Here is the link to read David Rendall's, "FREAK FACTOR: Discovering Uniqueness by Weakness".
4. Forget It: Don't Try to Fix your Weakness
First off I like the quote that begins this suggestion. "You can't put feathers on a dog and call it a chicken." - Dr. Phil McGraw. What this quote says to me is that no matter how much you may pretend to be something, you cannot change who you really are. I agree with his first point in the fact that it truly is going to be a slow process when we try to fix our areas of weakness. Also along with his second point it can be annoying working on our weaknesses. I feel sometimes bored and annoyed when I am working on my weaknesses that I could be giving my strengths my all. I do not agree however that working on our weaknesses does not improve them. I think that given enough hard work and effort we can improve ourselves.
1. What's Your Problem?
Again I really like the quote at the beginning of this section. "It's never too late to be who you might have been." - George Eliot. What this quote says to me is that its never too late to change what you want to do in life. There is always time to find happiness and find what your passion is. I like his three basic steps for self-improvement, especially the third one. I have to agree with him on this because if you work on your weaknesses you become stronger and if you build on the strengths that you already have you do not lose anything. At the end of the section he states that the obvious goal of this section is to help and create more rounded people who are good at multiple things.
6. Focus: You Can't Do Both
The quote in this section wasn't as good as the other two but was still not bad. For his first point about humans only having limited resources, I agree to an extent. We can always look to others and increase or enhance our resources. As for his second point I agree with completely. I am a good multitasker but I find I lose focus every now and then when I am working on two things at once. His third point I also completely agree with. Being a well rounded person is good, but sometimes it can stop us from becoming truly great at something. His forth point I actually do not agree with at all. Just because you work to strengthen a weakness does not mean you are losing a strength.
My own personal weakness is coming up with a creative idea. I am a hard worker and am well rounded but coming up with new and inspirational ideas is hard for me. My strength is the opposite of my weakness. Once I have a good idea I will work tirelessly to make it the best it can be.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Blog assignment 8B
Me and Andrew's Hero/Villian Animation
Craig and Ryan's Hero/Villain Combination can be found on Craig's blog here
-For whatever reason my computer could not download their animations, but Craig did have them both on his blog.
James and his partners Hero/Villain Combination can be found on James' blog here
JT Estercamps Hero/Villain Combination can be found on JT Estercamps blog here
Craig and Ryan's Critique
From what I remember from fridays lab when I saw both the hero and villain of Craig and his partners characters I liked what I saw. The one character which I am pretty sure was the villain had a color HUE of black and green. Both of the colors had a darker tone and little BRIGHTNESS. The only brightness I saw was in the green fire which the villain could create. The SATURATION of the colors were closer to black than white on the saturation scale. As for the hero, he had a completely different hue in comparison to the villain. The hero had a blue and white hue and was much more bright than the villain. The saturation of the villain was closer to white on the saturation scale. The CONTRAST of the two characters was most obvious in the hues of the characters. On a SUBCONSCIOUS level you could tell the difference in the hero and the villain because of the brighter colors of the hero vs. the darker colors of the villain.
James and his partners Critique
I liked the whole idea behind the hero and villain concept of James and his partners group project. The SHADOWS of the villain were much more prominent than the hero's shadows to show him as the bad guy. The villain also was SYMBOLIC of evil because he was a tax collector. The MOOD surrounding the villain was one of pure evil because he was taxing all the good people. The hero CONTRASTED with the villain in that his shadows were not at all present to show he was a good guy. He was symbolic of a hero because he planted money trees in places of poverty to allow those who are poor to become rich. The mood surrounding the hero was a happy one because of his bright colors and smile. On a SUBCONSCIOUS level you can just evision that the man wielding the ax is a bad man because it is such a big and mean looking weapon.
JT and his partners Critique
I also liked the villain and hero of the Lawyer and Doctor. The HUE of the hero was light blue and white which is a very neutral color and symbolizes goodness. The hero was also very BRIGHT to show he was a good guy. On the SATURATION scale the hero was definitely more towards the white side than the black side of the scale. For the villain, the hue of his character was black and red. Both colors were not bright at all and were very dark. The saturation was definitely more towards the black scale than the white scale. SUBCONSCIOUSLY we see the bright warm colors of the hero and feel like he is a safer character and thus is the hero. The two characters mainly CONTRASTED on their color schemes, with the hero having warm bright colors and the villain having cold dark colors.
