El Parque

Last semester when I was enrolled in Film 116 , i was assigned to a video that focused on nature. I found this assignment rather interesting because of the editing i did to it. This was m favorite one. It has no sound, it was shot in the dark, and it has some glowing colors. This is probably as experimental as i can get...Hope u Like :)

Mi Vida Y El Cine

September 13 1988- I was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin at 7:58am (yes i know the time)

September 13 1993- When I was five my parents bought me my first camera, it was a 35mm camera and i was fascinated by it.

1994- I went to the movies for the fist time. I watched one of the best animation films of all time, The Lion King.

April 2, 1995- (I'm not sure if the year is correct) My mom received a camcorder as a gift, i liked it so much, and was curious to such a device that i began to film things. ex: home movies, family events.

1999- I was 11 when i bought myself a Polaroid camera, loved it, but i slowly realized that the Film was REALLY expensive for me to afford.

May 2000- This was a year that i would say changed my life....well, it changed my future plans. I bought my first digital camera/video with editing software. I started to do my own movies with the computer, editing them, adding music to them. From that moment on I knew I wanted to do Film in the future.

September 2002- I started high school. I attended Waukesha South High School, and enrolled myself in a photography class. I immediately fell in love with Black and White Film.

November 2004- I was a Junior in High School. I went to UWM for a campus tour. I toured the Film department. I knew from that moment on i wanted to go to UWM to major in Film.

September 2005- It was my final year of high school, i was enrolled in my fourth and final year of photography, and it was time for me to sign up for UWM.

November 2005- I was accepted to UWM.

March 15, 2006- I was part of my schools VAC (Visual Art's Classic) team, I competed in the video category. I made a video, mimicking Bill Viola's style...won 1st place in regional.

March 30, 2006- Went to Madison to compete in State for VAC. Won first place as well.

June 10 2006- I graduated High School, as a graduation gift, my aunt gave me my fist Mini DV camcorder.

June 25 2006- Registered for classes...those include Film 114, 115, and 116.

September 5 2006- Started my first semester of college....I liked film 114, and 116...hated 115.

January 22 2007- I was introduced to Experimental Film....i feel indifferent about it, at times i can hate it, and i find no reason to it, but at times i can like it.

February 25 2007 10pm- Hice una lista de mi vida relacionado con el Cine.

February 20 2007

I really liked the movie we watched on Monday. It is by far my favorite one so far. The way there was absolutely no dialogue, yet u knew what was going on was fascinating. I Feel that the use of music was adequate for this movie. In a way it made it more eerie, or mysterious at times. I would say that the movement of the camera helped the Film the as well. I really think if the camera didn’t move along with the roads and people in certain scenes, the film wouldn’t have the same feeling. I would say that my favorite scene in this Film was when the camera was moving across the "stage" when the people are waiting at a station. It shows how people feel and react as they wait, and time passes by, Them looking straight to the camera, breaking the fourth wall, gave a feeling of curiosity. It did for me at least, when they looked straight into the camera it made me wonder what they were thinking, I felt as if they were trying to say something with a gaze.

February 18, 2006

I was told to write on my Blogger about my opinions and views regarding the films we watch in class. I particularly don’t find an interest in experimental film. I feel that I have trouble understanding it and critiquing it. Out of the Films we've watched so far, I would have to say that one of my favorites has been Market Street. The way the Film is put together is rather interesting, I would say that the mere fact of shooting many frames at once and putting them together is what made them more interesting. Editing them and putting them in succession created interesting results. The use of images was interesting as well, leading lines on the images gave the film itself a mood. A mood I would say in a way represents mystery, and curiosity.