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I create this work continue with the concept of assignment 1A. Though the queen has the highest position in the kingdom, but she only listens to the mirror ,and she believes the mirror without any doubt. the mirror become her only information resource.
then the twist point is the mirror is controlled by snow white,and snow white also can command all 7 dwarfs。 what the queen sees is what snow white wants her see.
The wifi symbol is a reflection of our daily life. We rely on the internet too much. And we are too easy to believe what is spread through internet.
Though the queen has the highest position in the kingdom, but she only listens to the mirror ,and she believes the mirror without any doubt. the mirror become her only information resource.
then the twist point is the mirror is controlled by snow white,and snow white also can command all 7 dwarfs。 what the queen sees is what snow white wants her see.
The wifi symbol is a reflection of our daily life. We rely on the internet too much. And we are too easy to believe what is spread through internet.
Video
Artist Statement/Concept
I always have to answer a question when I meet some one new. ‘ Where will you go in the future, China or Singapore?’
It is hard to answer. Where should I settle down?
I have studied in Singapore for several years, I usually I go back to my hometown in the holiday once a year. And when school starts I will go back to Singapore. It already become a circulation in my life, and it won’t be change in the next few years. That is why I want create a loop in this project.
In this semester, I take the Black and White Film Photograph. I think I fall in love with the film. It is unlike the digital photo that every photo composed by electronical indifferent pixels. Once you have take a photo, I will be able to capture that particular moment. It will prove the existence of that moment by that tiny film. That’s the reason I use a film frame as a container of my composition.
Since I came to Singapore, I never see snow again. I love snow. It is one thing I expect most in the winter. I chose a photogragh of the famous lake in my hometown where I have been to with my whole family before.
In order to have a obvious comparison to the winter, I decide to use a typical summer photo to represent Singapore. I think the beach with tropical plants will be the best choice.
The similarity of these composition is that both of them have boat.But the meanings are on the contrary. I intend to give the first composition a traditional Chinese water ink painting look. The style will always create a spiritual harmony . The black-awning boat is just floating on the lake. It represent the serenity and comfortable zone that I ‘m longing for from my hometown.
Compared to the first composition, the second one is more dynamic. The speedboat goes towards the the boundless sea which implies the ambition. This is a more competitive world.
Technical Decisions
Photoshop
Firstly, I need to edit my image in the Photoshop, to make the photos look like paintings.
The original photo is very greyish. So I created several adjustment layers to enhance the color. Furthermore, in order to add in some highlights color into to the photo, I selected the pillars of the pavilion by using color range and make them redder.
After adjusting the colors, I chose a Paint Daub effect in the filter gallery to change it to a painting. I also add a surface blur to it which helps to create a filmy mood.
For the black-awning boat, I did similar adjustment to it. And I applied drop shadow layer effect to it so that the boat will be more realistic in the whole composition.
In my second composition, I want the image to be presented in another painting style to differentiate with the first composition.
To make the color more vivid,I Created respective adjustment layer for sky, sea and beach.
The next step is to change the photo into painting. To achieve this I have to create three more layers to it which is Pencil line, brush, smart blur. The pencil line layer will outline the photo. The smart blur layer will soften the photo and reduce the sharpness. The most critical Layer is Brush layer, which completely turn the photo to a water-color painting. In the meantime, I also changed the blending mode for each layer accordingly.
After Effects
Composition DongHu
I used cc particle world to create snowing effects. In the effects panel I adjusted the various parameters to make the snow look realistic.
The camera movement in this composition is just a simple zoom in. But I want the zoom in only happen to the image instead of the whole composition. So I have to do the camera movement in the other composition which is composition ‘Donghu_hua’ in the above picture. Then I combine the composition ‘Donghu_hua’ , snowing and the film frame together in a new composition.
I also animated the black-awning boat showing it is floating on the lake.
Composition Siloso Beach
To create the hot tropical summer atmosphere, I add in a heat wave effect and flare effect in for this composition.
To animate the speed boat,I set two key frame to it to determine its start and end position. To make it look more realistic I add in a wave layer. I set the the speed boat as the parent of the wave so that the wave can follow the speedboat. I I have masked the wave so the wave is showing gradually.
My final step is to combine two compositions together. In order to prevent the uncontrollable camera movement, I decide to only change the camera once but create one more composition to loop the two composition.
Artist References
Makoto Shinkai 5 centimeter per second
I love 5 centimeter per second because of its style and story. It is quite special for me. The sakura falling and snowing scene have left a profound impression in my mind. When the snowing falling down, it is serene and gentle but it is also heartbroken.
Loving Vincent
loving Vincent is the world’s first fully painted feature film. The whole movie imitate Van Gogh’s oil painting style. In the animation even the landscape is not still. We can see the water and trees are shimmer and swirling. That is what I want my second composition looks like. Though the landscape of siloso beach is stilI, the sea and sky are fluid.
