Rinkal Bansil

For this blog post I will be analyzing this scene in The Social Network (2010).   I will only be looking at the first minute and a half of the clip. This movie does a great job editing its shot to maintain continuity but also, breaking continuity with scenes depicting a flash back and then flashing forward to present day. The first minute and a half of this clip is able to effectively show this. The flashback and flash forwards to present day does not take the viewer away from the plot because it is essential in understanding the plot and the scene shows is already a very tense one. The tension in the scenes keeps the viewer engaged even if there is a cut to an entirely different set and time. The clip starts with two characters on the table during a tense meeting with lawyers. The editing choice made in this scene follows the 180 degree rule. Jesse Eisenberg is always to the right and truly shows the tension between them. The scene then uses a jumpcut to flashback as Eduardo (...

Synopsis:      A student is running late for a midterm for a class that takes place on the tenth floor. The student rushes to the elevator is forced to frantically wait as the unreliable Hunter elevators are not arriving. The student then gets a notification on her phone and realizes the only way to make it in time is to rush up the stairs. The student rushes up the stairs and finally gets to the classroom only to find a "Class is cancelled" sign. The student relaxes, takes that piece of paper and crumples it up. The student throws this paper on the ground, puts on her headphones and slowly walks to the elevators and waits to go back downstairs. Shot List: 1. Rushing to elevator 2. Waiting for elevator 3. Frantically pressing button 4. Tapping feet 5. Watch Ticking 4. Taking out Phone 5. Close up of Phone 6. Goes to staircase 7. Running up stairs 8. Gets to classroom 9. Crumples up paper 10. Headphones 11. Waiting for elevator again

After many revisions....... Audio Portrait I hope you enjoy!

Just one comment before this is watched, I know Becky did not want wall to wall music, but I think the music chosen for my portrait was perfect and had to be wall to wall in order to portray the emotion I wanted. I hope you enjoy it. George Cannon III Audio Portrait

I attended the Hong Kong Baptist Church and Hunter College Film Festival on April 5 at the Lang Recital Hall. I loved the event. Seeing the films that were made across the world under a different set of cultural perspective was simply amazing. I have always been a fan of Asian/Korean films because the ones I have been exposed to have a very dark feel to them. Even when there is a lot of light in the shots, there is still a sense of darkness with the help of shadows or color corrections. I have always been drawn to this type of cinematography. I saw this at the event during the film Lucky and Twenty Dollars. While Lucky 's story is a sad one, even in the happier scenes or the scene at the beach where there is a sunlight, the tone is very dark. Twenty Dollars  also told a dark story about drugs and crime in a small neighborhood. The fictional story telling in these films were amazing and that is why they were my two favorite films from the event. The struggle with the idea of home...