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.