tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655778181667418999.post8936181930554761588..comments2023-10-29T02:29:37.760-07:00Comments on \m/Kwiss\m/: Plant research\m/Kwiss\m/http://www.blogger.com/profile/15516279128656653725noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655778181667418999.post-15276311818067918172010-03-24T06:04:06.265-07:002010-03-24T06:04:06.265-07:00Thank you Phileh! =)
Big help
and ive finally go...Thank you Phileh! =)<br /><br />Big help<br /><br />and ive finally got a character design down thanks to the plants you threw my way. Cheers!<br /><br />Chris\m/Kwiss\m/https://www.blogger.com/profile/15516279128656653725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655778181667418999.post-57780289606708458302010-03-23T04:56:31.917-07:002010-03-23T04:56:31.917-07:00Use your introduction* to state clearly the invest...Use your introduction* to state clearly the investigative intention of your written assignment and the means by which you are going to support your discussion; for instance: <br /><br />‘This essay will investigate the animated films of The Brothers Quay in relation to Freud’s theory of the Uncanny - with particular focus on Street of Crocodiles (1986) and The Comb (1990)…<br /><br />Or<br /><br />‘The stop-motion animator, Ray Harryhausen is arguably the father of modern day cinematic fantasy. What follows is an investigation of his life and work in relation to the development of special effects…’<br /><br />Stylistically, it is often clarifying to begin with a key-note quote or bench mark statement that sets the scene for the discussion… for instance:<br /><br />‘… the Brothers Quay's works are independent of any definable genre; indeed, the imitation of their unique style which can be observed in films of other animators are a complimentary gesture to the auteur style they have developed. Throughout their opus, a continuity can be observed - Quays' devotion to the marginal, the nobody and the unnoticed, elevated into the sublime…’ (Buchan: 1996)<br /><br />In her essay, Shifting Realities – The Brothers Quay – Between Live Action and Animation, Suzanne Buchan observes that other animators have imitated the unique style of the Brothers Quay. This investigation seeks to trace that influence by comparing their short 1986 film, Street of Crocodiles with Henry Selick’s Coraline (2009)…<br /><br />* If you can’t provide a succinct introduction for your discussion, chances are you’re not quite ready to write the essay. You need to make your argument clear – without one, you are submitting a ‘blancmange’. <br /><br />When referring to a film for the first time, always give proper title (with capital letters!), release date and director; after that, you can use title only. Please check spelling of film title – if it’s a made-up word, the spell check won’t know the difference!<br /><br />When referring to a person for the first time, use full name – after that, use surname only.<br /><br />You must use Harvard Method for quotations!<br /><br />Use footnotes for ‘additional’ information that is important or contextualizing but ‘outside’ of the main body of the essay.<br /><br />Please double-space your written assignments!<br /><br />You must provide a paper-copy at time of crit!tutorphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842833126210822641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655778181667418999.post-64736361540645872562010-03-23T04:55:56.602-07:002010-03-23T04:55:56.602-07:00Online Interim Review 23/03/10
Hey Chris,
I'...Online Interim Review 23/03/10<br /><br />Hey Chris,<br /><br />I've had a good look at your storyboards - but I'm not sure that your story communicates; it comes, I think, from your understanding of fastidious - it describes someone who is never happy, very picky, acutely fussy - a bit of a 'diva' - rather like a customer in a restaurant who drives the waiting staff mad with stupid requests for 'steak - but without the mushrooms' etc. Above, you commented that orchids are terribly difficult to keep alive (they are!) because of the very specific requirements of their upkeep and care; this makes orchids characteristically 'picky' and therefore a good subject for your 1 minute animation (your current story idea is too complex - you've got dialogue too and I think the prime challenge of this project is to convey character without the 'get out clauses' of add-on faces and speech). I can think of one very specific environment in which plants are treated like divas - with their every need met - the flower show, wherein there are awards given for 'best in show' - perhaps this might provide you with a setting that more immediately tells us something about the plant's character and standing? Also, in your previous story idea, the plant isn't really shown to be fastidious through its own behavior; i.e., turning it's nose up at the things offered it, or being very demanding about its needs (more sun/less sun/more water/less water/more plant food/less plantfood).<br /><br />see<br /><br />http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01404/pavilion-bonsai_1404938c.jpg<br /><br />http://z.about.com/d/golondon/1/0/Y/J/-/-/ChelseaFlowerShow045.jpg<br /><br />http://mcwattb.com/Images/File0038.jpg<br /><br />For advice re. the written assignment please see following post - it's very important, Chris, that you show improvement with your essay component - give it the time.tutorphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842833126210822641noreply@blogger.com