Friday, 16 March 2018

Interview Techniques Assignment 2

Interview Techniques Assignment 2 - The Documentary

Secondary Research:

For my documentary I will be exploring the subject of "Surrealism", this is a really unconventional art type, you need to access a almost unconsciousness mindset, this is known as automatism which means automatic drawing, the artist needs to embrace their own emotions and feelings to then create whatever their emotions create, there is no planning to what they are about to create. Surrealistic art work is often strange or weird, its definitely not what you would usually expect from an art piece. Surrealstic art is known as the world of thoughts, dreams and nightmares, this type of art requires a lot of imaginiation, a lot of this art work is spare of the moment.

Surrealism began in the 1920's when WW1 was influencing peoples lives, it was actually found by a poet called Andre Breton in Paris in 1924, the goal was to release deep thoughts and feelings, even irrational onto the paper/canvas. Here is some of Andre Breton's work.

It was Sigmund Freud who found psycho analysis, he had a huge influence on the surrealistic art. He believed that sub-conscious thoughts are represented symbolically in our dreams, we need to be able to look into these dreams to be able to create surrealistic art pieces, artists and writers were inspired by this and used it to help them create art or written work.
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/s/surrealism

There is different types of surrealistic work, the first being the automatic creates, a lot of people will close their eyes for this work and will complete movements from their mind, this can create really wacky and oddly shaped creations. The second type of art work was more planned out, however it is still seen as surrealistic work, Salvador Dali is known for this method, he uses realistic and ordinary objects and places them or creates them in very odd ways, it really creates some strange work to look at and can almost be seen as hallucigenic.
http://www.theartstory.org/movement-surrealism.htm
Salvador Dali is probably the most well-known surrealistic artist there is and one of the most influential, he peaked in the 20s and 30s in his career. He was known for his unusual wild art and strange personality to go with it, he even said once "The difference between me and the surrealists, is that I am a surrealist". I think what this tells us is that to become a surrealist you need to be as surrealistic as possible, not always thinking normally and realisically is the best way to approach this art type.
https://www.thedaliuniverse.com/en/salvador-dali


Primary Research:




Questionnaire Translation:

Questionnaire:

1.       Have you heard of Sigmund Freud and if so who he was and what influence he had on surrealism?
Yeah, he was the brains behind his writings on discovering the unconscious mind, he allowed artists like Salvador Dali to tap into their subconscious and create beautiful works of art which really made surrealism take off in Paris in 1924.


2.       What makes an art piece surrealistic?
When it is a true reflection of the artists mind, when it doesn’t make sense and when it can only be interpreted by one person each time.


3.       When you create surrealistic art do you try and switch off your brain or conscious in any way?
I get an image in my head and then I always plan it out on the canvas, by drawing it and then selecting the colours that I want to use. After that, I’ll put in some music, it isn’t a particular type of music either, just on shuffle and whatever plays will play and that usually allows me to channel out.

4.       Has Salvador Dali influenced any of your work?
I don’t believe that artists should be an influence, I feel you can be inspired by an aspect of their work and admire the artist themselves, but the artist shouldn’t be the influence as you’d only be creating what they think is good art and not what you feel is.

5.       What is your opinion on Salvador Dali’s work?
I think it’s beautiful and very creative, clearly he has hidden meanings and subconscious access painted into his artwork to communicate with the audience.

6.       Is surrealistic art a better form of art then realistic art?
No, I much prefer realism to surrealism. As interesting as surrealism Is, I think the ability to create life like paintings to the point where they look like photographs is stunning. It takes energy and patience to create both types of artwork but there’s something about the natural talent it takes to paint realistically.

7.       Has anyone else influenced your work?
No, I’ve seen other artists and been inspired by their creations but I prefer to come up with my own ideas and designs.

8.       What got you into surrealistic art?
It started when I tried and tried painting realistically But couldn’t pull it off, it was then I was ready to accept that maybe I just wasn’t good at painting. But then I could given a set of oil paints, I tested out the colours and drew a simple image of a made up character and painted it. It looked weird and surreal so I did a bit of research and that’s how I came across it.

9.       Would you purchase surrealistic art?
Defiantly, I love the weird and surreal stuff from sculptures to paintings. I think it adds character and is definitely a conversation starter.

10.     What does this image created by Salvador Dali represent?

It makes me think of how quick time goes and how it would away from right under us, that over time the landscape and places won’t change but we do, our identities do from the clothes we wear to the things we see and perceive. Time slips away and we will change and also slip away eventually, even if we think we have loads of time (hence all the clocks) it will still slip away at the same rate as life goes on. 


