Nickel Nuggets!

EDIT: The synopsis of my project is an informative documentary taking a lighthearted approach in researching fueling diesel motors on vegetable oil. I will look at biodiesel, as well, as different blends include veggie oil, but I'm more interested in the process of installing the fuel kit in the car, collecting, filtering, and pumping the grease, and the momentous event of flipping the switch from regular diesel to veggie oil while driving. Following the structural and basis story of my friend Orman receiving and installing his kit, I will interject stories and segments of other users, even those against the idea and lawmakers who are active with alternative fuels.

So here's approximately 3 times the length required, only because it completes the tour and doesn't leave you hanging. Michael Nicholson of Glass Nickel Pizza in Madison gives us a quick tour of the 'magic' of the oil leaving the fryer in the kitchen and running to the basement to the fuel lab. From there it gets filtered and pumped outside to the cars, but that's for the longer cut. In the final edit I will have cutaways and close-ups of the process, as well.

CLICK HERE!!!

EDIT: Just returned from Decatur, IL where I spent a couple days with the Wetzels getting Dave's great story. Thats to come, but just a little lesson I learned is that you always keep the camera rolling. While Dave left the room to get more photos, his wife, Eileen, suddenly began waxing poetic in some ancient muse and I got it all. No, it's nothing powerful, but touching in the sense that there was a story within the story. Click below to watch.

CLICK HERE!!!

Ok, time for bed, again.

Jim

Robyn's Project

2.5.09
To all that are interested,
This is a rough cut of the first two scenes of my senior project. I have not done anything to the sound so in some parts it cuts out.  Also, I will not be using the specific songs on the radio bit but they are there to give an idea of what it will be like. Constructive criticism is always welcome.

https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-20622860_1-t_r0awUOW1




There are 950,000 strangers living in Milwaukee, each with his or her own story. My project attempts to examine the relationships of 5 of those strangers and expose some intimacies of the human condition.

Here are four shots from my project. The first one is the shot that inspired the project. The second and third were the second two shots I came up with for the project, and the fourth is an example of the tension and subtlety that will plague a lot of the video.

https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-17409031_1-t_KOuKSKre

Jonah's Project POISONVILLE

Poisonville is a narrative short. A portrait of an ambiguous urban landscape and the people in it. Poisonville will be driven by a narrative thread that focuses on 3 friends Jeff, Oogie, and Goose. The narrative thread will be separated by short vignettes exploring the landscape and other people who inhabit Poisonville. Visual ispirations for the locations are zones of exclusion and graffiti.

http://poisonvillekids.tumblr.com/

here is a link to a blog i made for my film. My hope is that this place will help document the making of my new film 'POISONVILLE' ... A mix of production photos, clips, future locations, script pieces, and other things.

Ken's Project

In my project I want to blend the real with the artificial in the way I animate and use sound. Though the animation is often crude and unrealistic, I'm hoping to create an interesting balance between that aspect and realistic "camera" movements and soundscape.

https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/kpolson/public/blog clip.mov

APOCALYPSE

A carachter driven narrative, set in the very beginnings of a post apocalyptic age. Dealing with the personal transition of the character, from doubt and fear, of what has become of the world and its inhabitants, to acceptance of the events that have transpired and lead him running scared and alone. A transition from fear to hope.

I have no video to show, because I have not shot anything yet as we have discussed in class. However I am shooting at this very moment, at least probably while you are reading this. When I do get my film back from the lab I will post something immediately.

I have taken into consideration your advice on a precious item that is of no use to the character. Using a necklace and glasses (not sunglasses) that are each from the old couple that took him in, his only family. These items will visually help in his transition from fear to hope. An idea of leaving the past behind, but not forgetting it.

I am shooting the beginning scenes; before his stuff is stolen or up to that point. Sticking with the same story line, but only as a sort of outline. Adding to what is in that initial story to fully develop the character. Focusing on the small things he does that make him who he is as well as defines his state of mind. My plan is to cover each scene as much as possible in attempts to bring him to life.

the creation of popular heroes

working thesis:
Our heroes are celebrities, sports figures, and politicians, but they are also our parents, our friends, and our community leaders. Clearly these people are very different from one another. Are they all heroes? What even constitutes a hero?

I started playing with the images I have shot and collected, as well as sound. This, obviously, is a really rough example, but I hope it provides some insight.



Below is another project I did using pop culture imagery--

My Lucky Affair with Vanity (2008)

Jason's project

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf1E4XAHj-A


the above is a link to some footage. enjoy!

We are trapped in repetitions and systems. Manipulated, shamed and worked to death by confusing lords from generation to the next. Can we escape or break the cycle? Not Solomon.