Projects

Balance- The windows on the side of Sykes are equally spaced, styled, and sized.

Emphasis- The minaret is what immediately draws your attention due to its size and shine, while the palm trees are complimentary.

Harmony- The plants in front of the ACE center are identical in color and size, and planted such they are aligned and equally spaced.

Movement- The eye follows the rounded steps and lines as they edge the grass and garden below.

Variety- Contrasting colors and types of cars cause the viewer to analyze each vehicle in its own element.

Line- On the old School house the shingling created horizontal lines. The lines were parallel continuing throughout the entire outside of the schoolhouse.

Color- On the building there are two different tones of brown. One is a light beige and the other is a tan color. Neither are a primary or secondary colors. They are warm tones that compliment the warm weather of Tampa. A blue building or a cooler tone building may not fit in well on campus because most of the buildings here are these warm shades of brown.

Texture- The pillar outside of the Cass Building had an interesting texture. It is cement like material but it is not smooth and flat like a freshly paved road. It is bumpy and not soft to run your hands against. 

 Space- Plant hall represents space because the building itself is a work of art. Between the minarets and the unique architecture makes it stands out on campus. Plant hall alone makes this space feel elegant and old fashioned. When you add in the palm trees surrounding it you are reminded that you’re in a warm tropical part of the country.  This space feels extravagant and unique, like you may not find a building like this on most campuses.

Shape- The chapel on campus represents shape because enclosed in the chapel itself are other elements of art. For example the different size pieces of square glass that make up the front window of the chapel. Also the unique architecture of the building is art. All of these elements together make up one large triangle.

Proportion - The Tampa skyline appears to be a similar size to the tree. The scale of the city looks small because it is much farther away than the tree.

Unity - The pillars in the front of Sykes Business School are from floor to ceiling. The pillars create a sense of wholeness in the structure. Without the pillars, the building would appear empty and week. The pillars create a sense of strength, as well as balance the grande design.

Value - The two rows of palm trees in Plant Park has a significant importance. The rows provide a sense of uniformity and security for those who walk between them.

Rhythm - The windows of plant hall provide an apparent pattern for the viewers eyes to follow. The repeating window arches are identical in color and shape. The windows are in a grid which allows for identical levels.

Form - The shape of the minaret is a very distinct one. The silver color and the lines that run up the body of the minaret help form a unique personality for the building. The minaret has a strong, wide base and gets small and narrow at the top.

Project Notes

Damian, Michael, Ashley 
- We noticed theres was an effective description for each photo taken
- All photos are from campus
- Variety of photos, from interior to exterior photos
- Taken in different weather conditions
- Taken at different times


Pasama, Nicolas, Kyle, 
- Very close up photos
- Taken from off campus and on campus
- Focuses on details on locations
- Differing lighting conditions


Olivia
- Cool reflection picture
- Used two similar photos
- Have they been edited? 
- First self portrait we’ve seen


Alex, 
- Unique perspective
- Some off campus
- Variety of lighting conditions
- Nature shots and man made shots
-  Good composition

Dan, Hannah, Sophie
-  They love close ups
- Lots of interior shots
- Day in the life of a college kid
- Interesting person stretching

Maddie, Scott, Kat
- Balance of interior and exterior shots
- Moving shot, background blur
- Closeups
- Nature, simplistic 
- Good framing
- Natural colors

Ryan's Website 5&5

     Comments
           1. Effective use of light to create distinct blurs/focusses
           2. Different images are pieced together to continue the image's theme (train)
           3. Unsure on the intent of videos, the red line does not make sense to me
           4. I enjoyed the penguins on the rock face and how they are all looking up
           5. I enjoyed the varying coloration you achieved when working with metals

     Questions
           1. Why the red on the armadillo piece? Where did the infatuation for the armadillo stem from?
           2. What were you trying to convey with the feet and thumbs? 
           3. What is your favorite material to work with? Why?
           4. In the piece "Tapping", is that a bullet hole?
           5. When working with metal, what is your technique/means of shaping?

Three Frames

Before & After - Italy

UPC

Perpective Project

This is the point of view of a football player. He is going in for the tackle and is focused on number 18 in the black. The photo has added focus due to the "tint" that was applied to the center that guides the viewers eye to the main focus which is number 18. We feel that this emulates real life, when your adrenaline is pumping you tend to get tunnel vision and focus on the task or target at hand.

