i am glad i have watched it as it has shown a different side of silent films and how visually creative you can make it with still having a good plot line that you can understand.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
My Christmas Number1
Love Actually
Well i really couldn't think of anything to be honest.. i have no idea why, just kept thinking of disney films etc :) But one film that popped into my head was love actually. I love this film, it is just such a nice film and because it is set at christmas time too it sets the mood. I will defo be watching this film when i get back home <3
Gremlins
One word... YUK! I hate this film, but my dad and brother some how watch it every christmas! It is horrible and hate the little gremlins in it, there so gross! ha this is one film i wish they would stop playing at christmas time!
Well i really couldn't think of anything to be honest.. i have no idea why, just kept thinking of disney films etc :) But one film that popped into my head was love actually. I love this film, it is just such a nice film and because it is set at christmas time too it sets the mood. I will defo be watching this film when i get back home <3
Gremlins
One word... YUK! I hate this film, but my dad and brother some how watch it every christmas! It is horrible and hate the little gremlins in it, there so gross! ha this is one film i wish they would stop playing at christmas time!
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Corrie
Well, I can safely say I am not a corrie fan!!
I really hated every moment of it, and i am normally quite good at just flicking through channels and getting in grossed in something i have never watched, but i wanted to switch it off as soon as i put it on!
They just seemed to spend the whole time drinking in the pub? So the first impression i got of them all as that they were quite "tinky" and never really seemed to be working or anything.
I just never related to the program at all, and there are no younger people in at all really.. which is probably why the younger viewers are more likely to not be watching it.
The storyline i felt was quite boring as well.. I just never really understood half of what was going on, even though i did pick it up towards the end. But by not knowing any of the characters relationships etc i really did not want to watch it.
I dont watch any soaps at all, just because i really don't have the time to sit and watch a program almost every day of my life, i would rather watch series of programs so you can get a break from them so you get excited for them coming on again, instead of watching it constantly.
I felt the conversations they had in the program was much more realistic than say.. 90210, as they are less dramatised and less "hollywood".
I just can't really see how people can watch this the whole time, it really does not appeal to me at all and is something i am glad i don't watch. I mean i would watch it.. but thats if the only thing on the tv was Corrie, but if it came down to watching an old episode of friends i have seen a thousand times, or corrie? I would pick Friends EVERY time!
I do understand how older people watch it - as it mostly about old people - but also because they relate to it, and is almost like their family.
But to round it up, Corrie is very well done - but just is not my cup of tea :)
I really hated every moment of it, and i am normally quite good at just flicking through channels and getting in grossed in something i have never watched, but i wanted to switch it off as soon as i put it on!
They just seemed to spend the whole time drinking in the pub? So the first impression i got of them all as that they were quite "tinky" and never really seemed to be working or anything.
I just never related to the program at all, and there are no younger people in at all really.. which is probably why the younger viewers are more likely to not be watching it.
The storyline i felt was quite boring as well.. I just never really understood half of what was going on, even though i did pick it up towards the end. But by not knowing any of the characters relationships etc i really did not want to watch it.
I dont watch any soaps at all, just because i really don't have the time to sit and watch a program almost every day of my life, i would rather watch series of programs so you can get a break from them so you get excited for them coming on again, instead of watching it constantly.
I felt the conversations they had in the program was much more realistic than say.. 90210, as they are less dramatised and less "hollywood".
I just can't really see how people can watch this the whole time, it really does not appeal to me at all and is something i am glad i don't watch. I mean i would watch it.. but thats if the only thing on the tv was Corrie, but if it came down to watching an old episode of friends i have seen a thousand times, or corrie? I would pick Friends EVERY time!
I do understand how older people watch it - as it mostly about old people - but also because they relate to it, and is almost like their family.
But to round it up, Corrie is very well done - but just is not my cup of tea :)
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Paranormal Activity
Well after saying i was never going to see a scary film ever again i was sitting in the cinema watching the trailers at Paranormal Activity. I was so scared before it came on cause i was just thinking the worst.
It was a "documentary" on how a women has been getting stalked by a ghost since she was 8 and her husband decides to video her for 16 days.
It was far too well done to be done by an amatuer so the whole feel of it being real was blown in the first 10 minutes of the film. He seemed to capture EVERYTHING on camera, and the tape somehow never ran out either? Also there was far too much build up to the end scene because it just got worse until she finally got abducted and killed her husband.
As the womenin the cinema said "it is only scary if you believe in ghosts"
Also I think it depends on the audience you are with. Our audience jumped at quite a lot but just laughed afterwards and kind of made a mockery of the film which ruined the tension watching it.
I wasn't scared really until the end 10 mins, and then the last bit i couldn't even watch because i didn't want to know what happened. I hid behind my coat and maybe Sam give me a runnin narrative to what was happening.
