New Hollywood Museum

Hello it's me again I'm sorry for my absence I was away on vacation in Kenya. Though not that I'm back I'd like to get quickly started. Recently it has been said that a new film museum is in the works for the good old city of Los Angeles. Now the problem is it's going to cost 300 million dollars. So we have to find many people who would like to invest in it. Also another problem is the audience for this museum. I mean really what 13 year old kid wants to go to a museum now and days. He or she would just rather go to some amusement park. Another issue is creating the design for the place. They have to have great minds who are up to the challenge. It's going to be very hard in order to create an architecturally great place and an atmospherically great place. 

This is definitely something important to write about because the large amount of money involved. I mean don't you think LA has enough museums already? Even if it is a film museum that helps people learn I'm sure it's something that you can learn online. The only plus side in my opinion will be the hands on experience. Though it's 300 million dollar which is insane. Why can't we just put these things inside some already operating museum? We can use that 300 million to creat centers for all the homeless people out in Skidrow. Those people are the ones who need something built for them! Why is it that we can generate money so fast for something like this but not help people who are suffering from mental illnesses and poverty? Before we want to "improve" Los Angles we have to start with the primary things. 

The impact of the article "The long Yellow Brick Road to Hollywood's new museum" for me is quite funny. I love museums and I believe that they are quite great for education. Though it's weird that we are spending 300 million on this museum for film whiles subjects like film are being cut from schools. So I would say this article has both a negative and positive impact on me as a film student. I would love for more people to learn about the wonders of film but how can we do that if we can't even supply children with the classes. The average film student's impact though would probably be positive when it comes to this new museum. It would be great for them to participate and volunteer in creating it. As a consumer it's hard to say if you'll get your money's worth. The reason is because none of us have seen or experienced it yet. Most likely for the average person who is into film they will love the museum. 

As you can see from above the article has raised plenty of questions. Though as for the industry of film I'm wondering will this museum truly display the wonders of film? Will it be everything it is cracked up to be? If someone walks in there not liking film will they walk out with a greater appreciation of it? Also if this museum does end up being made will it spark a revival of Hollywood itself? Possibly more people will be inspired by it so the Hollywood glamour will begin to slowly return. 

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-ca-academy-museum-motion-pictures-20131103,0,1578029.story?page=3#axzz2kPFS5W00

FILM JOURNAL!!!

Today's journal will be mostly positive believe it or not. We have all our sounds down and we have made great progress overall. All of our sound is in but we are just tweaking things so that we make sure it all perfect. The editors have done a superb job in cutting and piecing this film together. Some sounds are in need of replacing but we already fixed most of them.  So many the big worry here is that we don't have any unseen mistakes in our film. Though I'm feeling very good about our over all result

Film Journal #3

Hello my fellow readers I have returned again for another inspirational post. So far our film group has been making more progress than I actually expected. We are almost done shooting and our shots are coming out a lot better. I admit our first day of shooting was a bit of a failure but now we have really improved! One thing though that's also a bit bad is our schedule which is sometimes off and it's hard to know which day we will end up shooting. On the less positive side though our foley still has a lot to be done. The mixer is hard to work with but we are slowly getting a hang of it. Our actors are all showing up and showing good involvement so that is a plus. Our most positive thing though is that we are really ahead when it comes to our editing.

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Film Journal #2

   So far the thing I'm worried about is our film schedule. We start filming around 5:00 which gives us less time when we should be filming right after school. Though I'm afraid of that I'm sure we will make up for it by increasing our speed. Today was our first day of filming and we made pretty good process I would say. We did everything we needed to do for today and even had a little spare time left over. There were some problems like sun disappearing and reappearing in shots. Luckily we thought of something to fix that problem.

    The thing right now I'm feeling most positive about is our sound right now. We have most of our sounds down and we know how to make them. Another reason why I'm feeling positive about sound is because if we get stuck we could collaborate with other sound people to see if they have any ideas. Lastly I'm worried about wether or not the director and DP will get the right shots. They are very intelligent but they might break one of the film rules without knowing. So with that being said we as a group have to be focused and careful to make sure all of our shots are correct. 

