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The most memorable thing that happened during Donal Foreman’s visit was the mentioning of one of his inspirations - John Cassavetes. John Cassavetes was known for doing a lot of improvisation in his films. He worked with his friends, shot in his house and used his own money. I found this to be deeply admirable as well as nostalgic. A few years ago, I was doing things very similar to John Casssavetes. I was creating my own short films. I was my own actor, my own writer, my own director. I shot a lot of my scenes from my home and local church. I improvised A LOT and I used all my own money to purchase my equipment. It was a lot of fun and deeply rewarding. In one of Foreman’s films, a quote is mentioned that really played on my heart strings. The quote reads “they (the filmmaker) must have the courage to account for their lives”. The reason this quote stands out to me so much is because I believe in making the most out of your life. I think filmmakers are brilliant in the fact th...

In the movie clip “My offer is nothing” (Movie: The Godfather II), the editing approach taken was that of eyeline matches. The cuts are made with a continuity editing approach as well. Each character is presented solely in the frame yet their voices enter the scene before their face does. This does not allow the audience to identify the point of shots until a few seconds later. I suspect the film maker’s intention was to set an emotional build-up throughout the scene. The eyeline matches used throughout the scene contributes largely to the emotional build up, particularly with Tom (Robert Duvall’s character). As the Senator is speaking, the audience sees Tom looking at the Senator when he begins to insult Michael Corleone (Al Pacino’s character) as if the Senator has no idea who he’s insulting and should watch his step. The first indicator of emotional build-up. In terms of the content, color and movement the shots are well organized. The composition of this scene gives depth. In the...

Nashwa Rockingster · Audio Portrait