Animation Analysis Task- Factory

1. Animation Selection

The chosen animation is "Factory" by Miwa Matreyek to analyse and interpret for the Year 9 Creative Media Assignment.

Here's the Link: http://vimeo.com/5905934

2. Focus

a) In this animation you mainly see the repetitiveness of duties done in a typical factory. In the first section of this animation, you see one man, being repeated many times and entering the Factory. These men are all walking and acting in the same fashion. They constantly check their watch, and they are carrying with them a brief case. Some men are faster and taller than others, while some are short and slow. Throughout this animation you can identify some real life objects that have been combined in the clip, such as the giant spanner and the hand, which is used as a crane. This hand represents how some people are being overly used to work, which makes them the only workers. The whole film clip is in black and white, and the main concept the clip has used is repetitiveness. Also in another scene, a concentrated looking women is typing on a computer, but this is getting replayed over and over to create a stronger message. Another interesting method behind this clip is how at the beginning, the smoke is being dragged upwards to create the concept of steaming smoke. The subject matter of this animation is to demonstrate the repetitiveness of the world. This clip may also be trying to communicate the dullness of our lives when everything is about money.

b) The overall impression of the mood in this animation is drained and dull. This is due to the repetitiveness and the lack of colours throughout the clip. This makes the animation feel somehow very empty and lacking enthusiasm. This short film shows you how repetitive the world can be, and that concept makes you feel slightly depressed. This piece lacks colours and contrast, which is the main reason for the animations overall mood being drained and dull.

c) Some examples of visual language cues that were identified was when a human hand was being used as a crane and when the dark smoke and flying boats are floating past. The human hand is an example of visual language as it sends a strong message to the viewers about us working hard, and doing all the work. The second example uses visual language due to the fact that it is representing the darkness of the world, when the main concern is work and money. The main example of a section using sound cues is also when the dark smoke appears above the factory, as there are a combination of the strong noises of boats and the loud noises of the factory. This is powerful as it sets a dull and dark mood to the viewer. A lot of editing has been incorporated into this animation. This is evident throughout the whole clip, as the animation uses a combination of IStopMotion and Animation which includes editing to make possible. This is shown through the working hand as this image of the hand has been taken through IStopMotion, but has been edited into Animation.

3. Analysis

a) The effectiveness of the message in this animation is very effective throughout the use of repetitiveness, colour and sound. Mainly the repetitiveness is the reason for the message being effective, as it demonstrates the main problems in the world. The background and set pieces are though of as suitable for this animation, as it the repetitiveness of the people is set much stronger when the background is appropriate. The background is mostly of a typical factory, with plain old boxes and in one scene a computer. This computer is used by the repetitive smart looking women, who is somehow working. The editing in this film is outstanding, as the combination of IStopMotion and Animation is the most powerful method in this film clip. Without these two methods combined, the animation would become less realistic which would end up in the clip becoming ineffective. You can identify that the main fingerprint on this film by the directer is the quality of movement by the people and objects, the use of size in objects and mostly the uses of IStopMotion and Animation combined.

b) This animation is fully in black and white. This is the main reason to why the mood is dull, drained and repetitive. This emphasis the use of repetitiveness and makes the message of the whole clip much stronger. The quality of movement in the film is quite jumpy, as the use of repetitiveness leaves one slide being longer than others. This movement gives this short film an old feeling. This old feeling gives the clip a stronger mood of dull, as the two concepts go hand in hand. Also the movement is obviously repeated a numerous of times, which is the whole purpose of this film. The texture of this animation is definitely rough and simulated. Even though you cannot literally touch the objects, you can imagine this texture through the use of colour and line.

c) There are many sounds throughout the animation, "Factory", which are mainly the common noises of people working at a factory. This includes machines, boats, and the noise of people typing on a computer which is usually related to people working. The qualities of these noises are very realistic, which makes the outline of the animation very effective as it makes it seem more realistic. These sounds contribute to the "boringness" and "dullness" of the animation, as the sounds are also repeated. Also, there is always a sound throughout the clip, which is the noise of some sort of technology working, which makes the factory sound busy.