Craig and Ryan's Hero/Villain Combination can be found on Craig's blog here
-For whatever reason my computer could not download their animations, but Craig did have them both on his blog.
James and his partners Hero/Villain Combination can be found on James' blog here
JT Estercamps Hero/Villain Combination can be found on JT Estercamps blog here
Craig and Ryan's Critique
From what I remember from fridays lab when I saw both the hero and villain of Craig and his partners characters I liked what I saw. The one character which I am pretty sure was the villain had a color HUE of black and green. Both of the colors had a darker tone and little BRIGHTNESS. The only brightness I saw was in the green fire which the villain could create. The SATURATION of the colors were closer to black than white on the saturation scale. As for the hero, he had a completely different hue in comparison to the villain. The hero had a blue and white hue and was much more bright than the villain. The saturation of the villain was closer to white on the saturation scale. The CONTRAST of the two characters was most obvious in the hues of the characters. On a SUBCONSCIOUS level you could tell the difference in the hero and the villain because of the brighter colors of the hero vs. the darker colors of the villain.
James and his partners Critique
I liked the whole idea behind the hero and villain concept of James and his partners group project. The SHADOWS of the villain were much more prominent than the hero's shadows to show him as the bad guy. The villain also was SYMBOLIC of evil because he was a tax collector. The MOOD surrounding the villain was one of pure evil because he was taxing all the good people. The hero CONTRASTED with the villain in that his shadows were not at all present to show he was a good guy. He was symbolic of a hero because he planted money trees in places of poverty to allow those who are poor to become rich. The mood surrounding the hero was a happy one because of his bright colors and smile. On a SUBCONSCIOUS level you can just evision that the man wielding the ax is a bad man because it is such a big and mean looking weapon.
JT and his partners Critique
I also liked the villain and hero of the Lawyer and Doctor. The HUE of the hero was light blue and white which is a very neutral color and symbolizes goodness. The hero was also very BRIGHT to show he was a good guy. On the SATURATION scale the hero was definitely more towards the white side than the black side of the scale. For the villain, the hue of his character was black and red. Both colors were not bright at all and were very dark. The saturation was definitely more towards the black scale than the white scale. SUBCONSCIOUSLY we see the bright warm colors of the hero and feel like he is a safer character and thus is the hero. The two characters mainly CONTRASTED on their color schemes, with the hero having warm bright colors and the villain having cold dark colors.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Blog assignment 9A
To reflect on our gaming presentation I think that we had a very unique idea for our video game. Two concepts that I thought that didn't get across to our audience is the leveling up concept of the main character, and the story line of starting out small and taking hormone injections to get bigger and stronger to fight bigger bad guys. The hardest concept to get across to other people, at least to me, are the objectives. To me the objective of the game was easy to figure out and understand but to others i can see how it didn't come across so smoothly. The object of our game was to fight bad guys in every level and at the end of the level you got a hormone injection of steroids which made you bigger and stronger and thus allowing you to fight bigger and stronger enemies until you reach the biggest and strongest boss at the end of the game.
Written Joke Reflection
Our First Video Joke
Our Second Video Joke
To start off the two joke reflections I have to say that I liked both our videos and thought that both of them were very well done. Our first video joke was a star wars parody of sorts. Our second video joke was a silent film like the old Charlie Chapman black and whites. For our first video joke we used the two drivers of the car and how the background went zooming by as they were driving for MOVEMENT. In the second video movement was shown with the back and forth short shots of the two characters on the bikes right before the crash. We used the idea of LINES in the first video by showing the parking lot lines and how they pointed right at the main character. In the second video we used lines by the brick lines in the crash and the before crash scene. SUBCONSCIOUSLY in the first joke you think about the actual star wars movie and try to compare the video joke with the movie. In the second video joke you subconsciously think about the olden days with the no spoken dialog, black and white, the bikes, and the music in the background. The AFFINITY between the two videos was the punch line in the joke about the female saying how she didn't want to drink and would wait for the cops.
