Examples for Digital Diaries

Hey All, 

 Here are some other projects online that I want you to watch to get ideas for the final project. 

The first one is a project where the artist took the memory on his computer every day and turned it into video. It's an abstracted version of a digital diary. Click on this link and then select black and white or color. Click here to read about the project. Think about how this project is a "self-portrait," and how it deals with the line between the private and the public.

The other project is an animation with just text and music. Click here to watch an example. Pay attention to the pacing, use of sound, and narrative structure.

Next week, we're going to learn to use the digital video camera. Come prepared with ideas for your final projects! Also, don't forget to post your artist statement or email it to me at: monohaha@gmail.com

See you then!

New Blog!

Hey Class, Check out my new blog:
http://funfunfunfunfunfunfunfunfunfunfunphun.blogspot.com/

I'm thinking of expanding it for my final project. Tell me what you think!
-Huong

William Kentridge

Ezra was asking about making a hand-drawn animation for the final project. I think it's a great idea if you are up for the challenge. I wanted to post a link to an animation by William Kentridge for inspiration.
Kentridge is an artist from South Africa who creates animations by drawing and erasing over the same image. The results are beautiful.

Links from last class

Hey all! Here are the links to the projects I showed last class:

TehChing (Sam) Hsieh's One Year Performances
Marisa Olson's American Idol Blog

We didn't get a lot of time in class to talk about these projects (though they definitely provoked some strong reactions), so take a look at them now and post a comment on this thread to tell me what you think.

Also, a note about the final project: The idea of a "self-portrait" is definitely up for interpretation. It could be a representation of your body, but could also go beyond that to talk about your life, your family, neighborhood, interests, etc. It can also bring up questions of what is a true representation. For instance, the blog format lends itself to being a journal of your real life, yet Marisa Olson's American Idol project blurs the line between what is a performance for reality television and what are her real experiences and true emotions. What is the line between fact and fiction for how you represent yourself?

Class Today

Hey Everyone, I'm starting a demo on IStopMotion and IMovie right at 4PM, so be on time to class today! Hurrah!

Just to say hello!

Hey Everyone! I'm loving all of the blog activity! I see we have some new bloggers and some great new posts. I wanted to encourage everyone to comment on posts. It's always nice to get feedback. I'm going to start doing it too! Also, it's a great way to get in touch with your animation partner if they are on the contributors list.

For this week, we are finishing up our animations and presenting them to class. I will give a demo of IStopMotion and IMovie in class, we will spend an hour working, everyone will present, and then we will talk about your final projects (!)

Until then, there's still loads of Learning To Love You More assignments to do. Aren't they fun?
Here's the link: www.learningtoloveyoumore.com

See you in class!

Assignment # 11: Photograph a scar and write about it.

I'm super late with this but I figured better late than never! I chose assignment number eleven which was to photograph a scar and write about it. I chose this assignment because I am amazed by how resilient the human body is. Some people might hate their scars or be ashamed of them, but I like to think of them as little reminders that I carry with me all the time. It is located on the the right side of my right pointer finger. The lighting in the picture makes it a little bit hard to see. One day I was walking home from school with my Mom and my brother. I was drinking a Snapple as I walked and tripped. The bottle fell to the floor and smashed open. I fell on top of that bottle with my hand. There was glass and blood every but luckily, one of our neighbors saw and drove us to the doctor. He had to remove the piece of glass and close up the wound. Because of that little accident, that finger is somewhat misshapen. When I tell people this, they think that I'm crazy for noticing such a small thing but I just being observant. Right now, I have another cut right next to the scar. I'm not sure how I got that, but I assume it was a paper cut. It's pretty deep so let's see if I'll have another one to add to the collection.