yep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcexJQM-8W0&feature=channel 

a treat - listen all the way through

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKTHLCXETac

last assignment

settle down and watch these - 15 min each

http://community.moojisangha.org/video/guided-meditation-part-1

http://community.moojisangha.org/video/guided-meditation-part-2

6 points of today's psychology in the US

• Foundation:  uncertainty?  science is truth, truth is science (not-magic)?  i-can-do-anything?  entitlements? small world?  digital?  all-control-all-the-time?  vulnerability through strength of electronic world?  
• Self:  self-ISH? lonely-isolated? not gender based?  sexually ambiguous? freer? on a side because all if bifurcated? New Age'd and responsible for "happiness"?  Metro-sexuals?  secular?  believers?  drugs as solutions?
• Network:  NO networks? must be a team player? disposable relationships? men-women "equal"?
• Soc Sys:  locked up?  poor & rich US within poor & rich globe?  bureaucracy rules?  newly open to diverse groups?  digital?
• Change:   terror, global resources (water-food shortages), upswing of religious fervor, conflict reality, smallness of world, outer space-inner space discoveries, speed of charity, empathic world view growth

"HOLLYWOOD"

• FOUNDATION - Everyone's in show biz
• SELF - self sufficiency expectation:  hard work will "do it"
• NET - networking, "who you know"
• SOC SYSTEM - technology affords opening to creativity
• CHANGE -  ?

Oh No, Not Psychology - Sean Williams

Same two characters we saw, on Girl w the Dragon Tattoo

xtranormal assignment

www.xtranormal.com   sign up, download free, make a movie of 1-5 minutes.
one character monologue or two character dialog about something you learned from this class.  Watch my little movie on the stages of life:
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7881121/ 
Comment here on my little movie so I know you watched it :)

Post your little movies here - but SAVE rather than PUBLISH so we watch them all together next week in class. 

And the winner is ...

Larry Rodriquez for Best Actor!  Wow, was Larry ever good in "Noises Off!"

8 stages of life

1.  Erickson detail 

2. Erickson - the short, clear chart 

 3.  the pimp and the whore version 

Positive Psychology

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FBxfd7DL3E
He speaks of psychology to get into the positive rather than just to get out of the negative.  There is a test you can take to see what gets you into the "flow", which is the better place to be than to be in pleasure.

Final Paper

1. Fears:  falling, noise, constriction - all of which prevent creativity, our natural urge (Otto Rank)
2. Invalidation:  Drama of the Gifted Child (Alice Miller)
3. Emotional Zone:  Fact Field, Judgment, Practices (Tabor)
4. Goal Setting:  foundational "law", self, network, social sphere, change of 3 types (Objectives - Stanislavsky)
5. Body Language (our book #1)
6. Influence - examples of influence techniques (our book #2)
7. Stages of Life (Eric Ericson)
8. "quads" of types
9. Birth order

same as mid-term paper.  stick to the method of analysis you select  

PICK your film off this list - or email me so I can watch it 

notes for paper on stages of life and Barry Lyndon 

erikson stages

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGFKAfixHJs

I see I am talking to myself here but ...

 why not.  Just viewed "Barry Lyndon".  Great.  Kubrick.  Great life lessons.

A "Meetup" about the business of movie making

link here

The Girl Who Played with Fire

Wow.

Amazon Studios

Wow - substantial awards for commenting on, developing, editing movies

Be smart - read the assignment

The book is on reserve in Library.   Be ready to speak on 3 of these 10.  We go over prior to watching movie Thurs.  They are all good for script-writing - see esp #2 6 9 - but all are useful.   Be prepared to say what they ARE, some examples from the book, and some of your own examples.   

1. ask for more first
2. "fixed action patterns" (good for a script)
3. establish low expectations
4. authority
5. be nice:  people like people they like
6. reciprocity (good for a script)
7. "social proof"
8. lowball
9. commitment and consistency - see image on page 104 (good for a script!)
10. scarcity

what technique(s) of  the rules of influence did I use in the Jeopardy "Game" we played?

Review of paper due Thursday

Due Nov 18th and last day of class - 2 papers, 5 page maximum
Use a theme presented in class - you have these from which to choose

1 - fears (Otto Rank: falling, loud noises, constriction)
2 - BL (Body Language) - movie or political speech - remember gravity
3 - Emotional Zone - Fact Field & interruption / Jmt / practice "keep it moving"
4 - Goals - the results of having or lacking a clear OBJECTIVE: 6 sides: premise 4 actions SELF NETWK SOC STRUCT CHANGE (3 TYPES of change)
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  "What keeps me going is goals." - Mahummaad Ali
5 - Influence-see above post - can read book & use for paper 1 or wait for paper 2
6 - Types or Stages WILL COVER December 2
Grading 3 parts: FORM ASSIGNMENT JUICE

Can you pick the film about which you will write

bunch more in the comments

Ad Hominem

Another way to put Henry's point is that the discussion was all "ad hominem" rather than about issues.  Ad hominem means "to the man" "to the person" - comments made about a person's characteristics rather than comments made about an issue.  What kind of movies one likes or dislikes has nothing to do with the soundness of an argument or utility of a point of view.  