Our Second Video Joke
To start off the two joke reflections I have to say that I liked both our videos and thought that both of them were very well done. Our first video joke was a star wars parody of sorts. Our second video joke was a silent film like the old Charlie Chapman black and whites. For our first video joke we used the two drivers of the car and how the background went zooming by as they were driving for MOVEMENT. In the second video movement was shown with the back and forth short shots of the two characters on the bikes right before the crash. We used the idea of LINES in the first video by showing the parking lot lines and how they pointed right at the main character. In the second video we used lines by the brick lines in the crash and the before crash scene. SUBCONSCIOUSLY in the first joke you think about the actual star wars movie and try to compare the video joke with the movie. In the second video joke you subconsciously think about the olden days with the no spoken dialog, black and white, the bikes, and the music in the background. The AFFINITY between the two videos was the punch line in the joke about the female saying how she didn't want to drink and would wait for the cops.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Blog assignment 5A
Original Picture
My Cropped Version
The original picture drew my attention because of the colors and how an innocent little owl is just sitting on a book, on a chair. It makes you SUBCONSCIOUSLY wonder why the owl is there, and how it got there in the first place. The owl makes you want to create a story as to how the owl got there and what its story it. It also got me thinking as to what the symbol of the owl in the room was supposed to mean. With the clouds in the background maybe it symbolizes freedom because the owl can fly. Then again it seems to be stuck in a room with a window in the background. I cropped the picture the way I did to draw the viewers attention completely on the owl. Their is no mistaking the owl with the way I framed it. Both SHOTS are wide shots but the original is an extreme wide show showing the environment in which the owl is placed. The LINES for both of the pictures draw the viewers eyes directly to the owl. The chair has the lines which make the owl seem more powerful and the arms of the chair point right to the owl. Even the window and walls create actual lines which also point in the direction of the owl. To CONTRAST the two images the RULE OF THIRDS comes into play. In the original You first look at the window, then your eyes dart quickly to the owl and then you eyes stay there. In my framed picture your eyes have no where to go except straight to the owl and has no where to go after that. The only place you might think about other than the owl is perhaps the chair or the book underneath the owl. I think the artist did not zoom in on the owl like I did to try and make the owl a symbol of freedom with all the clouds in the walls.
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My Cropped Version
The original picture drew my attention because of the colors and how an innocent little owl is just sitting on a book, on a chair. It makes you SUBCONSCIOUSLY wonder why the owl is there, and how it got there in the first place. The owl makes you want to create a story as to how the owl got there and what its story it. It also got me thinking as to what the symbol of the owl in the room was supposed to mean. With the clouds in the background maybe it symbolizes freedom because the owl can fly. Then again it seems to be stuck in a room with a window in the background. I cropped the picture the way I did to draw the viewers attention completely on the owl. Their is no mistaking the owl with the way I framed it. Both SHOTS are wide shots but the original is an extreme wide show showing the environment in which the owl is placed. The LINES for both of the pictures draw the viewers eyes directly to the owl. The chair has the lines which make the owl seem more powerful and the arms of the chair point right to the owl. Even the window and walls create actual lines which also point in the direction of the owl. To CONTRAST the two images the RULE OF THIRDS comes into play. In the original You first look at the window, then your eyes dart quickly to the owl and then you eyes stay there. In my framed picture your eyes have no where to go except straight to the owl and has no where to go after that. The only place you might think about other than the owl is perhaps the chair or the book underneath the owl. I think the artist did not zoom in on the owl like I did to try and make the owl a symbol of freedom with all the clouds in the walls.
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Music/Song Critiques
My Song ----- > Link
Joe Balyeat's song ------- > Song
James Myers' song ------ > Song
And my audio critiques of their songs:
Joe's Critique
James' Critique
As of 10:45 am on 2/1/11 Logan Hayes did not have his Song up on his blog and now I have to go to class so I will not be able to critique it if he uploads it later today.
