Sunday 12 June 2011
7:30 40 degrees
this morning i went to yoga. i highly recommend going early in the morning. you feel amazing and you've started your day with a bang! start work tmrw at michaels and savers. time to make some monayyy. probably gonna get some tat stuff once i start having consistent money comin in. i miss england so much i want to go back.
Tuesday 3 May 2011
today
i woke up. had some rye bread with butter. baught some cigs, failed to find djarums cos they've banned them i guess. i miss golden virginia and cutters choice. wish they sold that shiz here.
applying to hot topic (thumbs down, but i need money) and. trader joes and starbucks but i don't think starbucks likes boys with facial piercings. people should realize what century we live in. time to move on, honey.
living at home is not the best idea, don't do it. in the past week i've managed to save two animals lives by not hitting them with my car. SAVE THE ANIMALS
applying to hot topic (thumbs down, but i need money) and. trader joes and starbucks but i don't think starbucks likes boys with facial piercings. people should realize what century we live in. time to move on, honey.
living at home is not the best idea, don't do it. in the past week i've managed to save two animals lives by not hitting them with my car. SAVE THE ANIMALS
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Anthony Howe
this guy's stuff is prety neat. i'm having the hardest time figuring out how it works and everything. still, its really cool. his website has everything he's done. http://www.howeart.net/
Sunday 27 March 2011
fmp week 4
last week was a bit rough but i'm almost done with this project. i decided against the bottles idea after not being able to attain this:
and i decided to stick with the cylinder idea i had before. I'm deciding between two metal cylinders to use, one is wider than the other and it will depend which cylinder fits in the cage i bought:
gonna fill out the health and safety form because i was a bit behind and didn't do it.
i'm hoping to get it all finished tomorrow, if not tuesday.
gonna fill out the health and safety form because i was a bit behind and didn't do it.
i'm hoping to get it all finished tomorrow, if not tuesday.
Wednesday 9 March 2011
fmp week 2
today is wednesday and i decided to stay home today and monday after getting really ill over the weekend. i think i'm getting better, i'm managing it but i haven't done much after getting sick. i can't remember if i posted that i was considering bottles instead of cylinders, but the idea came to me and it seems like a neat idea.
i have a few empty beer bottles that i can use and they are different sizes, giving each one a different tone. i need to develop a machine that rotates them in a way so they emit these tones. one problem i see right away is that they are glass and i don't know how i could attach them so they spin. maybe i could wrap a piece of metal around the body of the bottle and fasten it tight enough so it doesn't come off when spinning.
i just thought of another idea thats a bit different. what i could do is have the bottles lined up and stable with a fan behind each one. when the fan blows, the tone comes out. maybe i could take it further and connect the fans to a computer that randomly turns the fans on and off.
thats all for now.
i have a few empty beer bottles that i can use and they are different sizes, giving each one a different tone. i need to develop a machine that rotates them in a way so they emit these tones. one problem i see right away is that they are glass and i don't know how i could attach them so they spin. maybe i could wrap a piece of metal around the body of the bottle and fasten it tight enough so it doesn't come off when spinning.
i just thought of another idea thats a bit different. what i could do is have the bottles lined up and stable with a fan behind each one. when the fan blows, the tone comes out. maybe i could take it further and connect the fans to a computer that randomly turns the fans on and off.
thats all for now.
Wednesday 2 March 2011
FMP week 1
this week I started generating some ideas for my piece titled 'kinetic whistles.' Originally i wanted to make my own metal cylinders from sheets of metal but now I think I like the idea of found objects that are already in the shape i need.
for example, richard from the metal workshops mentioned trumpets. i'm going to go to a scrap yard hopefully within the week to see if i can find some objects to work with. i'll also ask if they have any working DC motors. john clayman really helped me out with developing a way to spin the cylinders. I have no engineer experience so i really didn't know what to do, so i'm grateful he was able to help so much. i may just end up using power drills again... i asked steph wilson for some advice and she said the contrast between the sleek and shiny cylinders and the mechanical power drills would complement each other. she also said having the motors visible is a plus. My idea was to hide them under a base but now i'm thinking i might enjoy the way you can see the powerdrill(s).
I feel very positive about this all and I don't feel i'm in a rut which is good. Usually with assignments that last as long as this fmp, i tend to either put it off and/or get scared because i don't know how to start, but the advice i've had has made a huge difference and i feel confident now to continue my work. my goal this week is to go to some scrap yards and maybe some shops that are savvy with motors and engines to find cylindrical objects and get further advice on how i should go about the mechanics for this.
for example, richard from the metal workshops mentioned trumpets. i'm going to go to a scrap yard hopefully within the week to see if i can find some objects to work with. i'll also ask if they have any working DC motors. john clayman really helped me out with developing a way to spin the cylinders. I have no engineer experience so i really didn't know what to do, so i'm grateful he was able to help so much. i may just end up using power drills again... i asked steph wilson for some advice and she said the contrast between the sleek and shiny cylinders and the mechanical power drills would complement each other. she also said having the motors visible is a plus. My idea was to hide them under a base but now i'm thinking i might enjoy the way you can see the powerdrill(s).