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Finished Documentary:

Friday, 9 March 2018

Animation Assignment 2

Animation Assignment 2


Intro:

Our animation will use rotoscoping technique which will look similar to the "Take on me Aha" music video. We have been inspired by this music video, it shows interesting high quality animation technique, this being rotoscoping. It includes an actor (Kieran Atkins) singing and playing a guitar. The aim of our animation is to entertain an audience that enjoys music, specifically indie music including guitar music. This will be filmed in either the TV studio for easy access or somewhere where he stands out from the background to help the animating process to become easier. In the opening scene there will be no animation at first, Kieran will appear to walk into the studio, after this Kieran's character will begin to play the guitar and sing, this is when the rotoscoping starts; only aspects of the frame will be rotoscoped this is too speed up the animation process. We will most likely use Adobe Animate for rotoscoping, this is a digital rotoscope, other than a traditional hand-drawn rotoscope as this is very time consuming, not only that but we don't have the equipment and resources for a hand-drawn rotoscope. Our target audience are people who enjoy music as a whole, but people who have an understanding and appreciation for the guitar, will particularly enjoy this animation.

Audit:

 - C100 Camera this is used for high quality video recording, to capture our animation scene, this camera is great to use due to its lots of adjustments you can make to the image. - £2,500
- H4N Zoom this recording device will be used to capture our music, this means we get the best quality possible as we can directly connect it into the amplifier. - £180
- Tripod this will be used to help stabilize our footage for still shots. -£100
- Studio Lighting the studio lighting is key to a professional, cinematic look, it also gives us different options for the style. - £1,000
- Guitar and Amplifier These are the main pieces for the narrative of the video, the guitar shows he's a musician and the amplifier is so we can record the audio directly from the amp. £350
- PC This is used to exporting and editing the animation - £420
- MAC This is used to exporting and editing the animation - £999
- Adobe CC This is the software that we can use to edit the animation (premiere pro) - £16.24 monthly
Total expenses: £5,565.24


Here is our environment, we are using the TV-studio to achieve a personal accessible place, it gives us lots of lighting options, both portable and fixed, the lighting is important as good lighting will help use to create and edit the animation in post-production.

Our character will be wearing sand shoes -
They will also be wearing black jeans and a denim jacket -


I believe this fits with the characters personna and matches the songs vibe. The song is by the arctic monkeys we believe this sort of clothing suits this music as the band wears similar clothing.









Date
Task
Complete
Note
WEEK 0
25/9/2017
Considered production process for animation.
Yes
Conducted some research using google to find the appropriate site.
WEEK 1
02/10/2017
Researched animation style and techniques. Looked through possible methods of animation. Begin to create a mood board.
Yes
Began research into animations on Youtube to find out what style I wish to pursue
WEEK 2
09/10/2017
Continue development of initial idea and continue to research the animation style and techniques.
Presented the animation idea to the class. We also created two mind maps.
Yes
Brainstormed to create a make two mind maps full of ideas and continued with the research.
WEEK 3
16/10/2017
Create a draft of the animation with the almost completed idea and work with the feedback that we got from the presentation from our peers. Created a storyboard.
Yes
Created a draft of the animation and finalised our ideas. I also tried smudge and click animation technique.

WEEK 4
23/10/2017
Begin to set things up to film next week. Continue to develop the idea right up until the point of production.
Yes
Booked the equipment, and the TV studio, set a reminder to bring my guitar.
WEEK 5
30/10/2017
Film the animation idea and import it onto the computer, ready for printing off next week.
Yes
We set up the equipment and the amp, then began to film me playing the guitar. The video is yet to be edited.
WEEK 6
06/11/2017
Begin to print out each frame of the video ready to rotoscope in a few weeks’ time.
NO

WEEK 7
13/11/2017
Continue to print out each frame of the video and start thinking about the style of rotoscoping that I will use.
NO

WEEK 8
20/11/2017
Experiment with a smudge and click techniques.
NO

WEEK 9
27/11/2017
Experiment with different styles of rotoscoping.
NO

WEEK 10
04/12/2017
Research Flash and watch tutorials to be sure that when I have to use the programme I have the skills necessary.
NO

WEEK 11
11/12/2017
Continue to research flash and practice, also start to branch out into different styles of flash animation.
NO

WEEK 12
18/12/2017
Begin to animate. Using rotoscoping.
NO