Projects For The Semester

      At the moment, I am still trying to think of the possibilities of what I can do for the videos for this class. I am still unsure of what kind of direction I would like to take in a film. As I mentioned in my previous blog, Christopher Nolan is my favorite director, however, doing something in the style he directs would not be a good direction for me to try. I feel that if I was to try to do something similar to what he does, not only would I confuse my audience, but also my crew and, as a matter of fact, I would confuse myself as well. If I was to follow Guillermo Del Toro's footsteps, I would feel the necessity for some heavy CGI, something I do not know how to produce and something that would take a lot of time and money as well. Maybe if I was to try to direct my own films, I would most likely try to hit the genre of comedy, not saying that I am good at it, but I am willing to give it a shot. I had some ideas for my future projects, however, I still struggle a little bit by finding something that I would find confortable to film.

Idea #1: This is an idea I had for the narrative story. It would involve the story of a regular student who is having difficult time finishing a project before time runs out.  It would have a regular setting on campus and a voice over narrator who would read out loud all the action of the character. I was also thinking of breaking the fourth wall and have the protagonist interact with the narrator from time to time.

Idea #2: An early idea would be to ask permission to my previous bosses from my old job to do a documentary about the place. They own a movie theater and it has been there since 1994. I found it to be a successful business for them. I think it would be worth it to ask their permission to see if I can do something with them.

Currently I am having difficulties finding the right music for a music video. I still need to find some music that is okay for me to use in a video and me liking it as well. I would also like to do a theme related to that song. I usually listen to rock, pop, and electronic as well.

As time progresses, I feel like I will have more ideas of what I want to in the future, but for now, I will rely on this ideas I have. I also need to ask permission to my boss if it is ok to do a small documentary about his theater, I just hope he says yes.

Introduction

     Hello, my name is Daniel Hernandez and this is the first time I ever wrote in a blog. I come from Puebla, Mexico and I really enjoy media in all aspects. Movies, music and video games are my favorite kind of media and ever since I can remember, they have been a part of my way of living. As I began to go deeper into each kind of media, I began to appreciate certain pieces of media to a point that I consider them some of my personal favorites.
Favorite movies: Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy, The World's End (2013), Interstellar and Pacific Rim.
Favorite TV shows: Breaking Bad, Arrow, The Flash, The Simpsons, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and its continuation: The Legend of Korra.
Favorite Directors: Christopher Nolan, Guillermo Del Toro and Edgar Wright.
   
      In general, I am interested in making media because all kind of media has been a big impact for my world. It makes me feel certain emotion that I enjoy feeling. Media to me is also a small scape from reality. When feeling under pressure I sometimes turn off my brain and either listen to music or watch a movie and simply give my self a break from all the other activities I have to do, and if media makes me feel this way, then I would love to the same thing for other people, to give them a small break to make them feel more comfortable or less stressed.