ASSIGNMENT 5B – REFLECTION Chinese tattoo artist

Documentary is a combination of film and television communication. It is different from movies and television shows that need to design story plots (script mode, novel mode). We found many small problems during the production of documentaries, such as how to let the story tell when designing problems. The narrative story of the writer becomes a fascinating copywriting, therefore, in the later editing, we want to re-shoot this interview many times. The narrator’s words often have some overlapping words and too many repeated sentences. I think maybe next time I need to improve the design of the interview so that the narrator can better express his own life story. Due to the fact that we have not been able to consider the relationship between the lens and language in depth after discovering the story of the characters, these small issues often make us a bit flustered when we edit the videos later on. I also understand the importance of lens design when it comes to the location picture. When the character becomes the protagonist of the lens language, I need to understand the “proportion problem” of the composition ratio in a picture. Documentary of the character proposed by the instructor should not appear too many person interviews and it should focus on one person, which made me understand that taking “useful” shots is more efficient than “many” shots. In fact, we are still very satisfied with our work. The documentary has a high social significance. We can work harder to find interesting stories and people and then make a film, so that more people can see different “non-fiction subjects”. story.

    A documentary should tell a story of ordinary people. This is what I learned in this course. Maybe everyone has many wonderful stories. Maybe the novel is not completely fictional. It can come from life and ordinary people. This documentary is about the story of an ordinary tattoo artist. In the beginning, we collected a lot of themes and character stories, but finally found that many stories are unable to resonate with the audience. Diana’s story solves this problem well. She is a tattoo artist but not a tattoo artist in the eyes of everyone. In life, she has no tattoos on her body, no rebellious personality and was not trying to prove that she is a unique person. She gets along well with her family as well. Being an excellent tattoo artist is just her hobby because she loves it very much. Such as designing and painting tattoos. In such a story we may see some different stories and people. We are actually very interested in discovering the stories behind her, because we find her story so different. In the eyes of ordinary people, a tattoo artist is often a maverick with a bit of weirdness. Ordinary people often feel a sense of distance from them. In many places in Asia, tattoos are even considered a triad cultural symbol. A documentary is actually a “book” for people to read. There is a spiritual core that affects audiences. It has always been a cultural feature of documentaries. Perhaps the stories of real people are the ones that impress people the most, because movies and novels come from Life, then how to discover the spiritual core of life is what I need to pay more attention to and learn in the field of documentary.

    We also encounter some problem during this process. Although our team is not very clear about the division of labor, everyone’s enthusiasm for the project is still very high, and we are hoping our work can be appreciated by more people. This is our goal and what we’re aiming for. We may not be proficient in mastering the knowledge of documentaries, there can be many problems, so I will pay more attention to the opinions of team members in the future.

    This documentary “The Pain of Growth” often has a repressive mental mood. When the “special” realistic approach is normal and exciting in the documentary, we know that the documentary is also a movie. It also needs to consider the audience. This documentary really taught me and made me understand some different stories. I have always liked this subject and hope to see more stories.

   Furthermore, in Joshua’s story, the bold choice of black and white, the unclear picture quality also seems to be telling an ancient story, which may be related to improving the accuracy and sensitivity of the sound, but this mystery is also a feature.i think sometimes it’s better not to tell the audience everything. With the correct use of techniques, sometimes it might be better to leave some space for the audience to think. Maybe different people will have different understanding of the “Mystery”, but this is what makes the documentary interesting. It is not only a film that tells you a story, it is also a film that keeps you thinking even after you watch the film. 

A 1-2 minute observational montage film + 250 word reflection.

当您看到第一张“风中摇摆的果实”时,您会看到我们将在公园里为您呈现一个下午。皇家公园实际上是一个拥有许多元素和植物的地方。这是一个开放空间。我选择拍摄和记录的角度是从小物体和天空的特写镜头中得出的。我通过一些方向和移动镜头来展示一种镜头。观察者的视野中,某些定焦镜头的性能反映在客观观察和记录中。下午,天空乌云密布,但太阳有时会出现。叶子和微风的阴影很多。这些细节来自公园里的植物。因为太阳不晴朗,所以有些地方不够平衡。即使某些镜头的色差稍后要修改,也需要进行调整。我喜欢从天空的角度移至大树的树枝和树叶,然后将镜头从水面移至鸭子和鸟类。我还选择了公园的视野和特写进行比较。我真的很喜欢情侣在草地上的照片。这种感觉是真实的生活。在公园散步后,我会发现许多小动物和这座城市可以一起生活。然后,我选择了喷泉的特写镜头。伴随着水声,鸟声,城市车辆声。这些不同的镜头为观众提供了更多的空间体验。我还选择了公园的视野和特写进行比较。我真的很喜欢情侣在草地上的照片。这种感觉是真实的生活。在公园散步后,我会发现许多小动物和这座城市可以一起生活。然后,我选择了喷泉的特写镜头。伴随着水声,鸟声,城市车辆声。这些不同的镜头为观众提供了更多的空间体验。我还选择了公园的视野和特写进行比较。我真的很喜欢情侣在草地上的照片。这种感觉是真实的生活。在公园散步后,我会发现许多小动物和这座城市可以一起生活。然后,我选择了喷泉的特写镜头。伴随着水声,鸟声,城市车辆声。这些不同的镜头为观众提供了更多的空间体验。

 

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WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN IN REEL TO REAL?  