I felt it was a bit boringat the start as nothing really happened until an hour in to the movie.
The characters were chosen really good as they did look as if they were just a normal couple and the women was not really stunningly pretty for once. The acting played by the man was cringing - and he really was not a good actor, but the women played the part really good and you felt her emotions was really good.
The whole thing was just far too thought out and was only scary in the last 10 mins at the end.
Overall, I don't really have that much to say about the film apart from it was not very good at all, and wasn't what it was all cracked up to be.
It was a "documentary" on how a women has been getting stalked by a ghost since she was 8 and her husband decides to video her for 16 days.
It was far too well done to be done by an amatuer so the whole feel of it being real was blown in the first 10 minutes of the film. He seemed to capture EVERYTHING on camera, and the tape somehow never ran out either? Also there was far too much build up to the end scene because it just got worse until she finally got abducted and killed her husband.
As the womenin the cinema said "it is only scary if you believe in ghosts"
Also I think it depends on the audience you are with. Our audience jumped at quite a lot but just laughed afterwards and kind of made a mockery of the film which ruined the tension watching it.
I wasn't scared really until the end 10 mins, and then the last bit i couldn't even watch because i didn't want to know what happened. I hid behind my coat and maybe Sam give me a runnin narrative to what was happening.
I felt it was a bit boringat the start as nothing really happened until an hour in to the movie.
The characters were chosen really good as they did look as if they were just a normal couple and the women was not really stunningly pretty for once. The acting played by the man was cringing - and he really was not a good actor, but the women played the part really good and you felt her emotions was really good.
The whole thing was just far too thought out and was only scary in the last 10 mins at the end.
Overall, I don't really have that much to say about the film apart from it was not very good at all, and wasn't what it was all cracked up to be.
Law Abiding Citizen
I loved this film! It is one of the best films i have seen in the cinema in a very long time - and i have seen a lot of films since coming to Glasgow.
I just thought the film had everything -- excitement, tension, comedy, action and even lots of moments where it had the audience jumping.
It was about a man - Clyde - who watched his family get murdered. When the murderer went up in court , his lawyer said there was no proof against the criminal even though Clyde watched it happen. He had to watch while his wifes murderer walked free from jail.10 years later the story starts and Clyde plans an attack on everyone who was in that court case and starts by torturing the man who murdered his family. Clyde got put in jail - and this was only the start of his master plan. Every move he made was only one little part of his killing streak.
I loved how clever the film was and how you never really knew what to expect at all, or really who was going to die next. Although the film was really serious as he was trying to get revenge, Clyde played almost a comedy character with his sarcastic jokes and all his demands.Clyde knew what he was doing at all time and knew how to beat the system so made a mockery out of Nick - his former lawyer - by demanding mattresses, dinner and even his ipod for in his jail cell.
I thought the acting in it was really good, and just found out recently that Gerard Buttler was going to be playing the good guy and the other way about. I am very glad they changed roles, as i think Gerard Buttler is much more "harder" looking than Jamie Foxx and wouldnt of had the same effect.
I liked it how, even though Clyde was the bad guy, you were almost on his side beacuse of the scene at the start. I thought this was really well done as if this scene was not at the start there wouldn't be the same emotion for the character and would probebly sympathise more with the other characters. There was sympathy for the characters because you didn't want them to die, but i felt more connected with Clyde than any of the other characters.
The clever thing about the film was that you knew Clyde was killing everyone but you didn't know how. You only ever find out right at the end of the film and for some reason it is so simple, but you don't really think that is how he is doing it.
The ending of the film i thought was really exciting as there was so much tension as it was all on this one guy to dismantle the bomb. I felt when Clyde was faced with the desision of putting the bomb off or not, you wanted him to come to his sences and turn it off. But when he does set it off, you lose all kind of emotion for him and just think he is a bad man and is just killing people for no reason at all.
I won't spoil the end of the film for you, but i really liked the ending, thought it was very good visually and great way to end the movie as it revolved everything.
Overall this movie was fantastic and really recomend everyone to go see it.
I just thought the film had everything -- excitement, tension, comedy, action and even lots of moments where it had the audience jumping.
It was about a man - Clyde - who watched his family get murdered. When the murderer went up in court , his lawyer said there was no proof against the criminal even though Clyde watched it happen. He had to watch while his wifes murderer walked free from jail.10 years later the story starts and Clyde plans an attack on everyone who was in that court case and starts by torturing the man who murdered his family. Clyde got put in jail - and this was only the start of his master plan. Every move he made was only one little part of his killing streak.
I loved how clever the film was and how you never really knew what to expect at all, or really who was going to die next. Although the film was really serious as he was trying to get revenge, Clyde played almost a comedy character with his sarcastic jokes and all his demands.Clyde knew what he was doing at all time and knew how to beat the system so made a mockery out of Nick - his former lawyer - by demanding mattresses, dinner and even his ipod for in his jail cell.
