CINE 737c Completed!
New Hollywood class is over! Thank goodness it didn’t end with a whimper at all. The pace of learning can be intense all the time, so I promise myself to keep up, and to keep the drive for paper completion moving forward.
We’re at the end of the break. I took time away to stop writing. Boy did my brain hurt a lot. Not to keep up the suspense I passed the New Hollywood class. My text (films) was Porky’s and American Pie. I found myself looking at the quality of the content, and addressed the use/exclusion of race in both films. Furthermore there are a lot of contrasts and similarities with characters and themes.
Needless to say, writing the paper was difficult to start. I felt rather frustrated. I made myself work some of the ideas out. I then sat down and hammered out a LOT of my ideas and read articles and books I found. By the end of this paper, I was ready to turn it in and be done with it. I was more than happy to receive a good grade on the paper! I would have settled for a ‘B” BTW. That “A” makes my efforts feel marvelous!
I have to say the writing gets a bit more challenging and complicated. As I see the weaknesses in old papers, I now see that it’s NOT going to get easier. I was more than challenged by the concept of creating a worthwhile paper. I felt I had nothing to say. The meaning lay buried beneath a lot of thoughts.
How I Got To Cinema Studies?
It was a trip worth taking, I must say. I made several missteps in my graduate choices. I started out as an e-learning (online) student in graphic design. While I had the skills, I preferred and in-class experience. I moved to Savannah, got a job, and contemplated my academic life. The program and I were not working out. I wasn’t satisfied. I didn’t know what I wanted.
Eventually I took a cinema study class as an elective (CINE 705). I found I love the class. My perspective changed on how to view films and what I look at in films.
I am making a concentration in screenwriting/writing in general. I took a screenwriting class and fell in love with the program. The class moved at a good pace, and we covered a lot of ground. The coolest film we saw in class has to be Fritz Lang’s Metropolis.
Also I noticed how we take our films and TV for granted. We have shows we visit on a regular basis. For me having a historical background for films will help me become a better screenwriter. For some versatility, I took writing for comics class, and am taking a business writing class this summer (starts on Monday). So far I have two screenwriting classes under my belt: Screenwriting (wrote my first screenplay), and Writing for Television, where I wrote a spec script for The Office.
Paper Topic for 737c
Looking for a movie and for a paper topic. It has to be in the New Hollywood era film, and I didn’t think this would turn into a 12 labors type of event.
Right now my brain locked itself against my goal for writing a good paper. Normally I get a feeling for my paper topics, but I confess to not knowing jack, which makes me nervous. I admit my frustration and agitation with myself.
Music sooths me right now. I want a paper topic before the end of the night.
“Play Misty for Me”
I have to discuss in front of the class, Play Misty for Me. I feel a strong need to present a lot of info, as the day for presentation is Tuesday, and I have the weekend to turn this project out. Perhaps if I reexamine the DVD I will find some goodies for the class to see. Want to explore the bonus features this time around.
