response to element project

After screening the animation project, I realized that the new technique I tried were very effective. I wish I had allowed them to take more time on the screen. I especially enjoyed the salt and idia ink, and I look forward to experimenting with more techniques. I do wish that I had used less sharpie on the water element. The oil/ink portion turned out to be very cool and I would have preferred to have seen more of that and less of the sharpie. I also wish the tinted finger-nail polish had been bolder. I think the solution to that is as simple as a few more drops of ink. This class is really opening me up to another world of film making. I have seen many films that use the techniques we have dabbed around with thus far, but were unsure how to achieve the look I had envisioned.

So my dog ate my homework...

How cliché! It has turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I had already completed the original hand drawn animation project, and there were definitely needed improvements. But, as you know, it was drawn in sharpie so corrections are virtually impossible. However, not to worry because my dog ate my homework, so I get to make those corrections.

I am morphing a star into a polka dot. In the first endeavor, I attempted to (free hand) gradually move the image from one side of the screen to the other, and back again. This go round, I am going to draw a grid to insure the move noticeable. Hopefully it will work.

A MOVING PICTURE GIVING AND TAKING BOOK

For me, personally, I feel like this article is a review of information and vocabulary I have previously obtained. It’s always good to review, to stay fresh. I wish I had been asked to read this article when I first started taking film classes. I think it would have been very effective and helpful. There were a few things that were new to me that I have very possibly heard in the past; however my memory isn't the best.

I have heard "sound speed" on every film set I have been on, but I never knew exactly why and I definitely haven’t heard of silent speed prior to this article.

I also found it very interesting that Brakhage referred to the viewers as the "editors".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6TcX_TKLcg

This music video, by one of my favorite directors, Michel Gondry, is a perfect example for the animation project. If you’re not familiar with Michel Gondry please please please check him out. He rocks. I have an awesome DVD that has better versions of all of the clips you can find on the internet, including interviews with Michel. He is most famous for his work on multiple music videos. He has worked with The White Stripes multiple times, the Rolling Stones, Beck, Weezer, Foo Fighters, Bjork and so many more. Check it out.