MOMI

I had been to the Museum of the Moving Image once before. I went there to see an advance screening of the film The Raid 2: Berandal, I bought a ticket to take a tour but I had very limited time so it was a pretty rushed tour, so I was much happier the second time I came with the class as it was much more comprehensive and I could actually take my time and look at the things that intrigued me the most. We started the tour with a look at actor’s portraits from Hollywood’s heyday. These portraits seemed all so perfect and angelic. It was crazy how they were able to make all these people look so mythical. I really enjoyed the make up and prosthetic section. I love The Mask so seeing a recreation of the make up test was super cool. The merchandising part of the tour I found the most humorous, it really showed that we live in a consumer society and no matter how outrageous the product if it has a popular IP behind it, it will sell.  I really loved seeing all of the different types of cameras they have used over the years. I basically was able to pinpoint when “shaky cam” became a viable option for directors. The sound design section was really interesting, I was glad they had a section on foley artists as they have an incredibly unique job. I also loved the part of the tour when they showed how important a film’s score is in setting the themes and mood. I was disappointed I wasn’t able to more thoroughly explore the gaming section but I guess some things need to be saved for my third visit.