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 A New Year Is Upon Us
By Raul Mendoza
In film, Personal Project, Projects
Posted January 19, 2021

A New Year Is Upon Us

Hey, 4381. I hope everyone has been doing well these past couple of weeks and I wish everyone a safe and good start to the new semester. As I was sitting around I forgot I have not shared with [...]

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 Blending Realism in Fellini’s 8 1/2
By Raul Mendoza
In film
Posted December 2, 2020

Blending Realism in Fellini’s 8 1/2

Hey, 4381 since I am working on my next film essay for Intro to Motion Pictures taught by some unknown professor, Keith R. Houk. I don’t know I don’t think any of us have had his [...]

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 Why Do I Love Cinema?
By Raul Mendoza
In A thought, Articles, film
Posted November 25, 2020

Why Do I Love Cinema?

Strap yourselves in cinephiles of 4381 because this is a hard one to answer. I recently had a classmate of mine told me that it is “refreshing” how much I know and love film. I told [...]

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 Where There is Art, There is Love
By Raul Mendoza
In film
Posted November 23, 2020

Where There is Art, There is Love

I am exhausted but I am happy, and to be quite frank my fellow creatives and cinephiles, I have not admitted that in a long time. We shot the initial phase of my upcoming short film Before I [...]

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 Maybe I am the Artist my Brain Convinces Me I am Not
By Raul Mendoza
In A thought, Articles
Posted October 16, 2020

Maybe I am the Artist my Brain Convinces Me I am Not

Imposter Syndrome is a hell of a thing. It comes in a lot during my depressive episodes (thank you manic depressed brain) and usually I can fight it off pretty well. Well, that was all until a [...]

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 The Magic of Film Photography
By Raul Mendoza
In Articles, film photography
Posted October 6, 2020

The Magic of Film Photography

There is just no way to say it without sounding like a hipster but in my honest opinion, I think film photography is miles ahead better than digital and it will never be able to come close to it. [...]

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 The Incredible Feeling of Having Your Art Validated
By Raul Mendoza
In A thought, film
Posted September 22, 2020

The Incredible Feeling of Having Your Art Validated

I am not sure if this will be a long piece but I think it is something that a lot of us here will understand as artists. You work so hard on your craft and continue to look forward without taking [...]

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By Raul Mendoza
In Articles
Posted September 22, 2020

An Evening Affair: A Story in 36 Frames

A story told in 36 frames…

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 Confronting Mental Instability in Abbas Kiarostami’s TASTE OF CHERRY (1997)
By Raul Mendoza
In Articles, film
Posted September 15, 2020

Confronting Mental Instability in Abbas Kiarostami’s TASTE OF CHERRY (1997)

An analysis of the tough decision to take one’s life as presented in Abbas Kiarostami’s 1997 Palme d’Or winning masterpiece, Taste of Cherry. This month on my podcast has been [...]

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 The Framing of Eroticism in Gaspar Noé’s LOVE (2015)
By Raul Mendoza
In Articles, film
Posted September 11, 2020

The Framing of Eroticism in Gaspar Noé’s LOVE (2015)

Provocative director, Gaspar Noé, most well known for his 2002 French hit, Irreversible, and psychedelic melodrama, Enter The Void. Noé is not new to shocking audiences with his different take on [...]

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