November 2017 – javonchan

20/11/201720/11/2017

Project 4: Poetics of Time (Process & Final)

Final Video

My final video, entitled ‘My Day in 60 seconds‘, is a project which shows 60 segments of 1-second scenes of what I do on a particular day.

Project Proposal

Project Title: My day in 60 seconds

Project Description

The project is a 60-second video sequence which showcases different activities happening throughout the day, from when I wake up to when I go to sleep. There will be a sound track of a ticking clock, each activity will only be shown for one second (the duration between each tick of the clock). Each tick will occur on an on-beat, the off-beat will include a single beat of sound of the particular activity happening, e.g. flicking of a switch, slamming a door close, pressing a lift button etc.

I was inspired by time lapse videos and other ‘my day in 60 seconds’ videos found online.

This project is a new concept and not a continuation of a previous project.

I intend to express measured along with edited time to the audience. Also, how sound can enhance the rhythm of the video.

One innovative aspect I would say is that I will approach it in a slightly different manner as described, having each scene only last one second, and according to the beat of the clock ticking. Unlike other similar videos that have each scene last a few seconds along with a music track, I want the audience to focus more on the beat of the soundtrack and the rhythmic vibe it creates.

Objectives and Activities of Project

I will be creating an estimated 60-second video.

It is a videography project utilizing an iPhone camera.

Dimensions are standard 16:9 aspect ratio resolutions of 1920 X 1080 pixels.

Equipment for Project

The project would require the use of a camera to capture each individual 1-second shots, in this case an iPhone camera, as well as Adobe Premiere Pro to produce the final video.

Installation of Art Project

The final video will be displayed on a laptop.

Process

Here is an example of something similar I will be doing,

However, one difference is that I plan to have mine more quickly paced (at 1-second intervals), with the underlying sound of a ticking clock. The reason why I decided on having my scenes as 1-second shots is because I wanted to incorporate sound and rhythm into my final video, instead of having a slow-paced video, I wanted a more fast-paced rhythmic video to express both measured and edited time.

Below is the initial list of scenes I planned out before I started filming. Along the way, there were a few changes and I had to add/ remove scenes.

alarm
toilet door open
brush teeth
toothpaste spit
toilet bowl up
shit sound
flush
shower on
hairdryer
hairdryer down
spray deo
gate open
throw shoes on floor
wood door close
key lock
gate close
lift button
tap bus
bus ding dong
tap out
traffic button
green man
gantry tap
train gate door open
train door close
guy snoring
door open
gantry tap
fd door open
put stuff down
set up easel
tear newsprint
put newsprint on easel
charcoal drawing strokes (start)
charcoal drawing (end finished)
put back easel
fd door open
gantry tap
train door open
train door close
gantry tap
tap bus
bus ding dong
tap out
traffic button
green man
lift button
gate open
key insert
wood door open
put shoes inside cupboard
close cupboard
toilet door open
brush teeth
toothpaste spit
clothes throw in basket
shower on
on aircon
lights OFF

After that, I simply filmed each scene, taking note of a few aspects such as what I was wearing and most importantly, the time of the day.

The scenes will be filmed from my POV and hence it does not allow for any shots taken from a tripod etc.

I had to download some sounds online which I could not record, example, the honking of the car when I was crossing the road, I didn’t really want to purposely have a car honk at me, I would have to piss the driver off if that was the case. Also, the pooping sound was taken online, it was surprisingly hard to get a good sound of poop splashing into the toiled bowl.

Consultation 1

For the first consultation, I had to show Wen Lei a short concept of my video, to show the transition of the scenes and how the sounds appear.

Consultation 2

One problem with an initial version was that there were some scenes with a slight pause at the start, which made it look awkward as I was waiting to execute the action, rather than film it ‘naturally’.

made at imgflip.com — Slight pause at the start, awkward

Secondly, I had to insert a couple more scenes between ‘ending class’ and ‘going home’ as it seemed too similar to ‘leaving home’ and ‘entering classroom’.

Challenges faced

One challenge was coming up with 60 scenes which produced a single or double beat which will fit with the rhythmic beat of a ticking clock. Once the filming was completed, stitching them together was relatively easy.

Conclusion

This project has taught me how to work with both aspects of time and sound, even though this project was time-based. The rhythm is important as it sets a pace for the audience for them to follow, in other words, creating causality via sound, that being said, if this rhythm is broken, the audience may get disoriented and lost.

18/11/201731/01/2018

2D Project 3: Ego in different settings (Final)

Process parts 1-3 can be found here:

2D Project 3: Ego in different settings (Process Pt.1 & 2)

2D Project 3: Ego in different settings (Process Pt.3)

Presentation

Equation 1

When a timid person is alone, he tends to be more expressive.

