Weekly Blog-September 21st-25th

This sketch is my own. The woman in the sketch is filming at at low angle. She is filming the small, everyday details that are usually overlooked, like people's shoes and the condition of the sidewalk. Filming at low angles will assist me in IFDM to highlight minute detail that could contribute to the effect of my work and portray a distinct message. In this class, I can use minute detail like angles and shapes to create complex 3D models.
















This picture is one of mine. It embodies that depth is essential to any media. It was taken by the airport in Belen, New Mexico. The foreground contains a cliff that is larger because it is closer. The background is more distant in comparison. In class, I could use this to correctly proportion my 3D models by including depth and realistic space. In IFDM, both background and foreground is needed to make interesting, complex compositions.





















I took this picture, which is of my shadow overlapping with a chair's shadow. It was taken early in the morning. The light coming from a window, not shown in the picture, split the shadow so that the two shadows blended together. The amount of light used in any media matters greatly. In IFDM and in this class, I can explore different lighting techniques to create shadow effects.

Weekly Blog- September 14th-18th

This sketch is my own and demonstrates how two actors can be situated in an area. The actor's are placed facing each other to form a straight line. In class and in IFDM, I can use this to assist in placing props or people in a film or objects in a 3d model. It is an organizational tool. Scott Schaefermeyer discusses the idea of "the line" in his textbook, Digital Video Basics, which I used for my Introduction to Technical Video Production class last spring.

This picture is also my own. It represents that texture is important to the impression that an audience receives from a piece of artwork. This photo contains pointy, sharp texture of needles and bark scattered everywhere. By thinking about what my audience will see on camera or in general, I can create texturized pieces of artwork for this class and IFDM that evoke a powerful emotional response.

I took this picture on the third floor of Dane Smith Hall on campus. The reflective windows in this picture provide two different views of the shadow on the wall. It appears to be three solid structures when actually there are only two. This inspires me to think more three-dimensionally about structures. I could use windows or reflective surfaces to show two images at once in a film. As a film production major in IFDM, I could film a window and be able to see the action behind the window and in the reflection of the window. I would be filming two action sequences at once. In class, it will help me to visualize angles of physical objects and how those objects can be enhanced by reflection. The angles will assist me in creating interesting 3D artwork and perhaps 3D vector images.

Assignment 3 -Vector Images

Assignment 2-Pictures of models (Redo)

Weekly Blog--September 7th-11th

This sketch shows the importance of sound in film. Sound is key in a film because surrounding environment noise can interrupt or block out the actor's voice or other deliberate sound. In the sketch, the actor has to have a microphone above him because of the street noise around him. It is not always practical to try to shut the street down to film. These extra noises have to be taken into account. In this class and in IFDM, considering the sound in an environment and planning accordingly will help to maximize work flow and perhaps even creativity.





















This picture is my own and was captured near the Humanities building on campus. It represents how light and shade combined passing through nature, like trees, creates interesting and inspiring shapes. For this class, the shapes created can give me ideas for designs on numerous projects. But for IFDM, these shapes of dark versus light could provide a surreal or even chaotic environment for a film.

I took this image in the old part of Belen, New Mexico. This picture demonstrates how composition is a major asset to film and digital media. Composition means that different elements are positioned in a unique way to frame the situation. In this class, depth and composition arranged to make a statement can further my artistic ability. In IFDM, I can use composition to start off or frame a scene to create symbolic meaning out of the surrounding environment.

Assignment 2-Pictures of models

Weekly Blog--August 31st-September 4th

This sketch embodies the fact that lighting is such a significant part of film and digital media. The sketch demonstrates how using the three-point lighting system in a film setting can illuminate the actor and the location of filming. The keylight is the sun, the brightest light on the actor's face. The fill light comes from a reflective surface, on the right of the picture, to get rid of shadow on the actor's face and the backlight is just natural light. This concept will assist me in class and in IFDM by conveying that lighting is necessary in all situations. Whether I am photographing an object or filming a movie, lighting has to be present. It can be used to create a mood or affect for many aspects of my art.

I took this picture traveling in California. This picture represents that moving objects is an important part of any media. In this class and in IFDM, it is useful because I need to consider how live action movement like cars moving will look on camera. I can examine, such as in this picture, what part of the image or film will seem like it is mobile more than others. This also inspires me to shoot more fast paced film and to experiment with creative ideas such as filming moving objects or areas that stand still when I am in a moving car. These ideas could pertain to any project I do in my future in IFDM.

This image is my own. It is the Belen Railroad behind the Harvey House Museum in Belen. Shape always inspires me because it is symbolic of human emotion or characteristics. A story is the best it can be when the environment of the character is similar to the character's emotional state. The shape of the fence inspires me because it represents an emotional barrier or that a character is being held back in some personal way. This image is important to my education in this class and in IFDM because it incites my creative side, with which I can translate shapes into ideas that are reflective of my characters in my films.