October 25th. A group of students of MED160 gathered for an hour
tour at the American Museum of Moving Image, in Astoria Queens. I was one of
them.
After we were separated in small
groups with different guides, who they called educators, the tour started. Our
group was composed of approximately 10 students.
First, our educator asked what we
were studying. We proceeded on saying that we were taking an introductory production
class with emphasis on video and audio productions. She then decided to show us a
section of the museum where they displayed different types of cameras. We first
saw a very old camera that had a pinhole instead of lens. After that, we saw a
“better” camera, which already had lens, but was still a big box, and was
immobile, as it was sustained by a tripod. Finally, we saw a portable camera.
It printed on it a NBC sign, which meant it was used for TV broadcasting
reporting. From there, it took a few decades to evolve to the high definition
models that we have today.
Secondly, we moved on the to the
sports broadcasting section. At the museum, they set up in a way that mocked a
real broadcasting. There was a wall with many screens. Which one represented the
cameras on the baseball field. The director is responsible to orient each
cameraperson to get the best shot on the match. That was super cool!
Finally, we visited the Behind the
Scenes exhibition that the museum is currently running. In this part, we could
see different aspects of the film production. We saw some of the famous
artifacts for the film industry: set design sketches (Freddy Krueger, Blade
Runner), make up (Star Wars, Ms. Doubtfire), costumes (Annie Hall, Beverly
Hills Cop), and licensed merchandise (magazines, dolls, board games,
etc).
Costume for the 1977 Woody Allen's movie
"Annie Hall".
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