At my film school we screen our movies on the big screen.
Today's critique went beyond good. My groups films did an amazing job and everyone seemed to enjoy them.
Afterwards we went to Mole Richardson. It's a lighting company that has been around since the 20's. When we arrived they showed us different aspects of lighting equipment a cinematographer gets to play with, what a grip has to go through, and what the electrical department has to do to generate power for the lighting . It was overwhelming to hear all the foreign names for a simple light bulb, wire, filters, plugs, and the horror stories of people getting electrocuted on set. Maybe cinematography isn't for me...Haha. But it was great to learn all of it. I have so much appreciation for the people who do those jobs on movie sets. What an amazing thought of how many people it really takes to make a movie happen. Everyone is so significant in the process.
The people who were teaching us were volunteers at Mole Richardson who work in the industry, trying to work their way up to become cinematographers/directors. So they go there to learn from one another. They also welcomed any one of us to come by anytime to ask questions and to get hands on experience, which is wonderful.
So far, everyone I have encountered have been eager to teach me, eager to answer my questions, and I am really really, really am grateful for that.
