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My final project isn't a film, but a portfolio website. I'm taking a lot of inspiration from stuff like Ghost in the Shell and Gundam, but also from simple designers like Lynn Fox and (kinda, but not really) Virgil Abloh and Riccardo Tisci.

Here's what I've started so far, which I'm not sure if it's exactly what I want but it's sort of a start.

I'm going to do the design first, and if I can I'll start to make it into an actual site (which will take a lot longer) and hopefully utilize some moving parts/ interactive media stuff.

Here's some more inspiration stuff:

lots on industrial looking labeling that's futuristic but rudimentary.

https://mega.co.nz/#!yURTlSIR!dAGtoxtMgUEU2Wk7Af6TognqRGtS6nhWNJxlnH5RH64

Another designer that can me construed to be part of the "goth ninja/ ghetto goth ninja" genre, Raf Simons is basically Rick Owens less monotone counterpart - they all create awesome sneakers too..

None of any of these designers seemed practical or at all wearable until recently, now something about their plain-out weirdness makes them attractive - and their price and limited print doesn't help toward their appeal (the shoes above carry a 815$ price tag).

I guess really what it comes down to is rarity, in a world where quality of handmade and machine-made is a quickly closing gap, the only thing leaving big name designers the ability to charge just exorbitant prices is rarity and name.

Shoes like these ^ are 120$, and fake - yet Kris Van Assche charges 1,200$ for literally exactly the same shoe (same factory, build quality, etc). I'm not apposed to high prices, but it's interesting to see where clothing is going.

Rick Owens is one of the few designers that truly, truly creates a meaningful artistic expression when he creates his clothes - the main themes he addresses are ideas on masculinity and masculine expression. Since his debut into the public eye, Rick owens has kept a very singular color palet and re-used similar textures and shapes, yet every line he releases puts out a select few pieces that blow people from all different types of scenes away. Wether it be A$AP Rocky or Grimes his work speaks to everyone and breaks boundaries in the fashion industry (namely, man skirts).

^^^ lol 2 fashun 4 u

Safety Not Guaranteed is a movie that presented itself a certain way, and fully delivered an expected and predictable - if not slightly enjoyable film. It chronicles an intern at a prominent news publication as she travels to meet a man who has put up a craigslist ad to go back in time - along with a head writer and another quirky intern (a meek indian dude who ends up being a hilarious character). They discover that maybe the mans plan to travel back in time is a lot less far-fetched than they initially believed, at the end leaving the main character with a difficult choice to make (wether or not to go back in time). I would give the film a heavy 6 to a light 7, just because it's very formulaic and predictable, but fairly well filmed and engaging enough to warrant spending the time watching it.

- I really liked the the older interviews, one that really popped out was an edited interview of Bob Marley's face as he talked about smoking weed (in general). I liked it a lot because it was super low rez, zoomed in too much, and the sound was pretty bad. That said, I think the color correction and intimacy of the shot made it really work with the other more modern interviews especially ones in jamaica.

- It shows how Marley grew into an international sensation and symbol for different movements in a fairly short amount of time (his song becoming the revolution in zimbabwe's anthem, also various peace rallies/ concerts.

- The first and most obvious reason is because he's dead, so they have to use salvaged interviews and photos as apposed to their own lit/ directed interviews. Secondly, it would be hard for them to accurately portray the jamaican culture if they're not part of it - which is true about most cultures.

-I think the most important thing they do is use TONS of Marley's music in the film. All the silent parts are filled with his music and it seems to be constantly in the backround. Also they do these really cool picture zooms that are really captivating for filler, especially the one where he's playing soccer and it's a series of pictures to move like he's moving.

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My documentary I intend to film speaks to the current societal dependence of social media. It will feature interviews asking people what their dependence of social media is/ it's degree, as well as asking hypothetical questions about life without social media.

Semester 2 Entry 11

The dreamers is one of those movies that isn't really much like anything else I've ever seen. It's a sickeningly pornographic and uncomfortably close portrayal of our preconceptions in our society of what it truly is to be a family. As Michael Pitt's character becomes part of this very close-knit relationship he becomes swept into this nauseating sexual turmoil that contrasts the political turmoil that takes place just outside of their flat.

Semester 2 Entry 10

Archer is just one of those funny shows that is so good, and just short enough that is easy to knock out 3 seasons in a lazy weekend. It tells the many different stories of a secret agent of I.S.I.S. named Sterling Archer. It's hard to review because it's not really that funny or interesting if you don't know all the characters and even then it's hard to talk about and capture its genius. I first saw the series when it premiered and I remember thinking it was really, really stupid and not funny at all - but now I think it's genius. Things change I guess.

Semester 2 Entry 9

If you've watched the T.V., been on the internet, or talked to your creepy neighbor john who sits inside all day recently you probably know how much everyone loves Bioshock: Infinite. And I basically agree with what everyone has said. It perfectly combines PERFECT gameplay with fucking AMAZING storytelling. I've never been so emotionally attached to any character as I have Elizabeth, the girl you're tasked with saving to alleviate a great debt you owe. Just look at some screenshots and it's easy to see that the game is gorgeous, not even a bit close to photo-realism but that's what makes it so pretty. It's overly colored and too shiny and saturated the whole game, and it's god damn beautiful.

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“A filmmaker is like a Peeping Tom. A voyeur. It’s as if the camera is a the keyhole to your parents’ bedroom. And you spy on them, and you’re disgusted. You feel guilty but you can’t …you can’t look away. It makes films like crimes and directors like criminals. It should be illegal.”

fuck art jesus

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