The first day of this film was eye opening to me because we focused on the components that made a film. After watching four or five short films, we were asked to go home and write about one of them. A main idea that was taught during the class was mise en scene, which is French for “what you put in a scene.” I was completely overwhelmed by all the new components of film that I had never thought about like the framing, props, expressions, lighting. I never noticed how important they were in conveying an idea until they were pointed out by my professor, Mrs. Julie Hicks. After successfully completing this assignment and studying the different components of film, I had an entirely new perspective (pun intended) on the films that I watched.
My favorite part of this class was when I discovered that I had a talent for film critiquing. During the first week of class, we were assigned a short YouTube film response to go along with our response to the short film. It was very difficult for me to watch this film because the way it was produced was dull and unengaging. While I felt a little guilty for harshly criticizing the video, I am glad that I was exposed to an example of a bad film early on in the course. I truly began exercising my abilities as a film critique after watching Central Station (1998) and Bicycle Thieves (1948).
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I enjoyed how many faux pas topics were brought up during the film in a very enlightening way that caused the viewer to reflect on their own way of living. An amazing performance my Kevin Spacy only encouraged me to place it at the top of my favorite films watched in class. I have never seen a film that makes fun of its viewer so much while still remaining relatively lighthearted. After seeing this film, I opened my eyes to try and find other films that controversially discussed culture instead of being for pure