Triangle
I think more or less my idea of ‘looping’ is come from this movie. The film is about a women Jess who falls into a mysterious time loop. No matter how hard she has tried she can not escape from the loop.
1 Minute Version https://vimeo.com/259610202
30 Seconds Version https://vimeo.com/259610289
Artist Statement/Concept
Each dream comes from the first force (desire), but is defended and resisted by the second force (consciousness).I want to use stream of conscious way to show the character’s dreaming sensation. There is no detailed storyline but the character’s subconscious is whispering around to present her inner world.
The character is suffering sleeping paralysis which means she is aware but unable to move and hard to breathe. Sleeping paralysis usually occurs when a person is under psychological stress. In order to show the character ‘s mental pressure I use blueish color all the way in the video. because water is fluid. It is related to the person’s dreaming subconscious. Although she is kind of awaken but she can not get out of the paralysis. The water is also help to blur the dream and reality.
One purpose of the use of water is to simulate the feeling of sleeping paralysis. The other purpose of it is to make water stream as a supplement of the character ‘s emotion.
In the beginning and ending, a geometric texture is blended with the water. The shape of the texture is regular so that it represent the character’s rational side while the water means subconscious.
Technical Decisions
Basically, my video is about a women’s memory fragment. So I choose to find all the footage I may need in my video. Then I go through all of them and pick up them in Premiere.
Because I want to use water as a representation of her emotion . So I cut different fluid water scene to blend them with her memory. Two layers overlay. And I reduced the fount layer’s opacity.
I have changed opacity according to the sound to show the uncertainty of the subconscious.
To create the mood of the video. Blue is always related to gloomy emotion.
Artist Reference
Chungking Express
This movie is directed by Hong Kong director Karwai Wong. His movie always contains sketchy and digressive scene. In Chungking Express , there are a lot of character’s narrative scene. There is no specific event in the narration. But we can guess what is happened to the character from those sketchy words .The movie focus on the character’s spontaneous mind. My conception is similar to his style .Bearing the detail of the event, I just let audience to imply the story behind.
Le Grand Bleu
My story outline is inspired by this film. Additionally, I change the the husband’s hobby from free diving to car racing.
And my idea of using water scene to accompany with the storyline also come from this film.
Transcript
I wish I had stopped him, help him distinguish the reality and ideal.
We have had such a good time. But…the quarrel is unavoidable.
Now, everything is irrevocable.
Premise of the Narrative
Although I didn’t tell the story in the narrative I still created my ‘official’ version of the story.
The character’s husband is super crazy about car racing. Although they love each the husband still participated in the car racing more instead of his family. He finally died in a car accident during a racing only leaving the character alive in pain and yearning. And the character is very regret she didn’t persuaded him to be rational for car racing.
Credit
Video:
Le Grand Bleu
Dreaming Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_F56oTymtU
Fast and Furious
Paul Walker car Racing scenehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adEx_SMsKWg
Jordana Brewster & Paul Walker – “Simple Incredible” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygcUuoqKWgk
Under water background https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfBTIp7BkOE
Audio:
Under Water surf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfBTIp7BkOE
Night Car Crash Sound Effect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4jfY3DCu0A
Scuba Diving Natural sound
Under the wave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7CvhqtZtvM
Artist statement/concept
In this project I want to continue my concept in project 1. I’m eager to explore the world. There is a lot place I want to visit. Norway is one of them. And I really want to watch aurora there. That is why I set the landscape of Norway with aurora in the sky as the background. However, what I want to be and what I am are different or even on the contrary. As I grow older, I find that I am more attached to home and family.I seem to prefer to settle down in one place and don’t move any more. That is the reason that I put a bed inside the suitcase. It is representing the comfort zone of myself. When I go to travel, the suitcase contains all the staff I bring from from home.I is like a mobile home to me. It always bonds me and home together. The suitcase also function as a port key that transfer me from comfort zone to where I eager to go.
Technical decisions
I used Nikon D7000 to take photo of myself and the suitcase.
In order to capture the moment I am jumping up, I choose to use continuous shooting. And to prevent the blur occurring in the image,I choose to use a very high shuttle speed and ISO. But there is some compromise of brightness in the photo. So in the Photoshop I have adjusted it accordingly.
Because my composition is including several separated elements. I have to select the part I need from each individual image. I choose to use mask which will remain the original photo in the psd file.
Artist References
At beginning, I want myself to sky diving in the sky. But I find out that it is too hard to photoshop myself as a parachutist. And I was inspired by the movie Up Balloon House. So I decide to change to that I holding the balloons from that movie.
Some other reference:
Natsumi takes a lot of photo of levitating girl. Girls look very light and naturally floating in the air.I also try to present myself in this way.