Final Video Project

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Blog #4

My visit to the MOMI with the class was very interesting as compared to other museums, particularly because I got to see how film progressed from simple animations to what we see today. One of my favorite activities was when we experimented with ADR using the Wizard of Oz scene. It was fascinating to see how it actually worked, rather than just seeing it explained on paper. I was expecting it to sound out of place, especially because I knew that it was being recorded in the same room I was in and definitely did not belong in the film. However, it blended in perfectly with the scene and I was surprised. Even though it was out of place, with the right kind of editing and blending, it seemed to belong. After seeing this I actually began to think about ADR and foley work while watching every day TV shows. I never realized how much actually went into these productions and I finally began to understand the tremendous process that goes into things that we see on television every day. I also particularly enjoyed the horror exhibit, seeing the mechanisms that went into producing some of the most memorable horror scenes that I never really understood when first watching the films. The robot used in The Exorcist particularly caught me off guard because that was always one of the scariest movies to me and I never expected to see the girl sitting there. Despite knowing it was all mechanical it still felt eerie being near it, and she looked shockingly real. It was fascinating to see how powerful technology is and how people are able to produce such amazing pieces of work.