American psycho!!!

I see that was the one picked so is that what were watching Thursday?

Paper Nov 18th - 5 page max

TELL ME THE FILM - or take off list

1. fears
2. BL - movie or political speech - remember gravity
3. Emo - Fact Field & interruption / Jmt / practice "keep it moving"
4. Goals - objective:   6 sides:  premise  4 actions  SELF  NETWK   SOC STRUCT  CHANGE (3 TYPES of change)
5. Influence
6. Types or Stages 

Grading 3 parts:    FORM    ASSIGNMENT     JUICE

The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo

It was really long, but that was fine.  I felt like I could watch it for the rest of my life. Thx for rec.

what psychology is this?

The Wise Student ...

downloads these notes for tonight <-- CLICK
and the also-wise student reads this sample paper for the paper that is due on the 18th.

See you tomorrow candy!!

The return

Live Longer?

happiness - and you can willfully produce it

Sunday 9PM KCET TV

"Ninotchka", with Greta Garbo and Melvin Douglas, directed  by the great Lubitsch.

Objectives

THE IS:  comparative = discrimination
chronolgical= memory
causal=rational
THE OUGHT:   directive

Social World today:  premise | Self | Net | Soc Stuct | Change

some male/female body language - & sound

Everybody Rides The Carousel (1976)

I found a cute short that seems to cover everything we've talked about in class so far- body language, the relationship between men and women, and emotion.

Based on the writings of psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, Everybody Rides the Carousel invites the viewer along on eight rides through the different stages of life. It reflects the inner feelings and conflicting emotions experienced during each stage of personality development.

Objective - Goal

Remember to come to class with a clear goal - a goal you could in theory reach in the next two years.  It could be your goal or the goal of an important character you are writing.   

W H A T   D O   Y O U    W A N T ? 

Spotting of celebrities

http://www.justspotted.com/  new site - kinda fun

The Airpot and Emotions

When I was at the airport waiting to pick up my girlfriend I noticed a few things that I thought I'd share...

People are always in a hurry. (maybe we should slow down every once in awhile.)
Loud noises, smell of metal and gas.
Lots of Emotions- They comes in all forms.
Saw a Dad with his grown son. They hugged as if the son was five.
Saw a cabbie, pissed off and laying on his horn.
Saw a Mom with her four wild kids. I don't know how she did it but she got them from point A to B successfully.
Saw a guy in a suit running full sprint to the gate. (and of course he was on his cell)
And of course I saw a bunch of couples. Some old, some young. Some didn't look happy while others were oozing with passion.

For some reason, I didn't expect the airport to be a place filled with such wide ranging emotions.

And speaking of emotions...then I saw my girl. A smile, a hug and a kiss.

Emotions come from where? I'm smart enough to say I don't know. But go to the airport and you'll definitely see it.

Thursday

I am switching around two weeks (in case you are following the syllabus).
We are tackling the topic EMOTION this week Thursday - and it will be in preparation for an exercise we will do all together next week Thursday.
You do not have to prepare for the emotion presentation, but it is important to attend these 2 weeks to prepare for the paper that is due November 17.  If you are doing a film, this will not be a traditional paper but, rather, a treatment.  
Consider the answer to this question:  Where do emotions come from?
This switch gives you all a better chance (no excuse) to obtain the book Influence.  See syllabus - and there are two copies on reserve in the Library.  Start reading it now!
Your Nov 17th paper may be on Body Language, Gender, or Emotion - and more later on that. 

Nit Picking Fights with Flies.

Maybe I'm whispering in your ear a secret. I still feel the wind through my brows, my head, my toes- if I'm not wearing shoes of course. Of course! How would I feel the wind through my toes, if I'm not wearing shoes of course! Or the hat on my head, or the mask on my face. How could I feel the wind?

I'll agree it's buzz, but maybe it's a secret. Maybe the whispering buzz can still ride with the wind I do not feel. The wind I do not feel. The hat on my head, the mask on my face, the shoes of course! Maybe I can still taste the rain the wind pours.

But first for buzz, second for taste, the wind will pour another day. Listen to me if you ride the rain. I'll taste you another day. Pour my secrets through the drumming hums, every time you hit the grum.

