Research Journal Entry (Week 2)

Here are some of the things I have worked on this week for MAS and approximate hours spent on each project:

MAS class time (3 hours)
Super 8 Proficiency @ Media Loan (30 minutes)
Read proficiency manuals, answered questions for Super 8 proficiency (1 hour)
Finished reading Loneliness and Love (10 hours)
Begin research for "Research Projects" (10 hours)
Analyzed 7 films: Wasp (Andrea Arnold), World of Glory (Roy Andersson), Je t'Aime John Wayne (Toby Macdonald), Gasman w/commentary (Lynne Ramsay), Nocturne (Lars Von Trier), Morvern Callar (Lynne Ramsay), A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavettes (6 hours)
Wrote up Independent Study Plan and Fall Schedule (8 hours)
Began studying Final Cut Pro film effects for visual art piece to be shot in winter (cloning, time remap, etc. via video tutorials) (6 hours)
Contacted persons to interview for documentary to be shot in winter (30 minutes)
Added notes to Research Diary online at bleachedandstatic.com (2 hours)
Researched locations for winter shoots in Washington- Forks, Seattle, Mima Mounds, Cascades (2 hours)

Goals for next week:
3 Chip Camera Proficiency (Monday)
Narrow down shoot location ideas (possibly out of state)
Begin reading Intro to Documentary
Add more information to blog
Begin to put together Academic Portfolio
Get deeper into research for "Research Projects" (Michel Gondry and Green Screen)
View more films (analyze, take notes)
Practice shooting with Super 8 or 3 chip camera