Bringing a painting to life
November 23, 2009Movie treatment
November 14, 2009Michelle is seated in a bed, the walls around her a stark white. Her hair is disheveled and she is dressed in a hospital gown. She gazes absently out the window by her bed, sun shining on her face. A nurse repeatedly enters the scene, handing Michelle a fist-full of multi-colored pills. The two shots – Michelle’s blank stare and the nurse’s hand – flash repeatedly, the interaction evidently routine. Michelle’s eyes never leave the window.
Conservatively dressed visitors with flowers and suitcases pass by Michelle’s door, never stopping or looking in. Visitors always seem to be in a rush, gazing straight ahead and walking quickly.
A well-groomed woman in a hat enters Michelle’s room, a suitcase in hand. This is the first time Michelle’s eyes leave the window, her expression still blank.
The woman seems surprised to see Michelle, excuses herself, and quickly leaves. Michelle watches her. After the woman has left, Michelle stumbles barefoot across the room to the door.
In the hallway, the woman walks purposefully, carries herself with dignity. Michelle follows behind, first keeping a distance, but soon speeding up to a jog. When she gets close enough, Michelle snatches the hat off the woman’s head.
Shocked, the woman spins around, dropping the suitcase. Michelle snatches it from the ground and runs in the opposite direction, limbs flailing.
A group of men in lab coats crowd around the stunned woman, who points emphatically in the direction Michelle has run, but cannot seem to speak. They run after her, passing a door. As soon as they are gone, Michelle peeks out from that door, dressed in the woman’s hat, heels, and a white dress.
Michelle hurries down the stairs. As she is approaching the exit, the men in lab coats run up to her, questioning her politely. She points in the opposite direction, then grins as she leaves the building.
Michelle pauses at the top of the steps of the building, taking in the sight of the outdoors.
Scavenger Hunt
November 8, 2009Video shot group project
November 2, 2009Amina’s art (FUN)
October 27, 2009
la montagne dans le ciel
October 27, 2009
Title sequence, The Last of the Mohicans
October 26, 2009http://stagevu.com/video/jpekvmgnejvy
The last of the Mohicans, produced by Michael Mann in 1993, depicts the war between French and English colonies in the United States. The title sequence begins with an introduction of the political situation in 1757. Then, the names of the producer and the principle characters, Daniel Day Lewis and Madlene Stow are presented in an orange brownish color on a black background. After that, the title of the movie is presented in a big body along with the main music of the movie.
Some images of the landscape in that area are depicted with the names of secondary characters. Then, the action of the movie begins with Daniel day Lewis running in the forest chasing a dear along with the names of the producer, designers, and important people that made the movie.
If I could change something in this sequence, I’d put a sequence of picture depicting the life of Madlene Stow because her importance to the movie is similar to the one of Daniel Day Lewis. The other reason is to show the love story that is a significant part of the movie. As a consequence, we’ll have a broad idea concerning the movie.
The Good thing about this title sequence is its flow. It begins with presenting the background story, which is the war between the colonies. Then, the landscape and the environment were depicted. And finally, the character running in the forest.
Poster Review
October 20, 2009
Cast away, is one of my favorite movies.
The poster depicts the theme of the movie. It is about love, separation and wildness. After seeing the movie, I realized that the middle figure, which is the background picture, is showing his eyes. This could represent the character remembering his experience at the end of the movie.
The second picture, which is to the left, shows one piece of the experience. The text he was writing shows how many days he stayed in that in the wild island. His text was a kind of a love letter. Always with emotions, the poster flows to next one that depicts his love for his wife.
The angle of his eyes in the background as well as in the second picture shows attention. The only picture in which the figures are not looking in that direction is the dancing scene. It might be that he’s looking at that moment; in other words, remembering the time they were together.
Abortion poster
October 19, 2009
Every year, 42,000,000 abortions take place world wide. We can do something to prevent killing children.
Photos of Ara Guler
October 5, 2009
Hamam. 1965
1950, Fishermen returning at dawn
Galatasaray Square 1960
http://myphotographybooks.blogspot.com/2008/08/ara-guler.html
