Natalie's Blog

My Role  My role in The Hidden was costume designer. It was difficult to plan all the outfits in advance due to filming dates being moved around so I did not have the ability to plan in advance as much as I would have liked. it was also kind of difficult to come up with a variety of costumes that weren't boring and repetitive. I learned that it was important to communicate with the actors in advance and have good communication with the director so we are on the same page for the vibe of it. I think my work was alright, it didn't make much of an impact because it was everyday clothes. I have used my time 75/100 productively. Sometimes I would work on graphic/photoshop projects in my free time or client work. I watch movies and a variety of shows outside of class. I think I am decent at time management and leadership. I complete most of my projects on time and can lead a project/group when necessary. I could improve on my collaboration with others especially with talking to n...

In the article from No Film School , the writer emphasized the idea that the way an actor is dressed is equally important as the way the actor is lit and framed. The costumes serve as another tool to communicate to the audience the scene, setting, and the character's persona. Along with that, the costume should be consistent in portraying the character's style, yet stand out from the background.c In the class feature film I took the role as costume designer. For this role I had to come up with costume ideas for each actor to wear that would fit the mood of the movie. I first asked Brady what kind of vibe the actors and film would have and based my ideas off of that. Since the film was action and the characters were everyday people. costumes were easy to do. I created a Polyvore page at the beginning to give actors an idea of the outfits I wanted them in. I also created a Google spreadsheet to organize costumes by filming date, scenes, and the actors. This was helpful until f...

Freshmen Year When I first applied to e-Comm in eighth grade I came in knowing almost nothing about the four strands. What prompted me to join was my interest in photography.  Technology Freshmen year I was introduced to final cut pro, sketch up, and the beginnings of how to use a camera. Getting an introduction into these different forms of technology allowed me to get an understanding of what strand I wanted to join. It was difficult to learn animation due to our teacher not even knowing the program himself. That experience lead me to be unable to get me a true understanding of what animation was.  Collaboration Freshmen year we did many group project in order to get to know each other. One of the group projects  I remember most was a short action scene we had to film with classmates. As a group we had to come up with a script, film it, and edit it. Our final project was a group project where we had to come up with a product idea and present it to teachers a...