ExchangesConnect is looking for a mascot (a symbolic character) to represent our community – and we want you to create it!
We’re challenging ExchangesConnect members to showcase their digital art skills by creating an original illustration of a character that represents… Continue

HUMTOO is a site for film-makers who are looking for music for their films. Film-makers can create a project on HUMTOO and find suitable music by posting a project that our music making community bids for by pitching their tracks. When the project closes, the film-maker chooses the track they want to use for their film.

HUMTOO is currently running HUMFEST, a new project development contest offering a $650 prize for the best film (or part thereof) that sources music from HUMTOO and the same amou… Continue

April 22nd is International Earth Day, and since our 9300+ members come from all over the world, I want to hear about what this day means to you, particularly in your community or culture. Do you have any special celebrations planned? How do you think we should all work together to col… Continue

the film starts out with a long shot of a dark street. Someone is laying roses out on the street while the intro credits are shown, and then a car appears from one side of the street and runs over the roses.(all this during the forst shot) The length of this shot is very significant and it sets the mood of the film right away.

The next six shots show who is in the car. A couple is at the back seat in formal clothes (mid shot), and a young girl in black clothes is in the front seat(close up). Th… Continue

color
Jeunet uses the colors green and red with yellow lighting throughout the film. This gives it a very warm, bright, and a somewhat childlike feeling.

music


close-ups of main character
This film is all about Amelie and how her actions affect the people's lives around her. The camera follows Amelie all the time- there are many close-ups of Amelie that shows her reaction towards what's happening.

narration
Jeunet uses voice over narration right from the beginning of this film. This gives a… Continue

The first twenty five shots of twilight are basically close ups, pan and tilt shots for chasing a deer in the forest. The director uses close ups to intensify the chase and each close up is around a second or two to make things faster and more suspenseful. Also because the camera, i dont think, can catch up fast enough with the deer for over 2 seconds. The first few shots are medium shots and each shot is around 5 seconds tilting the view of the forest and the sky. The director does this to esta… Continue

Period B
Edward Tang

Three Act Questions
Movie: Shooter (2007)

The Hook: Just a few minutes in I was already hooked to this action thriller. The movie starts off with a sniper and his spotter backing up incoming American soldiers. Unexpectedly, enemy soldiers appear from out of nowhere and engage with the American soldiers. As their job, the sniper, Mark Wahlberg, and his shooter snipe and take out many of the enemies. In the middle of the battle, an enemy helicopter is called in… Continue

Act I
The Hook
Diarios de Motocicleta was directed by Walter Salles and published in 2004. Before it begins to tell the story, it gives the viewers the quotation of Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, who is well known as revolutionaries, “This isn’t a tale of heroic feats. It’s about two lives running parallel for a while with common aspiration and similar dreams.” Moreover, as soon as this quotation disappears, Ernesto Guevara comes out and tells his plan about traveling South America. The quo… Continue

ExchangesConnect is pleased to announce the top four grand prize winners of our "My Culture + Your Culture" online video contest: Bijoy Thangaraj from India, José Vinícius Reis Gouveia from Brazil, and Timothy Patrick Peters and Grant Jirka from the United States. All four will participate in two-week international exchange programs.

The contest was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices. The ExchangesConnect… Continue

The four choices the director made in "Step Up 2" were to emphasize the power of action through the use of music, lighting, settings, and props.
Most of the time the music was hip-hop stylish to follow the "style" of the movie. It created egocentrism where it made us think that dancing was a very important issue in the town. It had negative influence to the community, while it has its own reasons living on the streets - because they love it. Almost anytime when theres music, it actually literall… Continue