Dissertation
Here is my dissertation. In it I relate art to modern forms of commercial animation and digital media. My argument is that audio visual areas of commercial digital media and animation could allow for the most 'artistic freedom'.
Art, Animation and the Audio Visual: An exploration of art and its relationship with commercial media forms
I enjoyed writing this. I found it interesting learning about and applying the fundamental attributes of art to contemporary and commercial animation/digital media.
Some of the music videos I referred to in my dissertation are the following:
Frozen (1998) by Madonna. Directed by Chris Cunningam.
Joga (1997) by Bjork. Directed by Michel Gondry.
There is also this great web page which documents in detail the making of Jonsi's live show visuals: 59 productions.
Kernel progress
Things are getting pretty busy at the moment as we have less then 3 weeks left to complete our final major project. Kernel - our CG animated film which is looking fantastic. My role on this currently consists of overseeing the compositing and editing. Below are a few finished stills - Its an exciting time!
32 bit colour implications
Heres a little 32-bit colour related compositing mystery I recently stumbled on whilst analysing the final awesome touches Olly added to the first city shot shown above. This may look pretty boring but it was quite intriguing from my point of view!
Other stuff
I'm currently working on a website, aiming to promote myself and my skill set (a mixture of concept art, storyboarding, compositing and animation.) Here is a screenshot of the current layout.
Furthermore, I'm hoping to create a business card, C.V. and up-to-date showreel all in time for the Annecy animation festival which I'm greatly looking forward to! Woop :-D
Here is my dissertation. In it I relate art to modern forms of commercial animation and digital media. My argument is that audio visual areas of commercial digital media and animation could allow for the most 'artistic freedom'.
Art, Animation and the Audio Visual: An exploration of art and its relationship with commercial media forms
I enjoyed writing this. I found it interesting learning about and applying the fundamental attributes of art to contemporary and commercial animation/digital media.
Some of the music videos I referred to in my dissertation are the following:
Everytime (2009) by Oi Va Voi. Directed by Kijek and Adamski.
So So So (2011) by Rone. Directed by Studio Funf.
Frozen (1998) by Madonna. Directed by Chris Cunningam.
Joga (1997) by Bjork. Directed by Michel Gondry.
Yes I Know (2011) by Memory Tapes. Directed by Eric Epstein.
There is also this great web page which documents in detail the making of Jonsi's live show visuals: 59 productions.
Kernel progress
Things are getting pretty busy at the moment as we have less then 3 weeks left to complete our final major project. Kernel - our CG animated film which is looking fantastic. My role on this currently consists of overseeing the compositing and editing. Below are a few finished stills - Its an exciting time!
32 bit colour implications
Heres a little 32-bit colour related compositing mystery I recently stumbled on whilst analysing the final awesome touches Olly added to the first city shot shown above. This may look pretty boring but it was quite intriguing from my point of view!
I'm currently working on a website, aiming to promote myself and my skill set (a mixture of concept art, storyboarding, compositing and animation.) Here is a screenshot of the current layout.
Furthermore, I'm hoping to create a business card, C.V. and up-to-date showreel all in time for the Annecy animation festival which I'm greatly looking forward to! Woop :-D
