Oscars: who I want to win but not necessarily who I think will win...

Best Picture:The Social Network

if not: The King's Speech

Both were tied for my favorite films of the year, but I think The Social Network has a slightly higher chance of winning.

Best Director: Tom Hooper - The King's Speech

if not: David Fincher - The Social Network

Best Actor: Colin Firth - The King's Speech

if not: Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network

Best Actress: I only watched Winter's Bone, and Jennifer Lawrence did great

Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale - The Fighter

if not: Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech

Best Supporting Actress: Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit

if not: Melissa Leo - The Fighter

Best Cinematography: The King's Speech

if not: Inception

Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network

if not: Joel and Ethan Coen - True Grit

Best Original Screenplay: David Sedler - The King's Speech

if not: Christopher Nolan - Inception

So...

I said I'd use this, but I never do. Haha. So I thought I would post a movie thing.

Morgan Hill, I Love You: filming day 1

I haven't filmed on set for fun since NYFA and I forgot how much I love it. Senior year has been so much stress with college decisions and ASB but I just need to realize that God has everything in His hands. Now that I finally have time to film, I can't believe I've gone almost a year without it. I love editing my own movie and doing it all for fun. It seems like a duty with ASB...well it is. I want to make movies with friends again and collaborate with people I trust and can have fun with. I love my friends but I'm definitely excited for college where I can find people I can work creatively with.

So back to Morgan Hill, I Love You. Nicky and Olivia are pros and Patricia is amazing. They're fun to work with and I'm happy with the footage I got. We got two scenes done, I love being busy filming. I have to call the marketing people from In-n-Out and see if I can film at Andersen Lake. Hopefully it'll all work out. If it doesn't, I'm sure something better will come along.

Character Analysis: Neville Longbottom

So, since I've been reading books on fantasy and how to write it, I had a new insight on Neville. SPOILER ALERT. So before the seventh book came out, everyone was not only psyched that Harry was going to defeat Voldemort, but also that Neville would defeat Bellatrix. When I read the book, I admit I was disappointed that Neville didn't kill her. But as I was reading on how to develop character in fantasy novels, the author wrote that revenge is one of the most cliche ways to drive a character and it also is not the most moral thing you want for you character. So then I started to think about Neville and how I never once heard him say that he wanted to kill Bellatrix. So the thing that I think Neville was out to do was not to have revenge but to avenge, not only his parents, but every person affected by Voldemort's reign. So with that analysis in mind, I am no longer disappointed that Neville was not the one to off Bellatrix and I love Neville even MORE now. Rant for the day.

I have two tests tomorrow and all I've done today was watch How I Met Your Mother, but it was totally worth it. Homework now.

Best,

Jasmine

So...hi!

Hi, my name is Jasmine. I started this blog quite a while ago but I never really updated or anything so yea, I'm starting over! So as of now, I've been doing a fantasy genre study. I picked up this great book called Writing the Fantasy Film by Sable Jak. It's a really great starter book for anyone who's interested in writing fantasy. It also directs you to other books that may help, so if you're interested in fantasy, it's a good book. If you like other genres, the same publisher has books for other genres like action films. So yea! I recorded Conan last night so my DVR calls.

Go Coco!

Best,

Jasmine