Making the video for this particular project was tough, but I was familiar with one. I always mention my film classes, but it was my only experience with a decent video editor. The project I did was similar, too- we had to pick a song and visualize the lyrics through visuals. I chose NGHFB’s Dying of the Light and various scenes from Richard Ayoade’s film, Submarine. I think there was also clips from End of the F***ing World in there... it's been awhile. In high school, I didn’t use stock footage at all. Instead, I decided that it'd be a good idea to use copyrighted movies-But now, knowing better, I did my new video entirely with stock footage. (I’ll include the video I did back in high school below, along with my final video for this project for comparison)
I chose John Lennon’s Imagine out of the three songs for this new one. This song is heavy in tone, to which I could probably have this slow, melancholy mood but pick up when the chorus starts, and it has fast cuts. Since this is also a political song, it’s essential for the visuals to reflect the message and to be diverse in its characters. I used the lovely website Pexel for the clips and used my footage mainly from a user called Cottonbro. They shot several collections of situations for free use, and the quality of the videos was immaculate. I was worried about the stock footage because sometimes the way it’s shot is without consideration of the quality, but Cottonbro’s videos were perfect. They carried the necessary aesthetic I was looking for, with the right amount of emotional weight in the visuals.
Researching further into Animation has inspired me to look into the productions of some of my favorite animated features as of late—specifically, the production of the film, Spider-man into the Spider-verse. The Oscar-winning film for Best Animation was a phenomenal success at the box office and profoundly affected the animation industry. In Into the Spider-verse , we follow Miles Morales and his journey with Accepting Social Responsibility and what it means to be Spiderman. I am grateful for the writers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller because their vision for this movie was fantastic. The aesthetic captures that comic book-like quality. Animators stated that they animated without motion blur instead of motion smearing. The frame rate also varied from 24 to 12 images per second, creating that choppy effect that is noticeable when any of the characters move. The textures of the backgrounds and the characters have that printed ...
With a tremendous appreciation of making art also comes the important necessity of supplies. In the modern age of technology, traditional and 2D are past mediums. While they are still used for practice or to show diversity across the mediums, 3d and digital are now the new normality in art. Specifically for my dream career, storyboarding in animation revolves around this very thought. I was taught to be a traditional artist; It’s what I grew up with. As a result, I’ve always struggled with the digital medium, but I’ve never discouraged the thought of it. Even now, when I’m closer to finishing my degree, I need to change and adapt quickly. Through the lecture, I accustomed myself to free-to-use apps such as Synfig, an open-source 2d animation software. Unfortunately, I also saw the dread DaVinci resolve in the video editing section! Back in high school, I was a part of the Digital Design and Production Academy, and since Adobe wasn’t set up for us yet, we had to use DaVinci. I remember ...
Photography is one of the many mediums in producing images based on the photographer's vision. Through photography, you manipulate the subject matter or image by lighting effects, different angles, or even editing. In many ways, photography doesn't always need to be artistic. Yet, when you look at documentary photos such as sports photography, it's evident that there is some artistic merit in portraying the players. I spoke of my high school academy and my brief history before, but I was genuinely introduced to this medium through my yearbook club. Being a chief editor on the team was quite the task, but I learned leadership skills and the basics of photography from it. I was taught the rules of thirds, framing, all that jazz. Of course, I'm not the best photographer in the world, but it made me experience the hands-on work of trying to document events. It was laborious work, from action shots to lifestyle, since I was taught to take the photo and not think of the r...
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