A Not So Brief Reflection on Postmodernism (I am feeling philosophical)

I am undergoing a wave of inspiration thanks to today's lesson on Postmodernism.

First of all, I am used to seeing artistic periods/movements from an outside perspective. In both my art history and Spanish literature classes, I am used to seeing expressionism, naturalism, or impressionism as things of the past, as I learn about their characteristics and the way people expressed themselves as well as the ideologies they held.

But looking at the present as an art period is a whole other situation. I am so used to what I see, that I never really think about it. We are just another blob on a timeline.

For the first time in history, we are overexposed to art in all of its forms. This is a dangerous thing.
The thing that hit me the most today as we discussed pastiche was: are we really any creative anymore????  you could be telling yourself you are producing something original, but you really don't know that.

I know this post is all over the place but I just want to have this moment documented somewhere.

Yejin mentioned the outsider art movement in class today. I looked it up. It's insane. Here's a few links because we love resources!!!!!

What is outsider art?
10 outsider and self-taught artists who use art to create their own worlds

I find it beautiful how individuals can develop their own definition of "raw" art, not influenced by any outside characteristics or movements.

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art is insanely powerful and I cannot stop thinking about it

Consider this day the day that it hit me how important it is. Of course, I have always loved art. I am appreciative of aesthetics and profound meanings found within it. But I have never thought of the social aspects. The effects. THE POWER.

I love education so much.


I think I'm done for today I need to give my brain a break.


xx

Time for reflection: Marketing Campaign

Creating a real marketing campaign for a real organization was so exciting. Overall, Ana, Mariana, Jonathan and I worked well as a group. Although we agreed on most aspects, time management was definitely something we needed to work on more. If we would've been smarter with time issues, I am sure we could have done a much better job. We were kind of all over the place at certain points.

Although we did research on two different pet rescue organizations, I feel like we could've been more analytical on their aspects in order to form stronger conclusions and make better choices for our campaign.

Nevertheless, I was pretty happy with how the design aspect turned out for our campaign. Our presentation looked good when it was put together, which made the branding feel complete. I was happy with our choice of color palette was well as fonts. I would have liked to make our logo more personalized though!! There were so many presentations that I was fascinated with that had a super unique logo. And to do this they used digital illustration software that I would really like to learn how to use.

All I can say is yes, collaborative work is nice. You learn from each other and support one another. But. I'm gonna say it. You have so much more control when working alone. I know I will be more flexible in the making of my short film because I will have control over my choices.

So in conclusion (because we love making lists here):

Things I learned that I will be more aware of while producing my portfolio project:

• Analyze your research: Look up other short films. Take inspo. Look up production techniques. Read articles!! Be analytical. Use a critical eye. Look at pros and cons.
• Teach yourself to use different softwares: I learned to use Final Cut on my own with help from the "Help bar". Do not limit yourself!! Google is a great tool. Look up whatever the hell you can think of.
• Manage you time, it's precious: As much as I feel awfully pressured when my mom says the five Ps (proper planning prevents poor performance), she's damn right.
• Challenge yourself: Do NOT stick to what's already done if you know you can make it twenty times better. Obviously don't torture yourself. But take the challenge. 
• Challenge conventions: I feel like our campaign for Wonder Paws could have had a defining aspect to make it stand out from any other adoption organizations. I strive to challenge the conventional aspects of short films with my project. I want to make it memorable.

Ze new era

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Guess who's back and better than ever!!!!!!

It's been exactly one year since my naive soul was starting her AS Level blog. A whole baby I know. One year ago I was both nervous and thrilled to start working on my film opening. I was really slow while coming up with the main idea for the opening, but I enjoyed the process so much. I miss the feeling I had when I was sitting on my desk late afternoon and finally visualized the whole storyline. I was sketching everything out on blank index cards as my mom walked in and I blurted out everything. She probably had no idea what I was talking about.

I loved Barely Legal. I loved it so much it's my baby. It's my favorite thing I've ever done and I am so proud to say that I did THAT. Alone. (Although I do see sooooo many things I could improve now. Yay for growth!!!)

Which is why I am challenging myself and working on this project alone also. I cannot wait for that same feeling again.

I am older and somewhat wiser??? I have learned a lot from Barely Legal, and I have learned a lot from being in A Level.

Although I loved AS level because it is what definitely made me even more passionate about media, I would always look forward to finally getting to A Level, because I knew I would be in the right place. I knew that anyone (or at least most people lol) who decided to take A Level was talented, creative, determined and dedicated towards the media world.

A level has not only further educated me on more aspects of the media world, but ALSO I have learned so much about myself. I have discovered my distinct style of production. I know what my visions are and I know how to create them. I have also learned so much from so many other talented people and have become such good friends!!! I am so happy!!!!

This is a new era. I can't wait to start the process. Although it has kind of already started. To keep it a little traditional, I made the URL this time be song lyrics again. We love continuity!!