The voice will hear through the empty shallows we will not see, but we can believe. The voice will drum the buzz, drown secrets to dust. Level mountains to must. Show me the buzz and I will believe. But level with me if you want my ears. Tell me the truth and then I will hear.

Otherwise you may also just be another buzz, and another tear.

The Miner Movie

Someone could write a movie about what the miners did and what amazing social engineering they are now capable of:  putting the group first, having faith, dealing with fears, ingenuity - what a tale they have to tell.   Goodness knows what they will do - but the movie could either tell that or tell what they could do.  So far, this is a real good "Hollywood ending."    May it continue to be so!

ASSIGNMENT

I am surprised no one wrote to ask questions about the assignment.
bring with you the papers I handed out last week on BL (Body Language)

What a Day!!!

so this morning started off rather early I woke up at 7:00 took a shower then left to go to the DMV because I got a FiX IT Ticket for expired registration 2 days ago. I stopped at 7/11 to get this wicked sour apple flavored slurpee however it wasnt working the light was blinking. I got to the dmv and waited about 90 mins. It was 90 minutes in hell. which got followed by a sequel.
As I waited I forgot my headphones and was pretty much bored to death then this girl walks right in front of me a very large girl wearing a tight white semi-see through shirt that was cut off in the belly button with her fat just hanging out. Sorry if your offended but that's just gross. Then the guy next to me whom was obviously not wearing deodorant totally ripped one and I moved my seat. Might I also add the building had like no A/C and was hot as balls! There were no empty seats and people standing as I was only 2 numbers away from being called I had a feeling of disgust at the people and the surrounding I was in. My number was called...
So finally I can get away from these Bad BO really gross farting too tight/too short shirt people. Wrong... I thought Car registration would be like $50 but I brought $75 just in case. In california they have this ridiculous tax...well they have many but let's add this one. Keep in mind that all the state of cali does when you renew your registration is give you 1 sheet of paper and tiny sticker. It was $271! Because my car was a mustang not a fucking pinto. What the fuck is that shit!!! It shouldn't matter it should be a flat rate. So I had to cal my dad and he had to go put money in my account. Oh yeah and I needed cash. So off to the bank. I noticed the wait time is almost 2 hours. So I take a new number before I leave cause I knew it wouldn't be called. I ran over to the bank then to 7/11 to get a wicked apple slurpee light was still blinking. Damn.
So I get back and there are no available seats just a milliion people standing around. I had to use the bathroom which was graffitti filled and the previous person didn't was the terd don the toilet. thank god I only hate to pee. FYI I don't believe in god.
So I'm standing next to this really fat lady in a wheelchair trying to figure out her life story if she perhaps ate herself to this way? She smelled horrible so I moved to the front where no one really one but I could still hear if my number was called. I still thought about her life story. Then this really slutty dressed like 17 year old got into an argument with the ticket guy claiming she had an appointment and didn't have to wait her name wasnt in the database akwardly amusing it went on for like 3 mintues. So I looked around and just felt digusted by the amount of fat people whom most of which I can personally aware you of there deoderant usage. I felt gross. My number was called, paid my fee, and got the hell outta there. Maybe it was a normal experience to others but I felt so gross probably what you'd feel like trapped in the wilderness without a shower. On my way home I stopped at 7/11 the slushee machine was still blinking! I rushed home and took a 30 minute shower....sorry enviornment.
If that offended you in anyway.....Whoops!
So I get home and my time warner cable is screwing up so I watch The girl Next Door on blu ray twice while I facebook. I had to pick up my friend danielle at the airport. I brought her home then went to 7/11 and saw the light wasn't blinking on the wicked apple slushee! I was so excited I pulled the knob too fast and it exploded all over me. Theres not many things you want exploded on you but wicked apple slushee is the rare exception. I filled the cup up and walked to the register. There some crazy old lady had a 7/11 grocery bag full of ice and was pouring it into an empty mega gulp cup. What the fuck? You know there is an ice machine? Then opened a milk carton and poured it in the cup while saying mmmmmm? Okay?

Then I came home and dancing with the stars didnt tape cause cable is glitching I thought about bitching to time warner but after 2 years and it being the first time I let it go. So I'm watching the girl next door again debating blogging...

Kory

An actress sums up our discussion

“Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships.” ~ Sharon Stone.  

We discussed M v. F, long term v. short term, negotiation from unity v. target, logic v. feeling. Next week, be prepared to synopsize what we discussed last week.

Singin' in the Rain, MacAurther & 90th style

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1664492411895

Sex, Gender, Psychology - and Film

Be sure to attend tonight!  Sex, Gender, and Psychology.  What films do YOU think show the "battle of the sexes" in an interesting way?  Take the poll - see it to the right.

