This is the link to my final summative video:
http://vimeo.com/4891716
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Media Arts Final Summative: Essay
My hero is Paul Hewson, most commonly known by his stage-name Bono. He was born in Dublin, Ireland on May 10th, 1960 to a Catholic father and Protestant mother. This mixed religious background made him very familiar with the Troubles in Ireland from an early age, with religious differences frequently playing themselves out in the Hewson household.
When he started to attend school, Hewson received high marks and made many friends. However, things changed dramatically when he attended St. Patrick’s Secondary School, where he started to cut classes and become antagonistic with teachers. His parents became concerned and he was transferred to Mount Temple, a non-Catholic school. At Mount Temple, Hewson became very popular with his fellow students due to his outspokenness and charisma. This outspokenness earned him the nickname “Bono Vox,” which is Latin for “good voice.” Perhaps most importantly, it was at Mount Temple where he discovered his true passion, which was music. However, Hewson’s interest in forming a musical group started when Larry Mullen Jr., another student at Mount Temple, posted a notice on the school bulletin board. In this notice, Mullen welcomed any interested musicians to show up at his house. Four people showed up: David “the Edge,” Bono, Dick Evans and Adam Clayton, as well as Mullen himself. After holding a meeting, they decided to form a band called “Feedback,” with David “the Edge” playing the guitar, Adam Clayton playing the bass, Mullen playing the drums and Bono being the frontman
Feedback soon began to play covers in Dublin pubs. However, after Evans left the band, they renamed it “The Hype” and then, renamed it as “U2.” After being signed by CBS Ireland, U2 soon became a huge phenomenon, playing sold-out shows in Ireland, England and the United States. U2’s songs also became very political, with the song “Sunday Bloody Sunday” specifically referring to the infamous 1972 incident in Ireland.
Bono is also a very-well known humanitarian. He first started to become aware of the grave humanitarian situations that are present in many countries when he and his wife worked alongside humanitarian workers for seven weeks in Ethiopia, improving housing and sanitation. Since then, Bono has contributed to many humanitarian causes, playing at concerts such as Band Aid and Live 8, which raised money and awareness for humanitarian causes. Also, in order to try and increase United States government funding for international aid programs, Bono started the ONE campaign. In addition to all of these causes, Bono has also contributed to, and raised awareness of, other causes, such as the AIDS pandemic in Africa and the relief third-world debt.
Due to the resonance and power of his songs, his determination and his work for humanitarian projects around the work, Bono is a hero to me.
When he started to attend school, Hewson received high marks and made many friends. However, things changed dramatically when he attended St. Patrick’s Secondary School, where he started to cut classes and become antagonistic with teachers. His parents became concerned and he was transferred to Mount Temple, a non-Catholic school. At Mount Temple, Hewson became very popular with his fellow students due to his outspokenness and charisma. This outspokenness earned him the nickname “Bono Vox,” which is Latin for “good voice.” Perhaps most importantly, it was at Mount Temple where he discovered his true passion, which was music. However, Hewson’s interest in forming a musical group started when Larry Mullen Jr., another student at Mount Temple, posted a notice on the school bulletin board. In this notice, Mullen welcomed any interested musicians to show up at his house. Four people showed up: David “the Edge,” Bono, Dick Evans and Adam Clayton, as well as Mullen himself. After holding a meeting, they decided to form a band called “Feedback,” with David “the Edge” playing the guitar, Adam Clayton playing the bass, Mullen playing the drums and Bono being the frontman
Feedback soon began to play covers in Dublin pubs. However, after Evans left the band, they renamed it “The Hype” and then, renamed it as “U2.” After being signed by CBS Ireland, U2 soon became a huge phenomenon, playing sold-out shows in Ireland, England and the United States. U2’s songs also became very political, with the song “Sunday Bloody Sunday” specifically referring to the infamous 1972 incident in Ireland.