Joe Balyeat's song ------- > Song
James Myers' song ------ > Song
And my audio critiques of their songs:
Joe's Critique
James' Critique
As of 10:45 am on 2/1/11 Logan Hayes did not have his Song up on his blog and now I have to go to class so I will not be able to critique it if he uploads it later today.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Brainwashed
To read Seth Godin's article, "Brainwashed" follow the link -------> Link
Acknowledge the Lizard
One of the layers of reinventing yourself, according to Godin, is acknowledging the lizard. When Godin says that he is basically saying that you should not fear failure. He is also saying how when you are acknowledging the lizard you are conforming to the rules and regulations of life. Do no be afraid to branch out and explore your artistic side. He also states that you have to acknowledge the lizard so that you may ignore it so that your art of genius is not quelled by the resistance.
Learn
Godin says that learning is the key to the other six ways of reinventing yourself. This is basically saying how you have to keep learning as much as you can. You cannot just do the same thing over and over again anymore for a job. You have to be able to do multiple things.
The learning part definitely is playing a huge role on me and this blog i am creating. I have never used a blog before so I had to learn and adapt and now linking other's blogs to mine as well. I feel as though these assignments are very useful as they teach us useful skills we made need in a future career. These blog assignments will definitely make me a better communicator and writer. I will need both those skills later in life and in my career.
SoundScape Critiques
My SoundScape can be found in my blog under the post titled, "SoundScape........Finally".
Kevin Crowder's SoundScape -------> Here
Peter Hauptman's SoundScape ------> Here
Andrew Nalette's SoundScape ------> Here
After listening to each of the above classmates soundscapes here is an audio critique of each:
Kevin's SoundScape critique
Peter's SoundScape critique
Andrew's SoundScape critique
Kevin Crowder's SoundScape -------> Here
Peter Hauptman's SoundScape ------> Here
Andrew Nalette's SoundScape ------> Here
After listening to each of the above classmates soundscapes here is an audio critique of each:
Kevin's SoundScape critique
Peter's SoundScape critique
Andrew's SoundScape critique
Exploration of Cover Songs
The song I will be examining is called "Forever Young". The original is by Alphaville and the covered version is by Jay-Z featuring Mr. Hudson.
The Original by: Alphaville
Covered Version by: Jay-Z featuring Mr. Hudson
To start off this exploratory essay I just want to say that I enjoy both versions of the song. Each song has its own unique style that sets it apart from the other one. Each song starts off with the same LYRICS. Each song also keeps the same the same chorus line which goes like this:
The Original by: Alphaville
Covered Version by: Jay-Z featuring Mr. Hudson
To start off this exploratory essay I just want to say that I enjoy both versions of the song. Each song has its own unique style that sets it apart from the other one. Each song starts off with the same LYRICS. Each song also keeps the same the same chorus line which goes like this:
"Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever young"
So in some sense each song shares common lyrics but the "meat" of the songs have different lyrics. Although the lyrics are similar their are several differences between the two songs. Jay-Z's song has a faster pace of SPEED than Alphaville's version. Since Jay-Z is involved with rap, it did not surprise me that his version is faster than the original. The INTENSITY of each song is very different as well. In the original, the music is definitely much softer than its rap counter part. I think that Alphaville did this on purpose. It sounds as though they wanted their audience to just sit back, relax, and enjoy the song. On the other hand Jay-Z's version is louder than the original. His purpose for this is for his listeners to hopefully get the adrenaline pumping a little bit and to have a more dance like feel to it. Which brings me to the different TIMBRE of each song. The original definitely has the personality of a nice, slightly slower, relaxing vibe. It has more of a cool and smooth tone to the song. The covered version has a more up beat vibe and makes you want to dance. The dance groove that Jay-Z's song gives out, makes you think that the song could definitely be heard at a club scene.
While listening to both of these songs you really just feel good. On a SUBCONSCIOUS level, at least to me, whenever I hear the chorus I think of what it was like when I was younger. Don't get me wrong, I realize that I am still a young man, but I can still remember way back when I was a little kid. It reminds me of living in Michigan with my mother and brother and how my brother and I would always play outside. Whether it be summer and us swimming in the lake at my grandparents house; or the winter when there was plenty of snow and we would go sledding. Now that I'm older I don't really think about my younger years as much. Things that I enjoyed then don't seem to be as fun now. Also I lost my innocence that I had when I was a little boy. Now I see the world how it really is and it is slightly depressing. In Jay-Z's version of "Forever Young" their is a small amount of TENSION AND RELEASE. The most specific example of this is at the beginning of his song. As soon as you hear the soft tone and soft pitch of the vocals you think its going to be another slow song that sounds the exact same as the song by Alphaville. The tension is then released when Jay-Z starts to freestyle the lyrics and the beat starts to pick up.