I thought the acting in it was really good, and just found out recently that Gerard Buttler was going to be playing the good guy and the other way about. I am very glad they changed roles, as i think Gerard Buttler is much more "harder" looking than Jamie Foxx and wouldnt of had the same effect.
I liked it how, even though Clyde was the bad guy, you were almost on his side beacuse of the scene at the start. I thought this was really well done as if this scene was not at the start there wouldn't be the same emotion for the character and would probebly sympathise more with the other characters. There was sympathy for the characters because you didn't want them to die, but i felt more connected with Clyde than any of the other characters.
The clever thing about the film was that you knew Clyde was killing everyone but you didn't know how. You only ever find out right at the end of the film and for some reason it is so simple, but you don't really think that is how he is doing it.
The ending of the film i thought was really exciting as there was so much tension as it was all on this one guy to dismantle the bomb. I felt when Clyde was faced with the desision of putting the bomb off or not, you wanted him to come to his sences and turn it off. But when he does set it off, you lose all kind of emotion for him and just think he is a bad man and is just killing people for no reason at all.
I won't spoil the end of the film for you, but i really liked the ending, thought it was very good visually and great way to end the movie as it revolved everything.
Overall this movie was fantastic and really recomend everyone to go see it.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Term 1
Thought i would do a little reflection before then end of term just summing up all the classes :)
Camera - I didn't really know what to expect when i first started this class as i had never worked with a camera before. But i felt really comfortable as soon as we started this, and i think even though the pace is very fast i think i caught most of it. I am not very "tecky" but even though, i found this really interesting and how all the different parts works. The only bit i probably would go and get the cameras to practice with is the back focus as we went over this really quickly and felt i never picked it up as much as the other parts. When we did the assessment i thought i did quite well and got up to doing the back focus before the time ran out. Even though i don't think this is going to be my specialism at this moment in time i am still very open to the class and want to learn as much as i can.
Editing - I am really enjoying this class, and can't wait to get started editing properly. Again with editing, i have never used final cut pro before - or even macs - so getting used to the software was quite difficult but i seem to be picking it up okay. I really like editing as i have an eye to detail - and think this will help in the class. Also i am quite creative so like editing clips together so it appeals to me. We haven't really done that much in Gavs class as we had to get used to the software, but am sure this will pick up in the next term and am really excited for this. The assessment i feel went good and felt quite comfortable answering most of the questions and hopefully the practical assessment will go okay too.
Content Origination - Adams class is very interesting and feel like i am learning a lot about television. I wasn't sure about doing television before i came to RSAMD but was really interested in learning about it as i watch more TV than i do films. I felt i was struggling at the start with the premises as i felt my grammer wasn't as good as everyone elses and it wasn't as creative as others. But i feel my premises have come along a lot since the start and i am very proud that i am getting more used to doing this. I also thought that watching the TV shows and then coming up with themes then doing the premise helped a lot as it gave you a starting point on where to start. I loved some of the shows he showed us including Being Human and Skins. I had watched skins before, but felt i watched it more this time looking out for the different themes within the program. We have now started learning about Treatments and feel this is going to be a very interesting topic.
The Small Screen - This is one of Andys classes and feel i have learnt a lot in his classes. It is really interesting to know the background of television and how it has changed since it was invented. Also how people are effected by TV and how they use it. I really enjoy how we are doing TV formats now and i really like this part of the class. I think that because I watch TV everyday i enjoy the television classes more than the cinema classes as I am devoted to my programs that i watch on television. When Andy described the format to us it is really clear and can then see it any programs we watch. I especially enjoyed the game show class as we got to make up our own games shows, and i really enjoyed figuring out how we were going to make it interesting so that the audience got gripped.
Screenwriting - Richard is GONE! :( So no more eating cookies and telling each other our secrets. I have had some really good times in this class and even though i really have no interest in writing i did love this class. This class had also helped with my premises as we had to do a lot for Richards class but using out own ideas. I felt i wasn't comfortable at the start opening up to my ideas - but i am much more confident in my ideas and i think this will help my ideas become more creative and original. I have learnt a lot about themes, and structure etc in this class and i feel this will help me in other classes as will other classes help me in this one. I really enjoyed hearing peoples ideas for short films and has given me a lot of ideas for my own. Unfortunately this class won't run now, but I am going to try keep making up ideas.
History of Cinema - Even though there was a lot of statistics at the start i thought it was really interesting, and nearly all the stuff that was spoken in class i never knew about. I felt like i gained a lot from the class and thought it was very valuable information as I have a better understanding of cinema as I know where it all started. I especially liked the "field trip" and thought it was so interesting and never even realised the place existed. I think we should do more trips like these as i really enjoyed this and seeing it put it into a different perspective instead of just seeing it on paper.
