3D Printed Toy/Weapon

My 3D toy/weapon is a robot. When you press my robots head button his fists shoot out of his arms and stab people directly in the eyes. He looks cute and innocent but he is actually a very dangerous robot. I created him using Maya. I am very happy with how well the print came out. My 3d animation teacher gave me some tips and tricks to a successful print. My only regret is that I didn't print him in pink!

Stencil

My stencil centers around the idea of gay pride. Although I'm not gay, I believe everyone should have the right to marry whoever they love. I couldn't image being told that I wasn't allowed to like boys. I wouldn't be able to help liking boys. I'm glad to see that the world is changing and being Gay is becoming more and more socially acceptable. Love makes the world a better place and everyone deserves to experience true love.

For the stencil process I drew the picture and hand wrote the words. I used a box cutter to cut out my design. I then used gold spray paint to make an image with my stencil.

William Little Wicked Cool NASA Guy

I'm so glad we got the privilege to listen to someone that works somewhere as prestigious as NASA speak to our class. I really liked seeing what he was working on. Im very interested in the virtual reality because I believe that working with software such as maya will someday lead to the creation of the world within the reality. I think there is a strong possibility that I will be working in the virtual reality realm. Virtual reality relates well to what I did for my art and tech presentation. I made a 3D hologram with plastic and my iPhone. The image that came out of the iPhone screen was almost like a virtual reality. Anyway I just really really like learning about space so I was excited to hear from someone who has first hand experience in the industry.

Amateur Photography

The idea that amateur photography from the past is now considered to be noteworthy to the history of photography really makes me think. At the time people took photography just for the joy of it, and now the works sells for money. I wonder if the same thing will happen after my generation dies. I think the problem is there are too many photos for photography collectors to be about to find photos of importance. By no longer using film, the planet has drastically increased the number of photos that exist. I secretly someday hope that someone discovers my iPhone pictures and thinks they are important, however, I doubt it!

The Making of Walt Disney Cartoons

I can't believe how much effort goes into the creation of one Walt Disney Cartoon. I thought it was funny to see that there is both a night shift and a day shift of animators. The other thing I didn't previously realize about making the characters is that the animators use their own facial expressions. The animators look in the mirror while animating to help show the emotions they want the characters to portray. I'm learning a lot in my 3D animation class about how animations are created now. I think it is beneficial to go back and learn the history of animation. Understanding the old process helps me better understand the digital process.

Camera Obscura

The camera obscura still fascinates me even though this is the second time I have learned about it. The idea that light reflects upside-down and will portray a perfect image amazes me. It mimics the way that the eye works. Our eyes take in light upside-down and our brain flips it around. My digital imaging professor showed us a film that mentioned the camera obscura. One piece of the film that stuck out to me talked about rich women and their use of the camera obscura. Rich women in the old days, who were interested in art, would take the small portable version of a camera obscura, sit by the lake, and sketch the image that came through the hole in the box. One of their husbands got jealous because he had no sketching ability. It motivated him to invent the camera.

Wicked behind the scenes

I have had the privilege of getting to see Wicked on Broadway twice. I was super excited to get a behind the scenes look. The first video I watched was about the wigs. Every wig is custom fit to the head of the actor of actress. The wig makers then sew every hair to the wig individually. They didn't say whether the hair was real or fake. To be honest even after seeing the show twice I didn't realize the actors were wearing wigs. The Makeup people obviously do a really great job blending the wig into the scalp of the person wearing it. I also watched the makeup artists turn alphabet green. I though it was interesting to find out that over the coarse of the show she progressively gets greener and greener. The people behind wicked clearly haven't left out a single detail.

Vaudeville

I will first start off by saying that I though the girl dancing with the chair in her mouth was pretty insane. I bet that takes a lot of skill and really healthy teeth. The trapeze act was fun to watch because I actually do the trapeze as well as other acrobatic acts in the air. I focus on the tricks instead of taking my clothes off though. If I was alive when Vaudeville was popular I think I would have really liked to participate. I'm not sure why the art form of performing acrobats died out. Acrobatics truly are entertaining!

Les Miserables

For my last blog about opera I'm choosing to talk about my personal experience. The closest thing I have ever experienced to an opera in real life is Les Miserables (the movie version). Most people conclude that Les Miserables isn't a true opera because the music is modern. I think it shares many similarities to the opera. When I was a child my mom would play the sound track to Les Mis in the car so I know all of the songs. She always said that when I was older she would take me to see it. At the time she thought the gun violence would be too much for me to handle. We ended up seeing the movie together, but I still hope that one day we can see it together live! My favorite number from Les Mis is the song that Claudette sings Castle on a Cloud.

Ring Cycle at the Met

I really liked the link titled Ring Cycle at the Met. Im not very interested in the opera however I am very interested in staging and architecture. I think the moving piano like pieces really add something to the opera show. It makes an art form that has become outdated modern and exciting. I believe that for opera to continue to compete with new and entertaining art forms producers must continue to come up with creative ways to keep the audience engaged. The moving pieces are a perfect example of the beauty that can be created when art and technology collide.

Madama Butterfly

Madama Butterfly was very interesting. I thought the most interesting part was that the mother and daughter were attached by her umbilical cord. I also didn't understand why they flew like kites. I think the video was very abstract. I thought that it was a very powerful statement when the mother tor her body apart limb for limb. It shows the importance of family and relationships and how losing such a valuable things can literally eat you alive. My mom always say I'm the most important thing in the world to her. I can see this video figuratively describing how my mom would feel if she lost me. I think this video also emphasizes the venerability that men can sometimes make women feel when they fall in love. Women, typically more emotional then men, can fall so in love that they fail to see what was going on. I think every women can relate to the betrayal the women in the video experienced when she saw that the sailor had moved on and was in love with someone new.