Hello peeps and welcome to my Film 100 blog! I'm Maddy Baggio, a sophomore at North Central College. Now, you might be wondering how I ended up in this Film 100 class. The truth is, out of all the other Gen-Ed classes I could've taken, this one seemed the most interesting. It is just a bonus that I like watching films in general. Furthermore, I might learn some knowledge in this class that could help me with my future job, which is Graphic Design.
My favorite films are typically animated films. For example, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Puss in Boots are two recently made animated films that made their way onto my list of favorites. I've always found animated films to be inspirational for how well the artists behind the film bring the story and their characters to life. Animating character movements, special effects, character expressions and moods, as well as designing characters that audiences can relate to or have some sort of emotion for takes a lot of dedication, time, and talent. The two animated movies I listed above are some of my favorites because of how well the characters were designed along with how much detail was put into each scene in both movies art-wise. Part of what makes a successful animated movie, besides the art, is the writing. Although that applies for my entire list of favorite movies, including non-animated movies.
The best movies in my opinion, are those that have understandable plots that include a well-proportioned mix of humor, heart-aching moments, and good morals. The two movies above along with The Barbie Movie and some others on my list of favorites were able to sway my emotions with their quality writing. For each movie I had moments where I was on the edge of my seat, crying, laughing, or feeling motivated. I watch movies to learn about how films drive emotion so that I can apply that knowledge to my art. My dream is to create graphics or animations in my future that sway viewers using pathos the same way that some movies do. One of the first animation's I created I attached above as an example of my current progress with my goal thus far. As most movies have a description, the story above is about a little plant guy named Herby who experiences a nightmare before Christmas. I apologize that it's not even close to the holidays, but according to craft and decor stores everywhere in the United States, it's Christmas year-round.
