A conversation

Brief Reflection:

We were given a task to make a short film on a conversation. For this, i worked with Lilo. We both worked together well, and both worked on it the same amount. I was the script writer, and came up with the plot, while Lilo was the film editor. We both planned the shots and angles together. 

There were things that i was pleased with, and things which could be imrproved on. I thought the over the shoulder shot worked and was filmed well. As Lilo and I were starring in the film, We had to use a tripod which was helpful as the clips were steady and not shaky. we also used a variety of shots e.g. Long angle/ Low angle. 

The main problem we had was with the background noise. When filming, there was a construction going on as well, and is clearly audible throughout some clips of the film. At one point of a long shot, the tripod was not set up right, therefore it was tilted a little bit. And lastly, It would've been better if we set up mics for long shots and not the mic on the camera, so we could hear the conversation clearly. 

Overall, I am please with the film Lilo and I made, as it was our first.

Up review

Pixar animation films are the films I always enjoy watching, and I particularly enjoyed watching the movie Up. I love the animations and the realistic effect it has even though it’s not real, along with the shadow effect and the lively colours used. The movie was cute, humorous and touching. The two main characters of the movie (a grumpy widower and a scout boy) were thought well, and fitted the movie perfectly, and I especially liked how the relationship between them builds up towards the end.

Pete Doctor and Bob Peterson are the directors of Up. The film is about an old grumpy widower named Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Ed Assner),Who was an ex balloon salesman, hoping to fulfill his and his wife’s dream of visiting paradise falls. Carl attaches several thousand balloons to his house and sets off to his adventure to paradise falls. Unknowingly, he took off with a nine-year old scout boy named Russell (voiced by Jordan Nagai) who was onboard. With no other choice, Carl accepts Russell to go on the adventure, and throughout the movie their relationship builds up and Carl discovers him as a son he never had. Throughout their adventure, dragging the house to their destination, they encounter a talking dog and an exotic bird of paradise falls.

However, like all plots, they eventually face a man named Charles Muntz who was a well known celebrity explorer who has been living in a airship in the middle of the jungle near paradise falls, using dogs as slaves with gadgets for them to be able to talk. His obsession with the bird of paradise, is only to bring him back to fame, and uses his talking dogs to hunt it down. In a scene filled with action; Carl, Russel, the dog, and the bird is then chased by Muntz’s dog on land and air.

Although Carl attempts to stay out of the mess he is in, he eventually realize what life is all about.

Up is a film that is suitable for all ages, and anyone would enjoy it.