last blog post :-(

I’m not sure what I thought I was expecting from this class at the beginning of the semester but I certainly never thought I would learn and grow as much as I did.  My groups and I made some really great art that I’m still incredibly proud of and probably will continue to be.  I was really nervous about taking an intermediate production class because I feel like everyone is always more knowledgeable or talented or confident than I am.  But now I know that that’s not true.  I have always been intrigued by experimental film and I think it’s a shame that so many people, even filmmakers, don’t really understand it and think that you can make a bunch of mistakes and call it experimental.  After taking this class, I confirmed what I had been thinking about which was that experimental is definitely my niche.  I don’t have as much of an interest in narrative or documentary, and creating the work that I did in this class was so much more fulfilling to me than anything narrative I’ve ever worked on.  I can’t believe how close our class has grown, it’s honestly insane.  I have never been a fan of working with other people but shuffling the groups around made it so that I really got to know my classmates as people and as artists.  I have so much more of an appreciation for experimental artists and just how much work and thought they put into their work, and I will fight anyone to the literal death who thinks avant-garde/experimental is dumb or not worth creating (I’ve met several of those).  I also think I learned a lot about myself as a filmmaker and about my personal style and niche.  Working with others has really helped me grow as a sound designer, and having our assignments broken up step by step helped me to learn to take my time and really work my hands into the metaphorical oobleck of art if you will.