Assignment 3: Visual Book pt 2

Yay! I'm done! ^__^

Mine is probably really crappy compared to everyone else's but, I worked really hard on it, so at least I'm proud of it.

Assignment 3: Visual Book pt 1

Okay I hope I’m doing this correctly… forgive me if I’m not >.<

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The book that I want to do is technically an example of “Divergence” because in order to look in inside you have to move it apart.

My book will consist mainly of 8 parts, which includes a description for the other 7 parts. The book itself will be one large folded over paper attached to two book boards and will fold out to form one big picture.

The main theme of my book is Growth and is based on the colored braids in my hair. It is unknown fact the each year I add another color to my hair. Each braid and color represents a theme of that year and something I learned. For each part there are roots in the background that eventually, in the final part (which represents the present) connects all the roots to a flower.

Parts:

• Twin Snakes
• New Beginnings
• New Lessons
• The Other Side
• End of the Beginning
• New Beginnings part 2
• Destiny is subject to change without notice
• Description

(I might get rid of the words… except for the last one)

Materials

• Book Board
• Glue Gun
• Elmer’s Glue
• 18’ x 24’ paper
• Pencils
• Colored Pencils
• Prismacolor Markers
• Gel pens

Please tell me if you have any other ideas… Thank you

Assignment 2: word and Image

On Tuesday January 30, 2007 our class attended the art show “Super Visions” at the ICA. It was very interesting to say the least. The artwork was very unique, the likes of which I had never seen before.

One of the questions we were to answer is: “Which artist chose mythological or “superhuman vision” themes to tell a story or communicate a message?

I chose the artist Jeff Koons’ piece “Rabbit” which was created in 1986. I believe Koon chose Mythology as a theme for his piece because a rabbit is quite simply “identifiable and readable by a wide audience.

We also had to create 5 concept sketches in relation to Mythology. To be blunt, I think my sketches are horrible and do not capture the theme of Mythology… but I tried.

Assignment 1: Elements and Aspects of Design

Yay, first post. ^__^

Anyway moving on…

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Explanation of assignment:

The point of this first assignment was to focus on the six time elements: Tempo, Intensity, Setting, Chronology, Scope, and Duration. Each group was in charge of showing some form of film, animation, etc., in DVD format presenting these six elements in 6-7 minutes. My group however, decided to split up the elements, so that each of us would be responsible for explaining two of the six elements. I explained the two elements scope and duration.

Definitions:

Scope is basically when the camera is focused on a certain part of a scene instead of whole area where it takes place.

Duration is how long something runs for.

The DVD I choose to present (which I did a terrible job on) was the Japanese animation or Anime, “Excel Saga, volume 6: Going Way Too Far”, specifically the end of episode 23.

Summery of the scene:

The scene takes place in the ruins of F city, F prefecture of Japan. The main character, Excel desperately tries to get the attention of her boss (who she is pathetically smitten with), by constantly babbling and banging her hands on the door of his fortress, to the point of which her bleeds. When her boss, Ilpalozzo, finally does emerge from the fortress, he wears an emotionless expression. Excel then, happily continues her blathering, but is cut shot short when Ilpalozzo pulls out a gun and proceeds to shoot her with it. The bullet wounds critically and she bleeds profusely. Before she completely collapses, Excel reaches up and weakly calls out to Ilpalozzo. In turn, Ilpalozzo’s response is to look down at her for a short moment then turn to leave her to die in the desert.

Scope in this scene:

• A close up of Excel’s hands pounding on the fortress doors.
• A close up of Ilpalozzo’s impassive expression.
• A close up of Excel's bloody hand after she has been shot.

These are examples of Scope because the “camera” zooms in on a specific point as opposed to the whole area the scene takes place in.

Duration in this scene:

• The duration of time in which the shooting sequence takes place is made to look longer because for a brief moment the scene itself was slowed down. In reality, the time after Excel was shot was merely a few seconds.

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Okie-Dokie… well that’s the end of my post if there is anything else I should put up please tell me. Thank you. ^__^

DeAnna: TL9