Thursday, 10 March 2011
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Monday, 7 February 2011
My illustrator files ready to be animated
I have given the three voices, three different fonts to illustrate their characters and tried to give emphasis with composition and style, only highlighting odd words to add interest and keep it playful...
SAATCHI GALLERY
I went this Sunday........overall OK there were about 5 or 6 pieces I really liked, for exmple the oil room (which I know has been there for ages but I still like it!) and the chapman brothers had a really cool insect piece....Not much typography :(
Friday, 4 February 2011
Good font site
http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/list/style/Novelty
I got some cool types for my animation off here!
Trying to download Youtube videos can be a nightmare!!!
I tried about 4 free downloaders that dont work so finally found this out, open safari, go to window, activity, click the info with MB next to it and the Mac will autmatically download it :) then if you want you can download KIGO file convertor to chnage the file type if needed PHEW!
Roald DAHL -Dirty Beasts -The Tummy Beast
One afternoon I said to mummy,
"Who is this person in my tummy?
"He must be small and very thin
"Or how could he have gotten in?"
My mother said from where she sat,
"It isn't nice to talk like that."
"It's true!" I cried. "I swear it, mummy!
"There is a person in my tummy!
"He talks to me at night in bed,
"He's always asking to be fed,
"Throughout the day, he screams at me,
"Demanding sugar buns for tea.
"He tells me it is not a sin
"To go and raid the biscuit tin.
"I know quite well it's awfully wrong
"To guzzle food the whole day long,
"But really I can't help it, mummy,
"Not with this person in my tummy."
"You horrid child!" my mother cried.
"Admit it right away, you've lied!
"You're simply trying to produce
"A silly asinine excuse!
"You are the greedy guzzling brat!
"And that is why you're always fat!"
I tried once more, "Believe me, mummy,
"There is a person in my tummy."
"I've had enough!" my mother said,
"You'd better go at once to bed!"
Just then, a nicely timed event
Delivered me from punishment.
Deep in my tummy something stirred,
And then an awful noise was heard,
A snorting grumbling grunting sound
That made my tummy jump around.
My darling mother nearly died,
"My goodness, what was that?" she cried.
At once, the tummy voice came through,
It shouted, "Hey there! Listen you!
"I'm getting hungry! I want eats!
"I want lots of chocs and sweets!
"Get me half a pound of nuts!
"Look snappy or I'll twist your guts!"
"That's him!" I cried. "He's in my tummy!
"So now do you believe me mummy?"
But mummy answered nothing more,
For she had fainted on the floor.
"Who is this person in my tummy?
"He must be small and very thin
"Or how could he have gotten in?"
My mother said from where she sat,
"It isn't nice to talk like that."
"It's true!" I cried. "I swear it, mummy!
"There is a person in my tummy!
"He talks to me at night in bed,
"He's always asking to be fed,
"Throughout the day, he screams at me,
"Demanding sugar buns for tea.
"He tells me it is not a sin
"To go and raid the biscuit tin.
"I know quite well it's awfully wrong
"To guzzle food the whole day long,
"But really I can't help it, mummy,
"Not with this person in my tummy."
"You horrid child!" my mother cried.
"Admit it right away, you've lied!
"You're simply trying to produce
"A silly asinine excuse!
"You are the greedy guzzling brat!
"And that is why you're always fat!"
I tried once more, "Believe me, mummy,
"There is a person in my tummy."
"I've had enough!" my mother said,
"You'd better go at once to bed!"
Just then, a nicely timed event
Delivered me from punishment.
Deep in my tummy something stirred,
And then an awful noise was heard,
A snorting grumbling grunting sound
That made my tummy jump around.
My darling mother nearly died,
"My goodness, what was that?" she cried.
At once, the tummy voice came through,
It shouted, "Hey there! Listen you!
"I'm getting hungry! I want eats!
"I want lots of chocs and sweets!
"Get me half a pound of nuts!
"Look snappy or I'll twist your guts!"
"That's him!" I cried. "He's in my tummy!
"So now do you believe me mummy?"
But mummy answered nothing more,
For she had fainted on the floor.
THE VISIT I SHALL MAKE ON SUNDAY
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/
I wanted some ideas on how to create a mood......I am going to this exhibition because installation is all about overwealming people with an idea saturating the room.....I am interested to see If I can translate tis onto the screen.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
STUFF YOU NEVER NOTICED AS CHILD
I could make this quite colourful and bright and again its upto the viewer to read into the story! could work well....
