Museum of the Moving Image

As someone who has been living In Queens for over 10 years and claims to have a High interest in film, it was a walk of shame to discover this awesome museum of the moving image. I enjoyed how modern the atmosphere is, yet most of its items are classic and from older generations. We were first introduced to a wall of stars which carried black and white photographs of all the big stars from early films such as Shirley Temple and Charlie Chaplin, before the industry moved to California.
The first aspect of media production that stood out at first was the costume and makeup design. There is just so much to it that when viewing the film, one does not take into consideration the making of  plaster head casts or how they were able to capture a "bleeding leg under surgery." That was actually the most fascinating piece of art work for me which appeared in the well known film The Black Swan. Honestly I don't even remember that scene but to see in detail, how much work was put into this fake leg just for a few seconds of a scene, made me even more conscious of other unthinkable tasks that takes place in order to complete a film.
(Not the best pic, but it's the only one I got)

It was not until the very end, in which we were all welcomed into the world of sound effects. I learned that there are three types of sound classification in film dialogue, music and sound effects. Now we were shown a clip from Titanic and we were informed of the tactics and play of sounds from Foley artists. I did not have any knowledge of such a job/ career p, and neither of the fact that the sound of the falling tanks of the Titanic were elephant cries. It really was a lesson about sound and interpretation and how much sound effects are needed to complete a strong impact. And of course once again I am left with more admiration towards the world of film because of all the little pieces that must be well thought out and put together in order to make that one film.