Film Journal #1

     So far as a group we are making very good progress. We know all of our locations but we need to make sure we have permission for one location. We fixed all the times for shooting so it is easy for everyone to put it into their schedules. We are blessed to have everyone live close to each other so it shouldn't be a big hassle. One thing we do have to work on is fixing our script. There are some errors but nothing we can't fix as a collective group.  The good thing though is that we know who our actors are. Also we scheduled the days we will be editing and the days we will be doing the foley.

Embracing The New World

Today's subject will be related to my last post because recently I've been seeing a lot of technology changes towards the industry. There's a company in China that is known as Hollywood VIP  which is very similar to Netflix. Now the reason I'm bringing this up is because if more companies are creating services like Netflix where is the industry headed? Will TV get less and less popular while these companies get bigger? Luckily for Hollywood VIP they are getting bigger because they recently have said they will be getting Disney and Marvel films on their site. It was stated in the article that they have made deals with other film companies and so far everything has been a huge success. Now as a student this is kind of scary to hear became I feel like the industry outside of the US is getting stronger and bigger. Now as a whole the industry will probably be full on digital for the years to come. People who are older in the industry are going to be replaced by the younger kids which is good for me. Though it has it's negative sides because now people will leave the TV behind and go straight to their computers.

 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chinese-internet-giant-tencent-licenses-624403

The British Are Coming

Today's post will about the rising of the Brisith film industry. Now if you're wondering why I chose this a student is because recently Hollywood has been having a lot of trouble. There have been many complications with taxes and also lately I'm not a big fan of everything Hollywood makes. So as a young adolescent interested in film why not get interested in a film industry that is thriving? Now the person who is claiming the industry is thriving is known for directing the films The Bourne Supremacy and United 93. The questions that I begin to ponder about this article is how long will the industry be thriving in film? Also is there specific parts of the industry that are exceeding or is just some parts in particular? The director also claimed that the industry is on a very positive journey but do you believe it will stay like that? Maybe I will even do something drastic like go to England to work and study in film. Though it makes me wonder how are the British going to compete with such a competitive market? They have to deal with the higher on ups like India and America so this will definitely be an interesting climb to the top for the industry.

 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/british-film-industry-has-never-been-better-director-paul-greengrass-opens-london-film-festival-2013-8798378.html

Slowly Fading

When you think about where films are shot the first place you think of is Hollywood or in New York.  Though it seems that things are about to change for the years to come. The Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti is putting in his own efforts to resurrect the film industry back in LA. Lately it had been said that "entertainment industry jobs are plummeting, hurting the economy" which I thought was insane. It surprised me that our industry over here is slowly declining because it seemed to me that a lot of films were shot out here. Though it turns out that now and days it may be cheaper to shoot films on location. Once I read that it made sense to me because lots of shows on TV now and days are filmed on location like "The Walking Dead". Another thing to add is "The state’s share of hour-long network dramas fell from 89 per cent in 2005 to only 39 per cent last year."  With that being said what do you believe will happen with all of these new films and TV shows being shot of state? Will that decrease all of those high budgeted Hollywood film and maybe increase more independent filmmakers? Do you think this a positive or negative thing towards the film industry as a whole? 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2403645/LA-mayor-Eric-Garcetti-warns-state-emergency-production-firms-ditch-Hollywood.html#ixzz2dU2gmAxX 

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2403645/LA-mayor-Eric-Garcetti-warns-state-emergency-production-firms-ditch-Hollywood.html

Make Way For The Future

Today's blog will be about the slow and painful death of the film industry that is happening right in front of our eyes. In recent news you may have heard that the famous filmmaker "Spike Lee" made a kik starter in order to get money for his brand new film. I believe in a way that it's selfish for Spike to do something like that because I'm sure he has money to support his own film. Hopefully new independent filmmakers will follow in his footsteps because many movie companies have no interest in supporting independent films sadly. Though what I'm wondering is why isn't he using his kik starter account to help other independent filmmakers in need? With all these new technology advancements the film industry is being thrown left and right. Another thing brought up in the article is how Netflix is changing up the industry. I for one like Netflix because its simple to use and there's no commercials. With Netflix making its own shows everything will start to be different over the years. The article talks a lot about the death of independce and the rise of block bluster films. I believe this is entirely true because you can see this a lot in TV and music. Now and days people promote sounding like the next person. Innovation is dying out and people are scared to try new ideas so instead Hollywood makes a bunch of remakes. Even though I don't believe all new technology is harmful it does raise a lot of questions of how the industry will be affected.







http://www.thewrap.com/movies/blog-post/movie-business-broken-long-live-movie-business-113836

American Sniper coming soon...

