for the past week.. i've been contemplating my position here in ext2. the viva voce results really surprised me and put me down. i started to think i couldn't handle this, and as a result, couldn't handle making movies in general, since i always figured this was my best route to it.
last tuesday, after i got home from ext2, while i was walking my dog.. i noticed the usual things. different houses; different people. within each house was a different family, and within each family a number of people. each person had their own story, whether it be told or not, and somehow people would link up somewhere outside that house. that's something i always like to show in my work.. how people are connected.
something else hit me though.. watching my dear pet scavenge around in the grass.. it made me think of animal symbolism. that put the image in my head.. of the tiger. some proverb that i've heard before said that the only ancient beast which could compete against the tiger was the dragon. i was thinking perhaps i could look up this myth and its origins, and possibly use it. maybe the roots.. asian.. oriental. made me think about the taoist ways of yin and yang. something i had researched once before, but not in total depth.
alternatively.. since my protagonist is catholic, i thought maybe i could use biblical references. that's when my revelation made me think of the book of revelation. there's a lot of crazy stuff going on in there, and i've already read that book at least.. i can just do it again. coz i need to show more research and stronger concept.. or perhaps my research should be focused on camera angles and other directors.. which i thought of today.
over the week.. at first i assumed that i was going to drop out of ext2, since i didnt think i could do the work.. but on the weekend i amde the realization that i can and will. if i can make my own work.. i can make this one. instead of trying to fit my movie to what they want, im gonna fit what they want to my movie XD im gonna decide what they want.. they are gonna like my movie. coz if i want to i can make something mad.. and i do want to.. so lets go.
i've often been pessimistic about things.. and organization isn't my strongest skill.. but i'm innovative.. and i'm dedicated.. so i know that i can do this.. these barriers just scare me is all.. but nonsense.. i can do what i want first, then teachers can tell me if i need to fix it up more so that it fits into the barriers better.
i realized today in ext1 that alfred hitchcock is a genius, and his camera techniques are an inspiration for me, and what i should do. so i will actually dig into the work of alfred hitchcock. likewire, i'll look further into adam elliot for his views about characterization, plot and concept. looking into directors is a fine idea i reckon.
also, the people i met at the ext2 workshop apparently have connections to potential mentors. to add on to this.. i remembered a past student who is doing film in uni right now, and i have contacted her and perhaps i can get some help from her too. any help is good help i suppose, the more audiences i appeal to the better.
so today we had seminars from 3 of the people in my class. one talked about omniscient narrators, one talked about foreshadowing, and the other talked about unnamed protagonists.
im not going to get into detail.. since im getting quite tired.. but these are all techniques that i could use for my own work. similarly.. i thought of what my seminar will be, thanks to a discussion with someone in my class about ambiguity. by not naming the issue the two are fighting about, it could be anything, and because it could be anything, the focus isn't on what she did or why, but the fact that she did. also it leaves the responders wondering what exactly it was that she did.. and/or leave it to their imagination.
talkinga bout it.. i've been able to think more about setting, camera techniques and plot things.. which i've recorded all in my book. i think that's all for now.
i'm gonna dive right in soon and try write a first draft, or at least make a storyboard. that way it can be checked etc, and by the time we get to the holidays we can film!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
phys (0302) - M&G: force between parallel wires
cheat lesson, second physics period for the day since no teacher showed up for biology.
they were talkinga bout something we havent yet done in our class.. doing things different order i guess.
the force between two parallel wires, uses the right hand grip rule to show which way the magnetic field is going.
now on a single wire that doesnt matter.. but with two parallel wires, it does. alternating currents will result in a strong force in a single direction, whereas two currents in the same direction would result in forces going perpendicular to the wires (up and down)
the formula goes like this..
F I1 I2
_ = k_____
l d
where:
F = force in N
l = length of wires in m
I1 and I2 = current of two wires
d = distance between wires in m
k = 2 x 10^-7 (i forget the word mr robson used, it's to do with how well magnetic fields act in different mediums, in this case its for air and vacuum)
they were talkinga bout something we havent yet done in our class.. doing things different order i guess.
the force between two parallel wires, uses the right hand grip rule to show which way the magnetic field is going.
now on a single wire that doesnt matter.. but with two parallel wires, it does. alternating currents will result in a strong force in a single direction, whereas two currents in the same direction would result in forces going perpendicular to the wires (up and down)
the formula goes like this..
F I1 I2
_ = k_____
l d
where:
F = force in N
l = length of wires in m
I1 and I2 = current of two wires
d = distance between wires in m
k = 2 x 10^-7 (i forget the word mr robson used, it's to do with how well magnetic fields act in different mediums, in this case its for air and vacuum)
phys (0302) - M&G: motor applications
besides discussing the answers to yesterday's question set, mainly talked about two cases here..
a loudspeaker uses an AC motor.. alternating current meng.
it goes like this.. the speaker slots into a round magnet, with north in the middle, and south around it. when a current is put through and around the thing, it pushes the speaker out.. and when the current switches (AC) it comes back.. the vibration causes sound.
to increase volume (aplitude) the current would be turned up.
to increase pitch (frequency) the frequency would be turned up.
the other case sues a DC motor, a galvanometer (or ammeter)
its got the same structure as a regular DC motor, but there is a spring with produces tension, which prevents the arm from continuously spinning. the more current that is put through, the higher the force, and thus the further the needle points.
a loudspeaker uses an AC motor.. alternating current meng.
it goes like this.. the speaker slots into a round magnet, with north in the middle, and south around it. when a current is put through and around the thing, it pushes the speaker out.. and when the current switches (AC) it comes back.. the vibration causes sound.
to increase volume (aplitude) the current would be turned up.
to increase pitch (frequency) the frequency would be turned up.
the other case sues a DC motor, a galvanometer (or ammeter)
its got the same structure as a regular DC motor, but there is a spring with produces tension, which prevents the arm from continuously spinning. the more current that is put through, the higher the force, and thus the further the needle points.
ext1 (0302) - Hitchcock's signature style
ALFRED HITCHCOCK IS A GENIUS!
i love this guy.. like really.
he invisions everything.. and he wants to put it all in perspective.. put the audience in the charcter's POV/shoes.
he uses the camera subjectively, ie. the camera sees what the character sees.
a famous technique of his.. a close-up shot of the character, a shot of what they're looking at, a close-up shot of their reaction.
then there's the whole building suspense thing, and suspense vs surprise.
