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One of the most interesting thing that I've seen in the Museum of Moving Image were the prosthetic legs that were used in The Black Swan. What it amazing is how the shot this two second scene. The prosthetic legs were made in order to look as if the character had injured her legs. So the actress looked like she lying in her hospital bed, when in fact the actress was actually standing. There was a whole in the bed and the prosthetic legs were parallel to hers to make it seem that they were her legs. This really fascinated me for several reasons. First, it made me realize how angles are important. The way this scene was set up and shot made the view really believe that that was the character's legs. Another thing that amazed me was that these legs took a long time to make and yet they were only used for a two second shot. It made me realize how in media, people will put in a lot of work just for a tiny scene. There will be times where you will shoot for hours and hours but when i...

In the scene of Bad Moms, there is a scene where the children are waiting for their mother to come in to make them breakfast. There is already a matched action where she comes in, showing a medium shot before it goes into a long shot, then going back to a medium shot of the children. After that, she starts to talk to the children. There is also a rule of thirds when the mother is talking, her face would be placed on the top left of the grid. When the daughter speaks, she is usually in the center of the shot as well as the son when he speaks. The 180 rule is also put into this. When the mother is talking, the camera is filmed from the daughter's left side. When the daughter is talking, it is filmed from the mother's right side. Also, there are eyeline matches as well. The mother is being filmed from a lower angle while the children are being filmed from a higher angle.  Also when the mother is filmed from a lower angle, it shows the children's point of view. When the childre...

It's 2PM on a Saturday. I cross the street, avoiding the honking cars before entering the Gantry Plaza State Park which is enriched with the high pitched laughter of children. I walk on over to the boardwalk and listen to the sound of waves trying to touch the shore. It's a rough sound but yet so pleasant to the ears. I stroll on ahead and see two dogs playing together. They bark with all their might as a way to greet each other as their owners do the same, hearing the giggling and the "Oh yeah?" from each lady. I hear a sound that is so unique to me, a sound of a camera snapping. You can hear the beep after every single photo being taken. It is kind of expected to see a photo shoot being done at the park. The photographer tries to keep his voice stern yet gentle to ensure the couple that the pictures would turn out to the side. He yells a bit for them to move a bit left so he can get the best angle. I pivot the other way and head on over to the steps were you can ...

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Have you ever heard of a little country called Uzbekistan? No? That's okay, usually no one does. Every time the media talks about the Soviet Union, they never seem to mention Uzbekistan or the struggles it faced. For instance, my father is Persian/Irani and living in the Soviet Union caused him to forget about his culture and act more Russian.  Growing up as a mixed child, I wanted to learn more about my father's side but he was taught to be ashamed of it. I tried to look for more information on minorities living in Central Asia during the Soviet Union era but my sources were limited and often times, they were inaccurate. I decided to become a history major and media minor because I felt like the media lacks exposure on certain countries such as Uzbekistan. There are so many minority groups that lack representation in the media and I want to be able to change that. I desire to create content such as a series where viewers will be interested in learning cultures that you don...