Introduction

  
  My name is Brock Obmascik and I am a junior at Augustana College majoring in marketing with a minor in film. Part of my film minor requirement is to create this blog to answer prompts about film and TV history, given by my instructor. I hope to use my degree to find work in the business end of the film industry, preferably in the movie advertising sector. Some of my favorite movies are Blade Runner (Original and 2049), Dune Part 2, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Good Time, and Alien. I am especially fond of film noir as a genre and I love good prop design. I hope my blog is interesting to you! 

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  1. SBartonArtFilmOctober 7, 2024 at 4:05 PM

    Nice, you should take FILM 300 Business of Producing at some point, it's probably a perfect transition between the film minor (and counts toward it) and your marketing major. This clip is terrifying, the voice reminds me of the machine in Alphaville, which I will be showing soon, wait for it.....

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