FLipbooking

I had a flipbook fail.
So I walked to a thrift store today to buy a new one with a new idea in mind.
Well, the thrift store nearby does not have books.
So I went to the bookstore and bought mini notebooks. I hope they work.
But I think I drew it backwards?

Why is this so difficult for me?!

what's today? the 23rd?

So that Harry Potter paper? I think I got it down. This week we're talking about photography (<3) and film and the first artistic uses of it. We're making flipbooks which I'm nervous I won't be able to come up with good concepts for....hopefully I get something good....

I'm SO busy with classes and extracurriculars. Maybe that will work it's way into my flipbook. I had a classmate offer to go get old books with me today, that was nice, thank you Max. :) Sorry I was busy, I'm using up every ounce of time either doing homework, extra curricular stuff, or trying to regain my energy.

Here's to becoming a cartoon artist?

Harry Potter--Copyright Infringment and Lackluster Technolgy/

So right now it's 10:53pm on Tuesday night and I'm stressing over my decision to use Harry Potter characters in my modern version of Aida. I can't distinguish between technology in the play and magic, or if they're the same thing. If I do have the characters use magic, I feel as though I'm not being creative because J.K. Rowling is the one who came up with all the magical goodness of the HP world that I'm using. The only controlled elements I'm using are how the movie/opera is displayed and the differences between the old story and the story made for Harry Potter and friends. I have 2 more days to work on this, but I don't know how I'm going to get enough information without telling the whole story of the opera. I'm tempted to start over, but I'm not one to give up easily and I feel like writing about Harry Potter is much more fun than writing about a religious cult, which was my other idea.

It's probably just because I'm so tired that I'm having more trouble with this than normally.

September 8-10

This week, we finished up our Opera's and moved onto Broadway. I was interested to see how they were related and how opera shaped broadway. The documentary we watched in class, I had actually seen before, and I thought seeing it again only made it clearer to see history evolving. I found it particularly interesting to see how the war technology affected the theater technology and how the stock market crash actually had a positive effect on movie technology.

When writing my paper, which I believe will be on Aida, I'm going to use the technology evolution shown in "B'way, The American Musical" to help me with ideas on how to modernize the opera.

Introduction

My initial reaction to my Art & Technology class was that it was going to challenge me. Many of my classes are this semester, as I'm really exerting myself into new places and experiences that I have not before. Art & Technology will definitely prove for me to think on my toes for ideas that are wacky, different, and perhaps even strange, but hopefully, taking advantage of this mindtrack will help me get over the phobia of "what the hell am I going to do for this project?" I am the type of person that stresses over an idea way too much, but once I get the ball rolling on something (usually with some sort of reassurance that whatever I'm doing fits the criteria) I get very into my work and work well on my own. I thought I had a creative mind, but this class will certainly push my limits, which I know will help me in one way or another. What I want for this class is to have more faith in my work and to be able to brainstorm more efficiently on ideas to create an interesting end product.