This class, as a biology student, really broadened my outlook on learning and the way the human mind thinks. I found it profoundly interesting to see how the class could cut the same material in 13 different ways. The human mind (I can't stress the word 'mind' enough) and not the brain truly has no limits. I'd have to say my favorite and most intriguing part of the course had to be the classes that we spent on lectures and discussing great minds like Vertov, and Eisenstein, however, I especially loved the Kuleshov effect.
With a concentration in physiology and human behavior, speaking about and analyzing minds that changed 'visual' history was not only eye opening but made me wonder: if those men took one general subject and literally changed the way the world views it today, then what could they have done in another field. What would PET, CT, or MRI's reveal about these men's physiology. If a psychologist were to study them, could they figure out the way their brains functioned and how they were able to innovate, how they were able to see beyond what people already saw.
On an editing stand point, I really learned a lot about how important every detail is. From eye movement from one frame to next could completely throw off a cut and it's response. How framing, sound, editing, the editor, all play the role of creator in a digital universe.
I can honestly say this was one of my more enjoyable classes and it has truly changed the way I watch anything on screen, from here on out.
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