Continuity Project # 3

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"Perfect Strangers" Extra Credit

On Wednesday, April 20^th, 2016 Jan Krawitz screened and discussed her documentary “Perfect Strangers” at Hunter college in the Lang Auditorium. I was definitely present. I had no expectations before seeing this documentary. I love not knowing what to expect because it leaves no room for disappointment.

When the documentary began I knew that I would be in for a treat. I knew that because it was apparent that this documentary was a personal one. I love seeing personal documentaries and films because it really gives you an insight as to what someone could be going through.

This documentary was about a woman who gave her kidney to someone she did not even know. The woman was nothing else but nice. She truly embodies the epitome of a good Samaritan. She just showcased and exemplified the characteristics of what a kind hearted person illustrates and breeds, which is sheer kindness and bravery.

The people in her life were a little apprehensive but she was not. She knew exactly what she wanted to do. She knew that she wanted to go through with this process. She was brave and courageous.

Giving away your kidney is no easy task especially when you are giving it away to someone that you do not personally know. The fact that she did not know the recipient of her kidney was so amazing to me. I mean, who does that these days anymore? It was so beautiful and kind. It is more than a gesture it is life changing and literally lifesaving.

It was altogether a beautiful film that I personally did enjoy.

Museum of Moving Image POST

My visit to the Museum of Moving Image was quite fascinating. I have been to many different museums but I have never been to the Museum of Moving Image or any museum like it either. The museum had sections pertaining to a variety of things.

They had a section that let groups take photos and it turned them into gifs. They also have a section relating to voice overs that I actually participated in. We learned about the art of doing voice overs in class so I wanted to take advantage of this opportunity and try to sharpen my none existent voice over skills. I knew that voice noting didn’t just depend on being timely it also depended on what kind of microphone you used and how near or far you are from the microphone. I recorded a voice over for the movie “School of Rock” starring Jack Black.

Doing a voice over was pretty easy and mostly fascinating. Basically, I had to read the line first and pay close attention to Jack Blacks lip movements. Then I had a chance to record it myself and try to match him exactly. It was pretty fun and I know I did a decent job.

Another super cool section in the museum was the animation section. It was a section named “Stop Motion Animation” and it let people create short animations. My group members made a short animation with a wolf. We moved the position of the would about an inch forward and took a photo of it that was called a frame. After that we put the framed together, and played the selection which made it look like a real short animation.