Daniel Brown's MedP 160 Blog

The space in and surrounding the Piano practice rooms on the 4th floor of the North Building inspires me.  The pianos themselves, especially the baby grands, have a sort of appealing visual aesthetic.  The contrast between the black paint and the white keys stands out.  Also, there is something sort of poetic about how the pianos lie in sound proof rooms, with all white walls; there is almost a lonely quality that intrigues me about the venue where aspiring musicians may compose and express themselves. 1.  tracking shot into the hallway leading to the piano practice rooms 2.  medium dutch angle shot looking into a corner with a piano bench 3.  low angle  looking up at the bottom of the piano 4.  extreme close up of the keys (black and white) 5.  close up/elongated shot of the piano strings 6.  overhead shot of the hammers in the piano body 7.  shot of performer's shoes stepping on piano peddles 8.  long shot of piano t...

I feel like we are so lucky to be alive in 2018!  Not only can we appreciate art and ideas in books, sculptures and painting; but, we have the privilege of the internet, film, television, photography and multiple other forms of post-modern media! My name is Dan Brown and I absolutely love consuming and interacting with all forms of media.  Since I grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico, I have an intense appreciation for great sunsets, great weather and open space.  Georgia O'Keeffe's (one of my favorite artists) work does well to capture the feeling of the frontier-esque landscape that sprawls across the southwest. However, it is the limited access and some of the politics that drove me out of New Mexico and inspired me to explore the cosmopolitan environment that is New York City.  Almost everywhere we look in New York could, arguably, be a space for great video and photography.  And, I am especially interested in how cameras, cinematography and mise-en-scene c...