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The Museum of the Moving Image

    I did not know what to expect when I went to the Museum of the Moving Image. I had just thought it was going to be a mundane activity being that it was a requirement for the class. But to my surprise I actually had a great time. I got to dub my voice over Jack Black’s voice from the movie School of Rock. I also was able to create my own video of a lobster losing his claw at ten frames per second. It was also exciting seeing a movie theater replica of King Tut’s tomb. I liked the flashiness of the theater and story within the theater itself. I understand why theaters are no longer like that as it can be distracting to viewers. It was great reminiscing on my childhood and seeing the costume that Robin Williams wore in Mrs. Doubtfire and the mask from Jim Carrey's The Mask.

   I liked the section where we could all see the evolution of the cameras and how compact they have become. We have discussed this in class but it was great to have a tangible visual for it. In class we learned how important it is to have sound incorporated within a film but during the tour this was further supported. As a group we all saw a clip of a film and four different pieces of audio along with it. The different sounds gave us different interpretations of what we thought we should be feeling. This is evident in movie Jaws. As viewers of the film, the audience knows that a shark will be coming when the jaws music is played. Overall, it was a great experience and I would highly recommend the museum to everyone.