Wade's Film Log

It's pitch day at the CMPA and Why Did I Miss My Alarm!?!?  My alarm is set for 7:15 AM every morning, since I have to be in lass by 9:00 AM and I want enough time to wake up, shower, have breakfast, and walk to class. I don't remember the last time I full slept through an alarm, and why did it have to be today?? and why did I have to wake up at 8:31 AM??? I put on the first pair of pants and a jacket, grabbed my bag, a granola bar, and began the 20 minute walk. I spot my usual bus approaching, but then the God Damn cross signal wasn't up so I had to fucking stand there across the street watching my bus speed past and solidify my walk to class. Out of sheer will and determination I made it to the film school to which Chris capturing my uneasy appearance.  I kept having to explain that "I was asleep 30 minutes ago" to all the people who asked if I was okay. Anyways there I am sitting in class physically waking up and mentally preparing. My pitch was admittedly pret...

Hello and welcome to the newest chapter of this blog: The F2 (documentaries)! After a semester of narrative and building our technical foundation, it was time to put it to the test, while also still building up our skills. The purpose of documentaries at FSU Film is to:      1. Explore and acquire the skills to an adjacent medium for visual story telling.     2. Force us to learn about real people and the real world.     3. Hopefully get very comfortable with some of your classmates Documentaries are a fan favorite for many students for its uniqueness in terms of limitation. We got a bump up in runtime, going from 2:30 to 7:30 of content; and for some who dare, you have the option to double up with a classmate to get an even larger content runtime of 12:30. Doubling up is basically when two students come together to work on a singular documentary, often it's 2 co-directors, though occasionally someone might decide to be specifically a cinematographer o...