Journal week 14, blog two

THIS is the kind of advertising that really inspires me. It is simple and has a clear message, but is also humorous. This is the kind of thing that will drag someone in. Obviously, the target market is the snowboarder population, specifically males ages 15-35. The contrasting black and white/ blue overtone gives it visual stimulation and the limited amount of text delivers a solid punchline. It also relates to the snowboard sterotype of wild "freaks". This is the kind of advertising I would want to work with.

Journal Week 14 blog one

Green screen techonology has opened up the advertising world exponentiallly. It has allowed for portrayal of a real situation, but without the expense of shooting it. For example, a professional snowboarding ad can be shot completely by green screen, eliminating the trouble of shooting on a mountain slope. Not only does this save time, but also money. The benefits far outweigh the cons but it is a little bit scary not knowing if what you are seeing is real or artificial.

Journal week 12, blog two

These are some of the top brands marketed in the United States. One has to thing about, not just the image that sells, but where that image came from and what it has behind it. There are companies and companies working to market these products or ideas. It's all about taking demand and capitalizing on it with creative determination. One word that is every advertiser/marketer goal is sell. Sell. Sell. Sell. How are we going to make this look irresistable to our target market? How are we going to make this image mean more than a picture? How are we going to invent a mood? A familiar feeling? A comfort? A longing. I'd like to get in advertising for the creative aspect of it. Not just in art, but ideas. It never stops growing.

Journal, week 12 blog one

ADVERTISING

One thing that this program gives us appropriate information to pursue is the world of advertising. I'm not a fan of business, but If I do end up in that world I would want to be working with ads. It's marketable creativity. In this society, advertising is so prominent that you cant' walk down the street without seeing something trying to sell you. Some ads that make a noise in the community are Nike, all make up brands, cars, movies, big department stores and electronics. Seeing these ads make the consumer believe they need the product, even if they dont. I think it would be interesting to work behind the scenes and create the appeal. I'd try to look past the fact that I'm trying to trick people and more to the side that I am making marketable art.

Journal, Week 11 blog two

I've been curious about the type of work and availibilty in film editing so I decided to do some research online. One of the websites that had valuable info was workforce50.com. It showed all of the video editing jobs currently available in various states, how much the starting salary was and the popularity index. I was suprised at the limited jobs available. I expected video editing to be a high demand job and there would be more opportunities especially in places like California where movie-making is key. The salaries, on the other hand, were not disappointing. Especially in places like New York, salaries are high from the starting point. Do I want to be a film editor? Maybe. I have not the education to decide right now if it's something I really want to do, but to know that there are jobs out there is more reassuring.

Journal Week 11, blog one

When talking about lighting I started thinking of instances in which it really comes into play. There are movies, ofcoarse, photography, graphic design, interior design and (drumroll please) fashion shows. Whether or not the audience realize it, the lighting is designed specifically for the show. The designer wants to create a mood for the atmosphere and paired with music, lighting can create that unique ambiance. I'm not one to really follow the fashion world, but after watching clips on youtube of fashion week in Paris, I can see how important it is to have proper effects. One show consisted of all leather pieces. To say the least, it was biker chick couture. Now, if the lighting during this short show was a mixture of whimsical pinks and slow spotlights, it would totally take away from the whole production. The lighting they used was so appropriate, even a person who thinks fashion shows are a waste of money and time could get into it. They had strobe lights along with in your face flourescents. Pair that with some 80's rock mixed with contemporary beats and you have yourself some bonified entertainment.

Sketch week 9

Seeing Unity

Journal week 9, blog 2

Walt Disney is a legend. With as simple of an idea as a talking adventurous mouse, he built an empire that now is a multibillion dollar company and has changed the majority of American children's outlook on the cartoon world. Questions come to mind when thinking about his initial intentions. Did he predict that he'd be so successful? Did he ever want to do anything else with his life? Does he think his passion has been well perserved? Unfortunately, I cannot ever ask Walt this, but a part of me can sense that I can guess his answers. I mean, what an idea. What a world that he has created. Disney is everywhere. This notion is what some would consider too monopolizing, but others would just see it as a successful endeavor. It is an amazing thing that one mouse could make so much difference.

Journal week 9 blog one

One thing that always inspires me when I am having a mind block or lack of drive is 5 minutes of the joy that a Pixar short can bring me. So far, Pixar has created 43 of these short films, the most famous can be found on their website http://www.pixar.com/ or on youtube. My favorite is "For the Birds". It's just such a genius display of creativity and humor. I am convinced that even the most bitter man on earth would still giggle at this clip. It gets me thinking about the process in which it was made. I know I am in an animation class, but I've come to realize there is so much more behind animation when making film. Pixar doesn't just have the artists behind the computer, but the artists in front of a screenplay board, character production, creative developement department ect. I'd like to do some research with these other jobs and see what they entail.

