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26/12/2013

Experimenting With Video

I've been wanting to experiment with video and visuals for a while now so decided to take some clips on my ride home from Lunch today. I love the whole kaleidoscope effect so wanted to try to recreate that.

This was recorded on my iPod and was edited in Windows Movie Maker along with some other v. simplistic free online software. Hence the HORRIBLE quality (I apologise) but just wanted to play around with this idea. Hopefully will learn how to use adobe after effects sometime soon and have a proper play about with some reflected/kaleidoscope footage and more experiments with rad colours!

I really like the lines on the road in this video though. As well as seeing the many different views and scenery of Dubai. Please watch it in the small size below, the quality just becomes unbearable when you expand it...


24/12/2013

Six Word Story

It's coming up to New Year's and I just realised that I am so useless at sticking to things. My friends got me a "One Line Everyday" diary for my birthday and I filled it in religiously for about a week and then completely forgot about it (sorry guys!). I thought that I could easily form a habit out of this, one line is hardly a commitment! But the constraint just made my diary entries sound like really shit tweets; work took over my life and several consecutive entries of "uni, lectures, pizza, sleep" were not going to paint a very glamorous picture for my grandchildren when they stumbled upon it in my attic. 

Anyway, I digress. What I wanted to talk about was this website - www.sixwordstoryeveryday.com as its given me inspiration to have another stab at my diary in 2014. These 6 word stories convey so much emotion in so little space. Since I am a bit of a fontophile and a fan of typography, I really love the way each story is presented in graphics. It's also quite sneaky since they're using the pictures to add to the story in a non written way.  

Have a browse of the website, it really is cool! Oh, and if you can't read some of them the caption is written underneath but its fun to try and work it out. Just a little hint for you as I have spent an embarrassingly long time trying to decode a couple. 
I also think these could potentially also be a great starting point for a script/story if you're into that sort of thing.
Here are some examples:


Stars danced for us that night.
Writer/Designer: Joy Allen


Life is better in 3D. Usually.
Writer/Designer: Kelsey Watkins

In that moment we were infinite.
Writer: inspired The Perks of Being A Wallflower, written by Stephen Chbosky

You can go your own way.
Writer/Designer: Amy Rice

So this wasn’t a theme party?
Writer: Mike Derus
Designer: 
Anne Ulku

21/12/2013

VIDEO: Sparkles and Wine

I found this video ages ago and forgot to post it on the ol' blog. Great example of creating a stunning effect with something simple as just a light. I find this video so mesmerising! I love watching the shadow around her nose having such a fun time. Might try and recreate this with a torch however I feel that the DIY aspect might make it lose a bit of its charm. 


Sparkles and Wine - Teaser from Nacho Guzman on Vimeo.

17/12/2013

ARTIST: Max Zorn

Max Zorn - a Dutch street artist, makes all of his work out of brown packaging tape. Not too much to say here, its just a really cool medium. Fabulous use of making something so ordinary/mundane into something beautiful. I love how he layers the tape and makes full use of the translucency. Similar to fabulous stained glass work, he says that light is what "brings his work to life". More at http://www.maxzorn.com  

See for yourself:






On another note, Korean sculptor Seung Mo Park is equally innovative and insane with her choice of media and layering skills. She uses wire mesh in a similar way to create stunning detailed work. I love how it is hung allowing one to walk around it and truly see the way the piece has been put together. http://www.seungmopark.com/