Wednesday, February 8, 2012

3 weeks in and...

This is the third week of classes and I am starting to feel it.  As usual there is more to read everyday, although having finished one book the rest is not as daunting as it could be.  I did drop one class because it was not advanced enough for me which was very disapointing.  Audio is incredibly important to what we do and the class was not going to cover mixing or developing layered backgrounds.  I am incredibly grateful for the education I was given at WSU, more so now because the audio protion was more developed.

I have managed to go over the documentary with a fine tooth comb with my professor.  There are a number of things to correct, some in the narration and others too.  We are both very pleased with our notes and Dr. N has offered to assist me in the future on this project.  There remains a lot more to do to flesh it out to what it really could be.  The permisions and film clips alone make my head spin.  Now if only someone could find clips of the two Race films...  I have to start the ball rolling on finacing this project or it may never get done.

This Means WAR

This Means WAR is such a fun movie and perfect for a date night.  My husband and I saw this last night at a sneak preview.  I was able to convince him to go because "Reese Witherspoon is so hot."  Or at least, he thinks so.  We decided before the credits rolled that this was a film that would be granted high honor by becoming part of our collection.  These days with streaming and downloading, we love Netflix & Hulu &..., making a DVD/BD purchase grants a special status to any film.  This is one I can't wait to share with my family!

I loved the intercutting of her freak out moment and the battle taking place in the restraunt.  The dialouge between the two separate groups of friends was funny, realaistic, and maintained the general pacing.  I did not realize Lauren's ultimate choice until it occured because my attention never wandered from moment to moment.  Any time I was tempted to "figure it out" was snatched away by the witty banter and wonderful song selection.  That alone made me wish I could have a soundtrack for my own life. 

Take a break and grab your date for a movie that will have you laughing the whole way through.