Week FOURTEEN

This units showed me a lot about multimedia design and what that actually encompasses. There are significant differences between the design world and art. Rather than a boring lecture, it was more interesting and interactive and open for discussion of ideas and thoughts. Ive learn t a little bit of history of animation and the advances in technology and therefore animation that is occurring. What got me excited most was checking out motion graphics and seeing the different ways in which videos are rendered. Skimming through cool music video clips and commercials are probably what I find most interesting... so it was good checking them out and discussing how they could of possibly been created. Theres crazy stop motion and 3d work that go into these videos along with incredibly strategic planning and hard work. Through this course Ive been able to realize specifically what kind of area of multimedia I am most interested in so I can pursue those sorts of units in the next few years.

Week THIRTEEN homies

The final chapter was a great summary of everything that was discussed about in McClouds very relevant helpful book. Ive learnt a heap of stuff about comics I had no clue about before, and has made me appreciate the art form a heck of a lot more. Recently, I went through a book full of short comics that were really funny, and even through that my eyes were opened to the genius behind it. To fully carry the joke across to the viewer the comic artist has to plan the images together with the text in a way that will give the joke maximum impact. I appreciate how you cant just look, laugh, and move onto the next one, you actually have to stop and think a moment about what is going on in the comic to really understand sometimes.. its pretty cool. Also, to the degree on which the artist spends making the images detailed is sometimes unnecessary because the joke is still funny.

for example:



[GoogleImages/ Very simplistic, little detail, yet carries across a message]



[GoogleIMages/ Detailed]

Comics are pretty underrated and loved by many. It carries with it a certain stereotype of readers.. Just like surfing has a stereotype of young shabby blonde tanned males, but thats not entirely the case, just like comic books.