Walter Murch and Modern Day Editing If a call for a film editing figurehead were sent out, someone to lead the key-tapping-keen-eyed masses, most in the industry would say that space had already been filled by Walter Murch. After reading … Continue reading Editing on Film: How a Good Cut Creates an Impactful Message
The United States is one of the most highly developed nations on the globe. We have political and social freedoms many other nations and states are not privy to. The American economy is also though to be one of the … Continue reading Anthropological Significance of the American Caste System
The Emerald City is more than just the “coffee capital of America,” though PNW baristas do make a mean cup of joe; Seattle is also home to one of the biggest LGBTQ+ populations in the U.S. I moved here in … Continue reading Travel Guide: Experiencing Queer Culture in Seattle
[Part I] [Part II] “Mr. Wild, as there are no other anomalies to account for the failing of life support systems, or the flaw that kept me static those 93 years,” they lock eyes once more, “I have no choice … Continue reading A Sentient Android Discovers the Meaning of Life and Loss in a Barren World: ‘Teacher’ Part III
[Read Part I] I am the Teacher. An android created by one William R. Macey on the 5th of May, Old Earth year 3304, nine months before the First Event. My purpose: to nurture the minds of the world’s first … Continue reading A Sentient Android Discovers the Meaning of Life and Loss in a Barren World: ‘Teacher’ Part II
“I am the Teacher; a fabricated humanoid tasked with educating the first Grown generation of New Earth humans–those who will rebuild and terraform our ruined planet. I will impart to them all the knowledge I am able as they mature … Continue reading A Sentient Android Discovers the Meaning of Life and Loss in a Barren World: ‘Teacher’ Part I
Narratively moving and visually stunning, Moonlight (2016) tells the story of Chiron, his life growing into his identity as a gay, black man in America. A great deal of the memorable imagery in Moonlight can be attributed to lighting choices … Continue reading Moonlight: The Pivotal Power of Light and Color in Berry Jenkins’ Seminal Film