20 steps

20 Steps

The scope of this project was to film 20 steps with different shots and such.

For my project we decided that wasn't good enough so instead we filmed the steps of life. This video is the journey of several different people from the time they are young to the time they fall in love and graduate and start their careers. 

I used some of my brothers friends and some of my friends to show getting your first car and falling in love. I also used the kids I babysit to be the young kids growing up. 

This project took a very different turn in our view of how it should be done than the project originally called for. But in the end it turned out to be a pretty good story. 

Why movies make people cry

Why movies make people cry

Movies are a medium of actors on a fake set pretending to feel someone. Yet movies have the power to make people cry. Whether those tears are from happiness, sadness, or even fear the tears always find a way. 

The goal of an actor is to be so good at their job that you actually believe what they are saying and doing. You believe them so much and can become so attached to the character and his or her story that you start to feel what they are feeling. 

You put yourself in their position when you get attached to them and their emotions and the things that happen to them begin to relate to your own life.



When a character has you completely hooked on the story, that is when you ill cry for them. 

You become so consumed with the relationship between characters that the loss of one is a loss for you as well. You cry because you lose them too because you will never see them again. 

Within the story you get to know these characters and you as well begin to have a relationship with them. 

Hitchcock's Rule

Hitchcock's rule is that the size of any object in your frame should be proportional to its importance to the story at that moment. 

It is important to know your story to be able to identify what is the most important for a particular shot. 

Typically a close up shot should be used when the detail is most important to the story at that moment. 

Medium shots should be used when it is necessary to show the relationship between two objects. 

The use of wide shots shows the setting of the story or the environment around the subject and how it relates to the story. 

Everything in the frame should be important to the story. You must figure out how important the object is and what you are trying to say with the shot in order to figure out which shot to use. 

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Recently I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's because it was on Netflix and I was bored. I had heard how amazing this classic movie was, so I figured I would give it a chance. 

When the movie started it seemed to take forever for the actual movie to start. It seemed to just be random shots of New York. 

But when the movie actually started I was so pleased with he movie. It seemed a bit odd to me when Audrey Hepburn's characters' ex-husband showed up. But as it progressed I understood how that represented who she didn't want to be and how she had left that life completely.

I love what Cat represents in the movie and how she explains that he isn't going to get a name because she is afraid of commitment of any kind. 

The whole movie represents the party life of a young New York person and how they only seem to be looking out for themselves. When Holly finally realizes that she is in love with Paul and stops calling him Fred, it shows all of these emotions that she has been trying to get rid of for so long. 

I don't understand why it is called Breakfast at Tiffany's because Tiffany's is a jewelry store and they never eat there so it doesn't make sense. 

Anyways, this classic is a new favorite of mine for its kind of crazy plot line that shows viewers that if you let it love will find its way to you and can complete all of your needs in life. 

MLK video

Martim Luther King Jr.

This video was filmed over one weekend. 

We started by thinking about all of the things that have love and make people happy. We created a list of these things and then made a script to have as a voiceover to connect the shots. 

We got the idea to use candles and lights to show the illumination of love. We used a family to show the feelings you feel when you come home to your family and how family and love complete a person and make them happy. 

This video shows how love illuminates life by expressing the way people feel toward certain people and things. Everyday things that cause love and joy in our lives.