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Jan 12, 2016
Undergraduate / "Film? Why do you want to study that?" How did I changed my interest to liberal art [4]
@vangiespen Sorry I have to make another post, I dont know why my account was suspended... I changed a bit as you said, hope you can give a look?
btw: I couldn't decide which prompt to take yet, I have to make my content looks good first. And what I mean by Science and Art are subjects like math, chemistry and literature, history painting such... it is not liberal arts education:) And this is a college application main essay..
any comments is ok, if you think my content are good, you can then make comments on my grammar or sentence structure etc, the more the better~! thanks a lot!!
When I was little, as a girl I have swear that I would never go learn (liberal) art. As other girls' hateful subject, Math has always been my best among the others. And on some level, I have always been proud of that. (I will write more about this part, I just can't come up with any right now..)
At the time of high school, I started to watch many different movies because I have heard that watching original movies is a good way to learn a new language. During those periods, I found that movie is no only about an imaginative story, but also revealing. It is not about superficial drama, instead a good film will not let you guess the ending easily, and it will also has vivid pictures.
When I saw a documentary about Titanic's filmmaking process, I first knew that a movie is not only about a person, a team or a few machines. It gathers knowledge in many different fields, and it has been praised as the seventh art. The movie's sense of beauty and the sense of modern technology are all the things that I was pursuing for. I remember that Apple's founder Steve Jobs once put his taste of beauty into the design of such a technical product. Maybe, the two things are similar; after all, they are all derived from the same beginning.
However, I always felt like I am too far away from being a filmmaker. I have never touched anything related to a film project, and even do not know how to make a real movie. Even before those things have been/are all solved, I realized the biggest problem for now is I have not have any formal art training since I have stepped into high school. In a movie, there is also a lot that separates the technic and art, art is a total different power from science, it does not try to use data or numbers to shock or persuade you, instead is personal emotion or reflection. Art is so free and beautiful, it is not restricted. Through lens of art you could see the world differently, and you could also build the beauty right from your hands. But how could I, a maverick, who only knows a bit of technology to handle the big picture.
But usually a chance came, not until you have been prepared. I was excited to first hear about this news, but I really did not hope myself to engage in it. Some of my friends said to me that, "Film? Why do you want to study that?" Yes, when they were doubting me, I started to doubt about myself too. My comparative weakness on the basic knowledge of art makes me hesitated. But ever since I clam down to myself, the center of my interest can always not escape photography and cinematography.
One of my classmates' father is working in a local TV station, one day, one of his staffs was invited here to give us a lecture. The reason is, our international department is holding a micro movie competition around our trip to the nearby town, Jinggang.
During that lecture, I felt a stronger sense of comprehension about film, I knew that how it was filmed, what components it, and what does each lens/scene means. It all made sense. Above all of the film I have watched and tried to analysis, it all could not compare with this one class. The more I know about it, the more I wanted to explore about it, and felt like I should try it this time. I knew that back that time, I was even not little related to filmmaking, I knew that people will feel strange when they saw me speak. And I also knew that there were people in front of me who were discussing to have the place. But I did not expect to make a big fortune out of it, and I also did not expect to xx. I just felt this is the right thing to do, and if I do not seize it now, I might lose it forever.
I valued this chance, and (volunteered to be the director). I hope I can make it(into)a fortune. I contacted the other six members to form up our team. One of the members pointed that, "Why we do not do this like a sitcom? That would be much funnier." I considered about that, but I want to make use of the resource that the ancient town had left to us, not simply to hold a play and make it the background. I set this as a documentary form, "The most common way, but will never wrong for a beginner." We shot as we walk through each storefront, to find each ideal one for the documentary. I seemingly sensed the energy, when I was working with them, and discussing it with them. The energy that makes me excite, makes me dream, and makes me burst.
Art might be challenging and different from science, but that is the differences that needs you to sense it with heart, not head. In film, there seems is not clear separation, this is film, a subject that I love, and pursuing. The person as "I" cannot change, but the contents and ingredients are always changing. No matter who I am now and who I was in the past, the only sure thing is I will keep my rational brain and the artsy heart.
