Thursday, January 15, 2009

The Last Semester: Goodlands


A frequent posting meant to document my final semester of undergraduate studies. Lazy, wandering journal entries for posterity's sake.

Documentary class at 9 in the morn. Thoughts of being a film professor. Emphasis necessary? Don't like the idea of being stuck in an area of study. See ex-girlfriend's best friend. Ex in Israel now, i believe. Haven't spoken to her. Beginning Filmmaking screened. Cruel and unusual punishment of a documentary filmmaker's child. Discussing 'story,' 'composition,' and 'focus' with a three-year-old is torture. Grizzly Man also screened. Incredible. Both protagonists are children. One dies because of that fact. She'll die, too, but for a different reason ... most likely. Gorky's description of Lumière's first film screening is simultaneously thrilling and frightening. To NewBev for Badlands. I love that film. The perspective is touching. It covers small town folks in a way i'd like to accomplish some day. I finish mom's German-chocolate cake.

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