Literacy blog 1 - March 7

Today is March/07/2009. I am here at Universal Studio Orlando, Florida. I came here for spring break and today was the first day being in the theme park. It is not my first time to go to Universal Studio, but I was still surprised from what I saw and observed today. One of the shows which I learned the most from it was the “Horror Movie Make-up Show.” I was the audience watching the people showing us how makeup works in Hollywood movies. They showed us through not only talking but performing and demonstrating. As far as I am concerned, it is more efficient and better for people to learn from using all these ways together. And then, I took a tour which showed how Hollywood movies make different kinds of scenes, such as tornado, fire, flood, and so on. After I watched those, I realized that all the scary scenes in the movies are all faked. I was cheated. From now on, I will not be afraid of the scenes anymore because I know they are all schemed and designed. I learned a lot from today’s experience through watching, listening, and feeling, which helped me learning. I have known more about movie literacy through these interesting shows.