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Period 6 -- Critical Analysis #14

2/15/2018

 
For today's critical analysis, you will complete a self-assessment of your stop motion project. Be sure to post your writing as a comment to your correct class period's blog post.

Pull up your stop motion video that you turned in yesterday (you may locate it in your Google Drive folder). Read through the questions below and think about them as you watch your video.

Once you have watched through your video, answer each question below in complete sentences. Write at least 1 paragraph per each question, 5 sentences minimum per paragraph.


  1. Describe what your stop motion project is about. Be specific. What happens in the project? Is there a story being told? What was your intention or idea for your project? What do you want the audience to get from watching your video?
  2. Name some areas where you were successful in creating/completing this project. Be sure to write in complete sentences.
    Examples: I told a complete story in my final video.
    I was able to manipulate my objects from shot to shot, creating a smooth animation.
  3. Name some areas where you were unsuccessful in creating/completing your project. These can be areas where you see room for improvement. Be sure to write in complete sentences.
    Examples: I wish that I had shot my images in a better lighting scenario. 
    I wish that I had included audio with my final video.
  4. Finally, describe what you might do differently if you had more time to go back and work on your project. Would you go with a new idea? Would you reshoot some of your images with better lighting, in a different location, etc? Would you give yourself more time to complete your shooting? Be specific.
​
Your analysis will be graded on:​
  • meeting minimum length requirements  
  • depth of organization
  • evaluation and completion of assessment questions
  • grammar/punctuation

Period 5 -- Critical Analysis #14

2/15/2018

 
For today's critical analysis, you will complete a self-assessment of your stop motion project. Be sure to post your writing as a comment to your correct class period's blog post.

Pull up your stop motion video that you turned in yesterday (you may locate it in your Google Drive folder). Read through the questions below and think about them as you watch your video.

Once you have watched through your video, answer each question below in complete sentences. Write at least 1 paragraph per each question, 5 sentences minimum per paragraph.


  1. Describe what your stop motion project is about. Be specific. What happens in the project? Is there a story being told? What was your intention or idea for your project? What do you want the audience to get from watching your video?
  2. Name some areas where you were successful in creating/completing this project. Be sure to write in complete sentences.
    Examples: I told a complete story in my final video.
    I was able to manipulate my objects from shot to shot, creating a smooth animation.
  3. Name some areas where you were unsuccessful in creating/completing your project. These can be areas where you see room for improvement. Be sure to write in complete sentences.
    Examples: I wish that I had shot my images in a better lighting scenario. 
    I wish that I had included audio with my final video.
  4. Finally, describe what you might do differently if you had more time to go back and work on your project. Would you go with a new idea? Would you reshoot some of your images with better lighting, in a different location, etc? Would you give yourself more time to complete your shooting? Be specific!
​
​Your analysis will be graded on:​
  • meeting minimum length requirements  
  • depth of organization
  • evaluation and completion of assessment questions
  • grammar/punctuation

Period 4 -- Critical Analysis #14

2/15/2018

 
For today's critical analysis, you will complete a self-assessment of your stop motion project. Be sure to post your writing as a comment to your correct class period's blog post.

Pull up your stop motion video that you turned in yesterday (you may locate it in your Google Drive folder). Read through the questions below and think about them as you watch your video.

Once you have watched through your video, answer each question below in complete sentences. Write at least 1 paragraph per each question.


  1. Describe what your stop motion project is about. Be specific. What happens in the project? Is there a story being told? What was your intention or idea for your project? What do you want the audience to get from watching your video?
  2. Name some areas where you were successful in creating/completing this project. Be sure to write in complete sentences.
    Examples: I told a complete story in my final video.
    I was able to manipulate my objects from shot to shot, creating a smooth animation.
  3. Name some areas where you were unsuccessful in creating/completing your project. These can be areas where you see room for improvement. Be sure to write in complete sentences.
    Examples: I wish that I had shot my images in a better lighting scenario. 
    I wish that I had included audio with my final video.
  4. Finally, describe what you might do differently if you had more time to go back and work on your project. Would you go with a new idea? Would you reshoot some of your images with better lighting, in a different location, etc? Would you give yourself more time to complete your shooting? Be specific.
​
​Your analysis will be graded on:​
  • meeting minimum length requirements  
  • depth of organization
  • evaluation and completion of assessment questions
  • grammar/punctuation

Period 6 -- Critical Analysis #13

2/9/2018

 
Picture
Today you will be writing about a photograph by artist Lori Nix. This image is from her series titled The City.

