thesis project 4

last project of the semester. preview of preview show! lol

thesis project 3

here is the artist statement that i read during the crit today:

Our minds wander when we are not actively engaged in a task that requires our full concentration, which most often happens while traveling in between places and responsibilities—whether it be driving, biking, on the train, walking, or otherwise.  These routines have become like reflexes; we no longer have to give it our full attention. So, while the motor region of our brain is activated it is only running in the background thus leaving our conscious mind free to reflect.  We do so either introspectively (e.g., tasks to complete, questions we often wonder about, unresolved conflicts, etc.), in response to external stimuli, or both simultaneously. 

In today’s society, external stimuli not only consist of visual and audio samples derived from our physical environment, but also of the steady stream of communication we receive virtually.  Our phone has the capacity to check on current events around the world and deliver messages to and from people without us even seeing their faces.  More than we realize, many of our daily interactions take place largely in this virtual space we have built in our minds.

It was a veritable challenge to map and transpose the movements of my own mind so that they can be understood by an external audience.  While my stream of consciousness seems effortlessly fluid to myself, as a product of today’s ADD-like society, I know that it would appear broken and hard to follow as it jumps from tangent to tangent in response to non-sequitur external events and internal thoughts.

(thesis proj.2) in progress

more in progress stuff...
its kinda creepy

(thesis proj.2) in progress

with the second project i'm trying to explore different stages and levels of relationships between people.. (e.g., strangers you pass on the street and share a brief moment with and never see again, friends you live with and see everyday, etc..)

this part is about obstacles in a relationship between two individuals. it's pretty generic, but hey you gotta start somewhere right? no sound..(yet)(?)

(thesis proj.1) final piece

this is what i'm presenting today. not sure how i feel about it yet..or what i'm gonna say about it in crit. i was just trying to capture the cyclical nature of Márquez's book, reiteration of events in each succeeding generation and the inherent rhythms in those intersections.

thesis project one

...in progress...

Project 1 is based off of One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

here are two clips I've made so far...still have no idea what I'm gonna show in crit tomorrow night or how I'll present it, but this is where I am as of last night:

new demo reel

not a quickie, well kinda a quickie in terms of editing...anyway new demo reel...check it out.

i had a bad dream

i didn't do an animation today. instead, i tried to recreate the scene of my nightmare that i had at 3am this morning. i think it was the most terrified i've ever felt and i've been on edge all day. usually my "scary dreams" are amusing after the fact but i was actually really really scared and still am when i think about it. this isn't the most accurate representation and i didn't capture the creepy atmosphere...but whatever, it's close enough. i just needed to get it out of my system. and now if i ever find myself in this place i know i gotta GTFO now! hahaha oh and i did the sketch in photoshop, but i kinda suck at painting so i threw some filters on it. looks fine if you don't zoom in..!

aww man

 

so yeah, i cracked my iphone screen. AND it just got dunked in a pool -_____-

really not a very lucky phone, is it?

finally a new video...

alright guys i'm gettin back in the game!

sorry for the delay

my internet wasn't working! here's the proof:

ripples

kind of a copout but i was listening to louis ck and couldn't concentrate.

notebook

 

i tried to make the photo boil when the jug is pouring but my blank footage was way too shaky and it's just too nauseating so i kept it still. shoulda brought my tripod to atlanta...

also there is a lot of fine lines that you can't see in the small size so i'd recommend watching it on youtube in HD to catch it all.

more fruit!

guess i am stuck on fruit. i did not have any grapes though.

pineapple

haha i don't know what or why, but i had some pineapple today... <shrug>

lizard

(you may have to hit 'replay' to see the first 2 seconds of the vid, the clip is really short and it jumps a bit) lizards are always scampering around in my parents' backyard when i'm out there tanning.

father's day 2011

animated in macromedia flash

sound mixed in after effects

~ 4 hrs

happy early father's day all the dads in the world :) some people thought it was yesterday, but it's not...it's next sunday. hope my dad doesn't see this over the next six days!