Class Catch-Up 10/18

Hello, sorry for the late update everyone, but rest easy all, for the class news prevails! On this last Friday (10/18) our class discussed the practice of assembly in Film. Assembly, referring to the assortment of clips of the film to create narrative, mood, and or character. If confusing, don't worry, we have testimony from one of the greatest minds of film. Alfred Hitchcock, the same dude who made Physco, (the one where the son has an "I'll kill anyone for you" -  type crush for his mother) Birds (yes, the one with armies of birds that attack people), Vertigo (the one with the same guy in that really awesome Christmas movie It's a wonderful life), and probably a good amount of other Films that I don't know. Point is, this guy knows his stuff. So you can trust him when shows us mastermind editing theory. Basically, take a clip of a woman with her kids, and let's imagine it's a real film reel. So you have a strip of film with a clip of a mother holding her child in the grass on a blanket....oh you know what...watch it for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruoPT9JeYHA.
So, now with newfound knowledge, Mr. Rivers gave the class the task to give our own various examples of this practice, by splicing together a clip of Hitchcock smiling, with an image we chose based on the goal that the whatever the image must be, it must at least contribute to construction of the character and or narrative. I personally, chose gold, and (to use my sentence): "He likes gold. AKA, material wealth gets his gears turning." Sadly, my image was colored which was unlike the Alfred Clip, hence broking the continuity. But if anything, a super bright color, such as yellow, only applying to one object, emphasizes absolute importance. It's the only colored object. Much like the importance of the girl in the red jacket in Schindler's list. So I stick by my guns and rest my case.
So personally speaking, I'd say that Friday was a pretty productive day.... besides the fact I...didn't...do this blog.
But scratch that.
I hope everyone has a great rest of your Sunday!