@vangiespen Sorry I have to make another post, I dont know why my account was suspended... I changed a bit as you said, hope you can give a look?
btw: I couldn't decide which prompt to take yet, I have to make my content looks good first. And what I mean by Science and Art are subjects like math, chemistry and literature, history painting such... it is not liberal arts education:) And this is a college application main essay..
any comments is ok, if you think my content are good, you can then make comments on my grammar or sentence structure etc, the more the better~! thanks a lot!!
When I was little, as a girl I have swear that I would never go learn (liberal) art. As other girls' hateful subject, Math has always been my best among the others. And on some level, I have always been proud of that. (I will write more about this part, I just can't come up with any right now..)
At the time of high school, I started to watch many different movies because I have heard that watching original movies is a good way to learn a new language. During those periods, I found that movie is no only about an imaginative story, but also revealing. It is not about superficial drama, instead a good film will not let you guess the ending easily, and it will also has vivid pictures.
When I saw a documentary about Titanic's filmmaking process, I first knew that a movie is not only about a person, a team or a few machines. It gathers knowledge in many different fields, and it has been praised as the seventh art. The movie's sense of beauty and the sense of modern technology are all the things that I was pursuing for. I remember that Apple's founder Steve Jobs once put his taste of beauty into the design of such a technical product. Maybe, the two things are similar; after all, they are all derived from the same beginning.
However, I always felt like I am too far away from being a filmmaker. I have never touched anything related to a film project, and even do not know how to make a real movie. Even before those things have been/are all solved, I realized the biggest problem for now is I have not have any formal art training since I have stepped into high school. In a movie, there is also a lot that separates the technic and art, art is a total different power from science, it does not try to use data or numbers to shock or persuade you, instead is personal emotion or reflection. Art is so free and beautiful, it is not restricted. Through lens of art you could see the world differently, and you could also build the beauty right from your hands. But how could I, a maverick, who only knows a bit of technology to handle the big picture.
But usually a chance came, not until you have been prepared. I was excited to first hear about this news, but I really did not hope myself to engage in it. Some of my friends said to me that, "Film? Why do you want to study that?" Yes, when they were doubting me, I started to doubt about myself too. My comparative weakness on the basic knowledge of art makes me hesitated. But ever since I clam down to myself, the center of my interest can always not escape photography and cinematography.
One of my classmates' father is working in a local TV station, one day, one of his staffs was invited here to give us a lecture. The reason is, our international department is holding a micro movie competition around our trip to the nearby town, Jinggang.
During that lecture, I felt a stronger sense of comprehension about film, I knew that how it was filmed, what components it, and what does each lens/scene means. It all made sense. Above all of the film I have watched and tried to analysis, it all could not compare with this one class. The more I know about it, the more I wanted to explore about it, and felt like I should try it this time. I knew that back that time, I was even not little related to filmmaking, I knew that people will feel strange when they saw me speak. And I also knew that there were people in front of me who were discussing to have the place. But I did not expect to make a big fortune out of it, and I also did not expect to xx. I just felt this is the right thing to do, and if I do not seize it now, I might lose it forever.
I valued this chance, and (volunteered to be the director). I hope I can make it(into)a fortune. I contacted the other six members to form up our team. One of the members pointed that, "Why we do not do this like a sitcom? That would be much funnier." I considered about that, but I want to make use of the resource that the ancient town had left to us, not simply to hold a play and make it the background. I set this as a documentary form, "The most common way, but will never wrong for a beginner." We shot as we walk through each storefront, to find each ideal one for the documentary. I seemingly sensed the energy, when I was working with them, and discussing it with them. The energy that makes me excite, makes me dream, and makes me burst.
Art might be challenging and different from science, but that is the differences that needs you to sense it with heart, not head. In film, there seems is not clear separation, this is film, a subject that I love, and pursuing. The person as "I" cannot change, but the contents and ingredients are always changing. No matter who I am now and who I was in the past, the only sure thing is I will keep my rational brain and the artsy heart.