#8

Film one went horrible for me. Just because when I couldn’t get into mcmaster around one am I got really angry and just turned in what I had, a soundless movie with timing that needs to be worked on. After I couldn’t get in to mcmaster I went to the library to check and see if they had any of the programs I needed there but they don’t, the library sucks. When I got back to my place around 3 am I just uploaded what I had to vimeo and went to sleep. I now know that the labs in mcmaster close at 9, which is ridiculous! I thought that media arts students were sleepless creatures that worked late into the night on their projects. The doors/labs in that building need Carolina card swipers so students can get in there at all times. Geez.

For my next film I will start earlier on it, like ridiculously early, I might start tomorrow. I learned that with film one time was of the essence. I want to split film two up into a series of tiny projects to complete before it’s due instead of just taking the whole thing on at once and loosing, time, sleep, and red bulls over it. I started film one on the Saturday before it was due around noon and worked all day on it, but from Saturday to Tuesday wasn’t enough time. From that experience I learned that something will always go wrong, so I will need the appropriate amount time to fix those problems. I also have to get stuff done before nine pm if I want to do something in a mcmaster lab! I could possibly work in mcmaster or gambrel instead of from home too…hmmm…

Film one was received ok, people laughed at it which is good because my comedy got across, but people were confused because I didn’t smooth out the timing enough. I liked the criticism that was really good because now I know what to fix. Sure it was rough having my film critiqued first, but ABC determines the order of things in most class room settings so the last name “Barfield” usually screws me over. The criticism didn’t make me feel bad, but the fact that I gave up and had the movie that I didn’t like very much play bothered me a lot. Next time I’m not going to stop working on my film until it’s just the bees knees. I’m happy that I have some real animating experience now. I feel a lot better towards my next films now that I’ve actually done something.