This studio is a temporary supplement to the college. I was attracted to it when I saw its latest profile. After choosing this studio, I also rethought. What is a documentary? “Real to reality” is very different from “fiction film”. We are more focused on non-fiction works. Perhaps what we are going to learn in this class is to use the lens to record life in front of us and to make a true and beautiful story in life. How to show up on the screen. Some stories are not made before the filming, some stories may be fabricated, but life is the source of the film story. How to find the story in life is what the studio taught me. I think the documentary is a comprehensive art. It combines pictures, music sound and text. Therefore, when learning how to make a documentary, you should understand and learn these points. Documentaries and movies are sometimes different but there are also different places. Pictures, music, and words are always to express feelings and express ideas. They are put together to serve the story and their own ideas. The artistic ability of audio-visual language is perfect. Play it out. Some people say that film is the art of the director. Whose art is the documentary? In fact, I have been exposed to the documentary before. The documentary is not only real filming and recording. How to make a documentary. There are also a lot of techniques in the early production and topic selection, not just taking the camera and shooting directly. It is time to decide how to shoot your theme and characters after careful selection. In my opinion, the documentary should be the art of life. Some people think that “authenticity” is the only criterion for examining the quality of a documentary, but I am actually skeptical about this, so this is what I want to study in this studio. Whether authenticity is the only standard.

THE WOLFPACK

The film tells the story of a strange immigrant family in the New York metropolis. A parent who has 7 children at home for 14 years is not allowed to go out. The children can only watch the outside world by watching movies. They have watched 5,000 movies until recent years. Only gradually integrated into real life.

In 2010, female director Crystal Moselle accidentally encountered several boys in the street who occasionally escaped from their homes on the street. They saw that they all wore sunglasses and lined up, dressed as Quentin Tarantino’s famous “Water Dog” The characters in her made her feel very surprised. Since then, Crystal Moselle has gradually gained the trust of the family and is able to enter the “protected world” with a camera. She told the media, “This family is a primitive tribe, but they are not from far behind areas, but from the streets of Manhattan”.

    Anyone who lives in the 21st-century civilization is seeing this news. The first reaction is shocking. It is hard to imagine how the seven brothers and sisters lived in a life of ruin, guessing whether they would become extremists, or It is in the heart to despise their parents’ perversion. But what is surprising is that, as the director Crystal Moselle described to the New York Times: “In fact, this boy is the gentlest, most insightful and curiosity I have ever seen, maybe In some ways, their parents are right. The most interesting thing is that in such a captive environment, the worldviews that the brothers built through the film seem to be connected with the real society. Perhaps the father’s biggest The expectation is to protect children from being “contaminated” by the outside world in a closed environment (the expression of the father in the interview), but in my opinion, environmental closure is not a reason for protection, and the practices and influences of many things will not develop as expected. “Wolf Group” happens to be the best example. The collection of about 5,000 movies and the record-keeping for several years is really amazing. The boys are convinced when facing the camera, and enough The ability to think independently, these two “abilities” are also to make boys realize that they have received a few social skills, but this is also the majority A skill that is difficult for people to master and want to have.

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This is actually a magical “story”. Some people describe the director as if they were in the lottery jackpot: Crystal Moselle, 34, a graduate of the New York School of Visual Arts, was surprised when they met these boys (Angelo boys) on the street. The dress was attracted, just followed them on the street, and then caught up, the brothers asked her what she was doing, she said that I was making a movie, and they happened to want to make a movie, so they got to know each other. At first, Crystal Moselle didn’t decide whether to shoot a documentary. I didn’t expect the more people to contact each other but the more trust they had. The more things the brothers wanted to say, the plan changed. She has been filming in this family for almost five years. In the eyes of others, this family is a bit of a “cult” nature and even wants to save these boys. Their dictatorial father did not stop her from shooting, and showed an open attitude to the filming, only to faithfully record the story. This is a lucky place, the director can shoot freely at this home, but it may be because the story about the rebellion is over, there is no direct conflict between the children and the father in her movie, and there is a child’s complaint against the father in the conversation. There is also a strong explanation from the father, but there is no war. Only the silence between them and the evasive eyes may be the reason why this documentary is a bit dull, and the war is over.

I think this is why the director has targeted the boys mainly, and more about how they begin to integrate into the outside world. After shooting a five-year documentary, the amount of material she collected was very large, and Angelo’s family had about 500 hours of home videotapes for her. The process of editing is painful but the story in the expected value is also beginning to appear. They lost a lot, cut off the brothers’ special celebration for Quentin Tarantino’s birthday, and cut off the line of their sister’s story (their sisters have congenital diseases, not developed) sound).

In the film, in fact, the mother is a rather contradictory character, sandwiched between the husband with great control and the children who started a rebellion. In fact, the relationship between husband and wife is not clearly seen in this film. More importantly, the relationship between the child and the mother is actually not clear. The mother gives them words and education as a teacher but does not let him lose hair. This conflict between knowledge and religious beliefs has made this story a lot of research. The place.