Square colour harmony

In this colour harmony, there are two sets of complementary colours, each set has a dominant and subdominant colour.

– yellow & blue, yellow dominant

– green & red, green dominant

I used an overall muted colour scheme to depict a typical boring classroom environment. The shadows make the light more contrasting and prominent, also, the direction of light and where the other characters are looking draws your attention to the character in focus.

Split complementary colour harmony

A warm and vibrant orangey composition to depict a relaxing afternoon bath, with a bit of blue and green to complement it and to give it a strong visual contrast between warm and cool colours. Again, the ray of light from the window draws attention to the character, also, the darker foreground elements to give a sense of depth.

Analogous colour harmony

For analogous there would typically be a dominant, subdominant and a third colour to be used as an accent.

In this case, blue violet is the dominant, violet and pink are the subdominant and the red along with the whites are the accents. There is an overall harmonious blend of colours, depicting a night time concert.

The lack of details in the background make it seem very foggy which gives a sense of depth that the location is very large. Due to the strong spotlight, the main character and the surrounding audience is given a rim light so that the mid and foreground elements interact with each other.

Equation 2

Because I own the Lamborghini of electric unicycles. endangering lives since 2017.

Split complementary colour harmony

The amount of blue and orange/yellow is slightly equal so there isn’t really a dominant colour, the warm and cool colours are balanced out.

This is a late afternoon setting as you can tell from the orange light cast on the ground and the long shadows of the trees. The rim light on the trees make them stand out more. The trees nearer are darker and those further are lighter.

Triadic colour harmony

Triadic colours of red, blue and yellow. For this colour harmony, there is typically a dominant and two other colours for the accents. In this case, blue is the dominant.

I tried to keep this one simple, no details besides the rim light which shows the form of some of the elements such as the guy’s body and the details of the bridge. Clouds used to draw your eye to the guy and to balance the composition, on the left is giant cloud + less trees, on the right, small cloud + more trees.

Split complementary colour harmony

I initially wanted to go for a muted colour scheme of like a typical race track scene of grey roads and a few coloured cars, but in the end i referenced the Cars movie from Pixar and went for a desert sunset theme instead. The dominant colours are orange and yellow, with blue as the cast shadows.

Also, a dutch tilt to make it more dynamic since it’s a moving race car, lines on the ground also act as perspective lines to give it a sense of perspective.

Equation 3

Drawing and daydreaming in lectures, mostly Art History, nothing against you Prof. Walsh.

Analogous colour harmony

Colours give it a very sleepy and dream like state kind of environment, as well as the lack of strong contrasting colours which makes it sort of muted which adds to the sleepy feel.

Character in focus is of a slightly brighter colour as compared to the rest, who are tinted with pinkish red to make them blend in with the environment and less prominent.

Since there are so many people, one way to make this one guy stand out is to make him brighter and another way was to use the rule of thirds to place him in an area of focus.

Analogous colour harmony

I wanted to go for a late afternoon time of day and hence chose a colour scheme of red-orange, orange, and yellow-orange the floor is made completely white to show there’s a very strong sunlight casting down, which allowed me to draw in contrasting cast shadows.

Split complementary colour harmony

I wanted to go for a very joyous, adventurous and majestic feel to this illustration, I took inspiration from DreamWork’s How to Train Your Dragon, where a bunch of dragons are flying above the clouds with what is called ‘god light’ shining down to give it that majestic feel. Rim lights are added to the clouds to give the volume.

Initially, it looked very plain and boring and i wanted to scrap it, but after adding lights everywhere it became one of my favourites out of the twelve.

Equation 4

I don’t pull all-nighters, it’s just for the sake of this equation :p

Complementary colour harmony

The turquoise window with the rain outside gives a very cozy feeling in the otherwise dull coloured room. There are two elements of focus, one is the window on the left and the other one is the main light source on the right, the two balances each other out.

There are rim lights on the elements in the darkness, again, to make them interact with the lights. The blurred foreground element gives depth to the image.

Split complementary harmony

A strong cone of light to draw your attention to the area. Characters in the foreground have rim light to show that there is interaction between foreground and mid ground.

Split complementary harmony

I went for a colour scheme which portrayed a relaxing sunny white sandy beach and cool turquoise water. I used a diagonal composition as since the guy is laying down, I didn’t want him to be parallel with the sides. I filled in the empty spaces of the beach with bushes and details of small rocks and seashells and Cody the Crab™.

Research and references

My greatest inspiration was from Pascal Campion’s illustrations, whose illustrations always tell a story and are visually engaging.