Write 4 paragraphs, 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. Remember to post your analysis as a comment to the blog post that corresponds to your class. If you post your analysis to the wrong class's post, it will not be graded.

Remember, refer to your "How to See" handout for analyzing a photograph--
  1. Describe specifics.
  2. Describe form.
  3. Describe the content.
  4. Evaluate the image.
​
Your analyses will be graded on:​
  • meeting minimum length requirements  
  • depth of organization
  • evaluation of the content
  • grammar/punctuation

Before you write, read the artist statement:
​
I consider myself a faux-landscape photographer. I build meticulously detailed model environments and then photograph the results. Through the photographic process, the fictional scene is transformed into a surreal space, where scale, perspective, and the document of the photograph create a tension between the material reality of the scene and the impossibility of the depicted narrative. In this space, between evidence and plot, the imagination of the viewer is unlocked, engaged, and provoked. I want my scenes to convey rich, complex, detailed, and, ultimately, open-ended narratives.

Several common themes prevail throughout my work: the constructed photograph, the landscape in turmoil, and danger married to humor. I present these elements as the raw materials of stories with messages, but without conclusions.

The photographs I create do not reflect the tradition of the grand idyllic landscape. Rather than showing the beautiful or heroic vista, I look to the darker corners of life. I am interested in the forces of entropy, in the ruins left in the wake of human pretense of grandeur. My scenes are usually devoid of people, and this emptiness becomes an important element. In this way, the impact of civilization is shown by what remains in the absence of humans. Evidence of humans may still be visible, but the cause for their absence is left unclear, allowing the viewer to complete the narrative.
​
In my current series The City, I focus on the ruins of urban landscapes. I have chosen the spaces that celebrate modern culture, knowledge, and innovation: the theater, the museum, and the library. Here the monuments of civilization and material culture are abandoned, in a state of decay and ruin, with natural elements such as plants, insects, and animals beginning to repopulate the spaces. This idea of paradise lost, or the natural world reclaiming itself, becomes more forceful as we face greater environmental challenges in the world around us.

Period 5 -- Critical Analysis #13

2/9/2018

 
Picture
© Lori Nix
Today you will be writing about a photograph by artist Lori Nix. This image is from her series titled The City.

Write 4 paragraphs, 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. Remember to post your analysis as a comment to the blog post that corresponds to your class. If you post your analysis to the wrong class's post, it will not be graded.

Remember, refer to your "How to See" handout for analyzing a photograph--
  1. Describe specifics.
  2. Describe form.
  3. Describe the content.
  4. Evaluate the image.
​
Your analyses will be graded on:​
  • meeting minimum length requirements  
  • depth of organization
  • evaluation of the content
  • grammar/punctuation

Before you write, read the artist statement:
​
I consider myself a faux-landscape photographer. I build meticulously detailed model environments and then photograph the results. Through the photographic process, the fictional scene is transformed into a surreal space, where scale, perspective, and the document of the photograph create a tension between the material reality of the scene and the impossibility of the depicted narrative. In this space, between evidence and plot, the imagination of the viewer is unlocked, engaged, and provoked. I want my scenes to convey rich, complex, detailed, and, ultimately, open-ended narratives.

Several common themes prevail throughout my work: the constructed photograph, the landscape in turmoil, and danger married to humor. I present these elements as the raw materials of stories with messages, but without conclusions.

