My History of Cinema final was today.
It was...OK.

I really didn't apply myself very well this semester.  I just couldn't get interested in contemporary film the way I enjoyed my previous history of cinema class.  Maybe when the class stopped moving in a chronological progression through film history, the connecting threads between one movement and ( Read more... )

Got my Sandman paper turned in today.

This was my only research paper this quarter, and it wasn't even so much "research" as analyzing one animated short.  I chose Paul Berry's stop animation classic The Sandman and compared it to the original short story by E. T. A. Hoffmann.  Not the most brilliant thing I've ever done, but considering how much ( Read more... )

In my Gallery and Exhibit Design class, we occasionally take field trips to see how museums and galleries display art in their public spaces. This week, the teacher decided we should meet in downtown San Jose to explore several of the art venues clustered in the area ( Read more... )

I really need to make some time in my schedule to study chemistry.  I've been really slacking on it the last few weeks, what with not keeping up with the readings and occasionally sleeping through the 7:30 am class.  But there's an exam coming up in the next week or two, so I really need to buckle down ( Read more... )

I said that I would write about The Piano, so that’s what I’m going to do today.

The Piano (1993)

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Today's midterm went...decently, I hope.  My essay on French New Wave techniques in the American film Bonnie and Clyde was a little weak, I'm afraid, but hopefully it passes muster because I don't seem to have any time to do extra credit projects to make-up the points.

After the test, we watched The Piano, which won quite a few Academy Awards back ( Read more... )

Today was the midtern in my History of Animation class.  It went...OK.  I didn't really study for it, because we have no textbook and I have very few notes, but the teacher grades on a very generous curve so I probably ended up with an A even though I missed a bunch of questions ( Read more... )

I'm really not into school this quarter, but since I have to take something here's what I'm signed up for:
Chemistry.  The only reason I'm even in school anymore.  I have to wake up super early for this one - it's a 7:30 class.  UGH.
History of Cinema 1950-Present.  I liked my previous film history class, so I thought I'd take the second half of ( Read more... )

In my attempts to try and continue pushing forward, I registered for some classes at De Anza.  Five of them, in fact ( Read more... )

Final for my film class today.

It wasn't difficult, even though I didn't study this segment of film history nearly as diligently as earlier segments.  I'm sure I'll finish off the quarter with an A.

It was a pretty fun class overall.  I think I'll try to take the next section in the fall if it's available.