Ang.Crilley

It’s true. Everything, however complex, can be described in some way, shape or form to seem inexplicably simple. On realistic terms though, more often than not it is simple to the describer, not the person who is it is being described too.  Or it seems simple in theory, but in practise takes on a whole new level of complexticity.

I find this theory applicable to the construction of html or css coding. I was back in the day a Myspace junkie, and somehow found the time and patience to teach myself pretty basic html codes that altered the appearance of my page. I obviously did this so I had the most whiz bang ’space’ of them all. Looking back, it didn’t seem useful at all at the time, but it taught me the basic principals of html and how using tags and placing them specifically changes the appearance of text, images, margins, etc. I wouldn’t say this prior experience (I don’t know if I’d even classify it as experience) made the lecture seem simple, but it definetly helped me partially break down what was being said.

Although in the lecture the difference between html and css was explained, I didn’t truly understand what the difference was. Being literally shown one second the html with a css style sheet applied and then the next second it completely withdrawn or edited, demonstrated much more clearly the differences between the two as it was physically shown to me, as opposed to explained. The construction and setup of a website is alot clearer, now being aware that html is content and css is the way it is presented.

It seems transitioning from a beginner to an intermediate or pro is the process of memorisation of tags and codings, and knowing what goes where how it should be listed. All the information is accesible, as I’ve found from doing what everyone does, Google-ing it. It’s just a matter of experimenting and in the process learning how things work. Although I haven’t sunk my claws into attempting anything yet, I know I will be overwhelmed at the start but sheer persistence and hopefully with some luck, something that can maybe constitue as a web page will be the end result.

I’ve also been doing a bit of blog surfing, and been browsing for some blogs that discuss filmmaking or directing. I found one written by a man name Peter D. Marshall, a Candian filmmaker who’s worked in film and television, assuming multiple job positions. His also got a website and a monthly magazine so it’s a regularly updated blog with useful information from someone in the industry.

I’ve also subscribed to his blog via RSS.