{"id":65,"date":"2016-11-28T07:14:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T07:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersroom.ca\/knotforsale\/2016\/11\/28\/blog-reflection\/"},"modified":"2016-11-28T07:14:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T07:14:19","slug":"blog-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersroom.ca\/knotforsale\/2016\/11\/28\/blog-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Reflection:"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Knot for Sale <\/i>has been an interesting project for me to watch from the outside. I was unable to attend filming due to a medical emergency, but have been able to touch up this blog (in a not very timely manner). As someone who\u2019s never been apart of making a film, watching one come together is one of the most intriguing things of my degree so far. To see so many different people coming together to push deadlines and work with individuals they might know outside of class \u2014 it was fun! During class, shooting ideas around and seeing how people reacted to them; did the class murmur with dread, stay silent hoping someone else would pounce in on the idea, or get excited about what was said?<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 For me, I wish I could have set more deadlines for myself. I got a little burned out through the semester and didn\u2019t keep up the work I wish I could have. Before the shoot even happened, I remember telling everyone what I was going to be working on and to see their excitement at something so \u2018cool\u2019, it was inspiring. I wanted to make something enjoyable for everyone else, and make it presentable in a fun way. Through our initial projects and experiments, I really thought VR wasn\u2019t going to be enjoyable in a film aspect kind of way. I watched things at home, dreaded some of the homework, and even felt a little bummed out about not having a regular old film to show off. But after watching it come together in the workshops, I\u2019m so thrilled to see something new and unique.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Yes, it may be a little corny and a little campy, but it\u2019s different. It\u2019s a medium that hasn\u2019t been used too frequently yet and maybe, just maybe, there\u2019s something there for it. The idea of premiering this film is an odd one, because I\u2019m not entirely sure how you would show it off. Do you put a bunch of people in a room with those VR goggles and let them watch it at their own pace? Do you start them all at the same time? Or do you do it one at a time? The technology isn\u2019t quite there for a group viewing, and maybe that\u2019s something that\u2019ll happen in the future. <\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Regardless, I\u2019ve learned that self-motivation is key and difficult in managing anything with a film. Even if it\u2019s something you love, or something that you\u2019re inspired to work on, there\u2019s always some hobby or other task that suddenly announces its importance in your brain. Sometimes you have to just be a clich\u00e9d art student and sit at Starbucks with your laptop, editing photos of children in a public place to get anything done for a film that has a gosh darn pun in its name.<\/p>\n

– Kaitlyn Michaelis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Knot for Sale has been an interesting project for me to watch from the outside. I was unable to attend filming due to a medical emergency, but have been able to touch up this blog (in a not very timely manner). As someone who\u2019s never been apart of making a film, watching one come together is one of the most intriguing things of my degree so far. To see so many different people coming together to push deadlines and work with individuals they might know outside of class \u2014 it was fun! During class, shooting ideas around and seeing how people reacted to them; did the class murmur with dread, stay silent hoping someone else would pounce in on the idea, or get excited about what was said? \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 For me, I wish I could have set more deadlines for myself. I got\u2026<\/p>\n

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