Critical thinking skills Level Up!
Current Mood : Awed
Currently listening To: Junrenka - Shounen no Kaze
This habit of triple posting on Sundays has got to stop. Providing excuses for myself and allowing for procrastination to happen time and again seems to be a very particular trait of mine, a polished skill.
Not a good thing, I'm afraid =/
Nonetheless, this is far from the right place to be ranting about my private self to begin with. What I really wanted to express about was the latest assignment we had for TGJ4M, which was the 20second music clip making project. Well I suppose one could call it a project.
From the making to the preview date, from the editing to the viewing of other works, I felt that it has been a highly rewarding experience. With intimidation spilling all over.
Pairing up with Marshall for this particular work was a unique one. I wouldn't say we were the most compatible pair out there, but I think we worked things out pretty well. For the shootings we somehow got together with Alex and Maggie in the last minute, backing each other up with technical things etc.
So there we were, the four of us at the SYUC free parking lot just opposite the campus in the dead of the night filming. Armed with one camera and lights courtesy of Alex's car, we made do with what we could. A police patrol even took the effort to turn into the parking lot, surviving the long bumpy road that had maimed many a vehicles to date just because they thought we were in the midst of what looked like suspicious activities. =D
My favorite part of this entire assignment was, believe it or not, the preview of all the works. Yes, even though I felt tremendously awkward and embarrassed when it was my turn. But it was such an eye opener, to be able to watch and listen to the feedback on what makes a music video works! I began to understand, and learn of things in aspects that I have never even tried to think about.
Like how the music's feel in terms of tempo should work with the video. How the lyrics should match the feel of the video. How lighting, timing, and editing makes so much difference in creating an effective music video. Or how with one song, many varying perceptions and themes can be made.
Awesome
So I like the critical thinking part in knowing what makes it work effectively. I could probably try my hands at being a critic, you know, like pour in some suggestions and comments, or something cause I totally dislike the production line now. =)
I realized this when a friend showed me his self-made anime music video yesterday. Instead of just enjoying the video (it was done based on my favorite anime show) and swaying with the music, which I tend to do I actually found myself analyzing the video. I gave in my two cents to said friend afterwards, an amatuer's comments yes, but I had this compelation to do it. =) By the end of that night, watching t.v never felt the same again either.
Currently listening To: Junrenka - Shounen no Kaze
This habit of triple posting on Sundays has got to stop. Providing excuses for myself and allowing for procrastination to happen time and again seems to be a very particular trait of mine, a polished skill.
Not a good thing, I'm afraid =/
Nonetheless, this is far from the right place to be ranting about my private self to begin with. What I really wanted to express about was the latest assignment we had for TGJ4M, which was the 20second music clip making project. Well I suppose one could call it a project.
From the making to the preview date, from the editing to the viewing of other works, I felt that it has been a highly rewarding experience. With intimidation spilling all over.
Pairing up with Marshall for this particular work was a unique one. I wouldn't say we were the most compatible pair out there, but I think we worked things out pretty well. For the shootings we somehow got together with Alex and Maggie in the last minute, backing each other up with technical things etc.
So there we were, the four of us at the SYUC free parking lot just opposite the campus in the dead of the night filming. Armed with one camera and lights courtesy of Alex's car, we made do with what we could. A police patrol even took the effort to turn into the parking lot, surviving the long bumpy road that had maimed many a vehicles to date just because they thought we were in the midst of what looked like suspicious activities. =D
My favorite part of this entire assignment was, believe it or not, the preview of all the works. Yes, even though I felt tremendously awkward and embarrassed when it was my turn. But it was such an eye opener, to be able to watch and listen to the feedback on what makes a music video works! I began to understand, and learn of things in aspects that I have never even tried to think about.
Like how the music's feel in terms of tempo should work with the video. How the lyrics should match the feel of the video. How lighting, timing, and editing makes so much difference in creating an effective music video. Or how with one song, many varying perceptions and themes can be made.
Awesome
So I like the critical thinking part in knowing what makes it work effectively. I could probably try my hands at being a critic, you know, like pour in some suggestions and comments, or something cause I totally dislike the production line now. =)
I realized this when a friend showed me his self-made anime music video yesterday. Instead of just enjoying the video (it was done based on my favorite anime show) and swaying with the music, which I tend to do I actually found myself analyzing the video. I gave in my two cents to said friend afterwards, an amatuer's comments yes, but I had this compelation to do it. =) By the end of that night, watching t.v never felt the same again either.
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