Monday, November 10, 2014

Undeserved Misfortune

Some undeserved misfortune that I've seen in a movie is in Finding Nemo. The whole journey that Nemo's dad has to take in order to find Nemo is an example of undeserved misfortune because he should't have to go though so much trouble and risk his life because of his son's actions. Some undeserved misfortune that I had to face in my life once was when I had to move out of my grandma's house because my uncle wanted my room for himself and I ended up with nowhere to go. An idea for a film than can include undeserved misfortune is one where some kid's friend gives him a drugged drink at a party that leads that kid to end up out on the streets for the night and get mugged.

Superior Position

A great example of superior position that I have seen in a film is in Spiderman. The audience knows who killed Peter Parker's uncle Ben, but Spiderman does not. I myself have experienced superior position once in band class in sixth grade. I was in the percussion group of the class and we had a substitute teacher. A bunch of the people in the percussion group were messing around and throwing stuff at each other. My friend Anthony thought it would be funny to throw markers inside of the tubas, so that's what he did. All of class knew who messed up the tubas, but the band teacher had no idea what had happened once she had gotten back the next day.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Conflict

A conflict that arises in Toy Story is having to save Buzz Lightyear. This becomes a huge conflict because the rest of Woody's toys worry that they'll be replaced since they can't compete with newer toys like Buzz. This makes the toys become hesitant, so Woody takes it upon himself to rescue Buzz. In the entire movie, conflict is seen. Along Woody's way to save Buzz, he often has to face one conflict after another. I've noticed that there is conflict everywhere, even in my own life. One of the major conflicts I've had to face is living at five different family members' houses over the past year and a half. The only good thing about having to face this conflict is that I have progressively learned to be independent. If I had to come up with an idea for a conflict in a film, it would probably be something that I have faced or seen someone face. I would go into more detail about those things, but that is a little personal.

My Film Job

I would like my film job to be either the screenwriter or an actor. I feel like I would really enjoy being a screenwriter because I know I would have a lot of fun putting someone's ideas together and interpreting them in my own way. I'm pretty sure I would rather prefer being an actor though because I have had a lot of fun being an actor in the past when I've acted in elementary school plays. Another reason why I would really enjoy being an actor is that I get really bothered by actors who don't do a good job and I would much rather be an actor than someone who might not put the most effort possible into their role. I don't doubt that I would probably slack off if I had a job as a storyboard artist because my inability to draw would make me feel as though I would be unable to create a storyboard.