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So this week we had Richard's class on Monday when we had to pitch our idea to Richard and the class as a whole. This was a really good experience for us all I think. I was really nervous about public speaking, i know its not really public speaking and just the class but still had the same effect. I don't even think the huge amount of donuts and such helped me relax. When I went up to pitch my idea I don't think I looked up once to the class and just kept my head down and read what I had written down.

I didn't think people even heard a word I said never mind understand the idea, but when it got put to questions I was surprised that everyone seemed to like it and be interested in the concept of the idea. This has put alot of confidence in me for my idea and can't wait to start writing a script for it, I think I can take it alot of different directions and make alot of interesting points in it.

I walked away from the class feeling alot more confident about the idea as a whole and understood why Richard made us do it. Getting the idea straight in my head so I could pitch it was a really good thing for me. It forced me to reflect on my idea and go through every detail so it was as strong as it could be. I got alot of good points on where to take it from the class, even such as things for the name for the movie.

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Andy's class on who are movie stars and actors or both was an interesting lesson to make us think about. I was really shocked to find out that those big calibre actors bring so very little money back to the movie, and such weak actors I wouldn't even called an actor or a star bring back double or triple this.

I still think that their are a few actors/stars out their that can make me go see a movie purely because they are in it. Its not a huge list of actors but their still is a few. I would still go see a Will Smith movie over any independent movie if I had a gun put to my head. I can understand that just a few years ago this list would have been as long as my arm and now its just a few names but their still is a few there fighting their corner.

A lot of actors who would have been stars a few years ago have almost become side orders, for example a side dish. Something that sweetens the deal. I have never really thought of it in this way, its something that has never really occurred to me before. But coming to think of it I was never really excited by de capriccio in shutter island, I'm sure if its been out or just around the corner, the fact I have no interest in going to see it was something to think about.

Even Will Smith in Seven Pounds is a movie I never have an intention to go and see, It's the movie actors do to pay for that new yacht or such as we have learned. I haven't held anything against him for it, but I think if he does another few movies such as this his name in my book will begin to slide.

Over all and interesting class bringing up a lot of points that I have never or would never have thought about. Further that animations actors are becoming bigger than actual people is something that well 'blew my mind'

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Today we had a full day of editing, it was really another class of just getting to the grass routs about what Avid is and how to fly it. It definitely seems like there is alot more going on in Avid that their ever was in Final Cut. The fact that Final cut took us just a few lessons to be able to fly it but Avid is taking a lot more time to get to grasps with. I feel Avid feels a lot more thought out and offers a lot more features, just little features that make the editing package just that more rounded to use.

Little things such as being able to customise the interface colours sounds like a little thing but being able to darken the colours to make it easier on the eyes, is a huge thing for an editor. It makes it a lot more less straining on the eyes to use for a full day, as we did today.

It's just little things that make it easier to use and that make it more reliable piece of kit to use. I am definitely an Avid man now that Final Cut. I would go as far to say I will never use Final Cut over Avid in the future, their doesn't seem to be anything Final Cut can do that Avid can't do better and faster.

We also learned how to import footage, the fact we didn't have to tell final cut every two seconds where to store the media. For me being forgetful this is a huge thing not having to remember five different default locations to tell Final Cut where to put media. If you mess one up your project goes out the window.

Overall another productive day in a field I have much interest it, I really like the progress we are making in editing which was an over looked field in first year I feel.