I learned a great deal from this workday.
For starters, I love portraits. I also learned how satisfying it is to take tiny little moments and create a rhythmic video with them.
Secondly, I think you can create an abstract story with little snippets of time, (as well as lighting and unusual patterns you catch with your camera). I enjoy movement with the camera in unusual ways and think it can create meaning, or, find meaning in simplicity. I like to find little patterns.
I didn't write this post on this day because honest to God I spent all day working on the assignment. I went to Port City Java covered in blood and the lady freaked out and called her manager because I was in a pleasant mood and I suppose this scared her and it was kind of awesome.
It was interesting how, in a way, vulnerable this assignment makes you, but ultimately I was really happy with what Viet and I created. I had to steal a copy of his in fact. :)
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Microcinema Plan - Art dept! - Blog 18
Here is our flyer:
One Nightstand - It's a cinemaffair!
Today Kyndall and I went shopping.
We have all our supplies and tomorrow we create!
We also have prizes for corn-hole.
They essentially are morning after things and silliness.
We will be decorating with red and black: red roses, red goodie bags, etc.
We have a red backdrop for the photobooth, and are collecting items. We also have playing cards and I was planning on decorating an air mattress with sheets, prizes, etc. if that is acceptable.
Tomorrow we create :). And, programs! Lots of programs. :)
One Nightstand - It's a cinemaffair!
Today Kyndall and I went shopping.
We have all our supplies and tomorrow we create!
We also have prizes for corn-hole.
They essentially are morning after things and silliness.
We will be decorating with red and black: red roses, red goodie bags, etc.
We have a red backdrop for the photobooth, and are collecting items. We also have playing cards and I was planning on decorating an air mattress with sheets, prizes, etc. if that is acceptable.
Tomorrow we create :). And, programs! Lots of programs. :)
Title & Logline
Proximity
A psychological interpretation of relative distance.
Starring the one and only, Viet Nguyen.
A psychological interpretation of relative distance.
Starring the one and only, Viet Nguyen.
Blog 17
Microcinemas are beautiful in the sense that they can project art in any casual setting.
And a multitude of art - not just films - the sky's the limit. Really, though, if it rains, that's your limit.
Personally I think they are more enthusing than actual movie theaters (although even IMAX is becoming outdated).
But I remember enjoying installations and projections at Jengo's in 302, and that scene made me realize how lovely it is - and that, sometimes, screens and buildings and those red boxy seats are actually limiting - and the poor consumerist doesn't realize it until faced with the intricacies of simplicity - and it makes you see how naive you've been, and blinded with products - and this is a wonderful realization to come by.
And I certainly think we should embrace microcinema. It's such a beautiful little secret.
Well - to me it feels like a secret. I have just barely come by it. But I am happy to have.
And a multitude of art - not just films - the sky's the limit. Really, though, if it rains, that's your limit.
Personally I think they are more enthusing than actual movie theaters (although even IMAX is becoming outdated).
But I remember enjoying installations and projections at Jengo's in 302, and that scene made me realize how lovely it is - and that, sometimes, screens and buildings and those red boxy seats are actually limiting - and the poor consumerist doesn't realize it until faced with the intricacies of simplicity - and it makes you see how naive you've been, and blinded with products - and this is a wonderful realization to come by.
And I certainly think we should embrace microcinema. It's such a beautiful little secret.
Well - to me it feels like a secret. I have just barely come by it. But I am happy to have.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Blog 15 - Blocking Plan
Here is our current working plan:
Right now we all are working on our prospective planning and idea-making for our roles. We have a google doc we are communicating through and have been expressing our ideas and progress. Tomorrow we meet up with the resources we have found and finalize the plan, including location, time/date, and actors.
I've created a casual look-book of the costume design and visual aesthetic, and with input from group members, it includes aspects of Turbo Kid, Suicide Squad, and fun, gritty textures. Knox is securing location, Viet is producering, Ian is working on script and vision, and Paul is preparing equipment. We have agreed on "The End of the World" for song choice, potentially the cover by The Suicide Machines. So far the overall design appears to be taking a punk-ish turn. But that's also flexible depending on the direction Ian wants to take the film.
