Exhibition Space

I decided to use my living room as my exhibition space because it was a comfortable, spacious area that my video could be viewed in. I also thought this was a good idea because their would be less problems that could happen and even if their was im used to using the equiptment so i would be able to fix it.
If i hadn't of used this place i would have probably used the college dining area because i feel that would be a good chance to show many people my project and get a broad variety of different feedback

Everything Turns by Max Hattler

Everything Turns by Max Hattler is a short piece of stop frame animation inspired by Durs Grünbein's poem Vertigo. The concept of this one minute video is about life and death and confusion. It is about the cycle of life, seen by the child being made and the death of the old man near the end.

The craft of this piece is not completely detailed and the speed of the film makes it quite hard to understand. This speed was not just to make the film fast. It is to represent the ongoing confusion in your mind but also how fast life can be taken away.

IInspired by Durs Grünbein's poem Vertigo.

Eulogy For Things Left Unsaid by Rob Chiu

Eulogy For Things Left Unsaid by Rob Chiu is an experimental video set in the countryside.
The craft gone into this may not seen outstanding but each different scene has been specially picked out to create the humble, quite serenity which gives the piece its sense or sorrow and bliss. Even the voice that is heard is soft and gentle to increase the low atmosphere. Although this film represents loss i think different scenes are there to present hope in the future.

The concept of this piece is loss. The short film explores the in depth feeling of regret but also the future the lies before us. I think it shows the way we grow and deal with things but also the way things are never forgotten. This is shown by the pictures of unseeded crops, but then the shots of new plants and colourful flowers. It shows that if if the past is left it will stay forgotten and uncared for. But if we grow with the future new life can be created.

Muto by Blu

Muto is a stop frame animation piece created by Blu. It was created by graffiting the walls and sidewalks of urban towns. This piece is based around a creepy looking creature that transforms into many different shapes and objects. The use of stop frame animation has taken graffiti to another level because of the non stop movement of each drawing to create a motion sketch.

The concept of this piece is based around the idea of life and death. He shows this by the ongoing creation of new creatures, as one dies, another one is created from the remainders of the old. This unique concept could also be seen as reincarnation because each character is the evolution of the creature before.

Khoda by Reza Dolatabadi

Khoda by Reza Dolatabadi is an emotional piece where a man is in prison and wants to escape. The concept of this physcologial thriller is revealed at the end where the man is seen in his building, looking depressed. I understand the piece to be based around someones mental state, where they are stuck somewhere they don't want to be. This could also be potrayed as the power of your mind. If you believe it, can it really happen or as the motto says "Even in the mind, is escape ever possible?".

The craft of this piece is extraordinary. Over 6000 individual paintings were created over a two year project to produce a five minute masterpiece. This almost impossible task was awarded the "Best Animation" award at the "Royal Television Awards" 2009.

Chapter 6

Doll face is a great example of audience interpretation. This is because the work can be viewed by people in different ways and each persons mind will perceive it in a different way depending on their own emotions and feelings. People may also relate to this due to past or present experiences. Although the basic storyline is a girl trying to be as perfect as “magazine women”, there are many different angles this can be viewed from. It deals with pier pressure and the media’s influence on young children. Many people in my class gave a lot of different views on the video. The majority of girls had strong feelings whereas the boys had less questions and opinions towards it. This is because girls are pressured into making their selves look better because of constant change in fashion and ‘fake beauty’. These different interpretations are important because it shows individuality. Without individuality each piece of work would be the same of very similar, art is all about diversity and pieces of work that are different from others. The most respected art is based around emotion. This emotion is from the artists past experiences and individuality and no one has been through the same situations as each other, so these differences inspire the artists.

Chapter 4

The use of exhibition space effects the meaning of the work by a great deal. Every piece of work is classed as art but if your work gets placed in a museum or gallery it automatically becomes a valuable masterpiece. Places such as the tate which host work are highly respected and view by millions, this gives the artist some recognition and also gives the piece of work a bigger and deep meaning. People assume pieces of art are in a gallery because they are great pieces and therefore have a great meaning. Once a piece is placed in a gallery people will spend more time thinking about what the meaning is and why it is there.

Chapter 3

In Doll Face, the story line is complex and because there is no narrative, it can be perceived in many different ways. The author has added a soft, sad piece of background music which subliminally helps the audience to understand what the clip is about. This delicate touch is very important to this video and is a good example of how powerful a piece of music is. The structure of the story has a clear beginning middle and end which means it is quite easy to follow. The author has created the atmosphere through not using narrative, this means the audience must use their own feelings to understand and follow the video. This clever effect creates the core emotion which is portrayed throughout the piece.

Chapter 2

The technology in each video is different mainly because of the year they were made. Girl Chewing Gum was made in 1976 so the quality of the video and sound is not as good quality as “Doll Face”. Also I think the amount of craft put in represents the quality of the piece. Such as; in ‘Girl Chewing Gum’; the camera barely moves and the whole craft is a voice over of the clip, whereas in Doll Face and MUTO, there is a high level of craft involved which shows the quality of each piece. The techniques used in each are very different. Each shows a different way of filming. A computer creation, Stop frame animation and the standard camera filming. All these different Techniques give a different meaning and each way of filming gives different advantages and effects.

