For the last set of self portraits for this class, I tried to get something similar to my previous shots. However, the shot of my mouth is just about the only one that is similar to my previous set of self portraits as it includes a close up of my mouth like the previous one. However, with this picture there's more of a softness even though I'm not smiling like I was before. There's more attention to detail and there's better composition and filling of the frame. The spacing is correct and in all, it's much better than my previous shot. In the shot above, there's me amongst the stars. While that photo was hard to take and could be edited better, the darkness clouding my figure gives a ghostly effect to the photograph that makes it also a bit mysterious, which I like.
As we come to the end of this class, I am quite saddened. I enjoyed some of the work I made, besides that dreaded documentary (as my computer destroyed all of my work last minute). While that is not something I am proud of, there is other work I am proud of, like my narrative short film or my experimental film (which I will link below with my documentary). However, it isn't about the work I'm doing, it's about how am I going to be a better filmmaker, how am I going to say something different and ultimately, change the world for the better. While it's hard to separate one's self from their work, a thing I constantly remind myself is that I'm a person. I'm not my work and I bend and I break and there are limitations to what I can do as I'm only a human being.
I am not my failures. I am not my incomplete work. I am not a deadline. I am a person and I feel things and the most important thing is to take care of myself in order to complete the work and this is a thing I'm just beginning to learn to do, so I am thankful for this class helping me realize that.
