Surprise, another assignment for blogger after our final! This time we're browsing a website and looking for cool and interesting articles that pertain to filmmaking! Yay! The article I chose is all about steadicams. Cool, right? They were invented in 1974 by a man named "Garrett Brown." He was a Philadelphia based filmmaker and inventor, and before then nobody had any idea this kind of technology could be a thing. All they had to use back then was the dolly and regular old tripod. So what Garrett did was revolutionary for the entire industry and it would affect it forever. He started out by making a compilation of his works that he had filmed with a steadicam, and thus used this compilation to sell the product and make other filmmakers want this for their next films.
GARRETT BROWN - Walk of Life from Bobfilm on Vimeo.
This video showcases much of his original montage and also some footage filmed soon after people accepted the technology and used it more professionally. Garrett truly was a visionary and revolutionary and we can see this now when we look at how popular the steadicam is and how different films would be if something like this didn't exist. I specifically used this for many shots in our own movie, the Kansas City Saviour. I would shoot mostly everything actually on the steadi when we wouldn't need it to be super still, and the quality of the shots really reflects how great of an invention it is.
May 8, 2018
May 4, 2018
Senior Year Final Reflection
As senior year is coming to a close, that means that my time with eComm is coming to a close also. As I look back on the past four years, I feel mixed emotions. I was really excited to get into this program freshman year and I was really excited to start working on awesome projects. But as the years went on my passion really died out and nowadays I have no real drive or want to put an effort to anything. Maybe that's the seniority's, or maybe it's that my annoyance with the program has affected me so much I don't want to be involved with it at all. Maybe the latter.
But this program wasn't a complete waste, I have learned many valuable things about actual equipment or how to do things on the computer, and I wouldn't have this kind of industry knowledge without my first two years in eComm. As a main strength I feel like I am very good technically and as a leader getting things done. I have used these skills to be the director of photography for not only my senior feature film, but also for most of the projects that I have worked on throughout this year and also last year. My weaknesses though is my lack of drive and passion I have for anything related to this program. I just don't want to do a lot of things so I won't volunteer or say anything so I don't have to be involved more than I have to.
As far as eComm's 5 guarantees go, I can say I have used them all effectively throughout the year. For technology, I have improved my knowledge and skill on camera equipment. For example I am now a pro at using a steadicam, Ronan and I know how to perfectly use the 80D DSLR cameras that we've been using. This year has been really fun experimenting with different equipment that I have been able to come in contact with and use on my projects. For collaboration, I have improved and affectively used this many ways. Mainly though when collaborating with either a short film/project crew or with the big movie crew. Everyone listens to what I have to say and they respect what I have to say and I really value that as the main DP. Communication is just another word for collaboration so again I have really improved and used this "guarantee" this year. A new way I have done this is communicate directly with actors and directors telling them what I wanted to film, how I wanted to film it and things like that. Project management is the only one I would maybe be lacking in just because of my lack of projects. But for them all I successfully got them done and turned in on time, correctly, and made professionally. Leadership is probably the guarantee I am the best at applying. I have successfully showed leadership by ways through leading on side projects, leading in the class and leading on set as the DP. It is the guarantee that comes the most natural to me and the one I feel like I am the best at.
However I do not plan on continuing my film career after eComm. I will probably not take another film class or work on another project as the passion just isn't there for me anymore and I doubt it'd return soon.
In conclusion I have very mixed emotions towards eComm, and not really all positive emotions. Certain things like teachers and students have ruined many parts of this program for me. Whether that be something related to video or in a completely different strand.
But this program wasn't a complete waste, I have learned many valuable things about actual equipment or how to do things on the computer, and I wouldn't have this kind of industry knowledge without my first two years in eComm. As a main strength I feel like I am very good technically and as a leader getting things done. I have used these skills to be the director of photography for not only my senior feature film, but also for most of the projects that I have worked on throughout this year and also last year. My weaknesses though is my lack of drive and passion I have for anything related to this program. I just don't want to do a lot of things so I won't volunteer or say anything so I don't have to be involved more than I have to.
As far as eComm's 5 guarantees go, I can say I have used them all effectively throughout the year. For technology, I have improved my knowledge and skill on camera equipment. For example I am now a pro at using a steadicam, Ronan and I know how to perfectly use the 80D DSLR cameras that we've been using. This year has been really fun experimenting with different equipment that I have been able to come in contact with and use on my projects. For collaboration, I have improved and affectively used this many ways. Mainly though when collaborating with either a short film/project crew or with the big movie crew. Everyone listens to what I have to say and they respect what I have to say and I really value that as the main DP. Communication is just another word for collaboration so again I have really improved and used this "guarantee" this year. A new way I have done this is communicate directly with actors and directors telling them what I wanted to film, how I wanted to film it and things like that. Project management is the only one I would maybe be lacking in just because of my lack of projects. But for them all I successfully got them done and turned in on time, correctly, and made professionally. Leadership is probably the guarantee I am the best at applying. I have successfully showed leadership by ways through leading on side projects, leading in the class and leading on set as the DP. It is the guarantee that comes the most natural to me and the one I feel like I am the best at.
However I do not plan on continuing my film career after eComm. I will probably not take another film class or work on another project as the passion just isn't there for me anymore and I doubt it'd return soon.
In conclusion I have very mixed emotions towards eComm, and not really all positive emotions. Certain things like teachers and students have ruined many parts of this program for me. Whether that be something related to video or in a completely different strand.
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