The second activity of Week 2 is to shoot a set of 8 videos responding to ‘word’. This activity reminded me of a survey I did a few days ago about Vietnamese youths’ attitudes towards English loanwords use in Vietnamese. Hence, I immediately associated ‘word’ with ‘language’. Although I have no problem with young people Read More…
Author: Le Minh Ngoc Cu
Experiment. Screen. Sensation. // Post 5
After getting inspired by my sister and her partner’s work, I did some further research on the relation between our sensory nervous system and imaginations. Luckily, I found ‘The arts and the creation of mind’ by Elliot Eisner has a lot of answers to my questions. While I and Trang both used the sense of Read More…
Experiment. Screen. Sensation. // Post 4
The workshop activity of this week is ‘study about an artist, photographer or filmmaker to get inspired’. I follow a lot of people who work in different creative fields, but this time I decided to study more about some artists I know personally. They are my sister, Trang, who is an illustrator, and her partner, Read More…
Experiment. Screen. Sensation. // Post 3
During today’s class, I watched Night Cries by Tracey Moffatt with attention to images that articulate time, history, and memory. Right from the beginning, the sound effect triggered an uneasy feeling that lingered throughout the film. Taking notes while watching actually helped me to stay calmer. One thing I found extremely interesting was Moffatt’s use of Read More…
Experiment. Screen. Sensation. // Post 2
When I heard about photogénie in class, I had a hard time pinpointing its meaning. After several films and readings, while I still couldn’t give a concrete definition, I may have grasped the spirit of the term. First mentioned by Louis Delluc, later elaborated by French filmmaker-critic Jean Epstein, photogénie is “the purest expression of cinema” Read More…
Experiment. Screen. Sensation. // Post 1
While previous vlogs only took me 2 to 3 days, it took me 1 week to finally finish editing my Saigon trip vlog. Since Hanoi imposed lockdown, I took advantage of the time I had on my hands to test out new editing tricks and features of Premiere Pro. A new editing technique I applied Read More…
Observational Writing // Post 7
3 guys were standing next to the charcoal grill, looking frustrated. They put in a bag of coal, set the cardboard on fire, and put them on the coal. They placed a fan in front of the grill so the coal would catch fire quicker. After 15 minutes, the cardboard burned completely while only some Read More…
Translating Observation // Assignment 1 Links
Observations: Observational Writing // Post 1
Translating Observation // Reflective Writing Post 4
To be completely honest, I was really worried during the first week of the studio because I was not sure what this studio is really about after reading its description. In the description, there were many keywords including documentary, fiction, observation, writing, and expression. I wondered how are these words relate to each other and Read More…
Observational Writing // Post 6
In the pouring rain, the sidewalk tea shop remained open. It moved from the street to the nearest alley and fought against the rain with a tarpaulin. On the same day, at 12 am, the government banned all sidewalk tea shops due to Covid-19. In Hanoi, sidewalk tea shops are a part of the city’s Read More…