Chapter 1

Doll face is an experimental video created by Andy Huang. It shows a robotic arm with a face extending towards a picture of a perfect girl on a television screen. As the girl on television improves, the tv movers further away and the robot stretches has to stretch further to improve its self to become like its idol. This carries on unlike the robot cannot stretch anymore and the body breaks and it crashes to the crash and the robots face smashes. Unlike 'MUTO', Doll face has a meaning behind it and can be interpreted by many people in different ways. It also creates emotion and a sad atmosphere. MUTO however, is an a very ambiguous piece and each person who watches it will have a different opinion. Unlike ‘Doll Face’ where there are limited ideas that can be interpreted by the viewer.

Unlike both of these ‘Girl Chewing Gum’ has no clear storyline. Arguably, MUTO could be said to have no storyline either, but if watched carefully there is a slight narrative surrounding the clip. Girl Chewing Gum is based around illusion and this creates the deception that the clip is a film set.

Although there are many clear visual differences between all three, there are many subliminal similarities such as way it makes viewers react and the way it draws people in to the concept and craft within each piece.

Chapter 5

Basic Plot
Boy is walking through town with his friend, he notices a good looking girl. They go over to speak to her, he gets her number and they walk off. He rings her up later and they meet to go to the bowling. After they finish they hug and say goodbye but as he does his girlfriend see's him, he turns around and see's her crying. She runs off, he looks at his phone and gets a text from her, she ends the relationship. Camera rewinds back to where he met the first girl and this time he deletes the number and texts his girlfriend saying "i love you".

This was influenced by a music video i saw on youtube called "DNA - Never wanna lose you" which involves a boy who used to meet a lot of girls but not stick with any, but he meets a girl he likes but is being unfaithful to her. He talks about if she finds out she'll end it with him but he has finally fell in love with someone so he can't tell her but inside he know she deserves better.

Actual Script and screne play
(High angle shot, try and get some height to look down on the boys)Two boys walk through crawley memorial gardens along the path.(Camera will change from behind then, to the side of them, to infront of them. Maybe with a low shot angle). A good looking girl walks past them in the opposite direction. (Close up of girl and two boys as they both look at each other) They turn around and walk towards her. (camera in front of the girl as the boys are walking). Boy asks for the girls number (slight closeup on the mobile phones and then close up on the girl as she smiles) Camera blacks. Next scene camera is looking at the boy and girl talking outside the cinema. (High angle shot from the top of megaplex car park). Boy opens the door for her and she walks in (camera shot from both inside looking in and outside looking in) Random snap shots of them playing bowling. Finally slow shot as the boy and girl holding hands walking out the bowling allly. (shot from behind in slow motion). Next different shots of boy and girl hugging from all angles. (Slow quite music in the backround, possibly “Seether – Broken (acoustic instrumental then into real song) Close up of boys girlfriend looking on from outside the cinema, slowly turns around and looks shocked. Camera shows the the boy and girl hugging. He opens his eyes over her shoulder and sees his girlfriend. (Broken song drops into verse) Girl starts crying and he tries to follow her but she runs off. (fades to black)
Camera rewinds to the beginning back to where he meets the girl. Close up on his mobile phone as he deletes the number then sends his girlfriend the message “song”

Koyaanisqati Review

Koyannisqati is film directed by Godfrey Reggio. The craft behind this film is very detailed and is based around shots with edited speeds either slower or faster. It seems to be showing the fast moving pace of society and how our the generation of 1982 was constantly becoming increasingly modern. This piece is non diegetic and the sound contrasts the picture we see. This shows how important sound is within film. E.g. At the end of the film, the missle explodes meanwhile there is a very slow sad instrumental being played. This Gives the scene a completely different meaning and almost makes the scene become sad and upsetting.
The concept of this piece is hard to figure out first of all because of the pace and sudden change in scenery throughout. The pace of the scenes seem to increase as the film goes on and the scenes seem to come

Doll Face

I have just watched 'Doll Face' by Andy hoang. My first view of the short film was different from my second and third. My first thoughts were it was quite boring, repetetive and simple. I then began to think about the film in depth. Why the author produced this? What does it represent? It then dawned on me that this film is very deep and represents many peoples lifes in the modern world.

The craft involved is very technical. The amount of detail involved and programming involves a lot of skill. The body of the robot has been programmed and drawn on a computer while the face is human. Towards the end of the film you can see the complexity of programming taken to make this. The body begins to extend to reveal amazing detail from the robots body to the mechanical hinge at the bottom.

The concept behind this clip is not completely clear but my view is based around the media pressure towards the public. Magazines have photos of models that have been digitally edited with software so it is impossible to match their standards. People go to extreme lengths for beauty such as spending hundreds of pounds on makeup and some even spending thousands on plastic surgery. In the clip the robot keeps improving herself until she trys so hard she 'smashes'. This clip sums up the media produced dilemma