The Story of Film: An Odyssey

     The Story of Film: An Odyssey is a documentary movie about the history of film. Episode one of this documentary of film introduces us into the new world of cinema and its recent history dating back to the 19th century. With the creation of film in france by the Lumiere brothers, the world took on this new art form and ran with it. Some of the earliest films such as, Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888) , Louis Le Prince, Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895) build a strong foundation for many more films to come. Episode one talks mainly about the advancement of early film and introduction of filming strategies such as the double take, the cut, and the paste. Although first black and white and low quality, the cinema industry skyrocketed almost instantly after its birth. in the 20th century films took on the form of stories rather than just being about a random scene. This change would eventually lead to movies we see in the theatres today such as Pain and Gain and Scary Movie 5. The history of film is very significant in american culture and should not be forgotten.

Origami

 The art of origami is to make something out of nothing. The art of folding is more to some than just crumpling paper, it is bringing 3d objects out of a 2d world.These day and age artists bring life into something that is lifeless. Style and passion is transferred into these figures and a lifetime can be displayed in these lifelike models. Yoshiwaza the father,shared his vision with the world and described origami as a unique style of art. This started a revolution as many minds were touched by the thought and the race to become an origami master was on.

    Origami can be interperreted in many ways that opens up minds and inspires. Origami represents the human desire to change and modify while still using basic logic and rules of geometry. Origami is a brain exerciser as well as a unique art form. It should be used more often in classrooms everywhere.