Our World is Changing

When we try to complete something we are doing it with media and/or social media. With our second screen we are on Facebook, while we are doing homework, and also while we are watching television. Our society now consists of distractions especially when we are doing homework. We want to check our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, text messages, email, or whatever else. And also listen to music, and catch up on our shows while we are trying to read or write a paper. Because our media consumes our lives it takes longer to complete assignments because we need to know certain things as fast as possible.  Social media is a big part of a student’s life, and maybe now anyone’s lives. It is so easy for us to obtain information, and we use social media as a catharsis, an emotional release. Since, it’s easy to find information we can try to use it as a way to escape. We like checking up on our friends without doing much. With a News feed, we can easily learn about what our friends are doing without even lifting a finger, we just have to scroll down. And students do this especially when we do homework. We become uninterested, when we are doing homework. We do not want to read, or write a paper, because we would rather check on what people are doing on Facebook, or catch up on our favorite shows on Netflix, or finish a video game while trying to complete an assignment. Being digital natives, we have dealt with our new technology, and how it has developed. It is a social norm to be on Facebook, or listen to music while doing Homework. Or, text or check Facebook on our phones while spending time with our friends. It is normal now to act this way.

            Our world is changing. The new technology is unfathomable, and now each new piece of technology comes with a social norm. It is normal to multitask. And things that were suspect from our parent’s generation is not as suspect today. This new generation is controlling how we live our lives because teenagers make up a majority of the Internet because of their social interactions, and how they know how to utilize the technology that is given to them. It might be considered questionable but or wrong but it is the new way of doing things and we becoming accustomed to it.

"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" is one of the Best Films you Will See This Year.

"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" is one of the best films you will see this year. The film picks up after the first film with San Francisco in a post-apacolyptic state. Only a few hundred barely surviving. The other side of San Francisco is swarmed by a large pack of apes all led by a fearless, incredibly intelligent Caesar. Caesar has led a society for these apes and he wants is for the humans to keep them separated. Problems arise when the humans need to use the power supply near where the apes live. Caesar has to decide if they can trust the humans that betrayed them years ago or team up.

This film is incredibly exciting to watch. It is incredibly exciting to see the two sides of the situation they are in with the humans and apes. The humans are led by Gary Oldnan's character, and Jason Clarke's character and fanily. They do a great job in this film as always. Andy Serkis does an amazing job as Ceasar. It is extremely hard to act out an animal or a creature that is not real. The way the apes interacted with each other and how they have created their own society is fascinating to watch throughout the film.  The film is exciting and will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Grade = 93/100 = A

"The Bicycle Thief" Analysis

This film is a great example of the realist theory and the formalist theory. The actors were not professional, deep focus long takes and the location really showed the rawness and validity of this story. The camera movements, close-ups, set design, and wardrobe enhance the story and make everything look up to standard. Antonio and Bruno can also be a representation of post WWII Italians because of their determination of finding a new and better way of living. It is an amazing film that is so captivating because of the accurate portrayal it depicts.

The Oscars

Stop, turn, take a look around at all the lights and sounds. When I think of lights and sounds I think of movies. Movies have evolved throughout our existence and it has really become a competitive field to come up with the greatest film for the year.  Whether it is drama, independent, romantic or foreign movies have always been life changing. When it comes to award ceremonies for films the Oscars are the greatest in the industry. The Academy Award ceremony is so important because it has been around for over eighty years, it has been the greatest award ceremony for critically acclaimed films and an Oscar that is won is very prestigious.

The Academy Awards are run by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences. The honorary society was formed in 1927 although the first award ceremony was held in 1929. According to http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com “You must be invited by the Academy to become a member.” Also “the Academy is involved with a lot of different projects.” From film preservation to developing new film technology, but the Academy is best known for the award ceremony.  The Members of the Academy include actors, directors, producers, and a number of film craftsmen. They choose who will win the coveted award called an Oscar. This incredible event has been around for so long. Honorees and Nominees get dressed up there is a red carpet for them and it has really evolved into a spectacular event just like how films have evolved through all the years.

So it obvious that the Academy is one of the most well noted groups that know basically everything you need to know when it comes to films. This group has been the epitome of knowledge when dealing with films. According to http://www.oscars.org  “Awards are presented for outstanding individual or collective efforts in up to 25 categories.” Also on the same website is says “the Oscars reward the previous year’s greatest cinema achievements as determined by some of the world’s most accomplished motion picture artists and professionals.” The films are chosen to be nominated are not random films that are in theatres. They are critically acclaimed films that have been praised and awarded for their great hard work that was put into it.

The Academy Awards has definitely changed film for the better. The Oscar has become something that every actor, producer, director, and editor wants in their hands. They want to walk up those steps and make the coveted speech to say that you have won and all of your work has paid off. According to www.filmsite.org “The establishment of the Academy (and its awards system) has had a major effect and influence upon the film industry, due to the enormous boost a nomination or award (for a film or actor) creates, by giving prestige and bottom-line profits to a studio or performer.” Everyone in the industry wants to make that speech.  Winning an Oscar means you are basically one of the best in the film industry. And you are looked as greatness. The constant in and out of acting and the in and out of producing and the in and out of editing can really explain who are nominees and who are Oscar winners.

The Academy Awards have been around for so long. This incredible event has become the embodiment of ceremonies for good films that are out there in the world. This is the greatest award ceremony for films and an Oscar is an award any person in the film industry wants to get their hands on.

"This is 40" is a Great Somewhat Sequel to "Knocked Up."

"This is 40" is a great somewhat sequel to "Knocked Up." It tells the story about five years later of Debbie's, played by Leslie Mann, and Pete's, played by Paul Rudd, wedlock life. They are both turning forty and are dealing with all of the mid-life crisis problems an average American goes through. Financial, health, family, and plenty of other problems that go along with getting older and dealing with family struggles. Judd Apatow tells a great story of becoming an adult.

This is hilarious because of how deeply honest and truthful a modern relationship is portrayed in this film. In life stuff flies at you, and you have to deal with them. In many American families they deal with problems with their teenagers, financial issues, struggles with extended family, and also trying to stay healthy. And sometime we cannot always deal with them in a productive way. Love and marriage is very hard to deal with especially keeping a relationship for so long. Judd Apatow is an amazing director and writer because of how raw and truthful his scenarios are in his films, and it is why they are also so funny. This is not as funny and great as "Knocked Up" but it is worth checking out if you are a fan of Apatow's other films.

Grade = 82/100 = B-

"Citizen Kane" Analysis

This film really shows how money cannot buy happiness. Some people want to have a large fortune and to have an incredible amount of class and wealth and to be looked as a god. Charles Foster Kane showed that money could make people blind in the sense that wealthy people forget about the people that care for them and not always give them the respect they deserve. Kane did not know what love really was because he given away as a child and his guardian did not treat him like a parent. He thought giving people materialistic things were they way to live. After his demise of the last person in his life leaving, Susan, he realizes the only time he was actually happy was when he was a child with his parents and money is not everything.

I am having a great time at my internship, creating promotional videos. This shoot was for a local masonry company.


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