Elliott's Creative Life Response

  The use of optical devices in French Impressionist film pioneered the cinematic language of visual storytelling in order to create images that weren't just merely seen, but  felt . Many such methods, such as the visual rhythm displayed in  Photogénie , the method of creating something  more  than merely photogenic, established that images in film could be composed similarly to   music   in the matter of which it is organized and presented. This is something which I am very fond of, as the human brain can subconsciously feel the speed or emotion of any scene or circumstance due to the brain's impulsive reaction to images. It can either give an audience a sense of fear and anxiety, or it could get them to become highly engaged with a sense of excitement. More optical devices included the more pictorial method of  superimposing  different subjects over one another to establish the inner mental state of whatever a character is experiencing, whe...

  Elliott Ecenbarger I can say with the utmost confidence that after gaining an introductory understanding of what this course offered with the seemingly unnoticed, everyday act of walking, that the activity itself is a manifestation of  life  in all aspects. It is a celebration of feeling, observing, communicating and thinking either in an independent state, or a social one. One of my favorite songs, titled "To Life", originates from the 1964 Broadway musical, "Fiddler On The Roof" where a group of characters in the play set their differences aside by singing and dancing together all in unison to celebrate the simple act of living, through good times and bad times. The reason I bring this up is because walking in many ways can almost have an emotional impact on our brains the same way a music number does for a fictitious character-- letting us tune into our emotions in a way for us to be honest with ourselves in a state of vulnerability that lets us slow down our m...