Time Based Media (insert 7)

1+1=3 from Petter Prinz on Vimeo.

Time Based Media (insert 6)

Playing around with After Effects, Premiere and Final Cut Pro- i have decided to do the majority of my work in After Effects. The concept of my time based piece is centered around the synchronization of audio and visual elements within the film.

With After Effects i can edit/cut my audio and visual to a good standard as well as add all the effects which is the purpose of my film.

Although one of my treatments was the concept of playing around with elements within an eye, i have chosen not to use it as my final piece- its far too boring! However, i did use this concept as an initial experiment as to what effects can be used in After Effects- its a very rough film, but i wanted to see how long it would take and what it would look like.

Time Based Media (insert 5)

So having had a thought shower session with my house mates, i have come to the conclusion that i would like to make a visual film that goes with the audio that has a plot. The plot may not be completely recognizable, but i want my film to be thought provoking within itself.

When i first heard Zwerk, my two initial feelings were abandonment and digitalism-

I want to combine these two elements in my film.

Two films by the same artist [UNKLE] have had a large influence in how i want my final footage to look and feel.

Burn My Shadow from UNKLE on Vimeo.

Rabbit In Your Headlights from UNKLE on Vimeo.

Time Based Media (insert 4)

This week in college i drew up a storyboard that included an eye that had different effects added to the iris etc as the audio changed so too would the different effects. I presented this to my course tutor who's initial reaction was that it was very cliche and had been done 100 times before. I have to agree!! This concept on reflection is very cheesy and i have decided to bin this idea and start again. With the help of my housemates, we had s bit of a thought shower session. I always like it when i can bounce ideas off people and watch how other ideas emerge and form-

One of my house mates told me of a very famous film she saw by Francis Ford Coppolla named Koyaanisqatsi

I liked the time lapse compositions and the way the camera pans over landscapes- the music perfectly reflects the images that are shown.

Time Based Media (insert 3)

After listening to all of the audio clips we were given, i have decided to work with Zwerk by Bitbin. For me, this is the piece of audio that evokes the most ideas and i can visualose cirtain images and ideas that i want to develop. I have written down some of the feelings i get when i listen to this piece of music- calm, empty, derelict, floaty...... are just some of the words that spring to mind. I hope to elaborate on these initial ideas, and find narrative that ill best echo these feelings.

End of Year Show Poster Designs

Time Based Media (insert 2)

We have been given a selection of audio pieces with which we can sample from and use in our video/s. Having now listened to all of them, i think it is fair to say that the music provided is very experimental and leaves much to the imagination. My initial thoughts are that each audio clip is very different from the next however they are all mood provoking. In that i mean nearly all of them have no beat or rhythm and are a a collection of sounds and noises, almost ambient music.

At first i was unsure as to how to approach this type of audio and how i would sequentially piece together a visual narrative.

However, a few months ago our class attended an exhibition at the V&A called Decode which i remembered had a few artworks that linked audio and visual imagery really well. Some pieces used digital technology to project shapes that would mirror the sound that was produced. An almost organic light show. One of the pieces that i remember the most was by a design company called Universal Everything.

V&A / Decode / Video Loop from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

I had look at their website and found that they have produced a number of short videos that combine animation and ambient music really well. I feel that illustration is my strongest area and so i was thinking of doing something that would combine animation with real life video footage to represent the audio clip. I like the idea that the visuals would physically reflect the audio tone i.e if there was a certain beat at a certain point, then an example would be a colour would appear or explode at that point.

These are a few of my favorite examples that Universal Everything have produced and which i shall be taking influence from;

Nike / Brasil National Team Jersey 2010 from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

Reverse Snowball Effect / Nissan - Journey to Zero from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

AOL / Blow Painting from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

AOL / Hypercolor from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

MTV / Power x 1000% / Soundquake from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

Short Film / Onedreamrush / 42 Below Vodka / China from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

Time Based Media (insert 1)

For our final project this year, we have been asked to produce a short audio visual sequence that demonstrates an understanding of the technologies which are used to produce a sequential, linear analogue or digital work within a narrative framework or theme.

Brief;
We must produce a 60-90 second video and sound sequence that has been derived from or influenced by the sound provided.

E leaning project finished!

Handed in the flash project this week, check out the link to view the finished article:

http://www.jamescox.info/elearning/index.html

My mum will be using it in her class at school wich is cool- just need to add a few more sound effects!

As you can see by the design i went for a similar feel to the "feel good drinks" campaign- bold colours and a type of 2d animation effect.

Fusebox with Divs!

Having found out that my website was chosen as the final design in our web design project, i re built the site with divs and css as this is more compliant to web standards. I was put off at first using divs to build sites as i thought it was easier to control the layout using tables over cross browsers- i have since found out that this is not the case!!

I have learnt so much re building the site- i think it really helped that i knew the design so all i had to concentrate on was the back end. I will be setting up a wordpress blog that i will use to document things i have learnt along the way- little helpers that i have found searching the web- think i will call it "a is for anchor" as this was one of the things that i struggled on for ages- how could i change the styles of multiple links inside the same div- a is for anchor not link, so assign an "a" class to each link and you can then style them from there- simple when you know how!!

Check out the site i have built for FUSEBOX:

http://www.jamescox.info/fusebox/index.html

I still need to input the clients content but the structure is all there.

New theme!

Was playing around with this theme in Wordpress but have decided to use it in blogger instead- what do we think?

YCN Deadline

So after a few changes i have now submitted my entry for the YCN student awards.
Check out the final poster design- i changed the background as i thought the blue was a little overbearing.

I'll let you know if i hear anything back.....fingers crossed!

Website Module Update!! Great News!!

Got some good news this week from my tutor, the website i designed for our class assignment has been chosen to use as the live site!

This is awsome news. I will be working on some tweaks to get the site to the clients specifications, but hopefully it will go live soon. Watch this space!

Goal Mates

Designing a new website for a friend, its called Goal Mates and basically its a group that he is setting up that you can join to achieve your main goals in life!

Great idea i say as we all have dreams we never accomplish and what a better way to do it than with the help of your friends!

Good luck with the project Dan,

check out my progress here

http://www.jamescox.info/goalmates/index.html

Hannys blog

Set up my sister blog last week, love the photos she has on there! Check it out for some inspiration x nice one Han xx

http://www.hannahecox.blogspot.com

Ineteractive module

Our forth module this year is to produce an interactive e-learning experience for a Key Stage 2 demographic. We can choose any subject within the KS2 curriculum aimed at children aged between 8 and 11.

Initailly i was thinking about covering the language Spanish as my subject, i spoke to my mum who is a primary teacher and therefore has a lot of experience in this field and she said that introducing a foreign language was new to the curriculum and very topical, however looking ahead i dont think that my spanish is good enough to incorporate into an e-learning experience!

I have therefore decided to cover science, as it is a very broad subject and one that i was interested in as a young boy.

The curriculum covers many topics in science and i having had a look at other e-learing exeriences on the internet there was less on the subject of Forces and Motion. I have therefore chosen to cover Forces and Motion, with 4 sub areas; Gravity, Friction, Forces, Magnets.

Firstly i have been doing alot of research as it is important when using Flash that you know exactly the stages and work flow of the site.

I have decided to uses characters within the e-learning site to guide the children through each section,; here are my designs, let me know your favourite!:

Web Site: FUSEBOX

For this module we were asked to design a website for a real client. The client was Robin Blackledge and his brief was:

"The redevelopment of an online sister space which is a pliable virtual version of the project space FUSEBOX with scope to allow for online submission and interactivity"

This is my final design, let me know what you think!