"No"- Hamlet, Act III, Scene III, Line 87

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/09/27/oscarssowhite-inspired-new-film-academy-members-to-join/91156424/

  This article recalls the trending hashtag on twitter #OscarsSoWhite from the last Academy Awards and the improvement in the making. According to USAToday, there were 683 new members to the community which included people of color like Chadwick Boseman who stars in Black Panther who stated:
“I felt obligated to join. “After a certain number of years when you see something happen and you feel like there are worthy films that should be nominated or presented, yeah, you have to join. You have to be a voice.””
  This article caught my eye because it memtioned the popular hashtag on twitter, finding out that they are taking the initiative to add new members. As someone who is a minority, I also noticed the lack of diversity despite the many talented people who are a minority. Who can we expect to be nominated next year? I just really hope that they choose people of color who deserved it rather than just because they are minorities.

Filming today was definitely fun. Everyone was on-task. I find it easier working with a small group of four than six. I was worried about being set behind by not being able to start filming in class on Tuesday, but we picked up and are currently on a good pace. My current biggest worry is not having enough time to film during lunch on Thursay. We have our actors set up but the filming process may take longer and reshooting it will be harder. I'm very happy that our director has taken charge and checks up on us having the equipment prepared for the next day's shoot.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/american-male-mtv-film_us_57e2e21ae4b0e80b1b9ff6fd

  MTV's Look Different Creator Competition awarded Michael Rohrbaugh as the winner for his short film "American Male." The short film brings into focus to the audience the harmful effects of hypermasculinity. According to Huffington Post's article, the main character of the himself is gay and hides it by performing what society deems as "manly" acts to fit in. It shows how some men feel forced to prove their masculinity to be accepted and avoid discrimination for seeming feminine. Rohrbaugh provides further explanation for creating his piece:
  “I would like for viewers to gain a better understanding of what life feels like in the closet. I also hope they’ll reflect upon their own lives and think about falsehoods that might be holding them back. So many of the social norms we’ve been taught are rooted in discrimination, and so many young people are taught to feel ashamed of who they are, raised to believe that ‘there’s something wrong with them,’ that ‘they’re not normal’ or ‘not who they should be.’ Those types of lies are really destructive, which is why they must be exposed and debunked.”
  This article caught my eye because it mentioned the LGBT community and , although it has improved over time, is still a current problem. Seeing this from the perspective of someone who is in the community, this article impacted me by reminding me that this still happens to people, because they are under pressure to be be the bully lest they become the target to be bullied. Will this video be noticed at all or just pass through the media and become another web page? Will people, specifically men, feel moved by the video at all?

Currently, we are writing the script for the short film, and I'm very excited to get to camera work and actually film. Lemos says we can finish all the necessary shots over a weekend by my weekends are usually filled with church and community service that I worry about the time we can all agree on. I'm just really happy to finally work with the Sony cameras for a class project, especially with the better control on focus. Communication is steady but I hope it improves as it progresses especially when it comes to meeting up at a location on time. I also hope that no one in my group feels shy to input their own ideas that will better the film; I constantly worry about coming off as intimidating and/or bossy.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-nbcuniversal-dreamworks-animation-layoffs-20160915-snap-story.html

  Recently, NBCUniversal announced that 200 positions were to be dropped from Dreamworks studio after acquiring the company $3.8 billion from Jeffrey Katzenburg. It was the studio's way of saving money by combining the divisions concerning marketing, distribution. finance, legal, and human resources. Since NBCUniversal is the same company that Universal Pictures is under, it is stated by NBCUniversal's Chief Executive Steve Burke said:
  “All of the DreamWorks characters will start to emerge in our theme parks and attractions,” Burke said. “DreamWorks has a very robust television animation business…. We were not in the television animation business, so this now gives us that capability.”
  This caught my eye because I have been paying attention to the animation industry since I was young because of my interest in art. As a consumer, I believe more people would go to Universal Studios because of the additional new characters in the film as well as newere attractions that children would drag their parents to. On the other hand, two-hundred people only have a couple months more working for Dreamworks before they officially leave. Will the large amount laid off discourage people from wanting to get a job at Dreamworks? Dreamworks is currently a well-known animation studios, should we be expecting less movies next year because of the lack of staff in other departments? 

 This week, we're beginning to work in our groups and I'm very happy with the people I've been assigned to work with. Communication is key in all group projects and we shared contacts with one another so that we can easily plan. Unfortunately, some emails didn't go through to the others. The project is to create a short film lasting 4-5 minutes that falls into the theme "it's better to give than receive." The twist being we have to add all the audio post-production.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/apple-iphone-7-full-specs-key-features-uk-price-and-release-date/


  This week, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus were released. One of its new features include a dual camera that takes photos of higher quality, flash with with more lighting and a more natural hue, better front camera, and Bluetooth earplugs.
  This is important because it allows a wider group of peopleto create high quality videos without needing a separate camera. With the ability to live edit the videos and better lighting, anyone with this phone has the ability to create better videos than the ones they made on previous iPhones. As film students, we can use this new device to create YouTube videos straight from our phones. Despite the new features, a controversial change was taking out the headphone jack. How will current companies adjust to this change? What new inventions can we expect to come from thus change?

 This week we were to finish replacing the audio on a video given to our groups. I was lucky to be partnered with someone I worked very well with and completed it with extra time on our hands. A remaining problem, though, would be the static sound in the background of my audio clips that doesnt occur in my partner's recording.

  In our film class, we are currently learning about editing sound. Along with learning more terms that are crucial to the sound department, our class will be also only be using foley for our next project as our sound. We will only be allowed to put in those sound clips and not the ones on-set while the scene was being filmed. To prepare us, we are currently working with partners on setting up dialogue and sound effects for a short clip with no audio.

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