West Newton Cinema

Today we attended a media viewing at the West newton cinema where students from the video productions classes were able to show their work to their peers and family. Many of the productions were much more complex and much more detailed than i had exected. One of my favorites was stalker. At first it just seemed as if the video was going to be about pranking a girl by having a group of friends follow her around videotaping her all day. But in the end they revealed that someone else had been stalking here. I had actually thought it was over when the kid in the black hoodie passed her in the end, and i was extremely surprised when she was grabbed up at the very end. Another video I found quite interesting was the story of the man who could only walk backwards. I feel that the idea is so original, and quite an interesting concept to create a film about. Overall, it was a good experience and would suggest that students next year attend.

Bentley End of the Year Film Festival *Final Blog*

Today my group and I attended the Bentley Endo of the Year Film Festival at the West Newton Cinema. All in all the short films and documentaries that were presented were very well done but there was one documentary in particular stuck out as being very representative of what we have been trying to convey in this blog throughout the semester. The documentary was an observation of what musicians and other artists are doing to combat the tone set by the record industry in light of plummeting record sales in recent years. Many of the artists represented conveyed the idea that the main reason for which they create their music is no longer for monetary gain, but to make it possible for the greatest number of people to experience their music. One of the artists even said that he would be willing to make his music free if it meant more people would be able to enjoy it. While our group isn’t advocating that all music be free, the tone set by these independent artists is a step forward to a more understanding environment to the creative process which has evolved today.