.schachdame DSDN 101

for the Testclip of Ethan (http://ethanroberts.tumblr.com/)

From the positive side of critique, the clip (#DSDN101) shows a colourful beginning and end, that both (re)capture the viewers’ attention for the clip itself. The nearly clean white background (what suits the idea of a hand drawn stick figures) and the drawings work well together. The red-colored highlights within the clip are very useful to lead the viewer’s eye.

But of course, there are some enhancements that could be considered. The clip’s coverpages at the beginning and the end seem to have no relationship to the central clip in terms of drawing style and coloring. It might be furthermore helpful to choose identical colouring for the two pages to create a stronger framing.

As the stopmotion in the middle of the clip is only about 2s long the viewer cannot understand all the shown pictures (especially as the scene changes within these two seconds) because the viewer is not able to catch all images and their relationship. This could be easily improved by splitting the actions into more paper-drawings and by reducing the overall pace of the clip.

Project 3 | PART 2d Initial Testclip

Thanks to Louis (http://elwoodleach.tumblr.com/) for helping me out. Selfies are a bit difficult in this case.

For my project 3 "Caritas Stop-Motion-Clip" I want to challenge the viewer in terms of his expectations of the, so called, third world. Sometimes we just don't admit that we don't care, that we are born on the lucky side of the planet or that we feel smarter and "better" overall. That’s not only wrong but prevents us from supporting people who are born in conditions that do not offer chances to escape or develop. The main point is that we are able to change these conditions – not in general but partly – and that we ignore this ability because it’s just convenient.

I'll will show that geography does not make a difference in wheatear or not you have a lot of potential to live you life and that we have to give children and adults the chance to use this potential.

Project 3 | PART 1a GROUP WORK Handin Caritas Logo Redesign

Here we (Michael Millward, Jack Cruden, Viktoria Schmid) present our final logo for Caritas. It's not limited to a special aged target group because we combined a young and dynamic base with some more mature colores, fonts and organisation. 

The logo represents the different people who care about Caritas and who Caritas cares about (and that they all have the same origins). On the other hand it represents the christian idea of the fire of the White Sunday and missionary. 

Project 3 | PART 1a GROUP WORK Progress

We played a bit with some variations of the main idea we wanted to follow. Our general ideas for the logo all intended to show community, diversity, peace and religion in one unified symbol and to add a relation to new zealand that is not just an attachment like in the original brach-logo for new zealand.

The serious serif-typography for CARITAS is supported by a handwritten font that communicates the casual feeling of community and that you don't have to be rich, wealthy or at an advanced age to be able to help.

PART 3 | Window drawings

PART 2 | Process and Ideas for my symbol

PART 6 | Final flash movie

Music: Caught In A Realm by Jared C. Balogh. I think it supports the combination of Tradition and Youth, what developed to a main theme in this project.

PART 1 | Reference Image

For my Reveal & Shift project I’ll focus on the two main cultures that influenced me till today.  I want to include the Bavarian/swabian culture in which I grew up as well as the internet and computer culture that formed me from when I was introduced to this topic by my brother (who is 14 years older than me), when I was in primary school. My traditional roots and technical interest interfere less than most people think, but of course they do in some points.

Catholic, Bavarian tradtions from a small village (especially as New Zealand doesn’t seem to have a lot of villages) build a save and comforting environment while the internet is a spreading insecure and distant media. But the crucial differences between these two are the reason, why it was (and still is) so attractive to me.

At the end, I want to show the influence of these cultures on my character (what’s best characteristics are strength, flexibility and the ability to learn things very fast) in a way that reflects how tradition and technique can work together, although they can’t totally merge into one.