I've been communicating with GoreDolls in the hopes of booking their models, and have been receiving positive responses.
Here is the site for reference:
https://www.facebook.com/goredollsproductions/
I am hopeful that I will have a few of these beautious creatures on-set, but if not, we have the general aesthetic and I have plenty of supplies. I will be reaching out to other models/actresses that I feel have an alternative presence and can evoke darkness. Tomorrow I will be experimenting with saran wrap and tin foil for the sci-fi qualities as well. Tonight I lay out my supplies and have made a plan for what I will purchase tomorrow.
....Annnnnd, guess who just found her hidden garbage bag full of paints, blood, hair gels I used for Harley Quinn, and zombie spray :).
I also have a fake IV sac full of blood. I don't know where that came from. I can cut it and insert it in someone's shirt so when they clutch their heart blood comes gushing out.
Right now we all are working on our prospective planning and idea-making for our roles. We have a google doc we are communicating through and have been expressing our ideas and progress. Tomorrow we meet up with the resources we have found and finalize the plan, including location, time/date, and actors.
I've created a casual look-book of the costume design and visual aesthetic, and with input from group members, it includes aspects of Turbo Kid, Suicide Squad, and fun, gritty textures. Knox is securing location, Viet is producering, Ian is working on script and vision, and Paul is preparing equipment. We have agreed on "The End of the World" for song choice, potentially the cover by The Suicide Machines. So far the overall design appears to be taking a punk-ish turn. But that's also flexible depending on the direction Ian wants to take the film.
Turbo Kid
Suicide Squad
I've been communicating with GoreDolls in the hopes of booking their models, and have been receiving positive responses.
Here is the site for reference:
https://www.facebook.com/goredollsproductions/
I am hopeful that I will have a few of these beautious creatures on-set, but if not, we have the general aesthetic and I have plenty of supplies. I will be reaching out to other models/actresses that I feel have an alternative presence and can evoke darkness. Tomorrow I will be experimenting with saran wrap and tin foil for the sci-fi qualities as well. Tonight I lay out my supplies and have made a plan for what I will purchase tomorrow.
....Annnnnd, guess who just found her hidden garbage bag full of paints, blood, hair gels I used for Harley Quinn, and zombie spray :).
I also have a fake IV sac full of blood. I don't know where that came from. I can cut it and insert it in someone's shirt so when they clutch their heart blood comes gushing out.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Blog 13 - Title & Logline & Reflection
Metamorphosis
A juxtaposition of life and death, Metamorphosis reveals beauty in pain we don't wish to see.
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I am intrigued with death and semi-gothic themes, not because I've succumbed to nihilism or anything, but because I've realized rose glasses don't make it disappear. Since 18 my favorite quote has been, "Vivre la vie en rose". Literally it means, "to live life in pink", which in theory translates to living life with rose tinted glasses.
In a way I am a color dichotomy; I am attracted to bright, punk pastel hues, to which I credit my self-proclaimed optimism, my slice of sweet heaven. And then I jump to deep, vampire reds, gritty textures, and an omnipresent gray scale that seems to whisper ghost-like tunes. To these colors I credit my passion, curiosity, and empathy.
I believe in pain. But I also believe in hope too.
The French language developed interest in me upon the realization that I can speak in code. It's like speaking little truths in secret and no one deciphers unless they want to.
In high-school I found a little folklore band called Delta Rae, and my attachment to the intensity of their music ignited a little spark in me, that was truly always there, but perhaps dulled out. And parts of me previously turned away turned into drive for existence.
I crave work that reveals pain, because there is a rawness to it; an unapologetic admission of truths and souls most forgotten. I like to acknowledge pain, and in this unorthodox, I think there is beauty in it too. Appreciating pain is my own form of optimism. It's like saying: here is something I know; I want to know more, but I breathe strength in having known it.
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These rhythmic edits are devilishly charming. Today Viet and I head to his place and the graveyard for shooting, where I suppose I will be frolicking and handing out flowers to some unknown friends.
Psst.
Here is the song I fell in love with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimam2j2gEg
And here is my dub idol version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4GkNw-8-90
We were required to have accompaniment. So I picked out a nice trashcan.
