Shout Out

I was fortunate enough to sit in between Pitman and Olson this semester in DTC 355. I was able to ask them questions mostly pertaining to html, and css. I was having a hard time grasping the codes and what went where. Pitman showed me (again) where I need to style css. Olson taught me some tricks for styling my buttons on my web page, by making them round and giving them a drop shadow. These things were defiantly important to me, as my website was looking a little "plain Jane". Thanks guys! Betsy and I had a great time talking on Facebook about how much work we had to do for this class, and decided to be stressed out together, as well as, encourage each other. It's nice to feel like your not alone. Thanks Betsy! I enjoyed getting confused with Sours this semester, as this helped me learn her name. I learned from a friend that Sours use to work at a place that I want to work in the future. I'm still trying to pry more information from her about that employer. Nice getting to know you Sours. Overall, this class has kicked my bottom, but I've learned a lot of valuable information, and technology that I can utilize now, and in the future.


I've decided to do more research on documentaries, as we are just now starting to touch on this topic. I searched amazon.com for a text and came across a book titled, The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide: A Down and Dirty DV Production by Anthony Q. Artis. This is a book that I would like to read as it lists many different resources to learn film making such as, film books, DVD extras, podcasts, workshops, cable tv, websites, magazines, and crewing. These are some of the many resources available to further learn and expose yourself to film making. This book also suggests many other books to read to further your knowledge, such as, The Guerilla Film Makers Blueprint by Chris Jones, which Artis claims is "one of the practical and comprehensive books I've ever read." Artis also says that he wrote this book "for people that are don e talking about the films they want to make and who are ready to shut up and shoot". Artis also says he got so tired of combing through film making books that seemed made only to confuse him more, that he felt it was important to make a film making book that is "written casually with a healthy doses of humor, lots of pictures, and plain old English (with a little slang thrown in just for fun). In other words this ain't ya mama's film book (amazon.com)." Overall, this seem like a no B.S. kind of a book. Plain and simple terms and examples, which is how I learn best. 






http://www.amazon.com/Shut-Shoot-Documentary-Guide-Production