Screenings - An easy Friday watching films, even though sometimes I am sitting there just waiting to run out the door, grab a train and get home. But overall I am not like that and really enjoy watching films I would normally never myself put on at home. I loved all the Charlie Chaplin films - more the short films than the feature length, as i felt like it was too long for a silent movie. But i found him really funny and felt more connected to him because we had watched the film about him before hand. I had not seen many of the films before and feel i have opened up to a larger viewing of films.
Overall Term 1 has been really good and have learnt SO MUCH. It has gone really fast and does not seem like 2 and a half months. I love everyone on my course so much and feel we have bonded really well together, and can't wait to spend the next 3 years together helping each other a long this wonderful journey :)
Camera - I didn't really know what to expect when i first started this class as i had never worked with a camera before. But i felt really comfortable as soon as we started this, and i think even though the pace is very fast i think i caught most of it. I am not very "tecky" but even though, i found this really interesting and how all the different parts works. The only bit i probably would go and get the cameras to practice with is the back focus as we went over this really quickly and felt i never picked it up as much as the other parts. When we did the assessment i thought i did quite well and got up to doing the back focus before the time ran out. Even though i don't think this is going to be my specialism at this moment in time i am still very open to the class and want to learn as much as i can.
Editing - I am really enjoying this class, and can't wait to get started editing properly. Again with editing, i have never used final cut pro before - or even macs - so getting used to the software was quite difficult but i seem to be picking it up okay. I really like editing as i have an eye to detail - and think this will help in the class. Also i am quite creative so like editing clips together so it appeals to me. We haven't really done that much in Gavs class as we had to get used to the software, but am sure this will pick up in the next term and am really excited for this. The assessment i feel went good and felt quite comfortable answering most of the questions and hopefully the practical assessment will go okay too.
Content Origination - Adams class is very interesting and feel like i am learning a lot about television. I wasn't sure about doing television before i came to RSAMD but was really interested in learning about it as i watch more TV than i do films. I felt i was struggling at the start with the premises as i felt my grammer wasn't as good as everyone elses and it wasn't as creative as others. But i feel my premises have come along a lot since the start and i am very proud that i am getting more used to doing this. I also thought that watching the TV shows and then coming up with themes then doing the premise helped a lot as it gave you a starting point on where to start. I loved some of the shows he showed us including Being Human and Skins. I had watched skins before, but felt i watched it more this time looking out for the different themes within the program. We have now started learning about Treatments and feel this is going to be a very interesting topic.
The Small Screen - This is one of Andys classes and feel i have learnt a lot in his classes. It is really interesting to know the background of television and how it has changed since it was invented. Also how people are effected by TV and how they use it. I really enjoy how we are doing TV formats now and i really like this part of the class. I think that because I watch TV everyday i enjoy the television classes more than the cinema classes as I am devoted to my programs that i watch on television. When Andy described the format to us it is really clear and can then see it any programs we watch. I especially enjoyed the game show class as we got to make up our own games shows, and i really enjoyed figuring out how we were going to make it interesting so that the audience got gripped.
Screenwriting - Richard is GONE! :( So no more eating cookies and telling each other our secrets. I have had some really good times in this class and even though i really have no interest in writing i did love this class. This class had also helped with my premises as we had to do a lot for Richards class but using out own ideas. I felt i wasn't comfortable at the start opening up to my ideas - but i am much more confident in my ideas and i think this will help my ideas become more creative and original. I have learnt a lot about themes, and structure etc in this class and i feel this will help me in other classes as will other classes help me in this one. I really enjoyed hearing peoples ideas for short films and has given me a lot of ideas for my own. Unfortunately this class won't run now, but I am going to try keep making up ideas.
History of Cinema - Even though there was a lot of statistics at the start i thought it was really interesting, and nearly all the stuff that was spoken in class i never knew about. I felt like i gained a lot from the class and thought it was very valuable information as I have a better understanding of cinema as I know where it all started. I especially liked the "field trip" and thought it was so interesting and never even realised the place existed. I think we should do more trips like these as i really enjoyed this and seeing it put it into a different perspective instead of just seeing it on paper.
Screenings - An easy Friday watching films, even though sometimes I am sitting there just waiting to run out the door, grab a train and get home. But overall I am not like that and really enjoy watching films I would normally never myself put on at home. I loved all the Charlie Chaplin films - more the short films than the feature length, as i felt like it was too long for a silent movie. But i found him really funny and felt more connected to him because we had watched the film about him before hand. I had not seen many of the films before and feel i have opened up to a larger viewing of films.
Overall Term 1 has been really good and have learnt SO MUCH. It has gone really fast and does not seem like 2 and a half months. I love everyone on my course so much and feel we have bonded really well together, and can't wait to spend the next 3 years together helping each other a long this wonderful journey :)
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