An Account. A TV Set. Abstract Cinema. Some Quick Sketches.
Hiyas! I finally got my savings account set up. Won't be long before I get my internet connection installed at the flat. That could mean more regular updates and me hanging out in MSN more. Maybe. We've also bought ourselves a second-hand cheap no-frills tv. Kamsinah also checked out a playgroup center for Adib. It'd be good exposure for him and give her a lil bit of free time. A little pricey though. We're still considering.
We watched a few abstract shorts during the Moving Image lecture earlier this week. I personally didn't enjoy them that much. I found myself trying to find purpose, meaning or logic amongst the barrage of flashing images and sound. After awhile it actually became a little unconfortable watching. I was a little disappointed because I really wanted to develop an appreciation for them (if not mad love). I thought it was just my rigid, practical and logical side that prevented me from connecting with what I was seeing. That, and the possibility of the work having a more personal meaning or purpose to the creators themselves than to me the viewer. Then in the session on digital cinematography later, another lecturer commented on how it is natural that humans would attempt to find links or meaning between discrete images presented to them, and that film creators would eventually make use of this tendency in their work. I brought up my experience of watching abstract cinema with the lecturer and he mentioned that at times the act of breaking the links either abruptly or progressively is done intentionally to make the viewer experience the piece in a different way or at a different level. I found that kinda interesting.
Alrightie then! On a lighter note, a few of us decided to sit around in one of the campus cafes and do some quick sketches of people around us during lunch time. I've gone on two of these exercises and am quite enjoying them. Below are what I came up with on the second day. The first day's drawings were done on an A3 sketchbook and I haven't bothered to scan them in. I'll probably use the A5 for this activity from now on. Much easier to bring around and upload afterwards. Enjoy!
We watched a few abstract shorts during the Moving Image lecture earlier this week. I personally didn't enjoy them that much. I found myself trying to find purpose, meaning or logic amongst the barrage of flashing images and sound. After awhile it actually became a little unconfortable watching. I was a little disappointed because I really wanted to develop an appreciation for them (if not mad love). I thought it was just my rigid, practical and logical side that prevented me from connecting with what I was seeing. That, and the possibility of the work having a more personal meaning or purpose to the creators themselves than to me the viewer. Then in the session on digital cinematography later, another lecturer commented on how it is natural that humans would attempt to find links or meaning between discrete images presented to them, and that film creators would eventually make use of this tendency in their work. I brought up my experience of watching abstract cinema with the lecturer and he mentioned that at times the act of breaking the links either abruptly or progressively is done intentionally to make the viewer experience the piece in a different way or at a different level. I found that kinda interesting.
Alrightie then! On a lighter note, a few of us decided to sit around in one of the campus cafes and do some quick sketches of people around us during lunch time. I've gone on two of these exercises and am quite enjoying them. Below are what I came up with on the second day. The first day's drawings were done on an A3 sketchbook and I haven't bothered to scan them in. I'll probably use the A5 for this activity from now on. Much easier to bring around and upload afterwards. Enjoy!
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