A juxtaposition of life and death, Metamorphosis reveals beauty in pain we don't wish to see.
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I am intrigued with death and semi-gothic themes, not because I've succumbed to nihilism or anything, but because I've realized rose glasses don't make it disappear. Since 18 my favorite quote has been, "Vivre la vie en rose". Literally it means, "to live life in pink", which in theory translates to living life with rose tinted glasses.
In a way I am a color dichotomy; I am attracted to bright, punk pastel hues, to which I credit my self-proclaimed optimism, my slice of sweet heaven. And then I jump to deep, vampire reds, gritty textures, and an omnipresent gray scale that seems to whisper ghost-like tunes. To these colors I credit my passion, curiosity, and empathy.
I believe in pain. But I also believe in hope too.
The French language developed interest in me upon the realization that I can speak in code. It's like speaking little truths in secret and no one deciphers unless they want to.
In high-school I found a little folklore band called Delta Rae, and my attachment to the intensity of their music ignited a little spark in me, that was truly always there, but perhaps dulled out. And parts of me previously turned away turned into drive for existence.
I crave work that reveals pain, because there is a rawness to it; an unapologetic admission of truths and souls most forgotten. I like to acknowledge pain, and in this unorthodox, I think there is beauty in it too. Appreciating pain is my own form of optimism. It's like saying: here is something I know; I want to know more, but I breathe strength in having known it.
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These rhythmic edits are devilishly charming. Today Viet and I head to his place and the graveyard for shooting, where I suppose I will be frolicking and handing out flowers to some unknown friends.
Psst.
Here is the song I fell in love with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimam2j2gEg
And here is my dub idol version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4GkNw-8-90
We were required to have accompaniment. So I picked out a nice trashcan.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Blog 12
Today we completed a lot of work.
More than expected. So we are ahead of schedule.
Currently our animation is complete and we will use the rest of our time on the soundscape.
We projected the aging process using cutouts and charcoal, and concluded the imagery with animation by sand.
We also sequenced the sections together. I am in the edit lab as we speak!
My group meets tomorrow to create what we hope will be a beautiful soundscape.
After 12 hours of work, I am casually turning into one of those crazy cat ladies who walks into film festivals and sneaks her films into the screenings.
I suppose I should sleep.
Yes, I will do this. :)
More than expected. So we are ahead of schedule.
Currently our animation is complete and we will use the rest of our time on the soundscape.
We projected the aging process using cutouts and charcoal, and concluded the imagery with animation by sand.
We also sequenced the sections together. I am in the edit lab as we speak!
My group meets tomorrow to create what we hope will be a beautiful soundscape.
After 12 hours of work, I am casually turning into one of those crazy cat ladies who walks into film festivals and sneaks her films into the screenings.
I suppose I should sleep.
Yes, I will do this. :)
Blog 11
My group and I worked hard together and successfully finished our first section of our animated piece.
After hours of adjusting minute details, I am proud of the work we have done thus far, and am excited for the remaining parts.
We ended up choosing charcoal because we wanted to create a world that is continuously adding on top of itself around the creature.
I also have learned that I am capable of focus sans meds when it is a creative task. This was a valuable lesson for me to learn and I can utilize this to my advantage.
We added a lot of detail, not because we had to or anything, more because it was awesome and it just seemed better that way. Although I like that we had that requirement because I love detail so I was smiling in my brain.
For the remaining days we will complete sections 2 and 3 on Thursday, 4 on Friday, and we will create our soundscape over the weekend.
After hours of adjusting minute details, I am proud of the work we have done thus far, and am excited for the remaining parts.
We ended up choosing charcoal because we wanted to create a world that is continuously adding on top of itself around the creature.
I also have learned that I am capable of focus sans meds when it is a creative task. This was a valuable lesson for me to learn and I can utilize this to my advantage.
We added a lot of detail, not because we had to or anything, more because it was awesome and it just seemed better that way. Although I like that we had that requirement because I love detail so I was smiling in my brain.
For the remaining days we will complete sections 2 and 3 on Thursday, 4 on Friday, and we will create our soundscape over the weekend.
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