Eminem, Mockingbird Lyrics
This is quite a cool slant on the proverb/nursery rhyme ......remix of the nursery ryhme, a little too quick and long to animate with word! could do a little visual but that wouldn't fit the brief.
Monday, 31 January 2011
Best Advice From Johnny Depp
Stupdi story but I like his voice.......advice realting to the wider world etc..
"When You Are Old" by W. B. Yeats
i would like to make this with old blanket or soemthing you would relate to an old person......maybe an open fire, or words on the page moving
"Her Dilemma" by Thomas Hardy (poetry reading)
something like this i could have a video of a church, or have the type like stained glass windows or someone dying (take on the form of) to greater illustrate the text
"The Blind Men and the Elephant" by John G. Saxe (poetry reading)
I am going to find more moral and proverbial stories and poems like this......
Looking at the the brief again!
The WIDER world.......mmmmm?
maybe if i do a video i can have it narrated in different languages?
HOW CAN YOU TURN TYPOGRAPHIC NARRATIVES INTO A SPECTACLE
everyone loves film and videos.....something moving and transforming instead of one static object. I think a lot of people are going to find soemthing about grass then make it out of grass.....I want to try something else!
maybe if i do a video i can have it narrated in different languages?
HOW CAN YOU TURN TYPOGRAPHIC NARRATIVES INTO A SPECTACLE
everyone loves film and videos.....something moving and transforming instead of one static object. I think a lot of people are going to find soemthing about grass then make it out of grass.....I want to try something else!
SOME REALLY NICE PROVERBS< QUOTES
Lowri Williams
Your life lies before you like a path of driven snow, be careful how you tread it cause every step will show.
Pericles
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
Morrie Schwartz, in "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.
Fr. Alfred D'Souza
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin — real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
Crowfoot
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
Your life lies before you like a path of driven snow, be careful how you tread it cause every step will show.
Pericles
What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
Morrie Schwartz, in "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.
Fr. Alfred D'Souza
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin — real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
Crowfoot
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
Thought..
I am thinking about projecting a movie up onto the wall.....maybe onto Aysha's (my goddaugter) a video about advice for when she goes out into the world???
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen! (Original + English Subtitles)
I love this video I think i repeated it about 4 times :) I think it is very long and maybe I could take out one section maybe? lyrics are as follows
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be
it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by
scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
than my own meandering
experience…I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not
understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself and
recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked….You’re not as fat as you
imagine. Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing
bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing everyday that scares you Sing Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, don’t put up with
people who are reckless with yours. Floss Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes
you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with
yourself. Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements. Stretch Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone. Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe
you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Enjoy your body,
use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people
think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own.. Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room. Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them. Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund,
maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one
might run out. Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than
it’s worth. But trust me on the sunscreen…
quite nice poem about outside world
by Dying beauty
Streetlights flicker as I look out at the mid night sky
I watch time fly right before my eyes.
Nothing else to do now that you're gone,
Nothing except wait for night to turn to dawn,
I would say I'm waiting for you to come back and be mine,
But I am only waiting to pass the time.
I know that waiting for you is pointless and a waste of time,
But when I'm with out you I don't understand what goes on in my mind.
I will be here forever incase you want to come back,
I'll be here staring at the streetlights as they turn black.
Submission date : 2006-11-11
Last edit : 2006-11-11
Streetlights flicker as I look out at the mid night sky
I watch time fly right before my eyes.
Nothing else to do now that you're gone,
Nothing except wait for night to turn to dawn,
I would say I'm waiting for you to come back and be mine,
But I am only waiting to pass the time.
I know that waiting for you is pointless and a waste of time,
But when I'm with out you I don't understand what goes on in my mind.
I will be here forever incase you want to come back,
I'll be here staring at the streetlights as they turn black.
Submission date : 2006-11-11
Last edit : 2006-11-11
Friday, 28 January 2011
Thursday, 27 January 2011
There Will Be Blood Typography
WOW i serioulsy love this type of thing......its soo engaging! will be looking into how to do it myself!!
I Love NY - Type in motion
Thsi one doesnt flow very well but they have added images, the music is a little intense too!
Lego + Typography
This kind of stop motion work may be more relevant to the brief?? it isn't very pretty but I see why they are doing it like this.....also the music is awful
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