Weekly Comments #13: SLEEP = IMPORTANT ???

    This week basically consisted of working on the class competition video and turning it in on time, after I had changed my original idea for it to something quite different. I was rushing to get all of the new shots and ideas that I had for it done, and although it may not be my best video, it was definitely something I've never tried before style-wise. The only problem was, the GRAIN!!! It's so terrible, you know, those little spots that like to pop up when you're filming in a rather dark environment. Unfortunately, there's really not much you can do about it, and what sucks is that you can't really tell on the camera's screen if the scene is going to be grainy or not. So frustrating.

    We also had shadowing this week, which was alright. It's so awkward, though, when they literally won't talk to you at all, or even so much as smile at your jokes. I remember there were two guys that whenever we asked them a question, they either nodded or shook their heads with a blank expression. But the people who actually talked to us and paid attention to what we were saying were a lot more fun to talk to.

    I enjoyed writing about the Van Gogh blog this week, as well. He's such an inspiration, and it was really cool learning about him and some other famous painters, and how their lives and ambitions can relate to amateur artists today. It's so interesting that both Van Gogh and Da Vinci spent most of their lives working, even though they didn't have an audience to present to. That after all that time, they never gave up.

    My link of interest this week: Cinematic Color Grading by DSLRGuide. It took me years to realize just how important color can be in a film, as it can make the audience feel a certain way. I'd really like to learn more about it so I can hopefully become better at it!