Many people around the world share a passion for unseen mystery. I share that passion as well, because I have seen it in many TV shows and movies.
J.J. Abrams begins the talk with a question: Why so many mysteries? Then he moves onto telling us about his grandfather Harry Kelvin, who started an electronics company after World War II, he used to go to his shop and his grandfather would show how TV's and radios were put together, broken apart, and what was inside of them. When he was 10 years old his grandfather got him a Super 8 camera and his grandmother got him a synthesizer when he was 14 years old. And another one of his interests was magic, he used to go to a magic store called Lou Tannen's Magic and that was where he got the mystery box. He never opened it because it represented his grandfather. It represented potential, hope, and infinite possibility and made him realize sometimes knowledge is less important than mystery. Then he starts to talk about the unseen mystery. In "Alien" they never showed the alien and it was terrifying, in ''The Graduate" you never heard a word from their date as soon as the car top goes up, yet it is still the most romantic first date ever. He then moves on to talk about visual effects. In "Mission Impossible III" there is a scene in which Tom Cruise wakes up drowsy, a man pulls his head up, sticks a gun into his nose, and shoots in a capsule. They had to do multiple takes and the gun was hurting Tom's nose. Tom knew how far up the gun should go, so they painted Tom's hand like the man's hand and put it in the man's sleeve. The hand actually in the scene is Tom's. J.J. Abrams then states, "So you don't need the greatest technology to do things that can work in movies. And the mystery box, in honor of my grandfather, stays closed."
Based on the TED Talk my opinion is that you do not need the best technology for movie work, you need to have more unseen mysteries and think more practical about visual effects. The Tom Cruise example was basically common sense and a simple solution and shows why you do not need the best technology for visual effects. Unseen mysteries are the greatest part of movies and TV shows for me. For example, I was watching "The Babadook" on Netflix. I barely ever saw the actual creature. And to be honest it was literally one of the most tense and terrifying movie experiences I have ever had. J.J. Abrams does an amazing job of teaching me about the unspoken mysteries of TV and movies. He delivered the TED Talk gorgeously and persuaded me to look at the unseen mysteries of media.
This first TED Talk has gotten me excited for the next four I have to reflect upon. I am going to be looking for more unseen mysteries in the movies and TV shows I will watch. this video has made interested in visual effects as well and I will look those up too. I recommend this video for anyone who has seen J.J. Abrams work like Lost, Super 8, etc. Anyone who is interested in visual effects or unseen mysteries. Anyone who in general loves TV and movies.
-Faiyaz
J.J. Abrams begins the talk with a question: Why so many mysteries? Then he moves onto telling us about his grandfather Harry Kelvin, who started an electronics company after World War II, he used to go to his shop and his grandfather would show how TV's and radios were put together, broken apart, and what was inside of them. When he was 10 years old his grandfather got him a Super 8 camera and his grandmother got him a synthesizer when he was 14 years old. And another one of his interests was magic, he used to go to a magic store called Lou Tannen's Magic and that was where he got the mystery box. He never opened it because it represented his grandfather. It represented potential, hope, and infinite possibility and made him realize sometimes knowledge is less important than mystery. Then he starts to talk about the unseen mystery. In "Alien" they never showed the alien and it was terrifying, in ''The Graduate" you never heard a word from their date as soon as the car top goes up, yet it is still the most romantic first date ever. He then moves on to talk about visual effects. In "Mission Impossible III" there is a scene in which Tom Cruise wakes up drowsy, a man pulls his head up, sticks a gun into his nose, and shoots in a capsule. They had to do multiple takes and the gun was hurting Tom's nose. Tom knew how far up the gun should go, so they painted Tom's hand like the man's hand and put it in the man's sleeve. The hand actually in the scene is Tom's. J.J. Abrams then states, "So you don't need the greatest technology to do things that can work in movies. And the mystery box, in honor of my grandfather, stays closed."
Based on the TED Talk my opinion is that you do not need the best technology for movie work, you need to have more unseen mysteries and think more practical about visual effects. The Tom Cruise example was basically common sense and a simple solution and shows why you do not need the best technology for visual effects. Unseen mysteries are the greatest part of movies and TV shows for me. For example, I was watching "The Babadook" on Netflix. I barely ever saw the actual creature. And to be honest it was literally one of the most tense and terrifying movie experiences I have ever had. J.J. Abrams does an amazing job of teaching me about the unspoken mysteries of TV and movies. He delivered the TED Talk gorgeously and persuaded me to look at the unseen mysteries of media.
This first TED Talk has gotten me excited for the next four I have to reflect upon. I am going to be looking for more unseen mysteries in the movies and TV shows I will watch. this video has made interested in visual effects as well and I will look those up too. I recommend this video for anyone who has seen J.J. Abrams work like Lost, Super 8, etc. Anyone who is interested in visual effects or unseen mysteries. Anyone who in general loves TV and movies.
-Faiyaz