Now comes the decision: Which song do I like better? Is it the original soft beat, feel good song by Alphaville; or is it the cover version by Jay-Z which is more up beat and catchy? The verdict is.......... Jay-Z's version. Both versions of the song have parts I like and parts that I dislike. I just happen to like more upbeat songs better than slower songs. I think its just a personal preference.
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Finding Your Howl
To read Jonathon Flaum's article Finding Your Howl click the link below http://changethis.com/manifesto/show/51.01.YourHowl
One of his stories is about a red wolf named Mumon who was in captivity because his species was about to become extinct. So they were brought into captivity to repopulate and this is about Mumon's journey as he is released into the wild. The story starts off with him running around and not knowing what to do because he had been in captivity for so long. He gets hungry and chases down a deer but does not remember how to howl. He catches the deer and the deer tells him that he does know how to howl. Mumon still cannot howl. Next he meets a raven who tells him that he knows how to howl on the inside. Still Mumon cannot howl. He next meets a farmer who has a gun. The farmer shoots Mumon and he goes into a spirit like phase. He floats around and hears the sounds of indians pounding on there drums. He floats over to them and goes into there fire which brings out his own inner fire and allows him to howl. He wakes up howling and realizes it was all a dream and he knew how to howl because it was inside of him all along. The main point that Flaum is trying to make is that you can do anything you want as long as you look deep inside yourself to find your inner fire that is needed to accomplish the task.
Here is a link of me talking about what in media grabbed my attention as a creative person.
http://www.podsnack.com/playlists/44d896b3114b20b8942b8d9b9a231683
ignore the last 25 sec of me talking as i forgot to stop the recording.
One of his stories is about a red wolf named Mumon who was in captivity because his species was about to become extinct. So they were brought into captivity to repopulate and this is about Mumon's journey as he is released into the wild. The story starts off with him running around and not knowing what to do because he had been in captivity for so long. He gets hungry and chases down a deer but does not remember how to howl. He catches the deer and the deer tells him that he does know how to howl. Mumon still cannot howl. Next he meets a raven who tells him that he knows how to howl on the inside. Still Mumon cannot howl. He next meets a farmer who has a gun. The farmer shoots Mumon and he goes into a spirit like phase. He floats around and hears the sounds of indians pounding on there drums. He floats over to them and goes into there fire which brings out his own inner fire and allows him to howl. He wakes up howling and realizes it was all a dream and he knew how to howl because it was inside of him all along. The main point that Flaum is trying to make is that you can do anything you want as long as you look deep inside yourself to find your inner fire that is needed to accomplish the task.
Here is a link of me talking about what in media grabbed my attention as a creative person.
http://www.podsnack.com/playlists/44d896b3114b20b8942b8d9b9a231683
ignore the last 25 sec of me talking as i forgot to stop the recording.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Ways to get Ideas
In Mitch Ditkoff's "14 Ways to get Breakthrough Ideas" http://changethis.com/manifesto/show/49.06.14Ways he describes the many unique ways to come up with brilliant ideas. His fourteen ways of coming up with "breakthrough ideas" are creative and yet simple. They are everyday suggestions that everyone can use. He also includes ways to go about looking for that one breakthrough idea. Each idea is different and they can all contribute into helping someone come up with a new breakthrough idea. The whole article helps to relate some famous ideas and how the creator came up with them to the average joe and how he can come up with his own ideas. Following your fascination and immersing yourself in your work are his first two suggestions. Tolerating ambiguity and making new connections are his next two suggestions. Fantasizing and defining the right challenges follow new connections. Listening to your subconscious and taking a break are next. Noticing and challenging new patterns and trends and socializing with a diverse group of people are two other suggestions. Brainstorming and looking for happy accidents are two more of Ditkoffs suggestions. Using creative thinking techniques and suspending logic are his last two suggestions for ways to get breakthrough ideas.
