Freak Factor

David Rendall's- Freak Factor (Click)


This manifesto, states that the key to success is not to overcome our weaknesses, but to embrace the corresponding strengths that come with our weaknesses.  Section 3 of 9 talks about people being or thinking they are flawless.  This shows that with every strength that we have there is also a flaw, on thing can never be considered a strength because the negative impact of the strength that could happen is the weakness.  If someone is a very reallistic person, they will say what is on their mind and what they want, but at the same time this person could be very negative.  Its the same as comparing self-confidence to arrogance.  I see this one in a lot of people especially being in college with a bunch of tough guys.  The next section, the foundation is for building on your strengths.  Here he says that people working on their strengths should feel very good because it is what they are comfortable with.  Your strengths are your natural abilities that you should be able to succeed at.  Many people find the wrong strength for themselves and work on the wrong thing for their entire life.  A common myth about this category would be "I don’t need to work on my strengths because they will always be there. 
but in reality If you don’t use it, you lose it".  My biggest weakness is my tendency to feel a little too well. My life is often a  rollercoaster ride of emotions not only because of my girlfriend, but because I am always highly affected by life emotionally. I think too much; this leads to feeling too much pain or hapiness. I'm also initially uncomfortable venting with people, but when I force myself to talk about them I am almost always happy. I dislike the fact that I sometimes get depressed.  I’ve also realized that this tendency is what causes me to bring the good out in me.  I have learned to be vocal about my feelings because if I keep them bottled up inside, it saddens me.

"BRAINWASHED"

Brainwashed- Seth Godin


In the section "Acknowledge The Lizard," Godin says that the part of our brain that is designed to keep us safe is comparable to a lizard's tail. He continues to say that artists are afraid of being laughed at, people don't want to be demoralized.  Which results oftentimes in the depletion of creative ideas and art. The resistance is when we abandon our creative desires and our art for fear of being judged or punished. All of us are forced into lines, to live an "average" life, it is what tells us to follow the directions we have always been brainwashed to follow. In order to resist the resistance, we must acknowledge its presence and accept that it is an obstacle we must overcome to become a creative outspoken mind.


I personally think these exercises are both good and bad. I believe that they have a specific time and place, but I would not say that they are appropriate for blogs. First of all, I thing blogs in general are waste of time and are filled with useless thoughts of people that I don't care to hear from. The only point the author makes that could be applied to these blogs is 'connection'.  By spewing your stream of consciousness to millions of people, the probability that someone will read and maybe enjoy it.  The resistance lives in all of our brains. We were all born with it. The resistance is the little voice in the back of our heads telling us to follow instructions and by doing so it shuts down our art. Working on this blog has helped me be a better artist because it has given me the chance to ignore that negative voice in the back of my head, making me able to create my own art and deconstruct other works of art, to better my own creativity in the long run.   By using the “Be Generous” layer it can make you become a better person by learning to give without planning on getting something back.  If people plan on always getting something back when they give then they don’t put all the effort into what their giving but if you learn to give without getting back you can create things way better than you could with your new mindset. Art is a gift, it is a change that someone like me truly enjoys and strives to become involved in.  Failing is what I believe a majority of people are afraid of.  Taking the easy way out is always something you hear to those who want to avoid failing. 

Scene Deconstruction: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Scene Description- The film opens in San Dimas, California in the year 2688 AD. Rufus prepares to use a time-traveling phone booth to travel back to 1988 to ensure the Two Great Ones–Bill S. Preston, Esquire and Ted "Theodore" Logan –remain together to form the band "Wyld Stallyns", whose music will become the core of the future's Utopian society. Rufus finds that Bill and Ted are on the verge of failing their high school history class, and, should Ted fail, his father, Police Captain Logan will ship him off to an Alaskan military academy, effectively ending the pair's dreams of forming a band.

Line-  There are many lines in this scene, none more important than the eyes of the spectators though.  As Bill and Ted approach Socrates all of the surrounding people stare at them, creating clear, yet invisible lines.  The pilars behind them are the literal up and down lines in the scene, and they do not impact the shot much other than to show how it is old and in Ancient Greece.
Space-  The space in this is close between Bill and Ted, as it is through the entire film.  They are best friends so they remain very close, and Socrates is far away because they do not relate to him.  Socrates standing alone shows that he has a lot of power, and has no relation with Bill, and Ted.  
Rhythm-  Rhythm is used in this very well because the whole clip flows well.  The way that they speak two different languages, yet are still able to communicate shows the flow is great.  The sand is touched by all three characters and a lesson is learned by both.
Movement-  The movement in this is first the fact that they teleport into the scene.  As dramatic as that seems, they aso get to meet a historical icon by the name of Socrates.  They have to walk up a lot of stairs to show that Socrates is so great and powerful, and all knowing.  As they stand next to him, socrates moves like he is very startled to see these young boys in crazy cloths, speaking a different language.