I also referenced a few colour schemes from colour keys and scripts of animated films. I find these very inspiring as the artist is able to use lighting and colours in such small thumbnail illustrations to tell a story.

Colour scripts – Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Printing

When I test printed, the colours turned out quite yellowish. I had to apply a colour balance to all my illustrations to cancel it out. I eventually went for the top right adjustments.

Conclusion

A challenge i faced was working with square compositions and not the usual 16:9, it was quite challenging to get a good composition from such a small working space, but I think I made it work by keeping most of the elements in focus off centre and using the rule of thirds, along with the lighting.

I also tend to colour pick a lot from existing illustrations, the colours work but I have to tweak or remove some colours so that they fit into one of the colour harmonies taught to us. I find that colour picking is a very good way of approaching illustrating especially when you are not good with colours because you can see the colours the artist used and you can visualise how they would work with your own drawing.

This project has been very fun as I have never done so many illustrations before in one project, it has definitely improved my sense of colour usage and visualisation.

Find cody in all 12 illustrations c:

11/11/201713/11/2017

2D Project 3: Ego in different settings (Process Pt.3)

EQUATION 3

composition 7

A warm analogous colour scheme to replicate a dream-like state of boredom.

The character in focus is of a brighter colour as compared to the other characters.

composition 8

A warm analogous colour scheme that portrays a late-afternoon time of day. It gives a peaceful and relaxing vibe which signifies the end of a day’s work.

composition 9

An orange and red colour scheme that signifies joy and adventure, the overlay of white lights gives a majestic feel to the composition. Complimenting these colours are a few touches of blue.

EQUATION 4

composition 10

I really liked the use of the turquoise in the otherwise dull brownish illustration as seen from the reference image. The fog effect on the window makes it seem as though it is glowing. Rim lights were added to the elements in the darker areas to make them stand out just a little. A blurred foreground element is added to give a sense of depth in a ‘flat’ image.

composition 11

Split complementary of maroon red, pale orange, and a hint of blue. Foreground characters are in the shadows but with rim lights so that they interact with the light in front if them.

composition 12

Warm red and oranges and white sand to portray a sunny beach setting, along with a cool turquoise water at the shoreline to complete the beach-y vibe.

05/11/201706/11/2017

2D Project 3: Ego in different settings (Process Pt.1 & 2)

Process Part 1

Artist/ Colour references

Composition 1

During consultation, Joy suggested that the foreground could be slightly more red so that the greens in the foreground will not take too much attention away from the prominent green chalkboard.

Colour scheme and reference image (muted colours found online)

Square – Two sets of complementary colours

Yellow (Dominant) & Blue
Green (Dominant) & Red

I went for a muted colour scheme to depict a typical ‘boring’ classroom environment. The main character is standing in the light which is shining down onto him, also, the foreground is darker to further draw attention away onto the main character.

COMPOSITION 2

A warm and vibrant colour that reflects a sense of happiness, with a hint of blues and greens to compliment it, which breaks it from the otherwise monochromatic colour scheme, making it more visually engaging. Darker foreground elements create a sense of depth, and the main character is in the light.

COMPOSITION 3

Joy had suggested to add a light stand with light ‘pouring down’ on the stage so that it is similar to the shower head ‘pouring down’ the water. Similarly, the cone of light in the first composition also seem to be ‘pouring down’ onto the main character.

An cool analogous colour scheme of blue-violet-magenta and a little red creates relaxing composition of colours which is easy to look at. It also gives sort of a hypnotic vibe, where everyone in a concert is simultaneously singing along and moving simultaneously to the rhythm and beat of the music. A more detailed foreground and a blurry background gives a sense of depth and vastness of the location.

Process Part 2

Composition 4

Joy had suggested to make the green leaves more yellow-olive, and the red hat slightly violet, but eventually I made the hat lean towards orange and made the sky less green and more blue to fit into a split complementary colour harmony.

An orange-yellow colour scheme to signify a peaceful afternoon setting, with a complimentary blue to add a cool hue to the warm colours.

Composition 5

A triadic colour scheme for a balanced use of colours. The strong yellow rim light and high contrasting shadows gives a strong late-afternoon lighting, as if riding back home after a day’s work.

Composition 6

Colour scheme and image reference (From Pixar’s Cars 3)

I had initially wanted to go for a muted greyish colour scheme with reds and greens to represent a race track environment with coloured race cars. But I thought of the outdoor environments from Pixar’s Cars and used that instead. A warm orange with complimentary colours for shadows and a tint of it in the sky, for a peaceful sunset-desert environment.