4. Interpretation

a) The interpretation of the the work is that by using the large amounts of repetitiveness, the black and white colour, and the roughness of the movement the animation is trying to communicate to us how repetitive life - and the world - can be. It is also trying to give the message that life is not always about working, and how dull the world can be when everything is about money.

b) By surveying mainly family members, It has been identified that most people think it is about people going to work, and working at a factory. My mother thought this but she did not have a clear idea on the main message of the film, but she had basic knowledge on what the animation was about. She also said that the clip was dull and grey. My grandfather didn't tell me a specific message of the film, but he could list out specific objects in the animation, and thought the film was about men going to work in a factory. He also gave details of specific scenes. My step father thought the animation was about industrialization of the country, and the people. He also thought it was about pollution of the world due to these major factories.

c) The intended audience for Matreyek's work is mainly for teenagers, aged 14-18. This animation could be intended for teenagers as it would inform them of the dullness of life at times. This could inspire children to make a difference in the world, and to try to break the chain of repetitiveness.

d) Visual language informs the interpretation as it gives a small, yet distinctive idea towards what the total message of the animation is about. With visual language throughout the whole clip, It was clear to identify whether the interpretation was correct or not. This meant by having knowledge of most visual language in this animation, the film was easier to interpret which gave the audience and interpreter a better understanding.

e) Matreyek has used sound with the animation images to create meaning by using appropriate noises which suit the selected scene. Matreyek has also chosen sounds which suit with the overall mood of the animation, which is drained and dull. The creator chose factory noises such as machines working and people working. This corroborates with the animation images as the animation is also about people working and machines working. All together the sound and animation images combined create a stronger and more effective meaning.

Evaluation of Animation Assignment

I felt I have done this assignment both correctly and incorrectly at different parts. I spent most of Term 3, not working to my fullest, which led me to having to spend many lessons on only a few scenes. This is incorrect, as I should be splitting my time equally between the 8 scenes I had to produce. I feel the first 6 scenes I had to create were correct, as I had the time to produce these scenes with accuracy and detail. This would make the whole film seem complete and realistic in a way, as the drawings would not have been rushed. The last two scenes, however did not receive enough time to complete with enough accuracy. With this, Scene 11 was not complete. Scene 9 was finished, but was rushed in the end and was therefore not completed in the desired way. I had to rush him magically having a tuxedo on, which gave the animation less good quality.

I have done this assignment correctly by completing the first six scenes thoroughly, by having many lessons and a lot of time to complete them with detail and perfection. The first two scenes were completed well, as we were able to have a friend take shots using IStopMotion, of Abbie and I holding a book. When the book opened and the picture became an animation, it made the whole animation seem more magical and realistic. I completed this task partially wrong as I did not post blogs as often as three times a week.

If I could do this assignment again there would be a number of things that I would do differently and improve on. Firstly, I would an equal amount of time in each section, by restricting myself to stop working on a scene once I have spend a suitable amount of time on it, and move onto a new scene. This would ensure that all scenes would be done, or mostly done on time, and would mean that I would not have to rush to finish the project before it's due. If I could re-do this task, I would also make sure that three blogs were posted each week, to make sure all my blogs are in date. This would also allow for me to become more organised in my school work, as it would force me to do my work (blogs) without being asked. Lastly, I would improve the quality of all my scenes, especially scenes nine and ten. This would have made the final product seem more complete, and with more quality.

Overall, I am happy with the work my partner and I have accomplished with this Animation-Ish, but there could be a few improvements if I had the opportunity to redo this assignment.

Scene 1 and 2

Scene 1 and 2 were made by using IStopMotion. The content was quite simple to produce, as all that was needed was to have shots zooming in on my partner, Abbie and I holding a book. The book was then opened, to reveal a picture of the first scene in the play. We had a picture of this, as it would seem as though real people were reading the book, and that the story was true. This also made it look like the picture was coming alive, and that the story is basically the contents of the books put into motion.

Scene 14

Scene 14 was completed by firstly drawing the face of Scarlett - A main character. After this was completed, the slide was duplicated to the next slide. Next, a slight blue dot in Scarlett's eye. This continued to develop throughout the scenes, until tears began to flow out of her eyes, making it seem as though the character was crying. When the crying section was complete, the first and last scenes were made key slides of the scene. The move tool was then put on, and the last slide was dragged close. This made Scarlett's face gradually zoom in, throughout the scene. Finally the last scene was duplicated around three times to give a dramatic tension in the audience.