3D studio light project

What I wanted to create was an imitation of an interrogation table. I applied materials to the floor (carpet from a website), to the table (stainless steel clip from a website) and I created my own glass material in the material editor maps for the lamps.

Week 8 sketch

Journal Week 8, blog two

This is Japans Largest lego city, circa 1997. I posted this because I thought it was relevant to the 3d design program that we've been working with. I know they are two totally different realms of creating, but the principle is similar. Someone had to have an idea and use their building side of their brain to make it real. Thoughts like: "How tall should that part be? How thin, how wide? What color? Next to what? Leading to what?" These are all some of the decisions an designer has to make. The effort and the strain and the computations are the process that makes an end product so magnificent, or even miniscule. Regardless, a lego city or a lamp, it had to be built.

Journal Week 8 blog one

"Where the Wild Things Are" was such an amazing adventure. It brought me back to childhood when the mind was fearless and the heart was whole and full of imagination. I remember reading the book as a kid and I honestly did not think they could turn it into a film. I thought it was too abstract to make into motion. However, they did an excellent job. The thing I was most astounded by was the incredible graphics. Those monsters looked real! It even instilled some fear in me. I know I've been wanting to become apart of the creative production of film and this movie confirmed it. I want to be the person with the ideas of how to turn a fairy tale into an adventure that costs 9 dollars to see and serves as a time machine. The producers of this movie captured something and what an accomplishment it was. Now my mission is to find a way there.....

Journal, Week 7, blog 2

Over the weekend I was listening to some techno music. I started to wonder if the soundwaves of the music had a color, what would it be? I think that music, promotes a mood. I also believe that every mood ignites a color. That led to my realization that not only is techno music amazing to listen to with your eyes closed , but that visual art is connected to music. I think the easiest way to understand this is through dance. The tango, for example, is red with high peaking sound waves and tense tones. The balet, Swan lake, would be blue with long melodies. In conclusion, I'm starting to see how all the arts are connected.

Journal Entry, Week 7 blog one

I was very inspired by the artist Trenton Doyle Hancock when watching him featured in the documentary Art 21. His art is one hundred percent original and unlike anything I could have ever even imagined. His work is provocative and disturbing when looked at up close. It's the stuff of dreams, or of nightmares. The thing that draws me in about this artist is his abnormality. He's able to put himself in his work and make it come alive. I think that is a necessary key with every artist; that they can't be afraid of what they might produce. They have to let their imagination unfold into something that can be appreciated by the rest of teh world.

Red and Blue Chair Sketch Up!

Sketch 6

My first attempt at character sketch.

Journal Entry, Week 6, blog 2

Here it is, the game that revolutionized it all. Pac Man opened the door to the gaming world. Something so simple as a cat and mouse routine entertained a generation. It's things like this that make me realize, "hey, they had to start somewhere"

Journal Entry, Week Six blog one

After class on Wednesday, I got really interested in Sony image works and CG animation. When I first watched Beowulf, I had no idea how it was made. Now, after learning the "pipeline" I know that they used actual actors to make the movie and then animated it all. It takes movie viewing to a whole new level when you actually realize all the steps it took to make.

Journal 5, blog 2

Chalk zone is animation within animation. The producers had to create a kind of inverse reality to their original concept. I like the out of the box original thinking.

Journal 5 blog 1

I find the blue man group inspirational. They were able to take an abstract concept and turn it into a money-making act by making themselves blue. It's the whole idea of marketing something unusual to make a point.

Journal 5, sketch 5

Journal, Week 4, sketch 4

Journal, Week 4, blog 2

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfWTQA6QPk4#watch-main-area

This video was an advertisement for Nike shoes about a year ago. I like it and was drawn to it because of the title, "Need Motivation?". It's basically 6 different scenarios of people running. However, they're all running towards something, or away from something. Either way, these people have a purpose for their quickened pace and determined face. The scene ends with a guy jogging on a treadmil, looking a little sluggish, kind of like he's lost any motivation. Suddenly the music gets loud and a group of runners break through the glass and take him into their running pack. Motivation has to come from something.

Journal Entry, Week 4, blog 1

I got a blast from the past this weekend when I was asked what my favorite cartoon was. It took a few minutes but then it hit me like a log. The Angry Beavers was by far the best cartoon nickolodeon ever had to offer. I watched a few clips of it and was astounded at how weird it actually was. However, It made me realize that cartoons are just an outlet for extreme creativity. Animators and producers worldwide truly have a talent to take something so crazy and add life to it.

