Thanks China

Today we will be talking about the sudden rise of the box office in China. Now that China plays a huge role in the film industry do you think it is possible that Hollywood will direct more films to that audience? Will more Asian actors be in films? As a student director will you try and make your audience bigger or stick to your original vision. What matters to you box office numbers or the meaning of your film to the audience. Do you think that now we will see more Chinese films being produced? Possibly more Chinese directors will start to rise up in USA. Do you think that it is possible that China will take over the film industry? As a student director would you move out to China for box office numbers or better success rate?






http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-us-movies-help-drive-chinese-box-office-over-1-billion-20140312,0,5009414.story#axzz2vxkizd5z

LOOK OUT… (not really)

Today's article will be about the upcoming Academy Awards!!!! (not really that exciting)
If you are thinking about joining the film industry you may want to take notes! (not really)
-maybe a mental note-
In the past I talked about who the voters are but now I'm talking about how the voters choose the winners. There are very specific things that voters look for in order to determine the winners.
One voter says "I look for quality and originality, and how it moves me emotionally and as an artist"
So it is important if you are ever thinking about making it into the Oscars try to develop your very own voice. Take notes of opinion but ultimately do what makes you happy. At all costs get your own personal story across to the big screen.
If you're into acting or want to direct your actors well take this into note "I look for someone that doesn't have a lot of artifice," and also this "If a performance is great but the movie doesn't resonate, that will sometimes detract."


http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26346790

Kenya!!!

Hello my followers today we will be discussing the importance of pirated DVDs. The film Wolf of Wall Street is actually banned in Kenya. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26176239

Blog #42557

Today's blog will about the challenges of making a documentary film. Also on how some people may interpret the films wrongly. The article basically talks about how violence can make a successful documentary film. Which I don't want to believe is try but I have noticed many of the documentaries people talk about have some element of violence. In general I prefer documentaries about education and health. Though as a director what do you believe is the key to making a documentary. In my opinion it doesn't matter what the subject is. As long as the person gets their message across to the viewer.

I think it's quite sad that documentary films are budgeted poorly. Most of them teach you very vital things in the world around us. As a consumer who would you like to have more of a budget, education films or entertainment films? It's interesting to read about such things like this because documentaries are very competitive. This will be a great challenge for upcoming filmmakers.






http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-traditional-funding-route-remains-678339

DISQUALIFIED

Hello welcome back all my of my 6 readers.Today I'd like to talk once again  about the Oscars. Now the problem that has occurred is over a song nominee.One of the songs nominated is now being disqualified. The reason why it's being disqualified though is because it went against the rules of the academy. Even though I never seen it directly stated apparently you can't send the song with email during the vote process. Though I understand why the person did this because they obviously just want to be recognized by the academy. As a filmmaker and a student this teaches you how to market your things correctly. Marketing is definitely key in a big business like film making. Do you think the punishment was just the right amount or could the academy relax on the issue? Was it fair for all the other people trying to get nominated?




http://www.totalfilm.com/news/best-song-oscar-nominee-disqualified

THE ACADEMY!!!

I believe this a good article to write about because I have always wondered who determined the Oscars. There are exactly 5,675 members who decide who takes home that golden award. The part that bothered me though is that 94% of the members are white. This can be bad for future directors if they want to win. The last thing we want are biased people in the academy. Even worse 74% of the academy is men. I believe that the academy should be 50% women and 50% men. It's important to know this especially for people who want to be big in Hollywood.

As a consumer we think what ever the academy nominates is good. So we go out and see or buy that film. Without us even knowing the people behind the academy are actually making decisions for us. I believe we should have stricter rules on who can be in the academy. I also want to know how people apply to be in the academy. There should be some way that we can gather all the cultures to be in the academy. One last thing is that I'd love to see younger people in the academy. Sadly there is only a very little amount of people under 40. Only about 4% is under 40.




http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/academy/#axzz2rLHGvQWs

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