#2.2 Light Observation

The second of the light observation series begins with a dimly lit desk.. and ends with the same object of interest (yes, the desk). My laptop's screen is one of the few sources of light shining upon the chipped beige polish the desk has; this particular spot, directly in front of me, depicts the desk's "glory days". With the exception of a shadow cast by it's top shelf, the desk's flat bottom surface can only peak the highest interest of any individual willing to gaze upon it's immovable energy. The white engraving of the lens cap, along with the iPhone cord and hard drive box are all objects visible from the light shining upon the desk, all of which are products of both the laptop and window's luminescence.

#2.1 Light Observation

Far from the voids of my sub-conscious I awoke, and proceeded towards my computer. I noticed a few of my pictures I took the other day; there are four images that were taken out in the snow. Inside of the first photograph, I notice an abundance of trees surrounding what appears to be fountain pillar, followed by a perimeter of lamp posts all the way around the trees. The foreground of the photo is dimly lit, probably because of the seclusion of a single lamp post imposing this "powerful aura" upon any viewer. Snow surrounding this particular lamp post has this interesting mixture of colors. One could say that the orange, gray and black hues of the snow is the work of the formerly mentioned light source. The other lights resemble (at least in my mind) a pattern similar to a constellation of stars. Apart from the "universal" resemblance, there is this tree on the far right of the image. Interesting thing about this aging sap is the golden tint produced by the lamp post dominating the photograph's frontality. Unfortunately, the photograph's exuberant qualities come not from any natural state, but a low ISO setting of my camera. Fooled you!

#1 Filmmaker's Statement

I remember filming for my family vacations as a kid; summer trips aren't necessarily film related, but as far as camera usage/documentation goes, it's the earliest memory of ever being involved with any sort of "filming" at the start of my life. Other than that I've been involved with several other film shoots. Back when I was a freshman at UNC Pembroke I helped co-create a student organization that primarily focused on the concocting of short films with little to no budget. The shoots were exciting, yet it was difficult to motivate people to show up and obtain roles needed to push the projects forward. Aside from that I was involved in an FST-495 production as a PA working on and off set. Some of the tasks I performed included moving around set props, and driving around with a friend of mine to purchase batteries for the mics. I myself have made several videos, all of which I've thoroughly shot and edited myself (this was before I had a crew to work with at a university). Hopefully I'll learn how I can further improve my "mpeg chopping" skills, as well as a few more techniques on coloring effects. With former documentary-style knowledge from FST-200 I may be able to accomplish the majority of all aspects needed to create an acceptable product for the first project. There is a long list, a series of steps, that I intend to accomplish in order to achieve the highest platform any individual involved in film could attain. There is a superfluous majority of filmmakers who deem themselves worthy of directing A-list motion pictures; I like to think of myself as someone who could accomplish (realistically) anything I manage to master simply through learning. Hopefully in the near future I'll have my own production company after working on several projects with Warner Bros.; other than writing a remarkable script for a spectacular film that wins an Oscar, I just want to have an opulent/stable job that I enjoy working for every day. If there is anything that could be considered slightly interesting about myself it'll probably be my history of playing tennis.