3:6:9 In the Sculpture Room

In order to begin using the new high res video cameras we have, our assignment was to film a certain shot from three different angles three times, resulting in a total of 9 shots. During the editing process, we could mix and match the clips however we please.

The clips I used for my 3:6:9 video were all close up shots that I shot without the use of a tripod. I really liked these cameras as I was able to play with the focus. I don't know if my shots look professional, however I think the shakiness and the focus movement created an abstract, cool looking affect.

Grid Pattern Photo: Daily Create #2

Assignment: Find a grid pattern somewhere. Make a photo of an interesting slice of it.

Once I read the assignment I'd been looking for different grid patterns that I may have not noticed before. The first photo shown is a slice of the brick wall at Wichwood Barns. I don't like this one as much as the second for several reasons. The shadows and angle throw me off in this picture and it's not as abstract as the assignment implies it should be. 

The second photo is just some grid patterned fabric that I re arranged and took several pictures of. I like this one much better than the first one as I was able to think of the idea for this more than the wall, and I was able to take more shots at different angles. I also think the second photo captured the abstract quality we were supposed to have. With the first one, you can tell there is a brick wall, however the second one requires a little more thought if you want to know what it is.

Overall, I am happy with both photographs, but I am most satisfied with the second. 

Palladio Attempt #2

As the title suggests, this was the second plexiglass demo.
We set this up using two easels to hoist up the plexiglass, and had two lights on either side of the painter. Then we filmed for ten minutes.
Personally, I love this idea. I think that watching the painting being made while the music is playing is an excellent idea. However, we can't just put a painter (or me, as I've done it both times) in front of the glass with no concept or idea of what to put on the plexiglass.
The actual execution of this needs to be planned better. A few minor things as well need to be sorted out, such as the shakiness of the glass when painting.
I also didn't like the lights switching too much. I felt it was a little distracting, as though something had changed but I couldn't quite tell what it was or why we did it.

As for next steps, I think we should continue testing for a while, and also come up with a solid concept/plan, combining all of the ideas everyone has.

Palladio Attempt #1

For one of our Palladio tests we tried painting on plexiglass, brought it into iMovie, paired it with Palladio and sped it up. This was the outcome!
We thought this looked pretty good, but we tried it again with different coloured paints.

Movie Trailer Assignment

The first tech project of the year was to re make a movie trailer with a different soundtrack to change the mood.

Here is the original trailer:

Reflection: 

When we first received this assignment, I wanted to use a well-known movie and change it up. I thought any Disney movie would work well as they are known for being family friendly and cute. I don't watch many horror films, so I did a bit of research and found that the clips were very quick and the clips cut each other off fairly quickly.  With that in mind, I searched for spooky clips that had an eerie feel to them and mashed them together. I wanted to change the plot a little, so I made Princess Jasmine look somewhat evil and have dual personalities, as I thought it would add an interesting twist to the original trailer. 

In terms of sound, I needed something with a faster tempo and eerie rather than slow and creepy. I think the song I found really worked with the clips, and the timing looked good to me as well. I used the voices at the beginning because I thought they would set the tone for the trailer and the movie, whereas in the original trailer the beginning was a series of clips from past Disney movies.

I arranged the clips in an attempt to show Jasmine’s evil side, but show a little of the other characters as well. One thing I struggled with for this project was coming up with a story line to go by. Usually a trailer will show the viewer a little of what the movie is about, but in terms of this aspect, I had quite a bit of trouble.

I think the two trailers ended up being very different from each other; the original is much more enchanting and cute, whereas the modified version is much spookier and less family orientated. Overall, this project was fairly simple and entertaining. It showed me just how much music can impact visuals, and how they work together to create the mood of a piece.

Inspiration for Spring Sensations.

Hey guys! During my research, I found quite a few time lapse videos of landscape, but I was thinking maybe something along the lines of a drawing or painting. Marydoodles is a youtube artist and she has TONS of time lapse drawings, check her out!



In terms of water balloon paints, I found this - it was cool how she put tape and then threw the water balloons, maybe this could work?

Anyway, this is what I found, if there's anything else I think is cool, I'll post it up!

Spinning Object Photograph: Daily Create #1

For my first blog post of my year 3 CyberARTS experience, we were told to 'take a picture of a spinning object.' I was thinking about the assignment outside while drinking some tea, and started mixing it with a spoon. I don't know if this qualifies as spinning, but it's swirling, does that count? In any case, this is what I came up with. The picture was taken on my phone (explaining the horrible quality) and I like the light reflection on the liquid. 

Later in the afternoon, I was spinning coins on my desk in attempt to elongate the time in which I wouldn't have to do any form of work, when I took out my phone and tried taking pictures again. It didn't work out too well, but here's the best one I could come up with:

Maybe I'll try this again one day with an actual camera, I enjoyed the concept in any case.