Museum of the Moving Image.

I absolutely loved the trip to the Museum of the Moving Image. While I was familliar with some of the basic principals of film technology, it was great to see firsthand, up close, some of the early moving picture gadgets, as well as the modern techniques for animation and sound design. The museum features so many hands on, interactive exhibits, which are rare in many more traditional museums. I love these, because I am a very hands on learner. It is often difficult for me to retain knowledge and understanding unless I can play around with something and learn about it on a direct level. The most fascinating thing I saw there was definitely the spinning sculpture that used a strobe light to create an animated effect. I had never seen anything like that, and didn't even conceive that something like that might be possible. Coming away from the museum, I'd say I have a better understanding not only of film theory and technology, but of how the human eye sees and arranges images.