First Blog

I felt limited in my first relationship. Dan was shy, insecure, very introverted but when I had first met him none of these things were apparent to me. I became obsessive about him before I even got to know him. This was not a problem in the beginning but became a problem as I grew myself and saw he was not growing with me. In high school I had made my decision to go to Rutgers University, his presence at Rutgers intrigued me to go there. I had hoped we would stay together. At least those were my intentions when I committed early my Senior year. I thought it was going to be all I had ever wanted. I had dreamed of going to Rutgers with him since Freshmen year, and it was cazy to see this idea unfolding in reality. I remember telling Dan when I committed. He was overjoyed and bought me tons of Rutgers apparel for my birthday that January. A sweat shirt that I still wear today as well as leg warmers. We were both so so so excited it had been what we both wanted. I think in both of our...

I chose the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to analyze certain visual elements including color, lighting, sound, the positioning of the camera and the different types of frames used to convey the story. The film takes place in the 8th century when China was ruled by the Qing dynasty. Through their specific choice of music and consist use of musci through the film, the listener is brought back in time to ancient chinese culture. You can hear the sound dominated by sting instruments which are popular in chinese music. Some ancient instruments used were called the erhu, pipa, and guzheng. When considering the coloring of the film there exists an ominous mist that seems to lay itself in the background of most of the scenes, it brings an eerie mystical element to the story as well as makes the settings seem old and dusty. Both the colors and the music compliment each other, fully immersing the audience into past Chinese culture. The lighting as well fluctuates constantly depending o...

My parents were once complete strangers. They had no idea the rest of their lives from senior year of high school on when they met, their lives would forever change. Now, this sounds very corny, but its one hundred percent true to their story together. My parents have been married together now for 30 years. Its not valid to say that all these years its been smooth sailing because it has not been nearly that. They disagree on a multitude of things but at the same time find themselves agreeing as well. Whats interesting to say is that not one of their arguments have broken them apart. Usually when they disagree, being a third party outside, peering in, they both usually hold very strong arguments I honestly never know which side to take. They don't ask me to take sides, rather they want me knowing nothing of their arguments usually unless the argument pertains to everyone in the immediate family meaning me and my brother and them. I wonder how my family has managed to stick togethe...