I am usually very simple I don't like flashy and crowded sites, plus I thought it would be a breath of fresh air (no pun intended) since it had to do with spring.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Great animations consist of,...
Animation has a always been a huge part of my life, due to the fact that I grew up watching animation programs as a child of course. I was always interested in watching cartoons from the 20's, 30's, 40's you name it. Till this day I enjoy watching classics, and they never get old (no pun intended.) If I as a child would have know that some of those cartoons had historical content I would be so impressed much more than I would now.
Having John Canemaker screen his shorts and talk about it afterwards was such a great experience. Some things that I was able to relate to what we had spoken about in class, was the editing of the shorts, as well as the continuity of the audio and visuals.The way Canemaker combined both audio and visuals in Confessions of a star-dreamer was well done. He had a combination of of various forms of media in making the animations; however, the media blended well with each other. Another thing that was mentioned that had shown I was able to comprehend because it was discussed in lecture was the pauses and breaks with in the short.
This brings me to the other short The Moon and The Son, and how the editing was also very important to the piece in both being able to follow the story, and telling the story successfully. The transitions between the stock footage, and archived videos incorporated into the animation was wonderfully done that it is barely noticeable. the combination of both audio and visual was so well put that that short has a left an imprint in my mind, the sound effects and the correlation of shapes to the words was just amazing.
I was finally able to understand why and how our projects were supposed to work. The combination of both documentary, and narrative it a difficult task, because one goes in not knowing anything about filming. or editing, or putting together a story well, It inspired me, and definitely got me more interested in Animation.
Having John Canemaker screen his shorts and talk about it afterwards was such a great experience. Some things that I was able to relate to what we had spoken about in class, was the editing of the shorts, as well as the continuity of the audio and visuals.The way Canemaker combined both audio and visuals in Confessions of a star-dreamer was well done. He had a combination of of various forms of media in making the animations; however, the media blended well with each other. Another thing that was mentioned that had shown I was able to comprehend because it was discussed in lecture was the pauses and breaks with in the short.
This brings me to the other short The Moon and The Son, and how the editing was also very important to the piece in both being able to follow the story, and telling the story successfully. The transitions between the stock footage, and archived videos incorporated into the animation was wonderfully done that it is barely noticeable. the combination of both audio and visual was so well put that that short has a left an imprint in my mind, the sound effects and the correlation of shapes to the words was just amazing.
I was finally able to understand why and how our projects were supposed to work. The combination of both documentary, and narrative it a difficult task, because one goes in not knowing anything about filming. or editing, or putting together a story well, It inspired me, and definitely got me more interested in Animation.
Note For Next Time,...
I would like to start off by saying this was the most interesting project I've ever worked on. With that being said I would have to say that I had up as well as downs in the process of making this project. When I initially started the project I was not too thrilled about it. I thought it was going to be the same concept as 150, but to my surprise It was nothing like 150 at all. Since I was not too intrigued by the project I lacked in organizing myself, and I had a lot of difficulty in creating a storyboard whether it was drawn or written. I also learned that something might not go as you planned.
When I first interviewed Angie My intention with the interview was to go in a completely different direction than I intended. the questions that I had originally written down got lost in the abyss of books and papers in my room. I had to improvise, and pretty soon that interview became more of a conversation between friends and where I was getting to know her more in depth, and my subject had changed without me realizing.
When it came time to editing I had to turn a 13 minute interview to something short, simple, and to the point, but keep as interesting as possible. Once I felt comfortable working with final cut it made life so much easier in putting the story together, and before I know it I was infatuated with editing and further creating and visualizing the story. The time seemed to fly by, and I felt like it would never get done in time.
Having to search for online content, and have a restriction on what I could shoot and where was a challenge, but it made me bring out more of my improvisational creative skills (to say the least.) I had done things in this project that I have never done nor would have done if it was not for this project.