I think one of the more important suggestions is the seventh suggestion. Listen to your subconscious. This is really important and a good suggestion because your subconscious defines who you are and knows what your limits can be. If it is a truly impossible task, deep down your subconscious will realize it and you need to listen to it. Your subconscious is just like your instinct and can get you out of tough situations. Your subconscious will come through in the end and help you come up with that one breakthrough idea. Consciously you can only think of a number of ideas that mostly will make some sense. However on the subconcious level of your mind u can create amazing ideas that might not make sense to you at the time but as they move to the forward part of your brain you can begin to pick up on the idea and it will make more sense then.
Ditkoffs second suggestion is also important in getting a breakthrough idea. Immersing yourself in what you want your idea to be can greatly increase your odds of coming up with the breakthrough idea. The more you put yourself out there and on the line of what you are trying to accomplish the more you have a chance of accomplishing it. Putting yourself in the mindset of complete immersion in the search for the breakthrough idea will more often come up with results than if you do not immerse yourself. As a wise man once said, knowing is only half the battle. The other half can come through hard work, which can be easier if you immerse yourself in your topic so that you will know all aspects of what you are trying to create.
Ditkoff's last but certainly not least suggestion is, in my opinion, the most important suggestion of the fourteen. Suspending logic can lead to unexpected and sometimes amazing results. Most if not all great inventions were created in this way. Over analyzing things in some cases can help but more often than not it can deter you from coming with a truly brilliant idea. If you just "go with the flow" and abandon all signs of logic you can often come up with a new and ingenious idea. This sort of ties into the idea of listening to your subconscious even if you do not understand it at first, later it will make sense.
At the end of Ditkoff's first suggestion of following your fascination he challenges us to think of what idea captures our attention. He also asks the audience to honor this fascination and think about how we can honor it today. An idea that catches my attention is the idea of a video game that is just a total virtual reality game in which u go into a room and stand on a platform and some other version of you in a video game like world does what ever u do in that room. Players could fight against each other in a action type game without hurting each other. It could also offer physical activity in the form of a video game and thus still be fun. I am going to honor this fascination in the future by hopefully becoming a video game designer. I really want to push the boundaries of the video game world and move it out of the console stage. Don't get me wrong I love the console and have one myself but I think video games have too much potential to be stuck inside of a box. The wii and the xbox kinect have started to push the boundaries and I am really excited to see what the future holds and hopefully I will be able to come up with the necessary steps needed to help push this idea into reality.
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I think one of the more important suggestions is the seventh suggestion. Listen to your subconscious. This is really important and a good suggestion because your subconscious defines who you are and knows what your limits can be. If it is a truly impossible task, deep down your subconscious will realize it and you need to listen to it. Your subconscious is just like your instinct and can get you out of tough situations. Your subconscious will come through in the end and help you come up with that one breakthrough idea. Consciously you can only think of a number of ideas that mostly will make some sense. However on the subconcious level of your mind u can create amazing ideas that might not make sense to you at the time but as they move to the forward part of your brain you can begin to pick up on the idea and it will make more sense then.
Ditkoffs second suggestion is also important in getting a breakthrough idea. Immersing yourself in what you want your idea to be can greatly increase your odds of coming up with the breakthrough idea. The more you put yourself out there and on the line of what you are trying to accomplish the more you have a chance of accomplishing it. Putting yourself in the mindset of complete immersion in the search for the breakthrough idea will more often come up with results than if you do not immerse yourself. As a wise man once said, knowing is only half the battle. The other half can come through hard work, which can be easier if you immerse yourself in your topic so that you will know all aspects of what you are trying to create.
Ditkoff's last but certainly not least suggestion is, in my opinion, the most important suggestion of the fourteen. Suspending logic can lead to unexpected and sometimes amazing results. Most if not all great inventions were created in this way. Over analyzing things in some cases can help but more often than not it can deter you from coming with a truly brilliant idea. If you just "go with the flow" and abandon all signs of logic you can often come up with a new and ingenious idea. This sort of ties into the idea of listening to your subconscious even if you do not understand it at first, later it will make sense.