Today's post will be about the new upcoming movie called "American Sniper" but this post is not about the movie premise but more about who will be directing the film. It was first said to be that Steven Spielberg was going to direct it but he decided not to so now it's in the hands of another director. They are now considering Clint Eastwood to be the new director of "American Sniper" but Clint Eastwood is also working on another film which makes this complicated. The reason why I bring this is up is because I want to know who would you prefer to direct the film? Also do you believe the person directing the film will determine how much popularity and money it gets? To give you a background of the two directors here's some of Clint Eastwood's films: Mystic River, Gran Torino, Invictus. Now here's some films directed by Steven Spielberg: E.T, Jaws, Catch Me If You Can. Honestly for me I'm not sure who I would choose because they both can make good films and they both have their own style so it can come out great either way.


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/clint-eastwood-talks-direct-american-611186

Kick Ass gets some not so Kick Ass Reviews

      Now if you're an average teenage boy filled with violence and a taste for destruction than you're probably dying to see Kick Ass 2. Even though the first one was filled with some hilarious lines and great gruesome murders will this one please our satisfaction? According to the critics over at Rotten Tommatoes all in together it has 28%. Currently there are 35 fresh reviews and 90 rotten reviews on the site. As you can tell that's not very good at all but the audience all in toghter have given it 77%.
 
    Now you're probably wondering why I even blogged about this to begin with but I have a reason to tie this all back into the film industry. Being a fan of kick ass I was in much anticipation for the sequel to be relaeased but now that it has I begin to question it. Was this film made for the money because the first one was successful or was this film made for all the fans who loved it? I believe they just tossed out the freshness and originality they had from the first one and just added more violence just to please our inner dark side. So they threw out the story and added a big name actor like Jim Carrey to the film and boom it's a huge success! This doesn't happen with every sequel but it usually tends to happen but some neglect to notice it. What do you believe happened was this a industry stunt to get more money or an actual attempt to satisfy fans with action and story but maybe the story just got lost along the way of all the action?

/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kick_ass_2_2013/

Mr. Bale to Rise Again as The Dark Knight?

     The following thing I'll be blogging about today is the "speculating" rumor that Christian Bale who is a beloved actor of mine will be payed 50 million to star in the next Superman film. This Superman film will be the sequel to the recent Man Of Steel film that was directed by Zack Snyder. Man Of Steel was released this summer and even though its ratings were mixed it did very well for itself in the box office.  Now with such a high number like that it has to say something about this entire film industry. The last three batman films as we can all see were very successful so what would make these Superman films even more profitable? Add a beloved hero and actor to the film and hope it all pays off in the end? Though would the industry really want to take the risk but than again these superhero films do make getting hundreds of millions look easy. Even with such a price range like 50 million would Christian actually return in the suit or will he decline the offer and take on some other roles? Bringing a well known actor into a film with an upcoming star can only bring great things some might say. Though why would the industry not just pick another famous star and pay them half the price they would pay for Christian? Luckily for Christian he already has a great reputation for batman so it's up to him to take it or not. Now revolving back to how this affects the film industry is that now how much will Christain Bale be worth to others? Will other directors and casting directors want him if he has such a high price tag on his head now? So now I leave it to you, what do you believe this is for Christian Bale a win or possibly a disaster for his follow up career? Lastly is this a win for the industry by getting more money for using Christian or is it a failure because either way they will get good money?


/http://www.inquisitr.com/897541/christian-bale-offered-50-million-to-play-batman-in-man-of-steel-2-rumor/