Sunday, February 21, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
More Inspiration
I'm considering taking a new approach to my projects. Below are some links to what influences-other than real life- my style(hand drawings/paintings/comics). Hopefully, I can tie all of these influences to my topic. I want to incorporate hand drawn images w/ digital images.
Peter Chung interview-Animator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WaSTrXMZjc
I am fascinated with underground/early 90s hip hop music w/ surreal, raw, grimy, melancholy sounds as in this song. I try capture these aesthetics when I make comics. Walkin' Large- In Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXhZiizguCI
Walkin' Large- Vibes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPc621qQcfc&feature=related
This one is less intense, but you get the point.
I will post a few pages of my comics for clarity.
Inspiration
Here is a cool music video done in After Effects. This seems like a direction I would like to take in animating in after effects. There is a nice balance of detail and variety. I make comics and produce lots of hand drawn material. In my future projects I would like to incorporate hand drawn material to attain a raw quality, or take a approach similar to this video.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
ASSIGNMENT WRITE UP
Although I have not mastered the puppet tool, I see of has lots of potential. For project 5 I tried combining a particle effect with the puppet tool. One benefit of this tool is that one can bend/animate/overlap different parts of an object without the trouble of making individual parts first and reconnecting/positioning them. However, I feel that I have more control of animating with parenting because the unparented areas remain completely static. The biggest problem I had was that my pens would drift over time even though they were keyframed, causing a slight pinch in my curve
Monday, February 8, 2010
New Revised Proposal: Mind Control
I have decided to change my topic to mind control. I feel the media is constantly dumbing down our society through entertainment, historical, political, and religious propaganda, but by whom and for what agenda?
What methods are being used to desensitize/condition us to accept various forms of propaganda, and what/who is the source of it?
What vital information is propaganda distracting us from?
Has our society become too dependent on the media's(news, television etc.) information, and at what point do we take initiative, research information for ourselves and use discernment?
GOALS FOR THE ASSIGNMENT:
In depth understanding of how society is being controlled.
In depth understanding of who we're being controlled by, to what extent, and for what reasons.
Learn more about history. (are old subversion tactics presently being used to control the masses?)
Know specific information about major events that are surfaced.
Through knowledge of hidden information/propaganda I am less susceptible of using my art to promote it. (now/future reference/future business endeavors etc.)
Go beyond questioning what I'm unsure about, research my inquiries and use discernment. From there, accept or reject information, or continue researching.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
1st Proposal Topic: Graffiti
Neville Williams
Proposal
Digital Imaging
I have decided my topic is graffiti. I chose graffiti because it is are recurring theme in my art such as in the use of color, and detail. What attracts me to graffiti is it’s raw quality and that it is illegal. I was impressed by work that was done at a large scale and in hard to reach places/conditions such as-while keeping watch of the police and attackers during late hours-writing on bill boards, and sides of tall buildings/bridges with no surfaces. I found that graffiti can add character to dull or depressing environments. To an extent the viewer/public do not have a choice of as to when, where or what kinds of work is being executed.
There are rules that graffiti writers should follow, and I am not familiar with all of these rules. Through my research I can better understand these rules and have more in-depth knowledge of graffiti.
Graffiti was also a way of bridging all of my influences together.
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