     This film is reminiscent of another masterpiece “Hunting the Friedrich” long ago. It is about the hidden family relationship, the parents’ suspicious dissatisfaction, and the first-person perspective of numerous family videos. This is not a first-person documentary, but it is not a strong documentary of the director. We can hear the director’s voice. She tried to ask her father. Have you ever thought about apologizing to the children? Father Oscar’s answer, hiding the real answer and the apology, the director also gave up.

References:

Steve Thomas. 2019. Wolfpack and the ethics of documentary filmmaking. [ONLINE] Available at: https://theconversation.com/wolfpack-and-the-ethics-of-documentary-filmmaking-47086. [Accessed 12 November 2019].

W4 : ETHICS CHARTER

  1. Turn the camera off at the request of the participant (Rachel Boynton, DOC NYC, 2018).
  2. Show the participant the finished film before the public (Rachel Boynton, DOC NYC, 2018).
  3. Love the people that you film. (Rachel Boynton, DOC NYC, 2018).
  4. Is it appropriate to communicate with the participants at any time?
  5. All shots should be allowed by the parties

 

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The Prototype

Reflection on the Semester

In this semester, I actually learned a lot of things. We may have no judgment on the true and false information of the surrounding information. We may have believed in false information and may become one of the fake messengers, but we can Know is social responsibility. For fact-finding, it can be judged that people should be obvious, but I realize that when we talk about the problem that is closest to the heart, it is difficult for us to choose the right and wrong (many social problems are not completely right.) And wrong). However, according to Donald Trump, some legitimate news and fact check sites are claimed to be reporting false news. This makes it difficult for his followers and supporters to check it. Many parades are accidents that occur under many global problems. These incidents often involve religious beliefs, races, identity differences, political ideas, etc. These things are controversial in themselves, and we cannot unify a state of the most standard. There are also families and education, which are different individuals who bring different opinions. The government and society can only guide the direction, so we will also find that the truth and the information of many messages are different. There are still a lot of things that we can’t judge right now. We need to give time to choose. For other aspects, we also need to be vigilant. That is, the spread and walking of false news often causes huge impacts on the Internet age (most of them are bad effects), which is what we need on the Internet era. Adhere to the concept and social responsibility. Every media person has a certain social responsibility. This class also makes me realize that judging the truth and facts of the news is also a knowledge skill that must be and needs to be grasped. I also hope that our program can express our true ideas.

Pre-Production of topic

In the beginning we saw a lot of topics, such as gender, social current affairs, nature, etc., and some topics also concealed some very controversial and profound views. For the protection of species, I actually saw it at first sight. The earliest known understanding of Australia is that this magical continent has ancient species that cannot be compared with other places. Because of the movement of the early continental plate, the Australian continent has drifted. At the southern end of the earth, the original species it carries also loses the opportunity for species to migrate, and it also protects the unique value of these ancient species. Australian species have great value for the world’s biological evolution research, which is why I think this topic is more meaningful and can be explored. Many unique creatures in Australia face enormous threats. Our group chose Tasmani. The Asian wolf (wolf wolf) is a unique bagged mammal in Australia, but it was also extinct in the last century. Many unique creatures in Australia have unique places, but they may also be their shortcomings. Will be greatly hurt. There are many families who will raise some pets, but many pets may not be unique to the local. If they are released to nature inadvertently, they may cause great harm to local creatures. Once upon a time, the arrival of the “rabbit” species once brought huge property damage to Australia’s animal husbandry. Because rabbits lack natural enemies such as hawks and wolves in Australia, and their breeding speed is very fast, Australia’s The grassland had a large area of ​​yellow, and finally it was only slightly suppressed when the government used weapons and other methods. It is everyone’s responsibility to protect the species, and perhaps this is what we do with this program.

Day of Taping

We have encountered many problems in the early stages of preparation, but due to the enthusiasm and curiosity of a program, we should learn to overcome suffering. It is really difficult for us to accurately express the ideas in our plan. This is the biggest problem we encountered in the early days. Because there are many small sections in our theme, if we can’t accurately locate our works, there will be confusion. Our big theme includes the view that the environmental damage caused the species to die, and whether the government should support the development of coal mining enterprises. Whether species protection should improve the knowledge of the people, etc., the information and direction of the investigation has become an obstacle in our early days, but fortunately we did not hesitate and confused, and chose the right direction. During the preparation period, I also need to know the way we end up presenting the TV program. Sometimes the TV program is different from the film production. We can’t make the most changes in the final presentation, so we need to deal with the details more carefully in the early stage. , Taiben, insert video, insert audio, and actors, lights, etc. In fact, we also found that in the production concept of a program and in the filming of a movie, there are also the same places to understand each other, such as using talk show to express some current issues and star gossip, there will be better people. reflect. But when choosing a story or a unique idea, often only video clips or movies can express concealment. In this way, TV productions are like an open expresser, while film shooting is an introverted presenter, but in any case, they all need our careful production to present.