Illustrator works with haptic models

Sketch 3

Journal Entry, 9/6-9/13

I have trying to get in to comics lately. I notice that they have a particular art form and by reading them I could not only entertain myself, but I could also study them and hope to improve my drawing skills. The unique thing about them is that they are in sequence. That got me thinking about the trend of "comic book movies" such as spiderman, superman, bat man, watchman ect. Movie producers capitalized on the idea that the comic drawers introduced, which in my opinion is an example of transferrable art.

Journal Entry 9/7-9/13

This week, I decided to rent the movie 300. I have seen it before, but I thought my perspective on it would change because of my new interest in graphic design and illustration. Now, instead of just watching a gory war flick, I payed attention to the details. I noticed at points that the backround landscape was stationary, save a few computer generated birds flying around. The characters, such as Cerces, hunchback and the whole 300 warriors had obviously been designed in some kind of photoshop software. Computer animated abs? Best thing since lipo. Anyway, I am astounded by the achievement of these professional graphic producers. Inspiring, none the less.

Assignment .3 illustrator, CS4

This is my attempt at creating a vector drawing from my haptic modling. I worked with tutorials to try to understand exactly how to trace and then delete the photograph, but was unsuccesful. As an alternative, I used variations of Live Trace to transform a picture and give it new dimentions.

Haptic Modling, 6 best pictures.

This was composed of old packing materials to resemble some kind of "cardboard castle". The structure is relatable because of the arches and high towers, however being different because of it's lack of exactness.

This represents melody in the same way a melody is written on paper. Each line of music is unique but initially contributes to the whole.

This was modeled after rhythm. Each attachment follows a semicircle pattern, sort of like repeating wavelengths.

Structure: From bottoms and tops of old drink canisters, I was able to build a sort of plastic fortress.

I modeled this to rhythm. Just as flowers have a rhythmic lifestyle, they're planted, they grow and they die.

This is a chain of various plastic bags. It was constructed with knots and loop holes. I think it represents Melody best because of the connection of separate parts to make a whole. Each knot that is tied contributes to the whole chain, just as a melody is made up of notes to contrive a certain sound.

Sketch 2

I call this sketch "Break Free". Everyone is bound to fly, the only reason some don't is because of the weight that their heart carries. The possibilities are endless if you can embrace freedom of spirit.

Journal 2, 8/31-9/6, blog 2

My second Blog is a response to a video on youtube titled "Fake Beauty" http://youtube.com/watch?v=jv5MvIyFvCg&NR=1. In 58 seconds, it shows how an ordinary girl can be transformed into a super model through the magic of Photoshop. The photo above is the add that was posted on a billboard. I was just amazed how easy it was for the "photoshoppers" to transform this plain jane into a billboard beauty. It's just another example of how technology is changing everything. In this day and age, anyone can be beautiful with a little help from computer software.

Journal 2, 8/31-9/6- blog 1

This is the Persistance of Time, a painting by Salvador Dali. Being the 20th centuries most famous surreal artist, Dali's works inspire the abstract and display art on a completely different field. I think it's important to study this type of art in order to learn the basis of abstract thinking and how to portray it into a 2D element.

sketch 1

blog 2

Walk

by Olly Moss

Graphic Designer Olly Moss puts a new perspective to soles of the shoes. The things we strap on to our feet everyday aren't just mass produced materials, but a continuous map of our own self discovery. If shoes could talk....

Assignment 1, part 2

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Weekly Blog 8/24-8/30

In a world that is constant motion and always pushing forward, it's easy to make old technology, and anything previous to now, a distant memory. The next generation will probably never get to put their fingertips in the dials of old telephones. If they ever hear a dial-up tone (for some odd reason), they probably won't recognize the sound as ancient internet connection. Flat screens will be customary, and VHS will be a foreign term. I know that I must be a little ignorant myself because I am submerged in this technology culture as well, but that's my point exactly. I embrace it. The further I am propelled into this high-tech world I can see that it's a progressive movement, everything builds off something else. It's this notion that inspires me to be as educated as I can in digital art. To me, it's taking the basics, or the core, of previous art forms, and using that to inspire a new rendition. It's similar to the points I made above, the blackberry is just the first phone ever invented, but improved and fit to the contemporary. It's all art. It's all beauty. It's all about life in motion.

inspiration for the blog, Walt Disney's Treasure Planet. This animated film is a perfect example of old world and new world codependant on eachother.

Catalogue: city, landscape and objects

objects

landscapes

City