molitov Man

Its hard to know how to feel about this situation because I sympathize with both artists. The photographer is an intimate part of the context in which the photo was taken, and Joy is attached to his emotions. It was unfortunate that she didn't look into the context more deeply to understand that this was not a riot. But at the same time, to views of her paintings, it might as well have been and who really cares what was really going on in the picture, he is still displaying riot like emotions. It sucks that this wasn't a better know image. That way everyone one know the original context and perhaps Joy wouldn't have used it because of its historical significance. I do feel that it is important to research images you get off the internet a little more closely, but at the same time, it was amazing how fast the image was appropriated by different artists.
After reading the second article, my thoughts have changed a little bit. The photographer of Molitov Man really owns nothing she just happened to be there to capture a moment in time. That moment was not created by her, she was just presented it and snapped the shutter. This is the same for Joy, who was presented the online image and painted that moment. The same is true for all subsequent artists. It is very interesting to think about how much of what we create can actually be claimed as "our own". As humans we have been exposed to so many past artists and other artforms that it inevitably becomes part of our subconscious and is reinterpreted through our work in one form or another.

My Experience of the Saturday Shoot

I didn't feel very enthusiastic about shooting on Saturday because the weather was nice and I imagined we would be spending most of the time in the classroom or developing in the dark room. In the end it turned out to be a really fun experience and, especially because of the weather. The actor movements for our film were very heavy and I was afraid we wouldn't have enough time to get to our location, don our outfits, and teach everyone the steps. I think we got everything shot right on time. I liked that the other students were so helpful and listened to everything we said. We all ended up getting really relaxed and just having fun with the whole project. I loved the enthusiasm. It was much more worrisome to be shooting on film, knowing that we only had one shot. It really made me think about every aspect before shooting. In the digital world I usually just shoot and correct people after the take. It was amazing and relieving to see all our efforts culminate on that tiny strip of film in the dark room. So many things had to go right to get there. I appreciated watching that backwards, sped up, negative 23 second projection of our film more than anything I have ever shot on DV. The realness of that strip of film and the time it took to make it and project it truly made every second miraculous. I just kept saying, "we made this, all of this" over and over in my head. That magic is easily lost in our generatio--where pushing a button can give you everything you want.

Capturing Images for the 48 hour video race

Ok, so here are a few things I had in mind for the 48 hour video race.
I could use a scanner to grab some really cool textures of interesting materials. Bagged liquids, squished foods, and colored clay were a few ideas that came to mind. I could also use my crappy cell phone camera to get a few clips. I thing I will end up doing a lot in photoshop and after effects for this project. I can see myself using the scanned images as backgrounds for animation. I would also like to try some original, hand drawn animation using photoshop. What is really want to do is look online at some hacking sites to see if there is any way I can make my own primitive video camera from scrap parts. It would be neat to try and modify an old scanner to do this. Found this video for turning one into a sweet still camera if anyone wants to check it out. Reminded me of the pinhole cameras in my freshman photography class in high-school.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1763261/turn_a_flatbed_scanner_into_a_camera/

This is another link to a cool video made using only a scanner.
http://vimeo.com/6359800