Well to start off, I had already seen this film before in a previous Film Studies lesson but was not interested enough to watch it. However, that just doesn't give the film the credit it deserves. So as I sat down to actually watch the film for what seemed like the first time, I was expecting some kind of plot to arise, but what I got seemed like an array of different shots and scenes. I instantly noticed that it was an experimental film and I finally began to see what all the fuss was about. After all, critics have been saying that this is one of the top 10 films ever made.
Although at first the film seems quite simple and some people even said boring, it was easy to get caught up in the film because so much was going on. I really liked this film due to the experimental nature of it. The director; Dziga Vertov has tried to use various different cinematic processes to tell a story. He has shown how far film can be taken and set a standard for any film made after.
Sunday, 4 October 2015
First Real Day At University
My first 'real' day at Uni began pretty much how every student pictures it, bloody terrifying. Although I had a whole week of induction sessions trying to get me settled in, I still felt this over whelming sense of fear that something was going to go wrong. I thought; Is this course for me? Will people like me? But what if i'm rubbish compared to everyone else? This is exactly how I felt throughout sixth form and I really didn't want to relive the bad experiences from that. So of course, like everyone else, I woke up, got to class on time, and then realised I was in the wrong class.. damn. The only thing I had to do was show up and somehow, it was difficault for me to do that correctly. But a very nice leacturer showed me the timetable and set things straight and it was even better to learn that technically my day didn't start till the afternoon. Bonus eh?
The point i'm trying to make here, is that although my day started off pretty average, it slowly, yet surely started to get a lot better as it progressed. I spent the majority of my morning getting to know my surroundings, until now I didn't know Coventry was so beautiful. But then came my first ever lesson and finding the room had to be the hardest part. It took me a good 10 minutes to find the basement, let alone the room I was supposed to be in. Once again, I felt like I was the only one who had this problem. Although I was a little late, I didn't get that nervous feeling of walking into a classroom like I had in sixth form. Everyone was pretty much in the same position as me. Yes people kind of looked at me as I walked in, but that's because I was kind of late, not because they chose me as the weak one in the group. Which again, was pretty much the atmosphere in sixth form.
Anyway, the first workshop was just like an introduction to the course, which calmed me down a bit because not all the information was thrown at us.We all got to know eachother a bit more, when the first daunting task was introduced.. Stand up and tell us a bit about you. Why would anyone want to know more about me? It's just me, i'm not that intresting? But despite my instncts telling me otherwise, I stood up, spoke, and it wasn't too bad after all. We all looked nervous, which calmed down the butterflies in my stomach. I have to say, I quite enjoyed the first workshop, because I felt everyone was working together and for the first time in a long time, I didn't feel left out. The most interesting part though, was 'The Man With A Movie Camera', but i'll get to that in my next post. So by the end of the session, I didn't feel that bad, but then again, I hadn't been to the lecture yet. The idea of someone talking at me for a whole hour didn't seem like something I could get used too. The idea just seemed boring and out of fashion.
Once again, I was completely wrong and I think the lecturer had a great time proving my theory wrong. He actually had me laughing and really engaged in what he was saying. I then wasn't thinking about all the negative questions, I just thought about what the course could give me and how I could use that to my advantage. This is what this module has shown me. I am so lucky to be able to work with such a versatile group of people.
The point i'm trying to make here, is that although my day started off pretty average, it slowly, yet surely started to get a lot better as it progressed. I spent the majority of my morning getting to know my surroundings, until now I didn't know Coventry was so beautiful. But then came my first ever lesson and finding the room had to be the hardest part. It took me a good 10 minutes to find the basement, let alone the room I was supposed to be in. Once again, I felt like I was the only one who had this problem. Although I was a little late, I didn't get that nervous feeling of walking into a classroom like I had in sixth form. Everyone was pretty much in the same position as me. Yes people kind of looked at me as I walked in, but that's because I was kind of late, not because they chose me as the weak one in the group. Which again, was pretty much the atmosphere in sixth form.
Anyway, the first workshop was just like an introduction to the course, which calmed me down a bit because not all the information was thrown at us.We all got to know eachother a bit more, when the first daunting task was introduced.. Stand up and tell us a bit about you. Why would anyone want to know more about me? It's just me, i'm not that intresting? But despite my instncts telling me otherwise, I stood up, spoke, and it wasn't too bad after all. We all looked nervous, which calmed down the butterflies in my stomach. I have to say, I quite enjoyed the first workshop, because I felt everyone was working together and for the first time in a long time, I didn't feel left out. The most interesting part though, was 'The Man With A Movie Camera', but i'll get to that in my next post. So by the end of the session, I didn't feel that bad, but then again, I hadn't been to the lecture yet. The idea of someone talking at me for a whole hour didn't seem like something I could get used too. The idea just seemed boring and out of fashion.
Once again, I was completely wrong and I think the lecturer had a great time proving my theory wrong. He actually had me laughing and really engaged in what he was saying. I then wasn't thinking about all the negative questions, I just thought about what the course could give me and how I could use that to my advantage. This is what this module has shown me. I am so lucky to be able to work with such a versatile group of people.
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