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The Power of the Negative (Essay)

Posted on January 15, 2009January 15, 2009 by sokorra

The Power of the Negative
March 2004

Movies have become an important part of the modern culture. Motion pictures are forms of entertainment as well as time capsules of trends, morals and events. They show how people dressed, thought, and found important during the time the movie was filmed. Negatives are the first step in making the movies that everyone sees when they go into the theater. There are several layers on a negative. The top layer is a gelatin layer, which protects the image. The image layer, called emulsion, follows this layer. The emulsion layer is set on tope of an adhesive layer which binds the image to a base followed by a final stabilizing layer of gelatin. Color negatives have more layers. Their base identifies the negatives (Library of Preservation and Conservation). There are three main types of negative bases: Cellulose Nitrate (nitrocellulose), Cellulose Acetate (acetyl-cellulose) and Polyester (polyethylene terephalate) based film. Continue reading “The Power of the Negative (Essay)” →

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The Censorship of Film (April 2004)

Posted on January 15, 2009 by sokorra

The Production Code Censorship:

After the 1920s, the studios installed a production code to protect themselves from more scandals, like the ones that overrun them in the decade before. This production code was also reinforced by the outcry of the people who had more publicity.
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My Writing: A Self-Analysis

Posted on January 14, 2009January 15, 2009 by sokorra

I made myself promise to write in this blog at least once a day. I plan mostly to write about my writing, and my artwork/graphics and not my personal life since I already have an online journal for that.

So what about my writing? I write mostly fanfiction, and a little original. I’ve been nominated for awards twice, but haven’t won, both for the same fandom (Stargate SG-1/Stargate Atlantis). Most of what I write is one-shots because while I can have full length novels running around in my head, it has a hard time translating to words on a piece of paper or Word. I sometimes write better when I’m on a computer then when I have a blank notebook in front of me.

I’ve always liked to write. My earliest stuff that I can remember were poems and homework assignments for Creative Writing class (Short stories) in 9th grade. I think the first story I wrote that I still have is a story called “The Wing” which was in responce to a challenge in CW to write a horror story since it was almost halloween. In my story the main character moves to England and finds her next door neighbor, and the father of the guy she likes, is a Vampire. Its not that good (It goes too fast), and one day I’ll rewrite it into a better and longer story.

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Newbie Says Hi

Posted on January 13, 2009July 5, 2021 by sokorra

Well, I decided to try it out and see what WordPress was all about. This journal is going to be for my writing, and my art, both fandom related and original material. I’m not sure if I am going to combine my creative journal with my personal journal here or not. I’m not sure any of my friends who regularly read my personal posts are over here (or if they are, I haven’t known about it).

So you will probably mostly see here is fiction, art, and perhaps a few articles I will write for Arabella & Co, School or just for myself (like a revised film essay).

– Jess

(EDITED july 2021 for correction of tags/categories)