'Brave' SEXISM!

So we all know of the Disney Princesses, I know I do. You can't go into a store without finding some merchandise tied to them (thank you Disney).  And we all know that Disneys' Princesses are very feminine and flowing hair and dresses and all that stuff (kill me).  But now Disney has done that with the 11th Disney Princess Merida, the independent, free spirited Scott princess. I mean look what they did to the girl!!!!!

 

  Marin filmmaker Brenda Chapman, blasted Disney's sexy makeover of her movie's feisty heroine, Merida, as "a blatantly sexist marketing move based on money."  They gave her "sultry" eyes, "Barbie hips" and made her wild hair all "perfect".  They took away her bow and arrow WHICH IS ICONIC to Merida!  They gave her a glittery flowy dress something Merdia, a tomboy, would DESPISE!  "They have been handed an opportunity on a silver platter to give their consumers something of more substance and quality — THAT WILL STILL SELL — and they have a total disregard for it in the name of their narrow minded view of what will make money," Chapman wrote. "I forget that Disney's goal is to make money without concern for integrity. Silly me."

Opinions;

(1)DIE DISNEY! Why would you do this? Merida is supposed to be a princess to break the mold, not become a sexy princess!!! How dare you!  This is not what we want to show when we show Disney princesses! Merida is independent strong girl who can get along just fine without your (Disney's) little "make-over". *rants about outrage for another 10 minutes...*.....Okay I'm done.

(2) I refer you to above opinion....you really don't want me to give another opinion do you?

Questions;

WHY!?!

6 Simple Mistakes Documentary Filmmakers Make

Things I learned:
(1) The top six mistakes that are made are;


1.     Not asking a question or choosing the right theme
The biggest mistake filmmakers make is going ahead with making a documentary just on the basis that they have found a subject that grabs their attention.

2.     Choosing a creditable subject matter
"When you shooting go you must find that a special topic. Identify a topic that will make your stand out from the rest. Remember a documentary must tell a real life story. When you go screening your film people will be waiting to be told a story and if you fail that people will notice your mistakes and you will find yourself on the receiving end,".

3.     Using poor technique to reconstruct an event
"One of the biggest mistakes documentary directors make is trying to portray a past event by going all low-resolution and throwing the camera around. There’s more to drama reconstruction than the blurry, home movie look,".

4.     Using awful soundtrack
"Don’t go for any producer to make you a music score.  A bad music score can ruin everything no matter how great is your production,".

5.     Filming without a vision
If you don't have a clear concept of what you want to film, your work will show that as will the music for it.

6.     Poor Script Writing
Scripting is usually the last thing done because unlike fiction movies  you don't know whether things can change (i.e. interviews, shooting at certain locations etc,).

(2)That I probably made these mistakes when I did my documentary. (3)  That scripting comes last...even though we did do kinda of a script in the beginning.

Opinions;
1. Great advice!.....day late and a dollar short but I'll take it.
2. Glad to know I think I only made like 1 of these mistakes (cause mine didn't have music)

Questions;
Any more advice like this for other genres? I'm game!

Adventure Time!

The more modern cartoons are just bad!  They are just mindless, ridiculous, stupid mediocre (i.e. Annoying Orange).  One show I do like though is Adventure Time.  Its kinda stupid at times and it really just something to watch on a lazy day but....I do have a favorite character, and its original animation.  You know, all drawn by hand like the "good old days".  FYI my favorite character is Marceline the Vampire Queen.
But I really love it because its hand drawn animation and just kinda fun. 

Marceline the Vampire Queen

The Color Black

I'm not sure if I posted something about this already but this is the site I used to do my fail of a project...sad to say.

The color black is a color of mystery and allusion.  It acts as a barrier to the outside world and can protect a person from emotions and people.  Teens wear black in a time when they are adjusting from child to adult.  Black is also associated with sophistication and elegance (i.e. black tie events).

http://www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com/color-black.html

Weekly Post

 I finally figured out why I was always getting a 68 even though I would do the articles and the extra posts......
 I didn't do the "Weekly Comments"!
*HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH*

....Okay I'm done laughing like a lunatic.  Kinda should have figured this out sooner....oh well.  So onto the show!

What I learned this week:  That making a 3-5 video on the color "black" is a lot harder to do, especially finding natural black things you can find in nature is not easy.
What I want to learn in the future:  I want to learn how to draw and paint cells by hand like they use to.  Every scene hand drawn and painted and run together really fast to make a moving picture.
Something that frustrated me:  That I was only able to get barely a min done on the final project!!!! But there is no one to blame but myself.  I don't think I would be able to redo the final project, although I have to get going on redo the others ones if possible. Procrastination is my worst enemy.
Something that made me happy:  I have finished all my projects!!!! Now all that's left is the portfolio and the exam. Yeah!  *happy dance*

Okay....bye-bye!  See you Monday Ms.Licata and Happy Mothers' Day!

Standards of Living

3 things I learned:

1. Aaron Mento is producing his first film.
2. Said movie is all being shot on an iPad2.
3.  Standards of Living was edited in Final Cut Pro, without the assistance of filters or color correction.

2 Opinions:

1. Very resourceful!  "When life gives you apples...make apple juice".  Well in Mentos' case, when life gives you Apple, make a film.
2. I don't think this is the kind of movie I would watch. Not for the aesthetic of it, the fact that it was all shot on an iPad2 is really cool....it's just not my kind of movie.

1 Question:

1. If he can record a full film using an iPad2, what other mundane tech. could you use in your house to shoot a decent film? 

BlabDroid

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