Peer Assessment

 

Tristan:
P1 - Has talked about figure and set design, has not added health and safety into his blog and no reference to influence.

P2 - Lacking proof of working, needs to evidence all work, no making processes picture and no ideas for the set.
P3 - Not described the formal elements used.

Brad:
P1 - Blog shows good evidence
P2 - Pictures of construction techniques and storyboard, blog needs to be more organised e.g. labels.
P3 - Presentation shows good amount of research and formal elements.

Tom:
P1 -
P2 -
P3 -

Marcin:
P1 - Achieved but need notes to the images, can link notes within blog, need to include images of all work.
P2 - Notes relating to work within blog, need more photographs as evidence.
P3 - Clearer photos.

Cameron:
P1 - Has Explained it but needs more evidence of where the ideas came from.
P2 - He has made 3D models (tree) but needs to add more detail and information.
P3 -

 

James Gillray

James Gillray was born August 13, 1756, Chelsea, near London, England and died June 1, 1815, London. Gillray was an English caricaturist chiefly remembered for lively political cartoons directed against George III of England and Napoleon I.

 

Gillray's eyesight began to fail in 1806. He began wearing spectacles but they were unsatisfactory. Unable to work to his previous high standards, James Gillray became depressed and started drinking heavily. He produced his last print in September 1809.

 

In July 1811 Gillray attempted to kill himself by throwing himself out of the attic window above Humphrey's shop in St James's Street. Gillray lapsed into insanity and was looked after by Hannah Humphrey until his death on 1st June, 1815.

Thomas Rowlandson

Thomas Rowlandson was born July 1756, Old Jewry, London, England and died April 22, 1827, London. He was an English painter and caricaturist who illustrated the life of the 18th century England and created comic images of familiar social types of his day, such as the antiquarian, the old maid, the blowsy barmaid, and the Grub Street hack. His characters ranged from the ridiculously pretentious, with their elaborate coiffures, widely frogged uniforms, and enormous bosoms and bottoms, to the merely pathetic, whose trailing handkerchiefs expressed their dejected attitudes.

 

The son of a tradesman, Rowlandson became a student in the Royal Academy in the early 1770's. At age 16 he went to study in Paris. After establishing a studio as a portrait painter, he began to draw caricatures to supplement his income, and this soon became his major interest.

 

Most of Rowlandson's drawings were first done in ink with a reed pen and then given a delicate wash of colour. His work is represented in the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Metroplitan Museum and man private collections.

 

All was going well for Thomas until he inherited £7,000 from his aunt in 1798. The money turned into a curse as Rowlandson had a taste for indulgence and with the money he would waste obscene amounts gambling, drinking and on prostitutes until a decade he was penniless and broken.

Cyber Bullying

What is Cyber Bullying?

Cyber bullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. By definition, it occurs among young people. When an adult is involved, it may meet the definition of cyber-harassment or cyber stalking, a crime that can have legal consequences and involve jail time.

Problems include:

• Stolen Identity
• Threats
• Blackmail
• Rumors and Gossip
• Abusive comments
• Nasty pictures

Very important information:

If you post abuse about anyone else on the internet, whether it's in places like Facebook or Ask.fm, in games forums or message boards, or if you send threats in chatrooms or on IM like MSN, you can be traced by the police without any difficulty.
Every time you visit a website or make a posting, your internet service provider, ie AOL, BT or Virgin, has an electronic note of your activity. Even if you create an anonymous email address like hotmail or yahoo, you can still be traced.

Creating an animation set

(Task 1)

Animator

An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animation is closely related to filmmaking and like filmmaking is extremely labor-intensive, which means that most significant works require the collaboration of several animators. The methods of creating the images or frames for an animation piece depends on the animators' artistic styles and their field.

Clay

Clay is a fine-grained natural rock or soil material that combines one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Clays are plastic due to their water content and become hard, brittle and non–plastic upon drying or firing.

 When we started making our clay models, it was important that we created them quite quick as the clay dries up so that the clay character is solid so that no parts are able to fall off or squash, unless made incorrect.

 Health and safety: It is important that after the clay character is complete, that you wash your hands well with soap as clay can stick under your nails which can make you unwell if not washed away.

Armatures

When making my armature, I used a combination of clay and wire to make it more sturdy and strong compared to a clay character. I first began to cut different sizes of wire out to fit the size of my armature. I then began to attach them together with masking-tape to secure all my pieces of wire so that they stayed in to shape of the character.

Health and safety: Before you start on making your armatures you will have to be equipped with safety gloves and shatter proof goggles when cutting the wire as it can be sharp at the ends.

Box Construction

Thick grey board is used either as packaging or for artwork.

 When I started making my box for my set, I needed a steel ruler, normal ruler, pencil, glue gun, 1 sheet of grey board, a Stanley knife and a cutting board. I needed 1 back piece, 2 side pieces and a bottom piece to make my box into a box. I had to measure out every section to the correct size for each section to fit together therefore it was very important that I stayed focused. (tabs and slots)

Health and safety: Before beginning on your box you will need to be equipped with safety gloves, cutting mat and shatter proof goggles when cutting the grey board as the Stanley knife is sharp.

primary and secondary sources

Drawings and pictures.

Plaster Bandage

A plaster bandage, commonly known as a plaster cast, is a firm material used to bind a body part and provide support to broken bones as healing takes place. The plaster bandage is generally made up of cotton bandages impregnated with a white powder, known as plaster of Paris, which hardens when mixed with water.

 To cast an object, you first have to find an object you are willing to cast with two seam lines on either side. The seam lines are where two moldes were put together to create that object to form it into one. If you choose to cast more than one object, your casts will be different shapes and sizes which is more interesting to the eye.

When you finally begin to cast, you will need; Plaster bandage, bucket of water or small bowl and scissors. Once you have correctly collected all of the above, you then cut the plaster bandage into small strips until you think that you have enough to cover the side you want to cast. You then place a strip of plaster bandage into your water and then place onto your object onto the seam line, but not over (this is very important as when your cast is dry, it will be unable to lift off of the object)., and repeat this process until you reach the other seam line. Over lap if needed, this will create a stronger cast. You can also smooth the plaster bandage down to give it a smoother texture. After you have finished casting, you will now have to leave your object in a warm place for the cast to dry over night. Once your cast has finally fully dried, you then can pull apart the object and the cast and you should have a mode.

Health and safety: It is important that if you have sensitive skin that you where gloves while handling with plaster bandage as if can dry up your skin which may cause a reaction towards some people. If you are asthmatic, it is also important that you where a dust mask as plaster bandage lets off a lot of dust when cutting.

 

 

(Task 2)

Cast Construction

When beginning construct your casts together, make sure that you plan out what you want to construct on some spare paper so that you know exactly how many pieces of casting you need to create your object. Once you have done this, you can then start to attach your casts together to form your object by either masking tape, glue or plaster bandage.

Health and safety: When working with plaster bandage, it is important that you wear gloves as plaster bandage can be irritant towards your skin. 

 

 

(Task 3)

3D Visual Language

 3D visual language consists of many elements and principles. The elements are like the alphabet of the visual world and they create the principles. 

The Elements are:                                                  The Principles are:
Line                                                                          Unity/Harmony
Colour                                                                      Rhythm 
Space                                                                        Variety
Texture                                                                     Movement 
Shape                                                                        Balance
Value                                                                         Patten
Form                                                                         Gradation 
                                                                                   Proportion
                                                                                   Emphasis
  

 
Evaluation

For my over all evaluation, I think that I could have done a better job with creating my set as I had to rush a few things in order to get them finnished. I enjoyed doing this project as it was creative and active within our group.