I hate to sadden any hearts but it is that time in the semester where I conclude my blogging on individuals film viewing experiences! I hope that you all enjoyed reading about what I have learned from doing research on the works of scholars and what I learned through the mouths of students and professors on my campus. This study has opened my eyes to many new films and genres of film that I never would have explored if it were not for the opinions of those I had a chance to talk with. I am very happy I chose to study the realm of film viewing criteria because, even as a film major, I have never studied the motivation behind the eyes of other students and professors film viewing experiences in such detail.
This project has opened my eyes to a lot and I hope it will provide other individuals with helpful information, including scholars who have touched on this subject in their past research. When I started researching any past work done on film viewing criteria, I was surprised to find nothing. Scholars had done a lot of research on the psychological implications left on people due to the films they watched, but none of them explained the motivation behind peoples choices. Many articles focused on violence in films and how much it affects people. It is always interesting to learn about what we think about and learn from films we watch, but it is not the focus of my study. I wanted to learn why professors and students like me are motivated to watch films. Even before college I was obsessed with watching films and studying how they were made. I have always had a passion to make films one day because of the huge impact they have had on my life. As cheesy as it may sound, many films I have viewed in the past have been directly related to my life in some way. There are always morals and lessons you can take out of films and connect to your life. A lot of times I watch movies that I know focus on characters struggling with similar problems that I am having a hard time with.
Through my interviews, I noticed many themes people hold which I have touched on in my past blogs, so I won't reiterate what I have already told you. I do want to talk a little about how this project has affected me. I have always been somewhat of a film snob and I have always loved critiquing films. As I conducted interviews, I learned that I am very biased towards certain types of films and I am not as open to trying new films as I thought I was. I made sure to ask questions that were not biased towards the types of films I love and I also made sure to interview a wide range of students and professors. This way it was not just people that I already knew, having possibly biased in the past with my ideas. After all of the interviews were done I realized that there is so much more in the realm of film for me to watch and learn about.
Although it was a pain searching for scholarly works that did not exist on my topic, I am glad that I did not find anything because it forced me to learn as much as possible from a study that appears to have never been researched. I hope that this study encourages scholars to explore the realm of film viewing, as well as offering a challenge for them to learn about the motivation of individuals film choices, just like it challenged me. My wish is that this blog has been informative and helpful to all of the readers that love watching films just like myself. Every time a teacher or someone in a leadership role teaches you a lesson they always end by saying the same thing, which is now a part of my philosophy in life. If you get anything out of what I have told you about people's film viewing experiences let it be that you have an open mind at all times and that you view unique and different films. When you are deciding on a film to watch, branch out and try something new! Something as simple as watching films can have a big impact on an individual's life and I hope that one day my films will challenge you in some way.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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