Mongolian Ping Pong

This movie is about a young boy named Bilike who lives without any electricity or running water. He lives in a tent along the steppe grasslands. He one day goes to the river and ends up finding a ping pong ball. He takes it to his grandma and she tells him that it is a golden pearl and that it is a treasure from the river.

Some things that i liked about this movie was that it was kind of funny. The actors were all good and all the story line was kind of dumb it turned out to be okay. I noticed that they were wearing the same kind of clothes that the people were wearing in the weeping camel. Not much was really different from the two movies culture wise.

Some things that were different about the movie compared to United States was that the kids all had horses. They used the horses to get around everywhere and they would often go to far away places. The parents didn't really seems to be watching over there children at all. They would just disappear for many hours and come home like nothing happened.

I would not suggest this movie for someone to watch because although it was decent for a movie you watch in school, i wouldn't waste my time watching it outside of school. The movie didn't seem to have a point to it at all, besides him finding a ball i don't really get why they would waste time with a movie like this. Compared to the other movies we watched i would say this is one of the best.

The Story of the Weeping Camel

This Movie is about a camel that has a white baby camel and doesn't want anything to do with it. It's filmed in Mongolia and follows the life of a family that herds camels and other animals. The family tries everything they can to get the mother camel to accept her baby so that it can feed it. Although this movie may not sound very interesting, it kept my attention and is overall worth watching. It is predictable but it is interesting to see what the Mongolia lifestyle is like and how it differs from American lifestyle.

One thing that i really enjoyed about the movie was that the family doesn't spend there time sitting around a T.V. or a computer, they spend time together by doing work with one another. They have fun by playing games with rocks and they sing together while sitting around in there huts. The family all lives next to one another in little huts. In the movie the family gets around by riding on the camels back, they have to travel a long distance to get to a town which has everything that you would need to live.

It's interesting to see how life is different from in Mongolia herders than it is as an American living in the city because they don't have many things as we do. The movie makes me thankful for the things i have and to not take them for granted. In the movie they don't even have a T.V., which the little boy in the movie really wanted. They also dress differently than we do because they wear robe like outfits and there pockets are on the inside unlike American clothes.

The movie was overall a good movie and i would suggest watching it. Although it might not seem very interesting, it is. If you enjoy watching documentaries then i would suggest this one. The ending however seems a little scripted because of the camel crying when accepting it's baby. Either way i thought the movie was touching.

Making Documetary Films (Chapter 21)

This chapter talks about interview. like every other chapter again. it telling u stuff most people would already know. it asks and answers a lot of question bout interview such as "what is an interview" and "why am i doing an interview". It talks about what to do when your in an interview. it also talks about the lighting on the interview and sound management like extracting the audio.

Making Documentary Films (Chapter 16)

This chapter talks about having knowledge in film making. it talks about how you need "zero-level" knowledge to be able to film. like every other chapter in the book it talks about common sense things like "you cant film when its too dark" or "you cant film if its too loud". Basically telling us, more stuff we already know. This chapter also talks about editing a film and having people on your team being technical smart. It talks about the technology and Art of filming. It talks more about the common sense topic of lighting and sound.

Making Documentary Films (Chapter 9)

Chapter nine Explains why people make Documentary films and what they film of. Like someone who feels passionate about people disobeying the traffic light. It talks about how its hard to film a documentary film because you need permission for filming things and its hard to capture moments. also people give you low budgets. It explains that if you want success enough you'll be able to get it. Also if you unplanned its a bad idea because you should always be planned. Over planning is a bad idea because you mine have to re plan things and you can end up wasting money.

Making Documentary Films (Chapter 8)

This chapter is about producing a documentary film. It talks about everything you'll need to make a good one. It talks about how you'll need a lot of money to make your film better and whether you want a :film" or a "video". they also say you need a script and actors, which to me doesn't make sense because its a documentary film. why would you need actors in a documentary film? They make a documentary film sound like a very hard things to make and a very time consuming thing.

Film Idea

My new video idea is going to be about zombies. I will be filming zombies attacking people and ask people how they feel about zombies. I will travel to where the zombies live and get them in action. I might not make it back alive... but i will do anything for this wonderful class, even if it cost my own life.