At the end of Ditkoff's first suggestion of following your fascination he challenges us to think of what idea captures our attention. He also asks the audience to honor this fascination and think about how we can honor it today. An idea that catches my attention is the idea of a video game that is just a total virtual reality game in which u go into a room and stand on a platform and some other version of you in a video game like world does what ever u do in that room. Players could fight against each other in a action type game without hurting each other. It could also offer physical activity in the form of a video game and thus still be fun. I am going to honor this fascination in the future by hopefully becoming a video game designer. I really want to push the boundaries of the video game world and move it out of the console stage. Don't get me wrong I love the console and have one myself but I think video games have too much potential to be stuck inside of a box. The wii and the xbox kinect have started to push the boundaries and I am really excited to see what the future holds and hopefully I will be able to come up with the necessary steps needed to help push this idea into reality.
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Who influences Me
I am a pretty creative person in my own regards but sometimes i do not know how to create what i can come up with in my mind. I think some of the most creative people on this earth now a days are movie directors. Its sometimes amazing to think of what some directors can come up with. Troy Duffy is one of my favorite directors and is the person who inspires me. He is a perfect example of Tension and Release in the way that The Boondock Saints, and The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day was shot. The way he films the action sequences in those two movies is very unique. He starts off the action scenes with the main charater just about to go and shoot the bad guys and then immediately jumps to the end where the police try to guess what happens at the scene and gather evidence and such. Soon as they come up with a conclusion it jumps right up to where the main character is about to shoot and plays out what actually happens. Duffy builds up the tension when he shows you what is about to happen and then builds it up further by skipping ahead. He finally releases the tension when he shows what actually happens. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L6Lpaxw4RY&feature=related
Duffy also uses many good examples of Text and Subtext more specifically Misdirection. In The Boondock Saints Duffy misdirects the audience several times throughout the movie. In the beginning of the movie the special agent Smecker was trying to catch the two "saints" in order to bring them to justice. As the movie goes on he realizes that maybe all the killing they are doing is not so bad after all. By the end of the movie he helps them take down a mafia leader. Throughout the movie the audience is inclined to feel that the saints are doing bad and that the special detective should catch them and put them in jail. But Duffy makes it so that by the end of the movie you want to cheer on the saints. And at the very end of the movie the camera goes out and gets the "averages joes" opinion on the saints. It is pretty much split down the middle with half the population loving them and the other half hating them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlZvYu19IUY
Conscious and Subconscious is another theme that Duffy uses in the two Boondock movies. He uses this extremely well when it comes down to the music in the movie. During action scenes he plays church like music. You are consciously seeing the action and violence. You also see death and blood and gore. Subconsciously you think of how "saint like" they are. The church music also makes you think of how good of a deed they are actually doing. The switching back and forth of the music brings the audience in and out of a mental state of peace when the church music is playing and a mental state of action and high tempo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z68yZAIhNU&feature=related
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Duffy also uses many good examples of Text and Subtext more specifically Misdirection. In The Boondock Saints Duffy misdirects the audience several times throughout the movie. In the beginning of the movie the special agent Smecker was trying to catch the two "saints" in order to bring them to justice. As the movie goes on he realizes that maybe all the killing they are doing is not so bad after all. By the end of the movie he helps them take down a mafia leader. Throughout the movie the audience is inclined to feel that the saints are doing bad and that the special detective should catch them and put them in jail. But Duffy makes it so that by the end of the movie you want to cheer on the saints. And at the very end of the movie the camera goes out and gets the "averages joes" opinion on the saints. It is pretty much split down the middle with half the population loving them and the other half hating them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlZvYu19IUY
Conscious and Subconscious is another theme that Duffy uses in the two Boondock movies. He uses this extremely well when it comes down to the music in the movie. During action scenes he plays church like music. You are consciously seeing the action and violence. You also see death and blood and gore. Subconsciously you think of how "saint like" they are. The church music also makes you think of how good of a deed they are actually doing. The switching back and forth of the music brings the audience in and out of a mental state of peace when the church music is playing and a mental state of action and high tempo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z68yZAIhNU&feature=related
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Friday, January 7, 2011
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