Into the Inkwell

It’s interesting to think about how many subliminal messages are sent through animations. I have been researching Max Fletcher’s animations for a class project. Though sex is built into Betty Boop’s identity, I never really noticed how much Fletcher manipulated the character, and how much she was being revealed in ways that I didn’t even notice until it was pointed out to me.

drumstick

A sound. A sound so loud that is pulsing through your body. Releasing your inhabitions and completely letting go. A space closing in around you. People closing in around you. The bright lights. The smoke. The sounds of complete experimentation.

This was my adventure last night into a world completely foreign to anything I’ve ever known. A group of us went out to see Deerhunter and I have to admit, it was the most interesting people watching I have ever experienced. In a way, I was jealous. These people are so into this music, and are just so able to let loose and do whatever. They are carefree. And I wish I would have had a camera to catch some of their expressions. Jessica got some good pictures though.

The broken drumstick flew through the air and landed at my feet. I had found my free pizza of the night. But later, I saw the drummer walking around looking for the end. But that got me to thinking, are you really going to want the broken end of a drumstick. The silly thing is, that I wanted it, too. The drummer and I think alike. Nothing is as great as the broken end of a drumstick.

Seven

Motion graphics in theater was defined by Kyle Cooper. His was his work with the movie “Seven” set a new stage of creativity and ingenuity. We had the chance to meet him yesterday, and I could have sat there for five hours watching his working and listening to him speak about it. What enraptured me the most was his central argument that even though we have all of this great technology to easily render and create these motion graphics, that these tools are great if they are carried out with a strong concept. Kyle argued that most of what he does is still hand made, then taken to the computer to finalize. His central argument is that the computer is just a tool by which you create them, and that he doesn’t like to rely too much upon that tool to do the creating for him.

anime

A large influence to our youth are the increases of Anime cartoons. The increasing popularity brought me to search for more information about this culture.

I found this great clip. Hope you enjoy.

Woody Allen interviews Billy Graham

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