This Is Katie Harrill

My name is Katie Harrill and I am a student at Pellissippi State Technical Community College. I am a co-creator of the Short Film Club of PSTCC, and the Secretary of the Screenwriters Club. I am planning on transferring after graduating from Pellissippi and moving into Cinematography and Animation (stop-motion).

I am extermely homesick for my family, but I plan on enjoying every film I see over in this beautiful and enchanting city that is Edinburgh.

While attending the Edinburhg International Film Festival, we will visit these theatres:

The Cameo

Cineworld

The Filmhouse

I cannot wait to see the statues of my 21x Great Grandfather, King Robert the Bruce of Scotland. Yet I also cannot wait to see my wonderful family waiting for me at the airport in Knoxville, Tn.

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1 Sister Emily // Jun 21, 2008 at 3:19 pm

Hallo, Sister Katie!
2 Ann Hartsock // Jun 27, 2008 at 8:20 am

Hey Katie!
Sounds like you’re having a good time over there. Did you meet any cute guys yet? If you do, send me one and I’ll pay the postage!
All I’ve seen this summer are William, Paul and Jim(who is now a security guard!). Need I say More?
See ya!
3 Ann Hartsock // Jun 27, 2008 at 8:27 am

PS, Here is my movie review. Choose this movie if you can’t go to sleep one night, although, the cinematography is really good.

The Trial is an adaptation of a novel written by Franz Kaufman. Orson Welles directed and developed the screenplay in 1962 choosing to film in back-and-white. This film is reminiscent of the film noir period popularized in the 1940’s through the use of lighting techniques to achieve stark shadows and an overall dark feeling of impending doom. I expected this film to be very entertaining and full of cinematic effects because of Orson Welles’ and his respected works, such as Citizen Kane. I was disappointed to say the least.
Anthony Perkins stars in this film as Josef K., a man accused of a crime that is never revealed. Jeanne Moreau is featured as a drunken, older woman, Miss Burstyn, who plies her trade at a strip club and is frowned upon by the landlady. She and Josef K. live beside each other in a building. They share an odd, disjointed relationship that is never resolved nor revealed. When he tells her that he is accused of “something”, she throws him out of her room and subsequently moves away. The rest of the movie is extremely disjointed and surreal as it moves from one absurd location to another. He meets an odd assortment of characters including Orson Welles as a lawyer or “advocate”. I found it impossible to understand what I was watching after a while and I decided to study the cinematography instead. I appreciated this aspect of the film because I found it quite good. The shadows and effects made me feel as if I were in a nightmare and I suppose that is the look that Orson Welles was trying to achieve. The acting throughout the film is very good, though.
This film is described as being Kafkaesque because of the heavy use of German expressionism. I would describe it as grotesque because I really found it hard to watch and I never could understand where it was going or what it was trying to say. Apparently, it did not have a message. The best part of the movie was the end, where they blew Josef K. up with dynamite in a rock pit. It was a good effect and also the end of the movie. I expected this film to be very entertaining and full of cinematic effects because of Orson Welles’ and his respected works, such as Citizen Kane. I was disappointed to say the least.
4 Alen Edwards // Jun 29, 2008 at 6:57 pm

Hope that you are enjoying the experience in Edinburgh, Katie. I look forward to hearing more about this Study Abroad program.

Allen Edwards, President
Pellissippi State