Film class makes good use of pool house
Elise Maloney
Issue date: 11/10/09 Section: News
The pool house is in its final months, but one class is making the most out of the situation.
"The idea really came out of the environment," said Chris Pope, director and co-writer for the student film.
According to Pope, the classed toured the locations and decided that it was a great place for a ghost story.
"It has been fun," he said. "The main issue is that most people haven't worked with film before, including me. We are used to working with digital."
This class, taught by Rick Pukis, an associate professor of communications, is not offered every semester. In fact it is only taught about once every four semesters. The goal of the class is to film an independent film using 16 millimeter film, which, according to Pukis, is good for historical background.
According to Pukis, it is important for the class to use film and not digital cameras.
"There are many different perspectives, so I will touch on a couple," he said "The aesthetic look (of film), one is an electronic signal and one is a chemical process and it is light reacting with silver…crystals. So the image is more aesthetically pleasing with film…The mind perceives it as being truer and more real. Another thing is that it is very expensive."
For about three minutes of film it cost about $25 for the actual film. With all the other costs, like developing and transferring, it is about $50-$65 to film three minutes of a movie.
"It is a completely different mindset, and I think it helps the students really understand how to tell a story or how to get their point across in a very effective way," Pukis said. "I think it is an excellent learning experience and technique."
For the film class, all the students submit a script and give their input on what script to use. According to Pukis, the class took two scripts and merged them together to create the film. When it came to choosing the location, Pukis said that he had always liked the big space that the pool offered.
"Now that the water is drained out, I thought it would make a great setting," he said. "With the swimming pool about to be torn down, I thought that this would be a great historical document for the university."
Next semester, Pukis will be teaching an animation compositing course called "digital effects for cinema." According to Pukis, the class will use tools that are used in the filmmaking industry.
"The idea really came out of the environment," said Chris Pope, director and co-writer for the student film.
According to Pope, the classed toured the locations and decided that it was a great place for a ghost story.
"It has been fun," he said. "The main issue is that most people haven't worked with film before, including me. We are used to working with digital."
This class, taught by Rick Pukis, an associate professor of communications, is not offered every semester. In fact it is only taught about once every four semesters. The goal of the class is to film an independent film using 16 millimeter film, which, according to Pukis, is good for historical background.
According to Pukis, it is important for the class to use film and not digital cameras.
"There are many different perspectives, so I will touch on a couple," he said "The aesthetic look (of film), one is an electronic signal and one is a chemical process and it is light reacting with silver…crystals. So the image is more aesthetically pleasing with film…The mind perceives it as being truer and more real. Another thing is that it is very expensive."
For about three minutes of film it cost about $25 for the actual film. With all the other costs, like developing and transferring, it is about $50-$65 to film three minutes of a movie.
"It is a completely different mindset, and I think it helps the students really understand how to tell a story or how to get their point across in a very effective way," Pukis said. "I think it is an excellent learning experience and technique."
For the film class, all the students submit a script and give their input on what script to use. According to Pukis, the class took two scripts and merged them together to create the film. When it came to choosing the location, Pukis said that he had always liked the big space that the pool offered.
"Now that the water is drained out, I thought it would make a great setting," he said. "With the swimming pool about to be torn down, I thought that this would be a great historical document for the university."
Next semester, Pukis will be teaching an animation compositing course called "digital effects for cinema." According to Pukis, the class will use tools that are used in the filmmaking industry.
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posted 11/30/09 @ 11:33 PM EST
It is a great idea to use film for the class.
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