Romain Gavras: M.I.A, Born Free

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Week 2 Tuesday 27th April

Today was the first day of the video workshops, there will be five sessions- one every week. It was quite constructive and i'm sure ill learn more over the course.
My main interest is in steeing up the shots, and i would like to learn about lighting and angles... basically get any tips from someone who is obviously experienced at all of this.... So will update with work done with video.

Regarding classroom work that was done today, i carried on with the Rorschach idea by drawing on the walls (amazing i'm allowed to draw on walls without being told off), and this is what i done... innit.

I will carry on with this more tomorrow... or whenever the OHP gets sorted, as i have the acetate print out to trace around.

I also made, in the same style, a face (meant to represent a homeless man) although iit does look more like a transformer... the idea of this being 'What do you see now' is illustrated below.... as a homeless transformer... although technically all transformers ARE homeless (as kindly pointed out to me by Damba. Thanks.)

I also messed about with some shapes inspired by the polystyrene chairs and tables i once made:

My next Idea was the dead to society image:

Safe.

Week 2 FMP - Monday 26th April

After a week of not really getting anywhere with my project i've finally been experimenting with a few things and this is what ive come up with today.

My initial inspiration came from the idea of the Rorschach Aka. Ink Blot test, as 'hidden' shapes/things that have more than meets the eye. I was going to translate this idea onto the 'hidden' lives of the homeless, that they are essentially part of any city, but when you look closer: whats really there? who are these people? etc etc.... you get the idea.
Anyway, here are my attempts at using the Rorschach shapes: not to show homelessness neccescarily, more experimentation in creating some shapes:

 I also used a pen to make the outlines of the shapes stronger:

I then scanned these images into Photoshop and messed around with a few blends, filters, and adjusted colour, contrast and brightness.

I was starting to get some really interesting images that wouldn't look bad as band art (that last one is maybe too much of an acid trip)... i went with this feel and started to simplify the image. First by removing colour:

and then adjusting the contrast:

 And finally coming up with a distressed-looking Rorschach print that is clear and simple (and possibly quite spooky?):

NOW, I think that there are some usefull things here, and tomorrow i would like to develop these images, possibly by tracing the simple shapes and loading them onto an OHP and drawing large versions of them on the walls and see what insiration comes from that... Camera is finally charging, so hopefully ill be more consistent in uploading photos of my progress.

l8r,

Charlie.

Still Waiting

Still waiting to hear back from Brighton. Been a week now and am expecting they'll send the letter when term starts again on the 19th.

Aside from that, I spent Friday making IKEA furniture. Complete man day, and even made myself useful by making an animation that ill put up (hopefully) later today.

Also invented a tool.

Rihanna - Rude Boy

Melina Matsoukas:

Simian Mobile Disco - 10000 Horses Can't Be Wrong

Kate Moross and VJ: Alex Sushon.

Plasticine Easter

My easter animation made at home today over lunch...