When I first interviewed Angie My intention with the interview was to go in a completely different direction than I intended. the questions that I had originally written down got lost in the abyss of books and papers in my room. I had to improvise, and pretty soon that interview became more of a conversation between friends and where I was getting to know her more in depth, and my subject had changed without me realizing.
When it came time to editing I had to turn a 13 minute interview to something short, simple, and to the point, but keep as interesting as possible. Once I felt comfortable working with final cut it made life so much easier in putting the story together, and before I know it I was infatuated with editing and further creating and visualizing the story. The time seemed to fly by, and I felt like it would never get done in time.
Having to search for online content, and have a restriction on what I could shoot and where was a challenge, but it made me bring out more of my improvisational creative skills (to say the least.) I had done things in this project that I have never done nor would have done if it was not for this project.
Against The Status Quo Final
The theme of my video would have to be going against the norms that society puts on us to be our own person. enjoy!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Against The Status Quo
A little girl who went against the status quo of being a "girl" and was interested in art rather than barbies.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Oh I get it!!
The Arctic Circle from Kevin Parry on Vimeo.
I think that the part of the editing that made a significant contribution of the story telling is at 1:54 where there is a close up shot than it cuts away to an extreme long shot where it's a confrontation between both the box and the guy. It than cuts to an over the shoulder shot of the guy with the box rolling away towards the metal case like thing. The feeling of the piece is very tense. I feel that it is why it is a major contribution. The relationship between both the music and the shot where it goes from tight to open to tight again makes the scene tense. The music is very calm and serene in a way as if the box would listen to the guy and the fact that the close up shot was short and the long shot was a little long it sort of lingered. The lingering of the long shot also helps create the beginning of the tension. One is at the edge of their seat when the box gets closer to the metal case like thing and the music gets louder. As the music gets louder and there is more movement and the guys gets close to it, than it the tension raises. I think that this was a very important contribution of the story telling. It helps create an outcome. and it also helps lead to the result.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
I Never Noticed
As I was Stuck Inside the whole weekend due to the fact that i have been sick for the past, oh say week or so, I did not think It would be possible to do a "sound walk" considering I can't really go out given my circumstance. Well I thought to myself would it be possible to do a sound walk through my house? I thought I would give it a try. I live in a corner of two streets and I have two different entrances as well. To my surprise I heard a lot of different sounds. At the front entrance I tended to hear more business. I hear the different sounds of car engines. From small cars and big cars, to old cars, and new cars I also heard bee line buses passing my house every hour to two hours. I also hear a lot of planes flying over my house whether they are visible or not. I hear school buses, and children laughing and saying goodbye to their parents. I hear distant barks of dogs in our neighborhood.
There were also sound signals that I could not ignore no matter how much I try. The siren of the fire marshal's car. It had Such a distinct noise that it stayed in my head up until today. Not long after followed the firetrucks one after the other, after the other. At night I would hear my neighbors yell from one side of the street to the other. While the front seem to be more busy and rowdy, the back didn't seem so much. As I was standing in my kitchen the streets seemed to be more quiet. There were cars that would pass from time to time, but nothing really that stuck out like the siren of the trucks. So although I was not physically able to walk outside I did sit for a moment and listen to all that was moving around me. I also did move from one side of my house to another, and the difference was pretty unbelievable. I think that when I am able to go outside, I will do this exercise once again!
There were also sound signals that I could not ignore no matter how much I try. The siren of the fire marshal's car. It had Such a distinct noise that it stayed in my head up until today. Not long after followed the firetrucks one after the other, after the other. At night I would hear my neighbors yell from one side of the street to the other. While the front seem to be more busy and rowdy, the back didn't seem so much. As I was standing in my kitchen the streets seemed to be more quiet. There were cars that would pass from time to time, but nothing really that stuck out like the siren of the trucks. So although I was not physically able to walk outside I did sit for a moment and listen to all that was moving around me. I also did move from one side of my house to another, and the difference was pretty unbelievable. I think that when I am able to go outside, I will do this exercise once again!
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