Scene 16

Scene 16, which is the last scene was completed by firstly creating the two characters, which you can only see the back of. The background was then created. Once the first slide was complete, it was copied to another slide. In the next slide, the characters were slightly moved to one side. This slide was then copied and then again moved slightly to the other side. These three slides were then copied and pasted various of times. This made the characters look like they were walking in one spot, as they seemed to be going up and down on either sides. The first slide was then made a key slide, as well as the last slide. The move tool was used to make the characters in the last scene seem small and further up the screen. This made the characters seem as though they were slowly walking up a footpath.

Two Scenes to Go!

All scenes are done, except for scene 10 and 11! These scenes are the most difficult to animate, as it is when both Scarlett and Nathan magically turn into a fancy dress and tuxedo. I will post up the remaining scenes that I have completed and I'll explain how each were completed.

Scene 5 is finished!

Scene 5 is when Scarlett looks down the hallway, on her way to home. This was when Scarlett just encountered her true love, Nathan. I did this scene by drawing the ack of Scarlett, and copying and pasting various times. This was in the foreground. Next, in the background, I drew the base hall way and copied and pasted this. Lastly, I added two key points. One at the beginning and one at the end. I used the move truck to made the last slide (background) larger. This made the slide slowly make the background become larger. This made the illusion that Scarlett was walking down the hallway, making her way to the exit door.

Scene 11- DONE!

I have completed scene 11, which is when Scarlett and Nathan are looking into each others eyes, while the sun comes past (fast forwarded). Then the moon comes, and goes quickly, and they continue to stare at each other, blinking a few times.

Enjoy!

Three Scenes Done!

Three scenes finished and four to go! Im making slow but steady progress with my assignment, and im gaining skills along the way which are making me complete scenes quicker! I just finished the scene when a tear rolls down Scarlett's face, and I have decided to add a quick slide after this scene, which will say "That Night". This will indicate that the day is finished and will make the story easier to follow and understand.

Progress on animation-ish assignment!

I have now completed the scene of when Scarlett and Nathan are holding each other, and are walking down into the distance. During this time, the credits will role. I have also just finished my second scene which was of Scarlett walking past the lockers, about to go home from school. I modified the scene, so now each slide the background is a different colour. This shows the flow of emotions that Scarlett feels for Nathan.

JoJo and Jeremy Sumpter as Scarlet and Nathan

We have decided to trace a picture of JoJo on Animation-ish, and create her into a moving avatar - starring as Scarlet. Jeremy Sumpter (Also known as Peter Pan when he was younger), will be Nathan in our story.

JoJo



Jeremy Sumpter

I will be creating scenes 5,9,10,11,13,14,16, while Abbie will be completing scenes 3,4,6,7,8,12, 15 and we will both create the two slides which are using IStopMotion.

Storyboard

Having a storyboard is an important step in perfecting the art of creating move clips, as it gives a guide on how to create the movie, and what to do next.

Today was A FairyTale

Our assignment is based on this storyline:

This will be a love story of two teenagers in highschool, with two majorly different social statuses, the male being the popular one, and the female being the shy and unknown character. These two characters have a secret crush on each other, but are unaware of the other ones likings. The first scene is in the lockers at their High School, and Nathan, the popular character, is with a group of his friends and Scarlet, the shy character, is casually walking past the group. Scarlet has quick glances towards Nathan, and Nathan does the same, although both characters are unaware that they both have been looking at each other. Scarlet is then walking by herself out the door, and begins the journey of walking home. As Anthony and Scarlet are neighbours, they walk home together, with Anthony walking ahead of Scarlet. Suddenly, Scarlet trips over a stone, and Anthony turns around to help her up, and as Scarlet looks up at Anthony, He magically has medieval clothes. They then dance, and there are close shots of their faces being close together. The next day, Scarlet comes to school and finds Nathan at school with another girl, little does she know, that he is actually helping her with her assignment. Scarlet then goes onto her computer finding a message from Nathan, explaining what had happened. They then hold hands and walk of to the distance, living happily ever after.

Abbie and I have fully completed our story board, and we are going to scan them onto our blogs.

We are now ready to start creating our animation! :)

We have decided to begin with the animation, and not with the IStopMotion, as the IStopMotion involves my partner and I getting dressed up. We are concentrating on drawing the characters for our story, and making sure that every scene in our clip makes sense.

For our character Scarlet, We intend to trace a picture of 'JoJo' and we are yet to find a match for Anthony.

Assignment

We will be using a mix of IStopMotion, and Animation-Ish for our assignment. We are using IStopMotion for the first two scenes as we are zooming in on a book, which will open by itself. There will then be an animation on the page, which will come to life. Then, the story will continue and at the end, the picture will zoom out of the book, and the book will close.