Topic for Thursday: Gender and Psychology

have some fun getting ready by watching these two videos
Girls being boys and then Boys being girls.
These are from the Harvard sailing team.

This is very important!

Is this relevant?

Saw "The Social Network"

!

I got a question....can we tell a lot about celebrities when we see them walking down the street?

BL ( body language )

• Rahm Emmanuel stands beside Obama with his hands on his hips:  territory (he's claiming new territory) . . . then puts hands at side
• when new guy is introduced, Rahm puts one hand over his mouth.
• new guy has hands clasped loosely, covering up, but loosely - and he sways and rocks quite a bit
• Rahm takes the stand . . .  wow ... teary ...  after jokes about the Chicago Bears, now Obama folds his arms to listen.  He's moved by Rahm's praise, head down.  Rahm is crying . . . holding it together ... closing lips, pursing, to keep in the emotion.

Paper & Film assignments: BL, Gender, Influence

Mid term paper or Mid term film "treatment" due Nov 4. details will be on portal.
Topic: body language (BL) or gender & BL - as used in a film (film you see or film you plan to create).  You may go deep into the film & topic or broad and shallow across the film & topic.
The Final paper or completed film due on final day, Dec. 9.  The Final will cover Influence - the 3rd theme of the class.   Again, you may go broad and shallow or deep into the movie and theme.  The way you approach influence is best informed by your knowledge of BL and Gender.
THEMES:  If you wish to use a different theme, e.g., fears a la Otto Rank or community support to live to be 100, the power plays or social relations you observe in our class itself - or some other theme we touch upon, just ask.
MOVIES:  So far the movies in play are "No Country ..."  "The Professional" ... "Rules of Attraction ..."  and I'll list some more on the portal.  You may suggest a film to me at any time, for I just want to be sure I have seen it recently.

Whoa! here's some dialog

from real life New York  some dialog and some acting too - what if this were in a NY gangster movie?

Life as we know it

So I went to a screening tonight of a new romantic comedy called life as we know it! It's actually quite a refreshing breathe of air for the genre however I don't think someone could pay any of you $10 to go see it for a free! So I got to the screening at about 4:30 and maybe the 9th in line! The person at the front was sitting in a chair from the cafe she moved to the line! Then about 5:00 this other lady a heavyset elderly lady grabbed a chair from the cafe and placed it about 5 people behind me! The lady in front starting yelling across the room that she was disabled and was the only one allowed to have a chair! The elderly lady ignored her! The handicapped lady walked up to box office she was handicapped! She started bitching to the manager! The manager then told the other lady who was harming no one to put the chair back cause she wasn't disabled! Then the elderly lady went over to the other lady and simply pointed her finger and said that was so mean and other people need chairs to! Then walked off! The handicap lady started technically walking around and found the manager and I could hear the whole conversation...........the lady literally started crying and told the manager she was kicked and punched by the elderly lady and threatened to call police if the other lady wasn't kicked out! So I quickly went into deep emotional thought! Were these two people rivals? One skip a screening line before? Did the elderly lady have an affair with her husband? Then I decided the bitch was just crazy! When the manager was in route to elderly lady I typically would stay out of it but told the manager the story and she left the situation alone!

That's all I got for the week...

By the way what's with all this road construction how about putting those millions into new schools! I'd rather drive on a bumpy road if I know our future generations were getting a proper education

Oh and why can't they say lick on the radio?

Whoa! Tarintino's editor dies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39393493/ns/local_news-los_angeles_ca/

straight - or curved?

long term or short term?

Everybody can learn something

Mean girls is the coolest movie ever!!!

Hope you enjoy the rules of attraction

I made this picture a little smaller so as to abide by the rules of "bandwidth" - we do not try to overtake one another's screens.

:) ~ MT, the editor

First!!

I'm the best student in class? Do you agree?

Welcome to Hollywood Psychology

Everybody in class is welcome.  Everybody is expected to post & comment.  By Week 2, you will master it. The blog is to exchange ideas, share plans,  catch up.
Tonight, I'll show you 1)  how to post, 2)  how to categorize, 3)  how to add a picture and 4)  how to edit.  I will also show you  5)  how to send comments on your stuff to your own InBox.
Last but  not least I'll show you the 6) difference between the URL for the whole blog and the URL for a post. 

starters

• syllabus Autumn 
• http://lawritersgroup.blogspot.com/p/submit-to-this-blog.html  <-- for writers
• http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=22029 <-- wake up

Maslow's hierarchy of need

 . . . . compliments of source (colin christia)