Un Chien Andalou

Luis Buñuel is a Spanish surrealist director who collaborated with Salvador Dalí to create the sixteen minute silent film. After viewing the movie i was very confused to what i had just saw since the movie had no plot, or if it did i did not comprehend it. It was definitely a movie filled with surrealism. Some of the imagery was very bizarre, especially the scene where the woman gets her eye cut open. besides all the weird scenes the special effects were very cool and i was surprised to see what they were able to create with such limited resources. I loved how the images would  layer and filter over each other when the scenes were changing.

GRID PROJECT

When i was thinking about which pre-existing grid i could use for this assignment my room mate shared a story of how this summer when she worked at camp where her campers LOVED to make patterns with the Perler Beads. She hated it because she always had to help pick the individual colors for the campers. So i decided this would a be a great way to execute the assignment because when i was a kid i also loved to make things out of these beads. I decided to recreate  a piece from one of my favorite artist Keith Haring. So with 6+ hrs gone and 6,728 beads later i was able to create this master piece.

This is the original Image

Unfortunately i didn't have the funds to recreate the exact colors so i chose to only use 4 colors

 

 

Video Games + Movies

When a movie or television show is really successful they will usually make some sort of game for the product. This is a great way to for the movie or television show to make more money and/or get more viewers. For example Spongebob is a very popular cartoon for children. If a child who enjoys Spongeboeb see's anything in a store with Spongebob on it, the child is immediately going to ask their parent to buy that product for them.

As well as if someone enjoys a movie, they will buy a video game because they liked the story line and would like to play a game and act as if they were in the movie's story line.

TETRIS

I was interested in learning more about the game of Tetris because it is a game that has survived many years. It is a very simple game that quickly becomes very challenging. I still enjoy playing it today especially when I'm able to play against a friend. This is a great website which tells you the complete history and some fun facts about the game, TETRIS HISTORY.

it was developed in 1984 by Alexey Pakitnov, a Russian scientist. Within a year is was used in the IBM PC and spread throughout the Soviet Union. However it took 4yrs for the game to be brought to the US. in 1988 Henk Rogers discovered the game and released the game for PCs. The game became a hit. In 1989 the Nintendo Gameboy was created with the Tetris game cartridge. This past year tetris just spent ther 25th anniversary and they are still hold out strong!

Fun Fact: "Tetris is ranked as one of the All-Time Top 10 Paid Applications on the Apple iTunes App Store."

MZTV.COM

MZTV is a very interesting and well put together website on the history of the television. After browsing through the site, i was able to see many things we mentioned in our class discussions. The thing i found most interesting was the pages dedicated to Marilyn Monroe. There i was able to see the many Marilyn Monroe appearances in both commercials and television shows. This museum seems like it would be a very interesting one to visit. now that i have learned so much about the history of TV.

Wired.com

After reading the article, it is amazing how film has progressed over the years.

I'm amazed that in 1937 such a master piece as "Snow White" was able to be created when just 10 yrs earlier "The Jazz Singer" was the talk of the town.

I would've loved to experience Circle-Vision 360°, i imagine it was the effect Abel Gance was trying to create when he filmed "Napoleon" while using 3 simultaneous camera.

The idea of Smell-O-Vision is very clever. I'm kind of surprised they haven't tried to bring this idea back. When and if they do i would definitely try it.

IMAX is a great way to view a film but, the last imax movie i saw was a bit overwhelming. the screen was huge and felt like i couldn't see the whole scene at once. I'm probably the only person who felt this way but it wont stop me from viewing another movie in Imax.

Toy Story = AMAZING. I remember when the movie came out the animation was terrific! It really changed the standards for childrens movies. Thank you Pixar!

Bit Torrent- a great illegal way to see movies, to bad i dont know how to do it.

Avatar- i'm pretty sure the early film makers would have never imagined film would have made it this far and become this advanced. i'm glad i was able to experience such great films and i'm excited to see what other advances film will make in the next few years!

Old Time Radio

The concept of having live performance without visuals is a bit mind boggling. At the same time it makes you pay closer attention to whats going on. If i were watching a tv show but wasn't really paying attention i could still get the idea of what is going on because of the visuals. With the radio, if you werent paying close attention you missed some information. I really wanted to listen to one of the comedy shows because i love the work of Abbott and Costello. Unfortunately they didn't have any audio from there performance. I was able to listen to Weber and Fields routine, what did remind me of Abbott and Costello. It is simplistic humor which any age could enjoy. It was quite funny and could see myself enjoying it if our only form of entertainment was radio.

Flip Book

Singing In The Rain

Singin' in the Rain (1952) Original

Original Video

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

A Clockwork Orange Video

 After viewing the two versions, it's amazing what a difference 19yrs can make. In the original "Singin' in the Rain" the song was sung full of joy and innocence. Unlike "A Clockwork Orange" version where the character Alex is beating people. The 1970's brought very radical movements including the exploration and using of drugs. The 1971s "A Clockwork Orange" was a very explicit movie that included a lot of violence, sex, and drugs which were common themes of the time period. The 1950s "Singin' in the Rain" didn't push any boundaries and was more of a film you could enjoy with your family.