Blog 9 - Advisory Prep 3

"A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it." - Alfred Hitchcock

1.) State whether or not you currently have a mentor, and what the status of your interview is with that person (I have completed the interview, I have scheduled the interview, I have not scheduled the interview, etc).

A: Currently, I have changed my mentor. As of right now, Toby Wilkins is busy working on a professional project in Hollywood and is having trouble scheduling me in, so I found it better to switch mentors to get the best out of my senior project experience. My new mentor is Marc Estrada, a UC Berkeley film graduate who has worked on a numerous amount of Hollywood sets as well as his own independent projects. As for the status of my mentorship interview, I completed it on October 21st, 2015 over a recorded Skype call, because of the fact that Mr. Estrada is currently located in the Bay Area and could not make it down for a face-to-face interview.

2.) At this point, your research is probably guiding your studies toward more specific areas within your topic.  Name the area or two you find most promising and explain your reasons.

A: At this point in my research, I am still very much interested in the idea of psychocinematics (the psychological aspect of filmmaking techniques to convey emotion to audiences). I feel that my interest in this field of study could potentially help better myself as a upcoming filmmaker. By understanding and knowing what goes into a very emotionally moving film, I could create a style and replicate those techniques to create the content that could elicit the feelings I would like.

3.) What kinds of sources do you think will help you in the next month to gain more research depth?  Where will you go to get them?

A: Currently, I have a list of resources for filmmaking books regarding psychocinematics that could potentially aid in my research. However, I feel that in order to get the best information, I will need to interview direct sources and people who have actually had experience on set. In addition, I found a numerous amounts of film school tutorial videos that deal with all aspects of film production from screenwriting, to lighting techniques; the whole nine yards.

4.) Write down a possible EQ.  Please don't worry about wording other than ensuring that it provides the option for multiple correct answers.  At this point, the senior team is most interested in understanding your thought process.

A: What can a filmmaker do in order maximize the affective domain of the audiences’ viewership experience?