HRC

The Harry Ransom Center's exhibit over making movies was very informative. We never stop to think how much goes into the very entertaining films we see in theatres. However, after going to the exhibit, I quickly realized how much I had underestimated the task of movie making. First of all, I didn't know there were so many different roles and important figures behind the scenes that played such pivotal parts. Furthermore, I never knew just how many different detailed aspects went in to making the movie turn out great. How the music has to be picked just right, and how each scene has to be shot a certain way with a camera for the maximum effect, and how the costumes and set designs had to be a specific way in order for each and every scene to work just perfectly. It boggles my mind how these people manage to do all of this!

Thankfully, our film isn't this huge major motion picture event, where everything has to be precise and perfect because we're attempting to win an Oscar. Still, the exhibit has changed my vision dramatically on exactly how much work is going to go into making this video. Initially, it sounded deceptively simple. Yet I'm beginning to see that this isn't going to be just some regular, easy everyday task. A lot of planning and creativity and precision and detail and just about every other thing imaginable is going to go into this thing to make it become exactly what we want it to be. However, after touring the exhibit, I feel as if the end result is definitely going to be one we are going to be proud of, not just because I'm sure the video is going to be awesome, but because in the end we're going to appreciate all the hard work that goes into making such a deceivingly straightforward piece of work.