to say my mind is overwhelmed is an understatement! it is the last semester of my college career and never in my life have i been more terrified nor more excited! i can't wait to get my degree yet i can definitely wait for the big bad world to chew me up and spit me out! aaaahhh! the great thing about my final semester is that i finally have the opportunity to make work that is truly for me and that i really feel passionate about doing without having to fulfill requirements of assignments. so this is a really good thing, right? yes...but no! now it's all on me and i have nothing to lean on but myself and my fear seems to almost be getting the best of me--i'm scared! i know it's a little ridiculous and even in my anxiety of this monumentous semester, the artist in me doesn't sit back; it seems to be drawing ideas from this situation and thinking about how to visually communicate that. how do i show people how i feel? most people know me as the lady who has everything together so i toss around the idea of letting people in to know--do i really want people to know?! no! but would it make me feel better to just let it go? maybe a visual sigh? maybe! we'll see! i might even change my mind and no one will ever know how i was feeling and i don't think that would bother me either.
thinking about this crossroad that i'm at reminds me of an artist that a fellow student got me interested in: sabrina ward harrison. one of her books, "spilling over" journals her struggles with growing up, her memories, and the people and events in her life. i really enjoyed the imagery and really feel like i can draw a lot of inspiration from her so she/her book will be a great resource. i'm also interested in the self-portrait work of nancy roberts who uses a similar photographic journalistic style and i will use her as another resource.
1.26.2007
1.24.2007
Video #4 Response (Justus)
There's definitely a big difference in complexity between this video and the three previous videos we've viewed. His technique is much more simpler and b/c I'm very intimidated by this assignment, it is comforting to see something more along the lines of my abilities. There are easy transitions, no text (although I'd like to use text), simple audio, and many still photographs which I know I will be relying heavily upon. I like his technique of portraying his coming out conversation with his parents; I thought it was effective and creative and definitely thoughtful. Very simple, straight-forward and to the point, non-nauseating!
There's definitely a big difference in complexity between this video and the three previous videos we've viewed. His technique is much more simpler and b/c I'm very intimidated by this assignment, it is comforting to see something more along the lines of my abilities. There are easy transitions, no text (although I'd like to use text), simple audio, and many still photographs which I know I will be relying heavily upon. I like his technique of portraying his coming out conversation with his parents; I thought it was effective and creative and definitely thoughtful. Very simple, straight-forward and to the point, non-nauseating!
Video #3 Response (Alshaibi)
WHOOOOAA! First thing that comes to mind is that this video was nauseating! Had it continued on much longer I might have vomited! It was like a car crash: you didn't want to watch but you couldn't tear your eyes off the scene. The imagery is intense and insanely fascinating! My hat goes off to the amount of patience he had in order to create this video. I noticed that unlike the other video we saw that day which had depth b/c of the layers of images, this video has a great amount of depth and movement that helped to carry/move it along. It was very dramatic as well, not just b/c of the music but I felt like there were definite moments of climax where the patterns would become more intense or they would multiply so that they took over the screen. I know that b/c of resolution this video was meant to be seen on a smaller format t.v. but I would really enjoy it if it was shown at an IMAX theatre so it would be that much more obnoxious (in an intense, overwhelming way--not in a bad way) and nauseating!
WHOOOOAA! First thing that comes to mind is that this video was nauseating! Had it continued on much longer I might have vomited! It was like a car crash: you didn't want to watch but you couldn't tear your eyes off the scene. The imagery is intense and insanely fascinating! My hat goes off to the amount of patience he had in order to create this video. I noticed that unlike the other video we saw that day which had depth b/c of the layers of images, this video has a great amount of depth and movement that helped to carry/move it along. It was very dramatic as well, not just b/c of the music but I felt like there were definite moments of climax where the patterns would become more intense or they would multiply so that they took over the screen. I know that b/c of resolution this video was meant to be seen on a smaller format t.v. but I would really enjoy it if it was shown at an IMAX theatre so it would be that much more obnoxious (in an intense, overwhelming way--not in a bad way) and nauseating!
Video #2 Response (SOS)
Going into the video knowing that there were issues with how people received the text made me more aware of how I would approach it. So I didn't focus on just the text entirely or just the images entirely; I read a little and watched a little of both. I think that helped b/c I understood enough from the text but what I didn't read I was able to pick up from the video. Text aside, I felt like there were so many images in the video that it was a little difficult to take in b/c there was so much visual stimulus to absorb and it was changing at such a pace that it was distracting. When this happened I would revert to the text and when I got tired of reading I'd go back to the video or when I felt like I was getting enough info I'd go back to the video. In this sense, I think it was extremely successful to incorporate both text and visual b/c they would be lost without each other.
