Making of Final Project

When I read the instructions about creating our own audio track, I immediately thought it would be perfect to do something percussion related. I have been moving stuff out of my dorm over the past couple weeks, including my drum sticks, as well as other percussion instruments. I was forced to improvise with items that were on my desk. I also altered on the computer a couple of my voice sounds to create an echo effect throughout the visual transitions of the video. This was a lot of fun to work with. 

Sounds of Plant Hall

This is my Final Project video, titles Sounds of Plant Hall. I created this audio components of this piece using a combination of my mouth and materials I found sitting at my desk. As the video effects change, more instruments are added to the previously recorded tracks. This creates a pretty neat visual and audio combination. 

Stanley Cup Flip Book

We are a little past flip books now, but this commercial was pretty cool. It is a series of frames that shows the motion of players lifting the NHL's Stanley Cup. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYwA9s-hjMs

Art Movement Project

The art movement I chose was surrealism.  This project was made from color pencils and images of my hands and head in black and white. I call it A Sea of Options. I made the body parts black and white because it shows the stress of finishing up college and entering the real world, not knowing what the future has in store for you. It could very easily start out a rough ride for a new college grad. At the same time, there is a colorful beach with water in the background to symbolize optimism and new beginnings. The ocean also symbolizes endless possibilities, or a "sea" or options. This portrays a very real feeling for me. 

Small Grid...

I was doing homework in the Brevard game room tonight for about 4 hours at this table, and I couldn't stop thinking about what a HORRIBLE picture would come from drawing on a grid this size... -_- Not ideal. 

Projects In This Class

After completing our first two projects in this class, I have a satisfying feeling, looking back on it. To be honest, I am looking forward to completing more. Even though they are pretty time consuming, I feel like any piece of memorable art you create will require a deal of effort and commitment. I feel the two projects I have created so far in this class were important to me, even though they were relatively amateur quality. I do consider both pieces unique. I have never created a flip book or a pixelated piece of art. It was a neat experience. It makes me want to experiment with them again in the future! ...Probably after the semester is over though, when I have more time. :) 

Criticizing, Not Critiquing

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/01/19/marion-fined.ap/index.html

I recently ran across this NBA article about Dallas Mavericks forward Shawn Marion being fined $25,000 for referee criticism. Marion's remarks are an example of criticizing another person instead of critiquing them for how they performed their job. Him being fined was an example of how the league felt he handled the situation poorly.