Introduction to Me

    Welcome to my blog page, this is the first post, the classic "introduction" post. Now when we were given this assignment I wasn't really sure what I was going to write about. I have plenty of things to write about myself, I mean I do know myself pretty well. However, I am not used to having to go so into depth on parts of my life. This made me think very long and hard about how I wanted to present myself to the class, and to anyone reading this blog. After all that I think I found a good way to do it, so lets get started.  
  

     Hi my name is Matt, I am a business major here at North Central. I grew up in sports playing basketball, baseball and golf, my favorite sport being baseball. This picture is from Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, the home of the Rays. I am a Cubs fan for life, but whenever I go on a vacation with my family we always try to visit a new ball park and watch a team play that we have never seen play before. Most of the places we visit have been in the National league but I am slowly starting to merge over into American league stadiums as well. There is nothing more enjoyable for me than sitting down and watching a baseball game, preferably the Cubs. Along with sports the most important part of my life is my family, that is also why I chose the picture below. Whenever I need help or something happens I know I can count on my family for support, and they have always been a big part of my life. 

    One of the main reasons I am at North Central is because of sports. I am on the golf team here at North Central, I have been golfing since I was able to walk. It is a very calming thing for me, even though mentally it can be very stressful and it's something I enjoy to compete in. I really liked the small school atmosphere at North Central, and it helps me focus on my work. Over weekends or breaks I like to visit my friends at other schools like UIUC, Marquette and other small schools around the area. I enjoy most genres of music, my favorite are country, rock, blues, and hip hop. I am planning to go to country thunder over the summer along with some other concerts around the area. 

    The thing that attracted me to this class is that I was in some film classes for highschool and I really enjoyed them. The way we learned about the different techniques used in certain films, different shot compositions and even the audio piqued my interest. Know how big of a part all these things plan in film, I knew I had to take this class. Along with that I am a very poor artist so this was the only class in the arts section that I would have a chance to do good in. The way I see it, that's the "excuse" I needed to continue to learn about the art of film making. The short film we watched called Snowy, was composed very well from a cinematic point of view. The way they used close shots to be able to make the turtle seem larger and draw more attention to him throughout the film was very effective. Along with the use of pans, to show the contrast of the two lives that are lived. One in the upstairs family world, and one in the secluded basement turtle world. This causes us to feel bad for the turtle, even though the film seems to be more of a funny/joking film. The use of cinematography to make the story move along and stay interesting was strong throughout the whole film. And I think its one of the main reasons it is so well liked and successful. That's a little bit about me and the way I look at the art of film making.