Author Archives: Michael Kelly

Today, I am meeting with my group to continue working on proposal and treatment for our final movie. We are also talking about what our topic would be for the pass the camera project.

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Yesterday, I went to the AMC theatre in Rivertown to see the movie, Birds of Prey. For one, I’ve enjoyed the movie. When the trailer said that the movie was “Deadpool with a hint of Tarantino”, I thought that it was setting the bar very high. But after seeing it, I think that it livedContinue reading “Birds of Prey”

Today, I’m meeting with my group to figure out what to do for our final project for this class. We will work on the proposal and the treatment for our final video.

I haven’t seen the Oscars last Sunday. I was happy that Hair Love won the Oscar for animated short. But I was surprised that Parasite was nominated, let alone winning 3 of them. I also like that Joaquin Phoenix won an Oscar for his character, The Joker. That was one of the two Oscars won for the film, the otherContinue reading “Oscars 2020”

The photographer I’m choosing for this class is Endia Beal. Her photos illustrates the social issues in a sardonic matter.

The film I think that shows great cinematography is the 2015 film, San Andreas. I pick this film because it feels like the viewer is in the earthquake as it happens in the movie. I remember when I was watching the movie in the theatre, every time the earthquake happened, I was trying put myContinue reading “Film with great cinematography”

One of my favorite cinematographers is Steve Yedlin. He was the cinematographer for films like San Andreas and Knives Out. I like the feel of how the scenes were set up, especially during the earthquake scene, to enhance the viewers’ experience. It makes the viewer feel like they are actually there in the scene itself.

N. K. Jemisin is an African-American sci-fi and fantasy writer from Iowa City, Iowa. She is known for her Inheritance trilogy, Dreamblood duology, and the Broken Earth series. She has writer many short stories. Currently, she is working with Jamal Campbell in DC Comics, making the Far Sector series.

This is the first post on my new blog. I will start making post for Digital Cinematography. I will make posts involving topics of afrofuturism, horror, sci-fi, notes from class and readings, and progress of video projects.