In Class Ranking

Scott and Ricky

1. Mirror Portrayal - Very strong concept with clear focus

2. Ant Foot - Concept was great, slight execution flaws

3. Facebook Addict - Cool photo effects with vertical stacking, clear meaning topical idea

4. Tampa on LSD - Good editing effects and contrast. Unclear execution

5. Audience Naked - Emotion was complex to pull off, good photo editing

6. Para-Scope - Cropping/Dirty vision added to the photo reality

7. Ellis Island - Missing focus, felt cold, good job dating

8. Goalie POV - Wrong background picture, could have been cleaner

9. Baseball Pitcher - Cool concept, possible rushed execution

10. Texting while driving - Overplayed idea, simple, but relevant and well done.

11. Fly Vision - Confusing, needed 2 pictures to pull off full idea

Transitive Number Project

Final

Synopsis:

Our project took the form of a rap music video featuring a man who lost his girlfriend. He is reminded of her when he sees a sandwich that looked like the ones she used for make him. While the sandwich symbolizes love, it also brings forth feelings of hate and anguish, which are expressed throughout the man’s music video rant.

Notice What You Notice- Within the video is embedded a variety of whimsical creatures. During several of the scenes, all of the elements of a typical rap video will be featured, but in the background there is often something out of place. This includes: a guy with bunny ears, two dancers dressed in imaginary costumes, and several unusual features within his flashback memories.

Catalogue:

Art of Seeing – these elements are found throughout the video and are in the form of typical things one would see in a rap music video, such as a “hype man”, women dancing inappropriately, improperly worn clothing, as well as certain locational filming paralleling that of rap music videos.

Point of View- the point of view facet was emphasized through the means of filming and editing. There are no lyrics to the song, or words spoken in the video, and the film is in black and white. This was done in order to try and mimic old silent films, but still having a modern twist.

Metaphor- the metaphor within the video is the music society’s change in taste and how music today has become about objectifying women, and forming lyrics that most of the time don’t even make sense. By having an instrumental playing, but no lyrics heard despite the man’s lips moving, as well as women dancing on tables, we communicated that most music today, specifically rap, has just become nonsense. Further, there is also a metaphorical relationship between the music video and the rapper’s lost relationship. He uses the video to convey his painful recollections of the girl he used to love, and at the end it catches up with him when she reappears and crushes his heart once again.

Double-Entendre- The peanut butter and jelly sandwich itself serves as a double entendre. It is a physical sandwich that he carries through the video, but the same time it is also a physical embodiment of his relationship. When it is stepped on at the end of the video, the sandwich is physically destroyed, and the relationship is also symbolically demolished.

Life and Death- The life and death within the film begin with the sandwich being made, which as mentioned symbolizes the past relationship. The man carries the sandwich throughout the entire film as he reminisces about his lost love and of all the great times they had together. But at the end it is snatched from him and destroyed, which symbolizes the ultimate end, or death, of their relationship and the time for him to move onwards.

Multiple Frames- the multiple frames, while not pictures, are the events occurring throughout the video. We are telling a story by having the man notice something that reminds him of past memories and love, then having him rant about it and how much he misses the good and bad, and finally we take that from him to symbolize the time for him to let go and move on.

Framing the Image- the sandwich is present throughout the entire video and is carried by the man who sees it as a reminded of the past.  The video begins with the sandwich being made, and ends with it being destroyed.

Symbol- the sandwich represents love and past memories.

Sound/Audio- the project was done via a video camera and then edited with sound, placing music allows the video to flow like a typical rap video, except he conveys his feelings through physical expressions instead of words.

Group Roster

Damian- dancer, writer

Pasama- film editor, dancer

Olivia- film editor, dancer

Alix- film editor, cameraman

Ricky- Rapper, writer

Peer Review

Honda - Showed effective use of a camera and film editing and thus played an essential part in completing our       project; never missed meetings and provided ideas and constrictive criticism. 

Damian - Helped establish our project's storyline and insured that we satisfied the requirements along the way. In addition to, he helped the group by acting in scenes throughout the money, and by contributing ideas; he wrote our process and roster. 

OJ - Was critical in coming up with the idea for our storyline as well as insuring all pieces were tied together and that the story made sense. In addition to, OJ helped with editing and acting. 

Pasama - Acted, helped Honda with editing, and helped us establish a story; never missed team meetings.  

All group members contributed to the completion of our project in some way or another. A+ to all.

Process

First we came up with an idea of making a music video.  We decided to make the music video about a guy seeing something that reminds him of his ex-girlfriend.  Then we decided on how to implement the themes into our music video.  Once we figured that out, we then filmed a scene in stadium and decided to think of other areas to film.  We decided to come back the next week with weird props and film again on campus.  Next we filmed by the pool, the river, and other locations on campus.  Then we had to edit the video and add some music for the background.  Once we were able to edit the video properly, we viewed it one last time and decided it was finish.