Some like it hot - Camera pan transition

 Oh something about black and white movies brings me back to older times in the cinematography.

In my opinion, Some Like it Hot, directed by Billy Wilder in 1959, is the greatest comedy ever made.

The great acting performance of Hollywood actors makes the movie richer and impactful, and more interesting   to watch.
The scene that I chose for this assignment is the major lead, Joe (Tony Kurtis), and Sugar (Marilyn Monroe) on romantic date in the boat. The other scene that has the effect of transition pan is Jerry (Jack Lemmon) and Osgood in a restaurant dancing. To make a continuous shot, the director decided to allow pan transition that avoids cutting the shot and makes two scenes live – action, and makes these scenes in completely different places seem like they are both in one setting. However, if the scenes were cut between each other it would feel like the audience misses something from the scenes.

This scene shows to the audience how one scene can smoothly transfer to another scene by changing the environment and the music background in the scene. The most interesting moment in this scene is the change in a very rapid move but it happens smoothly so that the audience likes this effect. The audience is caught up in the scene making this effect more intriguing and dynamic to watch. It feels like the audience doesn’t miss any funny moments in the movie.
Overall this scene could be a guide when somebody, as a director, wants to use pan transition effect in their movies because this is a successful one.

Final Project

                     

What I hear

Walk to the beach.

For this assignment, I jumped on the B train and rode it to the last stop,  Brighton Beach. I choose Brighton Beach was because it is closest beach in NYC. I chose a weekday so there wouldn’t be many people on the beach. 

When I arrived at Brighton Beach and stepped out from the train station I heard so many noises of all types: the train station overhead, noises from people who were shopping and the sales people.  

I walked a few minutes to the beach. I walked down close to the ocean to smell the fresh air which is very limited in the NYC area. I sat down on the sand and closed my eyes. I listened to the waves of the ocean and smelled the air in the fresh breeze. I tried not to think of anything as I merged with nature around me.  I heard the singing of the swallows and people talking who walked by with their dogs. I heard the laughter of little children. 

The sound of the ocean made me feel relaxed and I enjoyed being there. I opened my eyes and observed people, animals and birds. I looked far out over the horizon and thought about how the ocean is the most powerful and beautiful aspect of the natural environment in our lives. I looked up at the sky and it was very bright and fantastically beautiful. 

Than I stood up and went closer to the water’s edge right where the waves lap up along the sand.  I looked down and tried not to think about anything . . .  just trying to relax. It was easy to be distracted while I was doing this.

I was  happy and relaxed being there and during this assignment.

My impression of The Museum of The Moving Image

 

It was my second visit to Museum of The Moving Image. The first time I went there a year ago for curiosity. I did not know that kind of museum existed.

When I went the second time, I liked that we went as a group and had a guide who explained to us the detail of the inventors and equipments.

I liked the list of black and white pictures of the celebrities of  American cinematography. I liked the transformation of Jim Carry’s face into a cartoon hero in the movie "Mask". Next was the line with the dresses that we could see in the famous movies and TV series. The tour guide explained to us in details. 

I was impressed when I saw the gigantic video cameras that had been used in the early cinematography business.

It is interesting to see when the transformation of the enormous camera getting smaller and more portable for documentary purposes. It is compelling to observe that from over one century the video camera technology has been rapid increased and the cameras are getting smaller but are better quality.

A great experience was when we watched a small part of a movie and either deleted the sound effects or background voice or music. It was a useful opportunity to see how the movie could work without sound effects.

Ultimately, it will be great if in NYC had more museums like Museum of The Moving Image.