RISD Review Blog of Seniors

 As an overall experience of the senior show, I'll admit the highs are not reaching the immediate highs I found in the previous year, nor is there such lows based on what I found. There is consistency, and at a very good quality from what I can see. It is clear the seniors this year put overall more passion into their work compared to the previous year, and I believe that is more or less due to RISD leaving the effects of the pandemic. Either way, this year I was more struck with the live action and experimental side of the show rather than the animation. Although I am not a live action filmmaker, I will try my best to honor the live action segments. I also see this year is much better at sound compared to the previous year, despite the problems the auditorium had on the first night. Either way, many of these films alone deserve recognition towards sound, and the atmosphere it plays in. I do have some films I feel less about, but for the majority, I am in love with watching them. S...

These are previous reviews for the class of 2022, as I was both sleep deprived from going on a plane and staying up late both because I was at my brother's graduation as well as working trying to get all my work done before the deadline of grades. I got an A at my video class, but I still feel these reviews are valuable to because of the emotion I put into them, and, to be frank, I wish to post them because of ego. Still, please email me if you disagree and or convince me to think of these films in a different lense. I will post the reviews for the 2023 senior within the upcoming weeks per film. Also, it would help if you can give tips on how I should review specific films, such as documentaries or experimental films.  (Also, these films reviews are unaltered, so there might be some typos. If it bother's you, please email me) jneiza@risd.edu This is my review for every senior show I have watched. I will try doing a majority of ten reviews or more and will be about 5 sentences e...