MM 3603 - Forest Pierce

When we think about surveillance and law enforcement in the context of video footage, we tend to think of the tragedies in recent years of police needlessly killing unarmed African Americans in a fit of nonsensical violence. However, I decided to focus on more humorous surveillance footage or police bodycam footage. Why? Well, because we all could use a laugh. The first one I would like to play is from Shanghai. The video shows two burglars approaching a store; you notice that they both have bricks in hand. The first burglar pulls his arm back and throws the brick, not breaking the glass. The second one does the same thing but to more humorous consequences... Shanghai Brick Burglars One of my personal favorites comes from Fort Worth, Texas. It’s an older video, but still hilarious nonetheless. An intoxicated man breaks into a liquor store and causes tons of damage and attempts to steal money, cigarettes, and more alcohol. The problem is, the man cannot get out. Drunk Man ...

I decided to look at the Criterion Collection and the new streaming service FilmStruck, more specifically, I decided to look at their advertising. Or lack thereof, in my opinion. The Criterion Collection is a company that specializes in releasing international, obscure, cult classic, and significant films that embody the idea of the filmmaking art form. The company also tends to restore these films, presenting them at their highest quality possible to achieve the perfect image.   Introduction To The Criterion Collection FilmStruck is a video streaming service that began in early 2017. FilmStruck began as a collaboration between TCM (Turner Classic Movies) and The Criterion Collection. Previously, Criterion Collection had an exclusive deal with Hulu to stream Criterion Collection properties. After the deal expired, Criterion began FilmStruck with Turner, as I stated before. Introduction to FilmStruck When the service was announced, I was extremely excited. A...

When it comes to my personal media devices, one product I feel I could not live without is my iPhone 7-plus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6dsRpVyyWs When the iPhone 7-plus was announced a little over a year ago, it seemed like the perfect phone for me. Mostly due to the fact that it has 4K video record capability, which is perfect for a young filmmaker to have at any given time. Since, I have never bought the, “higher-end,” model of the current iPhone; I decided to splurge and get the most expensive version of the iPhone 7-plus when it finally reached store shelves. I love the dual camera lenses with 4K capability. However, what I enjoy the most is the mass amount of internal storage my phone has. My phone has 256 GB of storage space, meaning I will never have to worry about storage on my phone EVER AGAIN. Storage is probably the most important thing that I need, I have many apps that I use on my phone, and most of them take up a lot of space. Previously, I ...