Scene Analysis: Return of the Jedi

Last semester, Madison Media Institute had me take a Film & TV History class. It was one of my favorite. Our final paper for the class was to pick a scene from a movie, and write a paper on it. Being a Star Wars fan most of my life, the original movies came to mind immediately. Also having just watched Return of the Jedi, I immediately thought of the final scene where Luke rejects the Dark Side, is force lightninged by the Emperor, and saved by his father.

Fair warning: it’s 7 pages, double spaced. I was the only one in my class to receive a 100 on my paper. Here it is in PDF format. Let me know what you think, and please excuse my blasphemy in not picking a scene from Empire Strikes Back.

MMI Bonus Session: Neil Feldman

A few months ago, MMI had a bonus session with Neil Feldman, CEO of In-Three. If you’re unaware of In-Three or Neil, Neil is the guy who invented 2D-3D conversion for film. He runs the company, which is currently working on Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.” I took notes during his talk- you can read them in an organized fashion after the jump.

MMI Bonus Session: ILM Artist C. Andrew Nelson

I’ve been dabbling in visual effects for some time now, mostly in After Effects. I love what can be achieved by them. Listening to Industrial Light and Magic artist C.Andrew Nelson last year was a real treat. This is a post imported from my old blog, read the full article after the jump!