In addition to the post I just made, I remembered something: while Prof. Campbell was talking in class about his upcoming lecture on whether or not film studies teaches us the levels of comprehension necessary to note the cinematography of ads and other such things (such as youtube videos), I remembered that there was a specific Ask a Ninja (this is ninja poetry.
I would also like to say, that yes, of course film class can help you hone, if not entirely teach yourself, those skills. Since I have taken this course, I find myself looking at screen set-ups, and after that essay we all just wrote, costume, hair, makeup, and musical score.
You would never realize the same tricks they use in cinematography for specifics attention-drawers in films are used for sleazy ad campaigns…well, I suppose the connection isn’t too far-fetched, but I guess I never really thought about it before…in any case, I hope you all enjoyed ninja Poetry
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