blog assignment 4

This clip, from Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas will always remind me to be kind to strangers. The clip uses literal sound and disassociated sound to represent what is going on in the clip. Literal sound like the the piano playing and disassociated like the knocking on the door. This scene doesn't make very good use of deep semantic listening even though there is some dialogue because the tones and dialogue of the characters is casual. The the scene there are a few examples of space. Directionality is used as well as distance. Empty distance is shown between the price and Forte while is moving to play the piano. Figure and ground are used and illusion to represent illusion, the audience was perceiving a noise overlapping when in reality, their was minimal overlapping. The makers of this clip used recognition, speed and loudness to represent time. 

Blog assignment 3

http://changethis.com/manifesto/66.01.Brainwashed/pdf/66.01.Brainwashed.pdf

Seth Godin in his article Brainwashed, seven ways to reinvent yourself, believes throughout our whole lives we have been brainwashed into being average. Through school, work, creation, we have been taught that being average is the best and safest way to get what you want. Godin believes it is up to us (society) if we want to change this, it is our choice. Today we have more opportunity than ever before, and with the seven levers available, one can reinvent themselves. The seven layers include, Connect, Be generous, Make art, Acknowledge the lizard, Ship, Fail, and Learn. Make art, the concept of making art isn’t literal in this context, making art reefers to having interactions with other people, the possibly of creating something new. Acknowledging the Lizard can stop art from being created, its the worrying part of our brain. Ship, the concept of shipping is being one of the few who can get things done and achieve outcomes.

In the world we are living in today, opportunity is brighter than ever. Our generation has more resources and freedom to be successful than ever present before. Seth Godin explains this in his article, Brainwashed. From birth, we have been brainwashed into being average, we have been taught average stuff (i.e. math) in average ways (by teachers, bosses etc), and believe this is the best way to get what we desire. But Godin explains how useless this concept really is. He believes with todays‘ opportunity, you have the ability to reinvent yourself using seven different levers; Connect, Be generous, Make art, Acknowledge the Lizard, Ship, Fail and Learn. All of these play a large part in being successful and possibly changing how you view or think about your future or what you are doing with your life. These seven levers are greatly related to the blog we are creating in class. We are making art with these blogs, acknowledging and pushing away the lizard, we are shipping our ideas out onto the web in hopes of creating outcomes. This blog is giving us the opportunity to be more than average.
“Art is an original gift, a connection that changes the recipient, a human ability to make a difference”- Seth Godin. This concept of making art, relates greatly to our blog and creative assignments. In our creative assignments, we are working with each other to create something that has never been created, and this is art. This blog is making me a better student because it is pushing me to create something new, art, and is pushing me to use new ideas and take risks in hopes of being rewarded (with a good grade and learning experiences).
Worrying is a natural human emotion, and to stop it one must acknowledge the lizard. Being made fun of is the lizard’s worst nightmare, so it can quickly shut down, making art stop, Steven Pressfield calls this “the resistance” This blog encourages the class to take risks and push the lizard away. The blog and the lizard are making me a better person, letting me understand that sometimes risks lead to being rewarded.
The ability to ship, I believe is the most beneficial to me. “..making them happen and creating outcomes that people seek out”. These blog exercises make a better student and go along with ship because its making me and the class get things done. And acknowledging that it is okay to fail. I want to be a person a ships, and the blog is allowing me to do that.

Blog assignment 2

In the article, Finding your Howl, by Jonathon Flaum, he references a story of a wolf without a howl. In the 1970’s only 14 red wolfs remained in the wild, so they were taken into captivity so they wouldn’t become extinct. As an experiment, the wolves were let back out into the wild to see how they would live, they did fine, minus one thing, they didn’t know how to howl. Mumon decided to go out and find his howl. He only found it once he went out on his own and made his own experiences and gained his freedom.

“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.”

