Sathfilms

I’m watching Heat right now because it’s on Foxtel. I have a bad habit of watching television, or at least having it on while I do work. I eventually turn it off in annoyance because I can’t think straight. Heat is quite a damn good movie… It’s structured really well, and written with amazing thought. The semi-improvised bit with De Niro and Pacino is so relevant to so many things…. I suppose the film revolves around that scene. Even though some of the dialogue is corny, or too “cool” in my opinion, it fits with the genre and the kind of actors playing those characters…  Through writing and directing, I found that I really felt a connection to the main characters, and considering that they are opposing each other in the film, the tension hooked me. My point is, if you haven’t seen it, SEE IT! But it’s quite mainstream, so I assume most people who’ll read this will have seen it.

Anyway, this post is meant to be my comments on our wonderful abstracts

 Nico: The outcome of his project looks like it will be extremely creative and different to every other project. At the same time, I’m unsure what kind of work he’ll create and what exact problem it solves – although I can guesss here what he’ll do, perhaps the abstract needs a tad more clarity.

Mine: The project focuses on a form and subject matter that I really interests me and will hopefully help me in the future. The abstract contains too many generisations which either need to be clearly defined, or need to be removed.

Kris: I think the first half of the abstract is very clear in the aims of his thesis and, it’s also a very relevent project for this year (with The Departed winning Oscars etc). The second part of his abstract is less clear to me – greater understanding of foreign cultures or wider acknowledgement of the culture existence? Perhaps the wording of “general understanding” should be changed. I think the abstract is quite strong.

Sarah: Massive scope for research, and so many different avenues for an outcome. However, I just can’t see a coherent problem stated. At this time, it seems really interesting – just needs a bit more solid direction.

Michaela: Really clear and the research would be extremely useful to people at home, and also television industry. On the same note, I’m just curious how the general population will have access to the analysis! Perhaps some thoughts on how to maximise impact.

Vivian: Fantastic that this project will really kick-start her advertising career and such – such a practical outcome. My worries are that dealing with advertising as well as the economics and business of the project will be a massive task, and essentially there are so many different things to research and apply. I also worry if research will be done regarding the potential success of the project – i.e. who will come to the agency?

Sue: Well if i was writing or directing a war film, I would read this thesis – perhaps a “how not to make a war film guide.” I think this project will be huge – it needs to be more focused, because even analysing one film would mean researching history, politics, a whole lot of other theory before one reaches film.

Pheona: As a person who did media studies in high school it definitely needs some work in teaching resources. I had a great teacher who knew his stuff, but I had more issues with the structure of the course. Perhaps this project may not end up being enough unless issues with the course structure are addressed.

I think everyone is going to end up with a great thesis or project. The enjoyable class last week really helped me underline some of the things I need to clearly define first!

Not to mention Heat has the ‘greatest action scene in movie history’. I think I’ve seen better/more enjoyable ones though.

Comment by Shannon May 23, 2007 @ 11:32 am

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