I feel very positive about this all and I don't feel i'm in a rut which is good. Usually with assignments that last as long as this fmp, i tend to either put it off and/or get scared because i don't know how to start, but the advice i've had has made a huge difference and i feel confident now to continue my work. my goal this week is to go to some scrap yards and maybe some shops that are savvy with motors and engines to find cylindrical objects and get further advice on how i should go about the mechanics for this.
Sunday 27 February 2011
CCW Film Review
To understand dreams and film as parallel ideas is not hard to grasp when one realizes one’s own perspective while watching films. Most films have dream-like qualities to them. The viewer cannot see everything that is happening and is not in control of the perspective; it is entirely another force, and one that is decided before the piece is watched. Dreams are similar in that one usually cannot control what is happening or where the dream may lead to. Also, there is a connection between scene changes in films and ‘scene changes’ in dreams. The film Slacker, directed by Richard Linklater and made in 1991, has a dream-like quality to it. A film that relates is La Montaña Sagrada (The Holy Mountain) from 1973 directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky.
The American film Slacker from the 90s showed a story of characters connected to each other through place, friendship, funny conversations with strangers, taxi drivers, among other varied interactions. The diversity of these connections that strung together each vignette is refreshing. A new character’s story every ten minutes or so leaves the viewer intrigued and slightly wanting. Forcing the viewer to ‘catch up’ with each new story creates an excitement to see what will happen next. It is a very thought-provoking way to present stories, as it makes the viewer question what has happened before and after each vignette. At the start of the film, a man who rides a taxi cab goes on about a theory in which one’s thoughts of what could have happened in a given situation become materialized in another dimension or universe. He also mentions how it’s possible to dream about one of those alternate realities. There is a slight connection there between the viewer’s opinion of what could have happened or what will happen in the film, and the taxi rider’s theory that thoughts become realities.
La Montaña Sagrada, is a Spanish cult film from the 70s. Instead of showing stories of different people, there is a main character that dips into various places. There is hardly a clear narrative, but one could easily develop a metaphor for one. This film is simply stunning- the imagery is profound and lingers in the mind well after watching. It leaves the viewer stunned in a way. It makes one wonder ‘Did that just happen?’ or ‘What did that mean?’ There is sparse dialogue throughout the piece which complements well the deluge of imagery and symbols. The film has religious themes throughout that are obvious but they seem to be satirical. For example, when the man is drugged and wakes up to find himself surrounded by hundreds of molds of himself in the position of being crucified on a cross. The short clips of the characters that represent the planets are also quite funny as they show exaggerated or fantastical representations of mundane life. These could be a metaphor of how people live out their lives, what rules they live by, how peaceful or wasteful they are, etc. La Montaña Sagrada has more dreamy tendencies as many parts of the film don’t make logical sense. Everything about the film is sporadic and looks as if it takes place in another world, another universe, perhaps a dream someone had.
These two films are very different but have some similar themes. They compare well together and are worth seeing a couple times to develop thoughts and understand them more.
The American film Slacker from the 90s showed a story of characters connected to each other through place, friendship, funny conversations with strangers, taxi drivers, among other varied interactions. The diversity of these connections that strung together each vignette is refreshing. A new character’s story every ten minutes or so leaves the viewer intrigued and slightly wanting. Forcing the viewer to ‘catch up’ with each new story creates an excitement to see what will happen next. It is a very thought-provoking way to present stories, as it makes the viewer question what has happened before and after each vignette. At the start of the film, a man who rides a taxi cab goes on about a theory in which one’s thoughts of what could have happened in a given situation become materialized in another dimension or universe. He also mentions how it’s possible to dream about one of those alternate realities. There is a slight connection there between the viewer’s opinion of what could have happened or what will happen in the film, and the taxi rider’s theory that thoughts become realities.
La Montaña Sagrada, is a Spanish cult film from the 70s. Instead of showing stories of different people, there is a main character that dips into various places. There is hardly a clear narrative, but one could easily develop a metaphor for one. This film is simply stunning- the imagery is profound and lingers in the mind well after watching. It leaves the viewer stunned in a way. It makes one wonder ‘Did that just happen?’ or ‘What did that mean?’ There is sparse dialogue throughout the piece which complements well the deluge of imagery and symbols. The film has religious themes throughout that are obvious but they seem to be satirical. For example, when the man is drugged and wakes up to find himself surrounded by hundreds of molds of himself in the position of being crucified on a cross. The short clips of the characters that represent the planets are also quite funny as they show exaggerated or fantastical representations of mundane life. These could be a metaphor of how people live out their lives, what rules they live by, how peaceful or wasteful they are, etc. La Montaña Sagrada has more dreamy tendencies as many parts of the film don’t make logical sense. Everything about the film is sporadic and looks as if it takes place in another world, another universe, perhaps a dream someone had.
These two films are very different but have some similar themes. They compare well together and are worth seeing a couple times to develop thoughts and understand them more.
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