technologic
A synthesis of aesthetic interpretations
Made by Amanda Marano, Zach Halle, Amber Jones and Judy H
Made by Amanda Marano, Zach Halle, Amber Jones and Judy H
In order to integrate all of our personal media representations into a final composition, we decided to dissect and re-incorporate the most striking and most meaningful portion of each of our personal representations into one piece of media, instead of incorporating each piece of media as a separate entity. The rationale for this approach was that while each of us chose a piece of media to reflect each individual as a person, as a group we become more than just separate entities together, but a completely different whole made up of the most important or meaningful portions of ourselves that contribute to the group goal. The first media representation selected was a video from an app that incorporates gregorian religious music with timed geometric animation, from which we used the music in our panorama video. This represents Amber Jones, who defines herself by her love of the composition of music, sound, and technology in beautiful and meaningful combinations. The second media representation chosen was an image of the glass ceiling of the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Judy Han. She describes her life now as a combination of discrete blocks of interests and commitments, symbolized by the discrete and differently sized and colored flowers. She hopes to incorporate all of her interests into a fulfilling life like the integrated and finished glass piece. The next piece of media was an image chosen by Amanda Marano of a painting of flowers and hummingbirds overlaid by a white circuit diagram that incorporates her love of technology and her major in ECE and her love of traditional beauty. From these we incorporated a white circuit diagram overlaid over the glass flower image that panoramas through Amber’s musical choice. The last media representation was chosen by Zach Halle, a gif that we incorporated to the beat of the music over our panorama image. He chose this because of his love of mathematical and programming tools, which work together to create interesting patterns and mesmerizing movement on screen.
Created: September 1st, 2014
In order to integrate all of our personal media representations into a final composition, we decided to dissect and re-incorporate the most striking and most meaningful portion of each of our personal representations into one piece of media, instead of incorporating each piece of media as a separate entity. The rationale for this approach was that while each of us chose a piece of media to reflect each individual as a person, as a group we become more than just separate entities together, but a completely different whole made up of the most important or meaningful portions of ourselves that contribute to the group goal. The first media representation selected was a video from an app that incorporates gregorian religious music with timed geometric animation, from which we used the music in our panorama video. This represents Amber Jones, who defines herself by her love of the composition of music, sound, and technology in beautiful and meaningful combinations. The second media representation chosen was an image of the glass ceiling of the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, by Judy Han. She describes her life now as a combination of discrete blocks of interests and commitments, symbolized by the discrete and differently sized and colored flowers. She hopes to incorporate all of her interests into a fulfilling life like the integrated and finished glass piece. The next piece of media was an image chosen by Amanda Marano of a painting of flowers and hummingbirds overlaid by a white circuit diagram that incorporates her love of technology and her major in ECE and her love of traditional beauty. From these we incorporated a white circuit diagram overlaid over the glass flower image that panoramas through Amber’s musical choice. The last media representation was chosen by Zach Halle, a gif that we incorporated to the beat of the music over our panorama image. He chose this because of his love of mathematical and programming tools, which work together to create interesting patterns and mesmerizing movement on screen.
There is a synergistic element to this piece that initially captures the audience's attention. The beginning is interesting because of the subtle introduction of the new elements, and the collaboration behind this piece is seamlessly executed.
Some things to think about: Is there a way to vary the action/meaning/overall arch of the "story" in the video, so that the viewer remains engaged? Was there a reason for the length, other than the length of the song? With such a mesmerizing soundtrack in the forefront, perhaps starting with all of the elements, and slimming down to one meaning or "truth" to your project could be something to explore.
I really enjoyed how cohesively your project fit together, and thought your group did a good job of fitting everything into your project. I really liked how the gif changed throughout the piece and did not remain the entire time. I think this helped create more interest in the piece, and prevented the overall image from becoming too boring.
The gif you choose synergized really well with the music you guys had. The background took me a bit longer to immerse into. Though just the same image scrolling for the entire duration of the song seemed a bit stale.
It's great how you incorporated things that you used to describe each of you into one video! It is very visually and aurally interesting. However, I think that the video could perhaps be a bit shorter, or change more throughout to keep the viewer's attention. Overall, though, you captured your group as individuals and as a whole very well.
I love how all the pieces fit well together into a cohesive piece, but I too would prefer more variation throughout the video to keep attention.
I think this is very well executed. The fact that you combined elements from each piece of media into this very cohesive final product demonstrates a good sense for design. I like the combination of the colorful, organic shapes with the more angular geometry of the white text overlay. It is a bit long, but the length didn't really bother me. I found myself watching all the way through, and the minor variations in the animation were enough to hold my interest throughout. Overall, a job well done!
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