MOMI TRIP

Blog MOMI trip

I have been going to the MOMI since I was a kid and have seen how much it has changed over the past few years. I grew up a few blocks away and would go in and browse every once in a while for fun or to see specific exhibits that have to do with my favorite shows like "The Muppets."

            The most recent exhibit that sparked my interest was the “Mad Men” exhibit. I enjoy when the MOMI has large exhibits that focus on a specific aspect of a show. In this exhibit they gave great insight onto the amount of work that is required to gather the props and material for the set designs. Mad Men takes place in late 50's- 60’s New York, a time and place that has a very specific look. The people who designed the sets and gather the props went to great length to obtain and make items from this time period. The exhibit housed full rooms arranged perfectly as one would see them from this time period, right down to the half burnt cigarette butt in the ash tray. The furniture in the offices, bedrooms and kitchen where refurbished actual pieces from this time.

            This hard work from the set designers all made the show feel realistic and true to its time. I never realized how important it is to get this right and now that I do I have much more respect for this position in the field of film-making. 

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MEDP/FILMP 160

SPRING 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQuVnKhxaM

         The Ex Machina film teaser is a very well put together media clip. The sound design, music and cuts work together meticulously. The editor made this clip induce a level of anxiety that matches the dark tone of the movie perfectly.

         The clip starts off with extreme long shots that establish the setting deep in the forest, the music during this section is ambient and suggesting tranquility. As it progresses a soft on the ear melody in the mid range frequencies is introduced giving the listener a sense of comfort, but the sound in the lower frequencies is dark in tone suggesting something negative is about to occur. This leads to the shot of a wooden door closing the protagonist of the film into a cabin in the woods where the music suggests there is going to be a tragic event. The clip then introduces the characters in the film in quick cuts while loosely suggesting the plot of the film. The music during this section gets darker (minor) in tone and the tempo picks up giving the watcher a sense of anxiety that correlates with the emotions of the protagonist who seems to become disturbed. The cuts become quicker as we are introduced to issues and antagonist the characters are associating with. The colors of the shots become red and suggest blood and  fear, which is seen as the protagonist slits his wrist towards the closing shot.