On the topic of Film/Movies

I sometimes like watching movies with the audio out of sync. Provided it's not a thriller or horror, the experience can be more interesting. It leaves more to the imagination in some ways and it also causes you to think more, since you have to bridge that gap. It's also like watching a movie that has been dubbed. :P

Tonight I (randomly) ended up at a lecture by a professor from the University of Chicago. His name is Tom Gunning. The interesting part is that I have a book written by him. And I bought it too-it wasn't just randomly picked up! He's a history and film prof. and he talked about some crazy stuff. It was not something I am interested in. Personally, it's way to "filmy" for me. He talked about optics, light vs. dark, illusions, disappearance... etc. Again, it was too "filmy" for me, but it was neat to meet the author of a book that is on my shelf. I even shook his hand!

Also, one more movie comment. I am going to make a film tomorrow -in a 24 film challenge! I'm excited! We have 24 hours to make it with a specific props and location and the duration is going to be one minute! I haven't worked on a film in ages! And the challenge part of it should be fun too! I'll let you know how it goes!