Project Evaluation
We were given 11 different sonnets to choose from for the fiction adaptation unit, and we had to choose the one that spoke to us the most. We had 4 weeks total production time with the sonnet of our choice to create an experimental film that was no longer than 5 minutes. We had a variety of workshops at the start of the unit, covering topics such as camera movements, composition, montage, and haiku adaptation. The workshops were extremely beneficial because I learned a variety of things that helped me during the four-week production period. The montage workshop and the haiku adaptation were the ones that helped me the most. We were shown various types of montages during the montage workshop, including metric montages, rhythmic montages, tonal montages, intellectual montages, and over-tonal montages. During the montage workshop, we were shown La Jetée, a 1962 film made entirely of 35 mm film still images. The film's idea and process have inspired me and my thought process throughout...