Visions Response

On Friday, April 17th I attended Visions Film Festival and Conference. I went to the first film block and the second conference. I had a great time at the event and was really happy I went. It was my second year attending Visions, and I had a similar experience both years.

In general I have always been more interested in film production than film theory so I found the film screenings more entertaining then the conference block. For the film block I found their choices in films to be interesting. There were a lot of silent films with a more serious tone to them than I remembered in the previous year. Due to my personal preference I would have liked to see more carefree films. I found the documentaries to be especially interesting in the film block. I think the fact that I am in the process of creating my own documentary attributed to that factor. When I was watching the other documentaries I played close attention to how they were edited to get inspiration for the editing of my own film.

Attending Visions made me really excited for the opportunity to submit to film festivals when I finish my documentary, and I hope to attend all of the festivals my film gets submitted into. I especially enjoyed the Q&A portion of the film. It made me think about what questions people might ask me about my film and the process it took to make it.

The conference portion of Visions was also interesting. I found the film speaker, who spoke on Spirited Away, to be a little difficult to follow along with because I have never seen the film. Even when she gave examples on screen I had wished that I had seen the movie so I could understand better what she was talking about. I think the conference portion is more entertaining when you as an audience member are more knowledgeable on the subjects