Weekly Comments

What I learned this week: I have 12 - count them, TWELVE - days of school left. Holy crap.
What I want to learn in the future: I'm in the middle of helping my friends with a video for their AP chemistry class. It's going to be like nothing else I've ever made, and a lot of the stuff will be trial and error.
Something that frustrated me: People won't shut up about prom. At least it's over. Also I missed my bus for BOCES on Friday.
Something that made me happy: My friend Russ got his Eagle project done in three hours. I hope mine is just as successful. Two weeks :o

Here's the Casino Royale intro scene remade in Legos.

6 Doc Mistakes

Three things I didn't know:

1. The biggest mistake is choosing a poor theme to make your documentary about.

2. There are poor ways to create past events in documentaries.

3. Documentaries need some kind of script or they fall apart.

Two opinions:

1. It's incredibly hard to make a documentary that grabs the general publics attention.

2. Some documentaries can be pretty boring.

One question:

1. Why are documentaries so hard to make?

Brave Sexism

Three things I didn't know:
1. That Merida was officially a Disney Princess.
2. Disney changed her appearance to seem more feminine.
3. The writer of the film modeled the character after her daughter.

Two opinions:
1. Disney should fix this. There's no reason to change her appearance.
2. All the Disney princesses are a little sexist. Ariel the Mermaid gave up her ability to speak for a guy. Talk about some serious undertones right there.

One question:
1. Why did they change her appearance?

Weekly Comments

What I learned this week: Next year's digital media kids are promising.
What I want to learn in the future: How to keep my focus up for the next year.
Something that frustrated me: My procrastination has gotten out of control.
Something that made me happy: The play was really, really successful! Yay!

So, what would happen if you made a record out wood instead of vinyl, and then put Radiohead on it?

You'd get this.



Radiohead - Idioteque - Laser Cut Wood Record from Amanda Ghassaei on Vimeo.

Crowdfunding

Three things I did not know:
1. The creator of Rocko's Modern Life made a Kickstarter three years ago.
2. Another British cartoonist is attempting to Kickstart something he made for Cartoon Network UK.
3. There are some websites that will help with funding to keep television shows alive.

Two opinions:
1. That British cartoon isn't going to get funded and that makes me sad, mostly because I'm a sucker for cute children and British accents. Combine them? I start throwing my wallet at the screen.
2. Kickstarter is good, but not everything produced there is always a good piece of entertainment.

One question:
1. Why does three more animated versions of that show cost $58000 (translated from pounds)?

First Film on iPad 2

Three things I did not know:
1. That this film existed.
2. The filmmaker compared using the iPad to to using 8mm film.
3. The filmmaker preferred the way the iPad made his video look.

Two opinions:
1. Meh. If it's the only thing you have, sure. Why not?
2. That trailer is one of the weirdest things I've seen.

One question:
1. Why not buy a $500 camera instead of an iPad?

Weekly comments

What I learned this week: I actually tried to learn some time management things.
What I want to learn in the future: How to not be so tired.
Something that frustrated me: That the weekend is already over.
Something that made me happy: Iron Man 3 was pretty good.

I'm on my iPad because I'm too lazy to grab my laptop, so... Here's a link to LEGO Breaking Bad. Pretty good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSUK4WgQ3vk

Cute Characters

Three things I did not know:
1. To make cute characters, you need big eyes.
2. You should make the character look well fed.
3. Cuteness isn't just in the physical ports of a cartoon.

Two opinions:
1. Not all of the characters mentioned on the article are all that cute.
2. Sometimes characters shouldn't undergo transformations.

One question:
1. Why are the eyes the most important part of a character?

Vine

Three things I didn't know:
1. You could win $600 through Tribeca's Vine contest.
2. To make a six second film, you should always plan it out.
3. Leave the audience interested.

Two opinions:
1: I disagree with some other blog responders; to make a cohesive, enjoyable film in six seconds takes some serious talent.
2. Then again, they're pretty easy to mess up.

One question:
1. When will Vine come to Android?