Assemblage- “Let them eat cake!”

For our assemblage, our class came together to build it fairly intuitively. We edited it a little once the majority was done to ensure all areas had equal amounts of interest. Once we all took a step back to really take in our work, we almost immediately decided on the name – “Let them eat cake”. This is inspired by the feeling of high-class and low-class folk we felt were perfectly depicted in our scene – with the high-class woman on the left, and the poor folk climbing to get to the top. I really liked our end product. I think there are so many interesting points in this assemblage and I’m very happy with the work we managed to create in such a short space of time! Find below some other angles.

Photography – session 1 – final outcome

Starter activity – 6 photography projects I aspire to create!
My given character – the Moon. My 6 scenes that could be portrayed within a photograph.

 

Image one in the storyline – I quickly drew up a sketch of the moon using available chalk pastels. I utilised some scrap blue plastic to create the sea. Tara and I added pieces of double-sided tape to stick the material together to simulate a wave pattern. I then took a sponge and some white acrylic paint to add the ocean froth. I am super happy with this image. My suggestion to use the black fabric over black card worked really well and gives a beautiful depth to the image.
For the next image, we wanted to simulate a candle being lit by a window with the moon visible outside. My group made the candle while I created the window pane by simply attaching two wooden rods. I am super happy with this photo. I think it is so simple but conveys exactly what I had imagined for the image. If I was to redo this. I would make the window more detailed and also make a separate moon for this shot that is smaller, as to increase realism.
The next image was set to show an outside view of someone painting by candle light. We really struggled with getting a good photo for this shot, however, I’m very pleased with how it turned out in the end!
For the final image I took, we planned to show someone standing in the rain. Although we didn’t have the correct weather type for the shot, I’m super happy with the image I was able to capture. I  am very proud that this photo creates my intended feeling of a dark, yet comforting ambiance. Although it is our only photo taken with a real subject and surroundings, I feel it still manages to fit the feeling of the previous images!

I am super happy with the work I was able to complete. I’m very happy with the cohesive feeling of the set of photographs and I feel it conveyed my story well!

Sculpture and lens – my videos

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^ My main video, based on the word “Bonding”

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^Based on the word “Destruction”. If I had the opportunity I would remake this video. I really like my basic concept however, I would prefer to better the execution, i.e., darkening the lighting, removal of the baseboard, better framing, ensuring the ball is stuck down, etc.

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^Based on the word “Waiting”. A play on the phrase, tea time.

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^My final and favorite video was created, based on the word “Watching”. I really love the feeling that this one conveys. I feel it’s a juxtaposition between the feeling of comfort found within childhood videos, crossed with an uneasy feeling conveyed by the loud white noise, set design, and lighting from the TV. If I was to redo my project, I would love to explore this video more as I really feel it’s a great candidate for this type of work!

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^Based on the word “Waiting”. Although I do like the above video, it was created before I was in complete understanding of the task. I later found that still videos work better for this type of project. I also would redo this and include more objects within.

 

MY FINAL WORK!

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^I am very happy with how my end project turned out!

Sculpture and lens – creating my sculpture

From the materials available I decided to use sheet foam, tissue paper, gloves, and squared, wooden rods to compose my sculpture. Although I am happy with my final sculpture, I feel the final outcome could be more complex by creating a more solid, more 3-dimensional sculpture to project onto.
To create my piece I traced my own hand onto a sheet of card. I then went on to use this as a template for the others I created on various materials.
My sculpture. I was very happy with my sculpture for the limited time I had to create it. I am very happy with the overall feel of the piece itself. I think it perfectly demonstrates my chosen word – “bonding”!
Finished work!

Sculpture and lens planning work

Using the technique we practiced with Laura, I began to select various keywords of interest to me and brainstorm as many connecting words as I could. This exercise proved really used in the idea generation process, as it allowed me to easily come up with ideas for my videos
A quick sketch I made when finalizing my idea for my sculpture to project onto. Looking back, I feel I could have increased interest and dimension by creating more 3Dimensional elements. This would allow for a more interesting piece due to more distortion to the video being projected.
This page shows some other ideas I processed!

Illustration work

Initial sketches for the illustration task. I’m very happy with how these turned out.
Further planning my original ideas into how they can be composed for my digital piece. These were the final four designs!
My finished work – although I am happy with the general concept. I feel that if I had spent longer working on this piece I would have been able to achieve a much better version of the concept I had created! I struggled with finding a colour scheme for this piece as I wanted it to feel stark but not too muted. 

Animation work

Find below video attachments to the work I completed during our animation workshop! I thoroughly enjoyed this class. If I was to do it again I would love to spend more time learning how to perefect my animations. Although I’m happy with my outcomes, I would love to better my technique to make them more fluid and clean!

ANIMATION RESEARCH

^my research for my animation class!

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^final product of my 3D animation work

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^work in progress of 3D animation – no distortion to the shape added yet

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^ quick work on creating a 2D animation of a bouncy ball

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^ 2D animation – learning how to increase/decrease speed via changing how far the object moves frame by frame

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^final product of the 2D animation with distortion of the circle to add character, movement and fluidity

Illustration – Protest work class 1

PROTEST AND GRAPHIC DESIGN

^my initial research into how protest and graphic design have interacted historically and into the modern age

Our initial rough planning of ideas for our Protest themed piece. We definitely could have improved upon delving deeper in various concepts and drawing up more detailed plans before deciding. However, we had a pretty strong idea before starting planning so we didn’t feel the need to do a large amount of deliberation.
We then discussed some concepts for our work. We quickly drew up a few base ideas. We settled on the idea of it being displayed on a protest poster – similar to that used at a march.
Our finished work! We were very happy with the outcome. We didn’t want it to feel super neat or organised as we wanted to convey the effect of a protester has handmade this for a street march.
Close up. I’m very happy with how it turned out. I’m also pleased with the design elements we chose, i.e., the use of almost Graffiti-like fonts and imagery.