–> Critical Reflection #6 Assignment: Final Reflection [CR6] This reflection is an in-depth look back at the past 6 weeks in particular, but can also address aspects of Senior Project[…]

  (Total Streams over Senior Project)   Looking back at my essential question, did I answer it? No. But that’s not for lack of trying. It’s just a question that[…]

May 15th:   It’s like the end of The Last Picture Show right now (the part when Duane leaves, not the kitchen scene); everything’s packed up and ready to be shipped[…]

May 10th: I have nothing new to say. The project, while very fun and relatively insightful, has been the same cycle of watching and talking every week, which makes it[…]

Recently I had the opportunity to watch the live version of Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, after having viewed the television series beforehand. It was an interesting experience being able to[…]

The two sources I had picked out were both film reviews, both by Roger Ebert, a critic I absolutely adore. The first was for the documentary Shoah, and in his[…]

Critical Reflection #3 Thus far, I have completely redrafted my original outline. I have entirely removed the murder centric plotline and changed it to something that is far more relevant[…]

May 3rd: I lost track of which blog post I’m on and I’m too lazy to find out. I think it’s number 8, maybe number 7, but it doesn’t really[…]

This week I have completely changed the plot of my story. Originally it was something like this: Beginning: Two friends coming back from a party, each of them frustrated about[…]

April 28th: Like I said last week, I don’t think my essential question is one I can really know. It’s more of a setup for experiences. “How can we understand[…]

4/23 I’ve fleshed out the characters and plot a bit further. My setting is a mountain resort town, a kind I’m well acquainted with, both from visiting as a vacationer[…]

Describe a Moment and Analyze 4/22   Prompt: Critical Reflection #2 Assignment: Describe a moment and analyze (CR2) Write about a single experience or moment, and ask: how does this[…]

4/21 Nate and Kamara, who are in my cohort, are making a podcast where they watch and discuss movies. I’ve been listening to it, and I’ve found it very helpful.[…]

4/16 I’ve spent time further developing my storyline. My plot, loosely, is amateur home invaders attempting to rob a vacation home that appears to be vacated. I’m writing multiple home[…]

What I Know vs. What I Don’t Know 4/15 Prompt: As Confucius (and Socrates) said “True wisdom is knowing what you don’t know”, this assignment is asking for the story[…]

4/14 This week I started watching movies related to my project. I developed a tactic before trying this, which is to take notes while watching the movie, scribbling down points[…]

4/9 In my last blog post I talked about engaging with movies in certain genres that interest me. I have specific genres in mind: dramas, psychological thrillers, and the like.[…]

4/7 My essential question is relation to real-world observation & exploration, and how I can use fiction to indirectly examine what happens around me. That in itself spawns more questions:[…]

April 26th I forgot what number blog post this was (I think it’s 6?) but here we are. It’s Sunday, eve of the 4th week of Kamara and I’s Senior[…]

This is definitely more challenging than I had originally expected. I have restarted so many times already and I am finding it hard to have the courage to push on.[…]

April 21: One moment that I think strongly relates to my essential question (how can we understand films?) was when Kamara and I recorded our podcast episode about Martyrs and[…]

Critical Reflection #2 Write about a single experience or moment, and ask: how does this moment, experience, or encounter relate to my essential question? I have been having a much[…]

For the past two weeks, I have been reading Screenplay, by Syd Field, and using it to better help me learn how best to structure, format, and begin my own[…]

It’s the end of the second week, horror week, and we’ve put out 6 episodes, 3 edited by Kamara and 3 edited by me. We’ve got a total of 115[…]

4/15 It’s halfway through the second week of Senior Project, and Kamara and I will be recording and posting the fifth episode of our podcast in a few hours. We’re[…]

River Magee           4/13/20 Critical Reflection #1 We live in a world surrounded by entertainment and storytelling. I come from a family with large roots in[…]

What Do I Know? Not much. But, as far as my essential question is concerned (and my essential question is: how can we talk about, and understand, film?) I know[…]

It’s April 9th, and we’re recording our third podcast (the last of the Animation podcasts) at some point tomorrow. We’ve watched a movie every day of the week, and I[…]

Today I watched Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind to better understand how a screenplay makes the transition from paper onto film. From beginning to end, this movie uses numerous[…]