The World of Anomalisa exhibit was incredible. I was blown away with the detail of the model sets and characters. Everything down to a puddle on the ground was there, no CGI, and so well executed.
The prosthetics and make up as well indicated great detail of just how intricate everything in film is, from fore to background, even without the camera's focus.
Probably my favorite part was the soundtrack, when we watched a scene from Independence Day without sound and then with several music pieces, ultimately choosing one that we felt worked best. Obviously, we all chose the one that was actually a part of the film but it was really interesting to take note of how music is used and how effective it really is on all that encompasses a scene - the emotion, the conflict, the tone, the voice, the action, etc. It's really layered and complex, how music direction takes on its own life within the medium.
Similar to that, what I was also really drawn to, was the costume design; how important it is for a designer to truly understand the characters when putting together their wardrobe, the little nuances and details (such as Annie's vest & where it's buttoned in Annie Hall or Axel's sweatshirt in Beverly Hills Cop) say so much about the character that isn't outright explained onscreen.
Had a lot of fun with ADR as well; our group used a scene from Babe which was fairly easy considering the use of animals. However, I do think it would have been a little more interesting if we'd (also) used a movie with people to show the difference and possibly how difficult it could be to properly sync up sound with image - you don't want the voice and lip movements not to correlate.
Overall, it was a really great experience, one probably made better the farther into the semester we are so we can fully appreciate certain things now that we've done a couple of projects.
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