THE BOMB THEORY!
imagine 2 people sitting eating dinner and talking about baseball for 5min.. then all of a sudden a bomb goes off! the shock would be there for like 10 seconds.
now imagine the same scene, same people, same dinner, same conversation, but keep cutting between them and a bomb underneath the table. THE ANTICIPATION WILL BUILD UP!
this guy is a genius.. like really.. he is my inspiration.
must watch north by northwest
i love this guy.. like really.
he invisions everything.. and he wants to put it all in perspective.. put the audience in the charcter's POV/shoes.
he uses the camera subjectively, ie. the camera sees what the character sees.
a famous technique of his.. a close-up shot of the character, a shot of what they're looking at, a close-up shot of their reaction.
then there's the whole building suspense thing, and suspense vs surprise.
THE BOMB THEORY!
imagine 2 people sitting eating dinner and talking about baseball for 5min.. then all of a sudden a bomb goes off! the shock would be there for like 10 seconds.
now imagine the same scene, same people, same dinner, same conversation, but keep cutting between them and a bomb underneath the table. THE ANTICIPATION WILL BUILD UP!
this guy is a genius.. like really.. he is my inspiration.
must watch north by northwest
math (0302) - Series: sum of geometric sequence
contraversial formulas here..
Sn = a (r^n - 1)
........__________
................r - 1
now that's only if r > 1, if r < 1, then you have to switch the 1s and rs around in the formula.
quite the crazy gayness even though it ends up with the same answer.
Sn = a (r^n - 1)
........__________
................r - 1
now that's only if r > 1, if r < 1, then you have to switch the 1s and rs around in the formula.
quite the crazy gayness even though it ends up with the same answer.
Monday, March 1, 2010
bio (0301) - BoL: gregor mendel
an austrian monk living in a monastery in what is now czechoslovakia. he published his findings about genetics in 1865, but his work was not realized until 1900. nowadays he is known as the father of genetics.
for years mendel tested the breeding of certain characteristics among peas.
his method worked because he tested for only one variable at a time, with only 2 possible outcomes, with no intermediates. he used purebred varieties to ensure validity, and used many peas of each kind per trial. his findings used numbers and statistics, which wasn't common among biologists at the time, but it made his findings better understood.
he tested factors such as:
tall x short
axial x terminal flowers
smooth x constricted pods
round x wrinkled seeds
his findings were that usually, the results in the 2nd generation after the purebred parrents favoured one characteristic over the other in a ration of 3:1. he realized that this is because one "factor" was dominant over the other.
consider an example tall (T) peas bred with short (s) peas
there are 4 possibilities of "factor" (allele) combinations:
TT Ts sT ss
since tall (T) is dominant, the three results with a T in them will result in tall peas, where as only the ss pea variety would result in short-stemmed peas.
for years mendel tested the breeding of certain characteristics among peas.
his method worked because he tested for only one variable at a time, with only 2 possible outcomes, with no intermediates. he used purebred varieties to ensure validity, and used many peas of each kind per trial. his findings used numbers and statistics, which wasn't common among biologists at the time, but it made his findings better understood.
he tested factors such as:
tall x short
axial x terminal flowers
smooth x constricted pods
round x wrinkled seeds
his findings were that usually, the results in the 2nd generation after the purebred parrents favoured one characteristic over the other in a ration of 3:1. he realized that this is because one "factor" was dominant over the other.
consider an example tall (T) peas bred with short (s) peas
there are 4 possibilities of "factor" (allele) combinations:
TT Ts sT ss
since tall (T) is dominant, the three results with a T in them will result in tall peas, where as only the ss pea variety would result in short-stemmed peas.
phys (0301) - M&G: DC motor
split ring commutator.
an important term, remember it. it's the part of a DC motor that changes the direction of the current. other important parts include:
power source (battery)
brushes (made of carbon)
magnet
coil
having concave magnets also is better than having just plain straight magnets because there's a wider spread of magnetic field, thus a smoother turning motor.
we did learn a new formula today, it goes:
T = nBIAcos@
where:
T = torque
n = number of turns (loops of the wire in the coil basically)
B = strength of magnetic field in teslas (T)
A = area in m^2
cos@ = angle between plane of coil and the magnetic field. it becomes cos now since it is equal to 1 when the coil is perpendicular to the field
double check whether its perpendicular or parallel..
an important term, remember it. it's the part of a DC motor that changes the direction of the current. other important parts include:
power source (battery)
brushes (made of carbon)
magnet
coil
having concave magnets also is better than having just plain straight magnets because there's a wider spread of magnetic field, thus a smoother turning motor.
we did learn a new formula today, it goes:
T = nBIAcos@
where:
T = torque
n = number of turns (loops of the wire in the coil basically)
B = strength of magnetic field in teslas (T)
A = area in m^2
cos@ = angle between plane of coil and the magnetic field. it becomes cos now since it is equal to 1 when the coil is perpendicular to the field
double check whether its perpendicular or parallel..
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