Message from cmayfield

[Anonymous]

I very much enjoyed this class. I learned some of the technical features of filmmaking that allows us to compare Chinese (and other) films and filmmakers, such as film structure (plot, argument, hero/anti-hero, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action), camera work, editing, imagery, point-of-view shots. I especially liked learning the technical terms fabula and szujet and how the meaning of these two terms must exist in proper measure in a film.

Also, I learned about a variety of interesting motion pictures that I'd like to find on DVD, and I am much more interesting in going to see films made by Chinese filmmakers.

Finally, I very much enjoyed learning about some of China's "Middle Ages" and "Mongolian Age" historical periods through fine arts. I learned the proper pronunciation of some names and places, although I'm not confident that I can repeat them correctly yet.

If I was a student at UC Irvine, I would look for a way to take a class from Professor Ye. His passion for the subject matter and his supremacy as a scholar were very evident. I was impressed with his renditions of poems and songs and how his performances brought those pieces to life in a way that reading them on my own can not accomplish. The class received a tremendous treat from Professor Ye, and I am very grateful for it.