January 8th, 2007

Shakespeare Story Board
MacBeth


The focus of this storyboard had changed a few times before I arrived at the image posted above. Originally, I thought of including the images of a dying rose, a crown and bloody hands. However, after discussing this idea with my Professor and putting more thought into the idea, I realized that creating unity between these images would be difficult. Also, the images I had in mind did not necessary evoke MacBeth as effectively as the images within my final project.
The above storyboard consists of a crown symbolizing MacBeth and his throne, followed by images of clean and bloody hands which relate to murder and guilt.

January 7th, 2008

After working with SoundStudio and becoming acquainted with sound design, I also learned digigal sound editing and sound manipulation. It is slightly cynical to think that while working on this project my largest dilemna would be deciding what to discuss and post in the daily blog I was assigned to update. This instance, being the first time I had use a blog left me confused and unsure of what exactly it was that a blog entailed. To solve this problem of uncertainty, I relied on my past experience of writing summaries and papers, only to realize that this would also be too lengthy and drawn out to fit the characteristics of a blog.

Editing

The last time I checked in I had brought up the difficulty which comes with recording your voice and how schocking it is once you realize the immense emphasis to detail this type of work contains.

Editing voice and manipulating sound has proven to be a frustrating yet satisfying skill I am happy to have learned. After overcoming the problem of recording my voice for the Podcast Radio Broadcast for Illegal Art. I was again faced with another challenge. However, this time I would be comsumed with takeing to very seperate songs and collaborting them to recreate one unified peice of music that I would then incorporate into my broadcast.

January 3rd, 2008

It is shocking how many times one must record a four word sentence before arriving at the final product and being satisfied with it. Not only must you worry about the speed of your voice, but also it is essential to pay attention to aspects such as tone, volume, and specific word emphasis. Also, I found it challenging to correctly adjust the music chosen, to fit my Podcast Radio announcment. After recreating two songs to make them my own with the use of SoundStudio, it was slightly difficult to shorten the length of both peices of music to fit a timeslot of about 5-6 seconds. However, after utilizing the various techniques the SoundStudio program offered with some creative thought, I acheived my end result with much satisfaction.

Illegal Art

"As adolescents grapple with both their quest for identity and their opposition to authority, they inevitably find ways of expressing their inner turmoil and conflict. One example which illustrates these two dynamics is the practice of graffiti...The act of graffiti has become such a wide spread practice among youth that society has been forced to confront it as a phenomena (http://www.graffitiverite.com/graffitiartTherapy.htm)."

Many people are unaware of the fact that all Graffiti is not destructive and illegal. It is important to recognize the vital difference between graffiti and tagging. This difference categorizes graffiti as a form of art and tagging as an illegal crime. One artist by the name of Keith Haring forever changed the common view of graffiti, added to it's popularity and brought Graffiti from the street and into the museum.


















The practice of graffiti as an Art form is also represented in the following video:
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y333RhDQ8U)




The action of negating and overlooking creativity within graffiti is overwhelming. Few realize that "Graffiti Art is an art form that dates back to the Egyptians and Aztecs. It must not be confused with tagging....Most Graffiti artists are young, urban, inner-city, minority youth that are usually self-trained and self-expressed artists(http://www.youngperformingartists.org)."

Also see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv1uyZCwF34





Even though the internal expressiveness and tremendous talent is visibly evident within the practice of graffiti, still many fail to acknowledge and accept Graffiti as a form of art. A large percentage of society views grafitti as a "deliberate marking on property, both private and public. It can take the form of pictures, drawings, words, or any decorations inscribed on any surface usually outside walls and sidewalks. When done without the property owner's consent, it constitutes illegal vandalism.Graffiti has existed at least since the days of ancient civilizations. Graffiti originally was the term used for inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins, as in the Catacombs, or at Pompeii
(http://www.huntfor.com/arthistory/C20th/graffiti.htm)."

The length of Graffitis' existence and the scrutiny it has endured over the years, in my opinion deserves some understanding. The effort, creativity, vision and talent neccesary to create Graffiti should without a doubt categorize Graffiti as a form of art... unless that is, it is done without a property owners consent.