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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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