AYU MOKOGINTA

A recent quote from one of the recent readings by Roger Leenhardt said, “You can be moved by a great film without knowing anything special about cinema.  But then a specific kind of beauty escapes you.” and that was exactly how I felt the first week of this studio.

This studio has given me the opportunity to explore a side of cinema that I never truly pay attention to and introduced terms that I wouldn’t have known whatsoever. The amount of intricate little details provided in each example shown in every class were amazing and the atmosphere has always been a supportive and enthusiastic one, which truly pumped up my excitement for every single practice that we did!

A whole lot of things this studio made me appreciate a lot, especially in terms of understanding why the relationship between one scene and another is significant to the overall outcome of a film. It has made me grow more appreciative of the details of coverage that would’ve gone over my head. It presented ideas and also terms that I was never aware of and wouldn’t be aware of if it weren’t brought up multiple times. There’s always something great to take out of every lesson and to appreciate, from the readings, the terms and the exercises.

It felt like it was only last week when we first had our very first class and I was still hesitant with handling the camera. Weeks since I felt incredibly overwhelmed by the bulky tripod and the overwhelming number of buttons to push on a camera that I had no idea which switch is supposed to do what. There was, and still, so much to learn ahead.

In spite of having gone through all those lessons, I’ve yet fully grasped the concept of blocking and may understand quite a bit about decoupage, but it was never the intention to fully understand these ideas but to explore them and experiment with them. Throughout the semester, I grew more and more invested in the relationship between one shot with another and want to experiment more with how to do a cover and explore different sides of cinema that I’ve yet to discover. Aside from that, Robin has given plenty of enthusiastic lessons that motivated us and kept us engaged by giving interesting materials and also given great support throughout the process of each of our assignments.

All in all, it’s been a great semester and I learned a lot from this studio. I grew to appreciate the “beauty” that I wasn’t able to grasp when the semester started. It’s been an amazing experience with such a good spirit and supportive class where we all make mistakes and assist each other in our practice and exercises.

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