The background song for our animation will be 'Today was a Fairy Tale' By Taylor Swift.

IStopMotion Experiment

We have now learnt about IStopMotion, and I decided to test IStopMotion out, by creating a short video on my pencil case. The next thing I will test is IStopMotion but with Photoshop included.
I did this video, by moving the objects very small amounts, then taking a picture. I repeated this step a various amount of times, to make it seem like the objects are moving by themselves. I had to make sure I didn't move the objects to far at a time, as otherwise it would not look realistic.

Here is my first IStopMotion Experiment...

Animation-ish Experiment

I have decided to create another Animation-ish experiment, of a moving creature. The creature was already created, but I kept multiplying the layer and then erasing the main outline of the creature, and redoing it to make it look 'sketchy' and moving. I also kept re-drawing the feet for four slides, to make it look like the feet are moving. I did the same for the tail. Also, for the eyes, I wanted to make it seem like the creature was alive, and blinking. I did this, by erasing the eye on one slide, and drawing a slightly curved line to make it look like its eye is closed. Then, I re drew the spots various times, to implement that the creature was moving. I then copied and pasted the series of slides various times, and then added a Key Frame on the first slide, and draged the drawing back (off the slide), and I added another Key Frame on the last slide, and dragged it forward (off the slide).

Here is my third Animation-ish experiment of a walking creation...

My Walking Man

Next up this term, we have created our first walking man. We started off by copying and pasting a picture from blackboard, with the pictures and steps in creating a walking man. We discovered that when creating an animation, the movements are exaggerated to make it look like normal movements, in cartoon. Once we had copied and pasted the picture of the movements, we traced the pictures, and then we continued to do so on other slides with the next step of movement. After that we selected a background to go behind it. I selected a picture of a mountain with blue skies surrounding. I added a main point at the start, and at the end, then various main points in the middle, to look like the man was walking up and down on the mountain. I then put clothes, shoes and a hat on the walking man, and did the same for each slide of the man walking at different stages. The rest of the slide automatically copied the clothes, shoes and hat, as I had copied and pasted many slides of the man waling in action.

Here is my walking man in action...

The Bouncing Ball

Today was our first creative media for Term 2. We discovered that our assignment and main topic with term is animations! I enjoy making animations as its interesting, creative and fun. Although animations are fun to create and make up, they are tiring and time-consuming, as there are many slides to create only 1 second (10 slides, make 1 second worth of animation). Our first attempt at creating an animation this term, was by creating "A Bouncing Ball". This wa by following a diagram on the board, which indicated to us how many and where to place our (balls) slides. Here is my attempt of creating a bouncing a ball...

Evaluation of Avatar One and Two

Evaluation

Avatar 2- Before & After


Avatar 1 - Before & After

I feel I had made these avatars partly right, and partly wrong. With the first avatar I created, I felt I had made it correctly, but I had done this wrong as I had taken to much time focused on this avatar when I should have been splitting time equally between the two avatars. I think I have made my first avatar look fierce and aggressive, and I did not need to change the background as it was already a desert-like setting. I did this partly wrong as I could have spent time outlining the masks I had made, and made sure they were in the correct position. With the second avatar, I spent less time working on it, which was a wrong decision I made. If I had spent less time on my first avatar and more on my second avatar, the second avatar could have been improved and have adjustments. I think I created my second avatar correctly, as I have made most layers with masks, and I have made my avatar look fierce and scary. I also feel that I have done this assignment a little wrongly, as I have not been posting on my blog three times a week, which I will improve on next time.

I do think I went mostly well though, as I am happy with the outcome of both avatars, and feel I have satisfied both emotions effectively. I did this by changing things in my personality profile, to suit the avatar more and also by thinking of colours which represent certain colours, and skin tones. Such as the harsh skin made a huge difference on making the avatars look tougher, as without the harsh skin, they look merely different from normal skin.

If I could do this assignment again, there are a numerous amount of things which I would do differently. Firstly, I would spent an equal amount of time on both avatars. This would improve the quality of the second avatar, without me having to be stressed about completing it with a shorter amount of time. Also, I would be certain to accomplish three blogs each week, so I could be in date with my blogs, and not have to do many of blogs in one night. This would also teach me to be more organised. Finally, I would spent a little more time on finalising the quality of the masking done. This would make sure that there were no cracks, or lines in places that they were not meant to be. It would also make the whole avatar look and feel more accomplished and realistic, as there would be nothing out of order.