Bono is also a very-well known humanitarian. He first started to become aware of the grave humanitarian situations that are present in many countries when he and his wife worked alongside humanitarian workers for seven weeks in Ethiopia, improving housing and sanitation. Since then, Bono has contributed to many humanitarian causes, playing at concerts such as Band Aid and Live 8, which raised money and awareness for humanitarian causes. Also, in order to try and increase United States government funding for international aid programs, Bono started the ONE campaign. In addition to all of these causes, Bono has also contributed to, and raised awareness of, other causes, such as the AIDS pandemic in Africa and the relief third-world debt.
Due to the resonance and power of his songs, his determination and his work for humanitarian projects around the work, Bono is a hero to me.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Media Arts Movie: "Attack of the Resident Dead"
My Media Arts movie edited using Final Cut Express:
http://vimeo.com/4083083
What Worked:
Upon looking back at all of the elements that went into the making of “Attack of the Resident Dead,” I believe that, ultimately, it was a very successful movie. This is due to a number of reasons.
Firstly, during the filming of “Attack of the Resident Dead,” the storyboards and script were consulted very often. As such, the final movie was very similar to the one originally planned.
Secondly, the filming itself proved remarkably easy, which is no small feat when you have upwards of 6 actors on screen at a time.
Thirdly, during the filming of the movie, we encouraged everyone to voice any improvements they believed would make the movie more successful. Some of these improvements made their way into the final film, and although they did not radically change the movie, I believe they made it more interesting.
Fourthly, the editing of the movie proved to be remarkably straight-forward due to the fact that filming took place over a relatively short amount of time.
Therefore, for these reasons, I believe that “Attack of the Resident Dead” was a very successful movie.
What Did Not Work:
As I said above, I believe that “Attack of the Resident Dead” was, ultimately, a very successful movie. However, there is one element of the movie that stands out as being less than successful.
This element is the sheer amount of footage, (30+ minutes), that we shot for the movie. As such, due to the fact that the final movie had to be less than 10 minutes long, much of this footage had to be cut from the final movie. This footage expanded several scenes and contained subplots cut from the final version. Furthermore, since some of this footage expanded the depth of the movie, it is regretful that it couldn’t be added to the final cut.
Starring, (in alphabetical order):
Eric Anderson
Wesley Cranston
James Darling
Taylor Dotsikas
Philip Emsley
Mark Horner
Edward Kang
Andrew MacNicol
Matt Nesvadba
Geoff Williams
Christopher Wong
Mr. MacRae
http://vimeo.com/4083083
What Worked:
Upon looking back at all of the elements that went into the making of “Attack of the Resident Dead,” I believe that, ultimately, it was a very successful movie. This is due to a number of reasons.
Firstly, during the filming of “Attack of the Resident Dead,” the storyboards and script were consulted very often. As such, the final movie was very similar to the one originally planned.
Secondly, the filming itself proved remarkably easy, which is no small feat when you have upwards of 6 actors on screen at a time.
Thirdly, during the filming of the movie, we encouraged everyone to voice any improvements they believed would make the movie more successful. Some of these improvements made their way into the final film, and although they did not radically change the movie, I believe they made it more interesting.
Fourthly, the editing of the movie proved to be remarkably straight-forward due to the fact that filming took place over a relatively short amount of time.
Therefore, for these reasons, I believe that “Attack of the Resident Dead” was a very successful movie.
What Did Not Work:
As I said above, I believe that “Attack of the Resident Dead” was, ultimately, a very successful movie. However, there is one element of the movie that stands out as being less than successful.
This element is the sheer amount of footage, (30+ minutes), that we shot for the movie. As such, due to the fact that the final movie had to be less than 10 minutes long, much of this footage had to be cut from the final movie. This footage expanded several scenes and contained subplots cut from the final version. Furthermore, since some of this footage expanded the depth of the movie, it is regretful that it couldn’t be added to the final cut.
Starring, (in alphabetical order):
Eric Anderson
Wesley Cranston
James Darling
Taylor Dotsikas
Philip Emsley
Mark Horner
Edward Kang
Andrew MacNicol
Matt Nesvadba
Geoff Williams
Christopher Wong
Mr. MacRae
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