We just watched a short CG animated story in our Friday Maya class. The imagery used within this animation was very powerfull, meaningfull, yet kept light hearted throughout. It explored the source of our existance as human beings, where do we come from and why?
Not only this, it also showed how the human race is an imperfect species that has many flaws that prooves how we arn't yet worthy enough to be at a level to communicate with higher beings. This is shown through the characters in the short to be almost Obsessive Compulsive beings, keeping their actions the same, everything must be kept to somewhat a perfection.
The small baby Alien character in this film breaks these rules, and eventually, even after being "cured", he still plays up and wreaks havoc on the community. Hence, he like many others of his kind are sent to Earth, where they become human babies...
The animation in this film is really well thought out, the colour schemes used to reflect the Aliens world and how they express themselfs was really detailed and full of heart.
I loved how the concepts behind the Aliens world was brought to life, the "bikes" they used especially. They would have pedals, yet they would fly along at the speed of a Car! Furthermore I liked the bubbles shooting out of the back... very different, very amusing.
I give this a 9 out of 10.
Kwiss
What's going on, Chris? No evidence of work here? That's not to assume you're twiddling your thumbs, but it's really not looking good - especially as it's your online review on tuesday of next week - I also know you're running behind with your Maya stuff - all of which is making this tutor nervous; I expect to see some robust and conclusive progress from you over the next few days; don't flake out on me...
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't seen it already - check out the link to Bharathi's blog - an alternate way to post your reviews/observations/analysis?
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Online Interim Review - 15/12/09
ReplyDeleteI'm not happy, Chris. Where's your work for review? I'm worried about you and your progress. Please prove me wrong as a matter of urgency.
See following 2 posts for general advice re. the written assignment - and, in light of your previous essay, you really need to take it on board.
Written assignment Unit 3 Part 2
ReplyDeletePlease don’t ‘narrate’ your own research – for instance ‘I looked on the internet and found this interesting article’ – No! No! No! Your reader doesn’t give a damn about ‘how’ you came by your research – just use it effectively and formally.
Punctuation – please use it! Try proof-reading your paragraphs out loud – if you’re gasping for breath by the end of them, you’re in serious need of some full-stops, commas and semi-colons. If you’re uncertain how to use them properly please visit http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules.asp - and that goes for apostrophes too!
Capitalisation – all film titles, book titles, artist names etc – should be capitalized every time you include them; Invasion of the Body-Snatchers, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover etc… Likewise, when first referring to a film please include director and release date.
Footnotes are NOT to be used to reference quotes within the body of the essay; use Harvard Method. Footnotes can be used to include additional information external to the main body, but useful for the reader’s broader understanding of the subject area.
Italicize your quotations!
Double-space your document!
If you refer to something visual as part of your argument – you must include a supporting illustration as supporting evidence.
Finally – PROOF-READ your assignments before submission; I am not an English teacher so don’t want to be forever correcting spelling mistakes, typos or ‘right’ words wrongly substituted by a spellchecker. Make time to polish your written work, as you would your creative project work.
Good luck!
Hi All,
ReplyDeleteGo onto MyUCA and check out the class files that would have been for today – Its Merry Christmas fun with Fur!!! Watch the videos and see what you can come up with. I’ll give you a full explanation in the New Year.
Merry Christmas everybody.
Alan
Chris?
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