This quote speaks to me because everyone is always saying “go after your dreams”. I think it is an important aspect to always go after what you desire and live in the moment. If things keep getting put on the back burner, they will never be accomplished.
‘Dream as if you’ll live forever’, in the article Brainwashed by Seth Godin he talks about how worrying and being afraid to do something can lead to goals not getting completed. We’re too worried of being let down or laughed at. This can be why dreams don’t become reality. This quote is painted on one of my walls at home to always have high hopes for myself and don’t stop believing what I am capable of doing. In this major and work force (media) to become high up and be successful and have a known name, it is a goal to complete your dreams. My dreams are to work as a top executive in some type of media business. I know that it takes a long time to get to this point, but I have my whole life. This quote always inspires me to be creative because I know to be successful you have to use your creativity. My dream depends on creativity. For my dreams, I’m going to have to find my ‘howl’. This quote helps me understand that everything doesn’t always happen quickly or right on time, that it takes time and effort for your dreams to become reality. I am going to have to go out in the world and be on my own and go through my own experiences to find my ‘howl’ and complete this dream I have.
‘Live as if you’ll die today’, I feel this part of the quote really goes well with finding a ‘howl’. I think this is saying that every experience needs to be taken advantage of. Mumon in the short story, had to learn from all of his experiences to gain his howl back, and he did that everyday. This quote encourages me to be creative everyday. That to complete my dreams, I am going to have to be creative everyday to get there. Finding my howl will have a price to pay, is it worth it just to complete your dreams? I believe yes because one gains so much more than they are losing. Their is no quick way to get where you want to go and no escape from what we have to do. We are destined to repeat what we do each day, which is not a good thing. ‘Live as if you’ll die today’ is a constant reminder to be creative and do something different each day. “..not be satisfied with achieving anything less than our genuine howl”, this might be the new quote on my wall.

Blog assignment 1: Hero

Lady Aqua

Color:

This super hero lives underwater, but can come up and live on land whenever she is needed by society. Her main hue is blue, so she can blend in with her surroundings, but she can change her value and saturation when she is on land to blend in more or camouflage herself. The image moves from saturated to desaturated right to left, the left side has a higher addition of white than the right side. Contrary to that, the right side has a darker value, the blue on this side is a lot darker than the left side. This image represents a monochromatic color scheme.

Light:

The lighting in this image makes one focus on the hero. With the light shinning down, it represents ‘goodness’ like the heavens are shinning down on Lady Aqua. The background is in the shadows to be hidden, and to not take any attention away from the hero. The color of lighting in this image would be yellow and blue. The blue representing a diffused light, while the yellow represents a harder light. The beam of yellow light shining down on her has high intensity, while the background light is diffused. The light is moving in a vertical direction.

Shape:

Lady Aqua over all has the shape and most of her body movement coincide with the shape of a triangle. This shape represents good, forcing your attention upward, towards the ‘gods’ and ‘heavens’. The lighting makes you focus on the outsides of the object (body) and if it would be in movement or not. The bottom of this object is made of strong stone, which represents the bottom half of Lady Aqua’s shape, her legs and feet. Both are ready for action and to save the day.

Blog assignment 1: Villain

Villain: Count Cruella
Color:

This villain is known for stealing grape juice, so now her body has turned purple and she only wears purple clothing. The hue is purple, with a high and low intensity. The image is mostly saturated with a little bit of desaturation throughout. The value of the purple gets very high, almost looking black in some spots. The color scheme in this image is monochromatic. Purple is the specific hue being used, but throughout the image it is saturated differently. Since color schemes are effected by background, if a black object was placed on top of the purple image, the more saturated colors wouldn’t appear to be as dark as they are.

Light:

The lighting in this image hides the villains identity which is an important aspect to being a ‘bad guy’. The bright light behind the mans body brings attention to him and gives shape to the mans body, but nothing else can be detected about his appearance. The shadow gives a sense of depth, and creates emotion, making one feel uneasy. The image moves from hard to diffused light, hard being the black shadows, the mans body and the soft light is the ground. The light is moving in a vertical direction.

Shape:

A villain is someone who always needs to be ready for attack. They should be large and fit. This image displays a square shape, which gives off force and dominance. The lines of his arms, show that he is moving, pushing someone away from him and drawing our focus towards his direction of movement. They are in this position because they are ready for movement and physical contact. The position gives him power. The lighting of the image makes one focus more on the movement of his arms, then of his locked, powerful legs.

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