Anna Hamillas Film Blog

People are usually under the impression that they have to act a certain way. Along with thinking they have to dress and look a certain way. From a young age social media affects teens to make them feel like they have to be this way. Politics also affect this with people body shaming women and men. Also depending on your social class you're more likely to be told to act a certain way. When looking at politics you have to answer questions like, who is going to be in charge? What freedoms will there be? and many more. There are many ways you could portray politics and the social order. You could use propaganda in art and how people are encouraged to act a certain way or shows how and event actually or didn't happen. You could look at the events that have happened and take the idea of it and create a film out of it. In the text it talks about World War II and the Spanish Civil War and how propaganda was used during that time. With the social order in history there was also div...

Three Sounds Files Activator: 1. What can you do to fix audio? - You can change the volume of the the recording  - You can make the sound more clear 2. What can't be fixed? - You can change the volume it was shot at and enhance it - You can raise the volume but it will still be pretty quiet 3. What is the optimal level for sound recording? - The optimal level was 0, it was a balance between quiet and loud - You can shoot at any level but you will have to fix it to create the right volume for your film

Critique Reflection Blog Post - Avant Garde Film 4/1/19 What can I improve?: I can improve my use of the camera, I feel like I used the same techniques over and over again and could probably chance things up more and make it more creative. Something I can also improve on is editing I have approved more but I want to try and do more things. I could also approve in my filming techniques, I don't think my shaking and moving around of the camera received not the feedback I was hoping for, next time i'll add the shaking later in editing. I feel like the order of the clips seemed a bit confusing, maybe next time I could always add little segments to show that time has passed in between the shots. What are my strengths and how can I make them  even better?: My strengths I feel are acting in the films, i've been in many musicals and classes that i've learned more techniques to use in films. There is always room to improve on acting skills even the greatest actors sti...

Light Pollution: Here is a good source to see how to prevent/stop light pollution: https://coreglow.ca/news/5-ways-to-reduce-light-pollution-core-glow-with-the-international-darksky-association/ Sources of light Pollution: Street lights, cars, office buildings, advertising. The inappropriate or excessive use of artificial light – known as light pollution – can have serious environmental consequences for humans, wildlife, and our climate. Components of light pollution include: Glare  – excessive brightness that causes visual discomfort Skyglow  – brightening of the night sky over inhabited areas Light trespass  – light falling where it is not intended or needed Clutter  – bright, confusing and excessive groupings of light source https://www.darksky.org/light-pollution/ The effects: Human health- Disruption of the sleep process which had many health consequences Environmental- Disruption of circadian rhythms, inability to hunt, ...