Hair and background of my Second Avatar

After the harsh skin was added, I put cracks on my avatars lips, and hair. I put cracks on the lips as if you are in the sun for a long period of time, your lips become dry. I find this to be small but important, to distinguish that she has been damaged by the suns rays. I did this the same way as I did the cracks on her skin, except I changed the lighting. I also put cracks on my avatars hair. This is more a symbol, that her hair is dry, and damaged. This element also helps us to understand she has been living in the sun for a long period of time. Finally, I added the background to the picture. I chose the dessert at sunset/night, as the emotion I had chosen was based on night. I had said that at night, they go hunting and therefore have red, bloodthirsty eyes and they are large for twenty-twenty vision. They are also more fierce at night, and more aggressive. This picture demonstrates to us that they setting is at night, and also creates a dark mood.

Colour of eyes and skin of my Second Avatar

Secondly, I made my avatars eyes red, which informs me and the viewers that she is angry. I did this by duplicating the original layer and masking out everything apart from the eye. U then adjusted the hue and saturation to make the eyes red. I did this to make her look more angry and aggressive. I then added skin, and harsh skin. I added skin as she lives in the dessert, so the sun affected her skin by leaving dessert cracks. It also shows she is rough. I then added harsh skin to make my avatar look even more fierce. I added both skins by finding a picture of some cracks, duplicating it multiple times and covering them over the skin I want. I then merge the layers by holding shift and clicking the layers, then right clicking and pressing merge layers. I then create a mask and mask out everything not covering the skin wanted, and also I made sure you could not see the joining lines of each picture.

The eyes, mouth and eyebrows on my Second Avatar

The photo to the left was the original picture, although I had liquifyed the eyebrows and mouth to make look the girl look more angry. I did this by simply dragging down the eyebrows, slowly making it look natural, and I also did the same with the corners of the mouth. I did this as I said in my Avatars personality profile that she had an aggressive personality. I also made the eyes bigger, by taking away everything but the eyes, and pressing command + t. This made me have the option of dragging her eyes bigger. This is as in her personality profile it said that their eyes go bigger at night, and this picture will soon have a background of the dessert at night.

Final Picture of Avatar One

This was the final layer that I added onto my avatar. I put dry mud patterns on top of her hair to symbolise that her hair is dried out and hard. Also, because she lives in a sunny and hot area, the sun has damaged her hair. I did this by selecting an image from the internet and copying and pasting it various of times to cover all of the hair. I then merged all of the layers into one. After this, I created a mask and made the opacity of the picture lower, so it looks like her hair is actually very dry. I masked out every thing but the hair, so there was no prints on the skin. The hair pattern accidentally covered some skin such as a section of her face. But after thinking this over, I decided to keep these prints as it looks 'natural', and makes her look more fierce and tougher. This was my final image.

Green eyes on Avatar One!

My creation now has green eyes! I did this by duplicating the original layer of the picture, and add a mask. I masked out everything apart from the iris and pupil of the eyes. I then used hue and saturation to change the colour into green. I then put the layer on top of the current layers, so that the new green eyes appeared. To polish the eyes off, I had a final masking adjustment to make sure it was almost perfect. Then Finally, I used the brush tool and painted a small black dot to resemble the pupils, as the green colouring wiped out the previous pupils.

I made her eyes green as I stated in my personality profile that the "SunTrek" Race, eat mostly home grown vegetation, which makes her eyes go green. Her eyes are also green as my created race are mostly active in the night, so green eyes makes it easier for the "SunTrek" Race, to see and hunt at night.

Lip Cracks on Avatar One!

Now that I am happy with the effect of the skin on the person, I have added smaller and more defined cracks onto her lips. I did this I said in the personality profile that she living in the dessert, being more exposed to the sunlight and heat. Due to this, she has many cracks pressed in her skin. But I thought that she should have smaller and detailed cracks for her lips, so it exaggerates and makes it clear that she has been obviously damaged by the sun.

Avatar One with Skin

The first thing I did when I had found the perfect picture, was to find dessert-like cracks for the woman's skin. I found the cracks which I thought suited the emotion, And copied and pasted many of them onto different layers. I then merged all of the layers together and created a mask, which I then painted out the cracks until they were only on the skin. I put "Soft light" on the cracks, to make it look like the cracks were dented into her skin. I made her have cracks as she lives out in the dessert, which made the sun damage her skin, causing her skin to dry out and cracks to appear.

