Rebecca: Moving Image

This is a dance clip that I found similar to the ideas that I had in mind for my final project. It's similar in a sense of how they cut the video to the beat in most of the clips mainly in the beginning and the end of the clip. I found it interesting because they also have the low key lighting in their clip as well which is another thing I wanted to include on my final. 

Rebecca: Moving Image

After my cousin came and asked me if I could film her and her friends dancing to her own choreography I decided to do some research on not only different choreography's but also dance clips so I could have a better idea as to what they would want their film to look and what angles I would need to get to make the film look like an actual dance film and not just a random clip. 

After looking up different choreography's I stumbled upon this film "Koharu Sugawara :: "Say My Name"". The reason why I found her choreography interesting is because of how well she hits the beats with her body movement which is similar to how I want to cut the video, to certain beats perhaps the strongest beats.

Rebecca: Moving Image

This is one of my experiments that I've done. I found it difficult working with the different lighting but as we progressed through the night I realised that the lighting in a way does give the dance a certain feeling to it. I believe that this video would have been more successful if I had a better handle on the camera I was using and if the lighting was a bit better in order to get rid of the grainy look on the film.

Rebecca: Moving Image

This is another film that I found which was similar to my original idea. Telling the story of a Taupou. A Taupou is important in our culture due to the fact that she is not only the Chiefs daughter but she plays a role in being the protector of the village and most importantly of the other samoan women as apart of the village. A Matai (cheif) is a major importance for the samoan males' just as important as a Taupou for the samoan females' which is why I wanted to create a video that could explain the importance of them but focus more so on the Taupou because I am a samoan female so I can understand that role better than the Matai. 

Rebecca: Moving Image

My original idea for my final was to do a film based on my culture to represent myself I also wanted to film with low key lighting in a sense of a way that Tanu Gago did with his film "WHERE IS YOUR GRATITUDE". I found this interesting because not only is it about our culture but because it involves the type of lighting that I wanted for my film. The reason why I wanted this lighting is because with a black background you eyes are not drawn to anything else besides the subject and with a light source that focuses only on the subjects it draws the eyes of the audience on to them only.

RRAW: Annotation - Roy Nachum

"Roy Nachum"

Reference:

Nachum, R. "Roy Nachum"

Retrieved from:

http://roynachum.com/Texts.aspx

Another artist that I found interesting would have to be Roy Nachum. The reason why I find his work interesting enough to write about is because not only are the images that he paints remarkable he also adds Braille to his paintings. I found that to be different from most artworks i've come across because it not only gets the audience to interact with the painting but it also makes it visible for those aren't able to physically see the painting for themselves. On his website it states, "In his paintings, sculptures and installations where the subject of "vision" or "lack of vision" is predominant, the artist often paints subjects whose "vision is obscured"... Paradoxically, the artist sees his work as an "eye opener, a vehicle to allow the viewers to explore their own existential apprehensions. Nachum's works are meant to be inclusive, often executed with the participation of people who are blind." His technique in creating an artwork that can be viewed by both the audience who are capable of physically seeing his works and those who aren't as fortunate. 

After doing research on his artworks I came to realize that his pieces aren't only meant to help the blind see but also those who are able to see the painting itself. In the same passage that I received from his website it states, "The recurring image of a child with his eyes covered by a gold crown can be seen as a metaphor for man's blindness caused by displaced values and desire." Which actually reflects back to what he said before calling his work an "eye opener" not only for the blind by placing the braille upon the painting but for the audience as a whole for creating a metaphor within his oil painting.

RRAW: Annotation - Frederico Uribe

"Frederico Uribe"

Reference:

Uribe, F. "Frederico Uribe" 

Retrieved from: http://www.federicouribe.com/about.php

Frederico Uribe is an artist that lives and works in Miami. His works are similar to the tasks that we receive in our object class, which is to create art work out of found objects. I came across this artist from the "Inspiration Grid" website which didn't quite hold much information about him so I decided to search his name on Google and was able to find his website. On his website it states, "In 1996, abandoning his paintbrushes and attracted by the usually neglected beauty of simple objects in daily use, he began to observe them with care, collect them, set them side by side and combine them, so that they became unusual instruments of a new aesthetic, full of color, irony and lively playfulness." I believe that it is an amazing thing, being able to take ordinary objects that people over look daily and creating it into an artwork that people would find captivating.