Our group met up today and basically, we came up with many ideas for our one shot. Here's a list of what we came up with:
1. The tree scene at the Arboretum
2. The Speed Camera - on London road
3. The Sleepwalkers at the Maltings
4. Double exposure near Boots Library
5. The pillars - at a place in town somewhere with a few pillars!
6. The Package - City Centre
7. The CCTV - at the tunnel near Broadmarsh Bus Station
So, those are the ideas we had and the video should be uploaded soon! even though i am having a lot of problems with the one-shot video and premiere
Saturday 29 November 2008
Monday 24 November 2008
Colour & Light
Figuring light, Colour and The Intangible
Exhibition at Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside
After visiting the Figuring light, Colour and the intangible exhibition last week (when I eventually found the place!), there were many different pieces of work that interested me. The one that most attracted me was one by Rebecca Partridge called ‘Dreaming’ shown in the picture. The artist has used different oval shapes and sizes mixed together to get the effect that the shapes to the middle of the painting are further away than the others. The reason this image appealed to me the most was because as I looked closely to the painting I realised that only the colours red, blue and green were used but other colours are emerged as they overlap existing ones. Rebecca Partridge has only used this technique in this piece of work.
Different tints and tones have been used for the shapes and the directions of these shapes are shown cleverly as if they are spinning around, therefore pulling you into the picture. Also, more shapes are gathered towards the center of the piece, which immediately draws attention to the centre where it is just black. As all the shapes get closer to the centre, the stronger the colour and light of them is shown, adding a more bold effect to the art. To aid this the artist uses a dark coloured black background to get the most emphasis from all the colours she has used.
At a first glance of the image, it is like a tunnel and as you go further down the colours become brighter hence the name of this piece which is ‘Dreaming’; it is as you are dreaming to a better future which is more happy and brighter and things can be seen more clearly.
The artist has used colour and light in this piece of work to a very unique way, and mixing different colours to get various blends and tones, therefore making us focus on certain parts of the image more due to this.
Exhibition at Djanogly Art Gallery, Lakeside
After visiting the Figuring light, Colour and the intangible exhibition last week (when I eventually found the place!), there were many different pieces of work that interested me. The one that most attracted me was one by Rebecca Partridge called ‘Dreaming’ shown in the picture. The artist has used different oval shapes and sizes mixed together to get the effect that the shapes to the middle of the painting are further away than the others. The reason this image appealed to me the most was because as I looked closely to the painting I realised that only the colours red, blue and green were used but other colours are emerged as they overlap existing ones. Rebecca Partridge has only used this technique in this piece of work. Different tints and tones have been used for the shapes and the directions of these shapes are shown cleverly as if they are spinning around, therefore pulling you into the picture. Also, more shapes are gathered towards the center of the piece, which immediately draws attention to the centre where it is just black. As all the shapes get closer to the centre, the stronger the colour and light of them is shown, adding a more bold effect to the art. To aid this the artist uses a dark coloured black background to get the most emphasis from all the colours she has used.
At a first glance of the image, it is like a tunnel and as you go further down the colours become brighter hence the name of this piece which is ‘Dreaming’; it is as you are dreaming to a better future which is more happy and brighter and things can be seen more clearly.
The artist has used colour and light in this piece of work to a very unique way, and mixing different colours to get various blends and tones, therefore making us focus on certain parts of the image more due to this.
Thursday 6 November 2008
Appeal of an object
I was asked the question 'What goes on in your head when you buy something new?'
1) Why is it that we want our belongings to do more for us than to function well?
I am going to base this on my mobile phone which is a Samsung X830. The main function of a mobile is to make calls, however the reason i got this was specifically due to the design and the way it looked. As well as this i got it as it had a 1GB internal memory facility. The phone also had a slide function, which turned into an MP3 player.
I believe people buy products due to how they look, what functions they have, and what the user can get out of it. However, we want our belongings to do more than their function, we want them to stand out with their individual aspects which set it apart from other products just like it. We want a product which looks good, functions good and makes us feel good also therefore reflecting how we are as a person.
A mobile can be bought very cheaply, yet it does the same function as all the others; but what we want is the latest design which both looks and functions well. The idea we have in our heads in that the more a phone is worth, the better it is going to be; which mostly is the case.
I also think we want our products to do more as there is a lot more technology available now which will undoubtedly progress further. Therefore, the expectations we have are to a more higher standard. For example, Satellite navigation is available on many mobile phones and we will expect this to be a normal function on mobile phones in the near future.
1) Why is it that we want our belongings to do more for us than to function well?
I am going to base this on my mobile phone which is a Samsung X830. The main function of a mobile is to make calls, however the reason i got this was specifically due to the design and the way it looked. As well as this i got it as it had a 1GB internal memory facility. The phone also had a slide function, which turned into an MP3 player.
I believe people buy products due to how they look, what functions they have, and what the user can get out of it. However, we want our belongings to do more than their function, we want them to stand out with their individual aspects which set it apart from other products just like it. We want a product which looks good, functions good and makes us feel good also therefore reflecting how we are as a person.
A mobile can be bought very cheaply, yet it does the same function as all the others; but what we want is the latest design which both looks and functions well. The idea we have in our heads in that the more a phone is worth, the better it is going to be; which mostly is the case.
I also think we want our products to do more as there is a lot more technology available now which will undoubtedly progress further. Therefore, the expectations we have are to a more higher standard. For example, Satellite navigation is available on many mobile phones and we will expect this to be a normal function on mobile phones in the near future.
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