Avatar One - Original Picture

I chose this picture to make an avatar, as the women looks almost as I described in my personality file. I said that the girl had tanned skin, Brown hair and was living in a war-based community. Jessica Alba (The women on the original picture) Demonstrates this perfectly. Her eyebrows are slightly frowning, and her lips are not smiling nor frowning. This picture creates a fierce look, which is what I am looking for in my avatar. Although, Her emotion does not look angry, just as if she is aggressive. I was looking for this type of picture as I said that my avatar was aggressive and fierce to all members outside her community, and even a little to those within society.

Avatar Personality File

The race of avatars I will be creating are named the "Suntrek Race" which live on the planet of "Umsenia". Their race is named after the sun, as these avatars live in middle of the dessert. This dessert is located in the middle on the sea, this is an area with a force field around the beaches, leaving the Suntrek Race stranded. They created a base centering a mirage. Until their shaded area was build, they were forced to live under the sun. Leaving the sun to damage them and create dessert-like cracks pressed in their skin. They have aggressive and defensive personalities, due to their hard life and land being taken by the "Umsun" race. The Suntreks also created an underground world, for the daytime as the sun becomes too hot. At night, the Suntreks come out to hunt for the scarce repatiles living in the desert. Due to this lifestyle, The Suntrek race has brown hair, as they only hunt at night, which means their hair does not receive much sunlight, creating a brown colour. Their eyes also turn red, as they are hunting, and become blood-thirsty. The colour also represents anger.

The lack of food, forced the Suntrek race to eat the limited vegetation, which also made them grow their own plants in the underground world. They have green eyes, and finger nails due to this. The Suntrek race are vicious to anyone outside from their community, and are slightly feisty to those even from their own race. They have a very tanned skin colour due to living in the desert, and have large, cat eyes at night for hunting. The only time that the Suntrek race a truelly happy is when they have won a battle, and have gained land. The Suntrek community is a war-based country which is focused on its battles and military skills. Also, their eyes change colour on the mood they are in.

The Suntrek I will be making is a girl named, "Abaddourtney", who is is very defensive and protective of her property. She is a fierce and independant women, who will do anything for her country. She is not as nasty as the other Suntrek members, and is nice to everyone in her community, not to those who arn't. Abaddourtney has long, wavy brown hair and has light green eyes, due to eating vegetation and also to help her eyesight at night. This girl has a strong warrior inside her and is nice to the other peers in the community.

The second Avatar is a modified version of the first avatar. She has short hair, and she is set in the night time, and has dark red eyes, with a cracked face like Avatar One.

Photoshop Experiment

I started with a picture of Cameron Diaz, and then morphed leopard skin onto her.

I changed the colour of the leopard skin by using hue and saturation, to make it look like she has many "birthmarks", Or leopard skin.

I then duplicated the layer, and masked out everything than the hair.

I changed the colour of the hair and then added it!

The Apple with a Mouth

The Apple with a mouth




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I found this picture to be funny, and creative. I found this picture on the internet, and I would love to try this out on a food, myself. It has been well made, as the two images blend in, and it actually looks like this certain apple has a mouth.

The Man with No Legs

The Man with No legs.



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I found this picture on the internet, and found it to be inspiring and a great idea. I like the idea of him being flat, and he ironing himself. I would be interested to experiment this out one time.

Photoshop can be dangerous

Photoshop can be fun and creative, but photoshop can also be used for the wrong reasons and be dangerous.

Bullying

Photoshop can be used to bully other students or just regular people. This may be by putting the face of the victim into another selected picture to make the victim feel bad for themselves. There could be many possibilities with photoshop. Bullying with photo shop can cause depression to the victim and may even lead to suicide in certain cases. Bullyingwith photshop may be liquifying someones face or even changing the colour of there teeth. These pictures can be sent publicly or seen by many people.

Lying

Photoshop may even be used for lying. People could say that they are friends with a certain person, or say that they worked at a certain job for a job interview. This may be by merging someones or their own face into a certain picture. This could get people a job they do not qualify for, or could make people believe they are friends with a certain person.

Liquefying Experiment

I have decided to test Liquefying in photo shop with a kitten, to make it look happy and sad.



I chose this picture to liquify



I decided to liquefy the kittens mouth, eyes and cheeks to make it look happy.