This is something that has relevance to my work b/c like I've said in previous blogs, I really like incorporating text in my work b/c sometimes I feel like text would aid the viewer's understanding or help communicate my meaning. I hesitate, though, b/c I don't know that it would hurt the work or, like in the case of this video, help it.
Going into the video knowing that there were issues with how people received the text made me more aware of how I would approach it. So I didn't focus on just the text entirely or just the images entirely; I read a little and watched a little of both. I think that helped b/c I understood enough from the text but what I didn't read I was able to pick up from the video. Text aside, I felt like there were so many images in the video that it was a little difficult to take in b/c there was so much visual stimulus to absorb and it was changing at such a pace that it was distracting. When this happened I would revert to the text and when I got tired of reading I'd go back to the video or when I felt like I was getting enough info I'd go back to the video. In this sense, I think it was extremely successful to incorporate both text and visual b/c they would be lost without each other.
This is something that has relevance to my work b/c like I've said in previous blogs, I really like incorporating text in my work b/c sometimes I feel like text would aid the viewer's understanding or help communicate my meaning. I hesitate, though, b/c I don't know that it would hurt the work or, like in the case of this video, help it.
1.22.2007
ideas for my project...
honestly, the idea of creating a video really intimidates me and it's making it that much harder to conceptualize a project i'd like to work on for the semester! eek! i've mentioned in previous blog entries about my fascination with the concept of "the soundtrack of my life" and i would like to somehow realize that idea visually outside of my head for others to see. i've actually been toying around with the idea of a song that's not so much about my life but about my older sister and i think that might be the direction i'd go but i'm also thinking about that same idea for another class so...it's a work in progress!!
honestly, the idea of creating a video really intimidates me and it's making it that much harder to conceptualize a project i'd like to work on for the semester! eek! i've mentioned in previous blog entries about my fascination with the concept of "the soundtrack of my life" and i would like to somehow realize that idea visually outside of my head for others to see. i've actually been toying around with the idea of a song that's not so much about my life but about my older sister and i think that might be the direction i'd go but i'm also thinking about that same idea for another class so...it's a work in progress!!
1.21.2007
Video #1 Response (Hirak)
I think I've always responded to text rather well; just have always been one of those people who would rather read something myself than to have it read to me. Maybe it's a control thing, but I feel like it's easier to absorb or to understand when I have to read and translate meaning on my own. Even though the sister was saying exactly what I was reading, I still found it more appealing to have the ability to read as well. I also really enjoyed the bombardment of text he used on a plain black background. I've pondered many times how I may be able to use text in my own work and it just never seems to work well; it just seems out of place. What I like about this guy's work, though, is that everything seems really out of place but it's effective for me still. This said, however, the still images throw me off. There doesn't seem to be any cohesion between the few images and the text and even the audio of an airplane or something flying over is odd.
I went to the Phoenix Art Museum last semester to see the "Berlin Show" and there was a video that had a similar bombardment sort of feel both with imagery and audio and sometimes it seemed to work but then sometimes it was confusing yet pleasant. It had that sort of soundtrack to someone's life kind of quality and I get the same feeling from Brent's video. It's actually something that has inspired some ideas for work I'd like to create in the near future.
I think I've always responded to text rather well; just have always been one of those people who would rather read something myself than to have it read to me. Maybe it's a control thing, but I feel like it's easier to absorb or to understand when I have to read and translate meaning on my own. Even though the sister was saying exactly what I was reading, I still found it more appealing to have the ability to read as well. I also really enjoyed the bombardment of text he used on a plain black background. I've pondered many times how I may be able to use text in my own work and it just never seems to work well; it just seems out of place. What I like about this guy's work, though, is that everything seems really out of place but it's effective for me still. This said, however, the still images throw me off. There doesn't seem to be any cohesion between the few images and the text and even the audio of an airplane or something flying over is odd.
I went to the Phoenix Art Museum last semester to see the "Berlin Show" and there was a video that had a similar bombardment sort of feel both with imagery and audio and sometimes it seemed to work but then sometimes it was confusing yet pleasant. It had that sort of soundtrack to someone's life kind of quality and I get the same feeling from Brent's video. It's actually something that has inspired some ideas for work I'd like to create in the near future.
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