The photographs I create do not reflect the tradition of the grand idyllic landscape. Rather than showing the beautiful or heroic vista, I look to the darker corners of life. I am interested in the forces of entropy, in the ruins left in the wake of human pretense of grandeur. My scenes are usually devoid of people, and this emptiness becomes an important element. In this way, the impact of civilization is shown by what remains in the absence of humans. Evidence of humans may still be visible, but the cause for their absence is left unclear, allowing the viewer to complete the narrative.
​
In my current series The City, I focus on the ruins of urban landscapes. I have chosen the spaces that celebrate modern culture, knowledge, and innovation: the theater, the museum, and the library. Here the monuments of civilization and material culture are abandoned, in a state of decay and ruin, with natural elements such as plants, insects, and animals beginning to repopulate the spaces. This idea of paradise lost, or the natural world reclaiming itself, becomes more forceful as we face greater environmental challenges in the world around us.

Period 4 -- Critical Analysis #13

2/9/2018

 
Picture
© Lori Nix
Today you will be writing about a photograph by artist Lori Nix. This image is from her series titled The City.

Write 4 paragraphs, 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. Remember to post your analysis as a comment to the blog post that corresponds to your class. If you post your analysis to the wrong class's post, it will not be graded.

Remember, refer to your "How to See" handout for analyzing a photograph--
  1. Describe specifics.
  2. Describe form.
  3. Describe the content.
  4. Evaluate the image.
​
Your analyses will be graded on:​
  • meeting minimum length requirements  
  • depth of organization
  • evaluation of the content
  • grammar/punctuation

Before you write, read the artist statement:
​
I consider myself a faux-landscape photographer. I build meticulously detailed model environments and then photograph the results. Through the photographic process, the fictional scene is transformed into a surreal space, where scale, perspective, and the document of the photograph create a tension between the material reality of the scene and the impossibility of the depicted narrative. In this space, between evidence and plot, the imagination of the viewer is unlocked, engaged, and provoked. I want my scenes to convey rich, complex, detailed, and, ultimately, open-ended narratives.

Several common themes prevail throughout my work: the constructed photograph, the landscape in turmoil, and danger married to humor. I present these elements as the raw materials of stories with messages, but without conclusions.

The photographs I create do not reflect the tradition of the grand idyllic landscape. Rather than showing the beautiful or heroic vista, I look to the darker corners of life. I am interested in the forces of entropy, in the ruins left in the wake of human pretense of grandeur. My scenes are usually devoid of people, and this emptiness becomes an important element. In this way, the impact of civilization is shown by what remains in the absence of humans. Evidence of humans may still be visible, but the cause for their absence is left unclear, allowing the viewer to complete the narrative.
​
In my current series The City, I focus on the ruins of urban landscapes. I have chosen the spaces that celebrate modern culture, knowledge, and innovation: the theater, the museum, and the library. Here the monuments of civilization and material culture are abandoned, in a state of decay and ruin, with natural elements such as plants, insects, and animals beginning to repopulate the spaces. This idea of paradise lost, or the natural world reclaiming itself, becomes more forceful as we face greater environmental challenges in the world around us.

Nix + Gerber Video

2/9/2018

 

Nix + Gerber from The Drawing Room on Vimeo.

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        • Project 7: Mystery
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        • Project 3: Family Portrait
        • Project 4: Triptych
        • Project 5: In The Style Of >
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    • Photography II >
      • Syllabus
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        • Project 1: Elements & Principles
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        • Project 3: Midterm Portfolio
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    • AP Photo >
      • Syllabus
      • Projects >
        • Project 1: Elements & Principles
        • Project 2: Open Theme
        • Project 3: AP Portfolio Mock Submission
        • Project 4: Photo Collage
        • Final Project: AP Portfolio Submission
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        • Import Photos
        • Using the Adobe DNG Converter
        • Creating a Contact Sheet
        • Filter & Rate Your Images
        • Creating A Metadata Template
        • Camera RAW
        • Batch Renaming
        • Turn In Your Work
        • File Formats
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        • Premiere Quick Start Guide
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      • Copyright, Fair Use, and Plagiarism in Art
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