Then I liquefied the eyes, cheeks and mouth to make the kitten look sad.

My Emu - Frog Creation

I started off with the Emu...


Then I added the Tree frog...


Now I put them together and added the colour, which consisted of duplicating the layer and changing the hue and saturation.


Our first creation in creative media was to create this, An emu - frog. I found this challenging at first, as there was many steps to the final picture. Soon, As I kept on repeating the process, I found it easier to complete and now I have it basically memorized. I can now change the colour of the hair and beak which is fun as you can create a whole new species. Now that I know how to morph two animals together, I will continue to do experiments.

Surprise!

Surprise

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This is a picture of a surprised little baby. You can tell this baby is surprised by her mouth and eyes. His/her mouth is open to tell he/she recieved a little shock or surprise to make the baby gasp. The babies eyes are wide open, maybeto increase the visual information.

Image 2

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Here is another picture of a surprised man. His eyebrows have been pulled up, and therefore causing wrinkles on the forehead. His eyes are again wide open as maybe he cant believe what he is seeing. His mouth is open, but not completely open. As maybe he needs more oxygen and is gasping at what he is seeing.

Image 3

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This is another type of surprised, as she is happy and surprised at the same time. Her eye brows are pulled up maybe due to her eyes being so wide. The girl may be trying to receive more visual informative. Her mouth is wide open and the edges of her lips are curved to show se his happy and gasping due to the surprise. Her hands are on her cheeks to show how she is surprised.

Sadness!

Sadness

Image 1

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This is a picture of a girl who looks unhappy and sad. This may be due to her arms being crossed, which could mean she doesnt want to expose her self, or she is cross and upset. The girl is look down, this usually occurs when thinking about something and being upset. Her mouth is straight, not curved which would be mean she is not happy. She overall looks sad.

Image 2

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This second image is of a young girl, who looks sad as she is crying. The first thing I notice is her eyes. They are very watery and looks like she is about to burst up into tears. There is one tear drop from her right eye, but it has not travelled far. The tears are the main give away of her being sad. Another reason for her looking said is her lips, as they are closed and curved down. Also, her eyebrows are curved down.

Image 3

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Here is the last and final example of a sad person. You can tell she is sad by many things. especially her eyes, eyebrows and mouth. Her eyes are water and some tears have come, as you can see a few tear drops flowing down this young girls cheeks. Her eyebrows are pressed down, and look as though she is frustrated and upset. There are a few crinkles above her eyebrows to show this as well. Her lips are straight, and it looks almost like this girl is going to bite her lip. Bitting lips usually means that they are trying to choke back the tears.

Happiness, Sadness and Surprise!

To start our assignment, we were asked to choose 3 emotions. I chose happiness, sadness and surprise. I chose these as happiness and sadness are key emotions, which I would like to portray with my avatars. I chose surprise as I thought this was a nice emotion to go with happiness and sadness. I now have to choose 3 images of each emotion, and briefly describe them.

Happiness!

Happiness

Image 1

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Here is an image of a smiling and joyful looking baby. This baby looks very happy due to many things happening with his/her face. The first thing I notice is how the babies mouth is open and smiling, he/she has creases on the edges of his/her mouth, making the emotion look happy. The babies eyes are lightly squinted, maybe due to his/her smiling, making his cheeks press against his eyes, this makes him/her looking very joyful and happy.

Image 2

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This is another image of a happy child. You can tell she is happy for many reasons. Her eyebrows are crinkled, not frown-like crinkle, more of a laughing crinkle. Her mouth is wide open, flashing her teeth and her lips are curved on the edges, revealing crinkles up to her nose. And again, her eyes are squinted. Also, her cheeks are pushed up as she is smiling, showing she is happy.

Image 3

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Here is the final example of a happy person. This man looks very happy as he is smiling. First, his eyes are squinted, you can tell this by how next to his eyes there are crinkles. His cheeks are pushed up against his eyes as he's smiling widely. His mouth is widely open and you can see his teeth, this is a sign of happiness as his curves of his mouth are pointing upwards.

Starting Photoshop

This term we will be working on our abilities to create an avatar using photoshop. I have never used photoshop productively, I have only tried photoshop a couple of times without knowing what to do. When I went into photoshop, I took a look at all the tools, options and buttons and I was worried that I would become confused. We have been practising the emu and frog morphed into one, and know I am capable of morphing two animals together. I'm learning! :)
I am looking forward to creating an avatar and learning much more photoshop skills!