Artist Research : The use of Colours

I have decided to write my research on an artist known as Richard Kenton Webb. His artwork is shown on the right and his use of colours in this painting gives it complete definition. Although it could confuse many about its true meaning. When a person looks at a painting like this, they create their own image from it, and thus a cause of the colouring and light used by the artist. His use of whites along the ridges of the background creates a shiny surface as if water was flowing down rocks. is use of toned greys and light blues also helps emphasize the gloss of the water. However the main focus throughout the whole painting is the tint of blue in every seperate colour. This creates a blue enviroment, hence water being known to be blue, although its actually transparent. The darker shades of brown at the bottom of the painting show pure earth, that is being eroded by each flow of water colliding with it, as the different tones represent different surfaces.

Cut Video

In last weeks seminar we had to cut shots from a small scene from a movie and to make it as effective as possible as if they were having an argument. Using Adobe Premiere we had to cut the film to make it effective as possible however in our own way. The video shown is my final piece.

Video Report

So far my group and I have decided on a rough plan of venues, genres, themes and times to shoot the film. We have roughly decided on creating a video on a poker game between students in which the atmosphere is fun, easy going, and comical. So far we have a basic script consisting of a comical side as well as a story within the game. We were hoping to shoot the film with a constant pan moving around the table as they play poker, with all the lights shut off except the light above the table to give it a serious poker game feeling to it even though its hidden behind a comical theme. However the way we have decided to create it would allow each individual to edit the video specifically they way they want it. We have found it difficult to come out with a final script to the video, as well as the final lighting and positioning. However after a couple more meetings this shall be complete and the scene should be ready for shooting.

The Power Of Colours

Colours are an extremely powerful tool. In the world today, colours have symbolic meanings, especially in clothing. In America, colours separate people in gangs such as Red known as the colour of the Bloods and Blue known as the colour of the cryps. Colours can also be used to describe a movie, picture or even a painting. A good example of this would be Sin City in which colours play the main role in describing each character and the situation occurring. I've chosen red in this picture as it can symbolize evil even though the facial expressions are soft.  

In this other picture i have used blue and brown, as blue creates a sense of purity and calmness, and brown to alter the hair colour.

The Rule Of Thirds

The rule of thirds states that an image can be divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. The four points formed by the intersections of these lines can be used to align features in a photographRule of Thirds also brings energy and complete composition to a photo and is one of the first lessons a photographer learns. I've taken a small video using the rule of thirds and how it can be used to convey different perspectives. As you can see in the video, in the first few seconds the sky is the main the focus as it is within two thirds of the shot. However the last few seconds the floor becomes the main focus as its within the bottom two thirds of the shot. This is just a basic video vaguely using the rule of thirds.

Stop Binge Drinking Short Clip

Hungry for technology?

Why is it that we want our belongings to do more for us then to function well?

Back in time people used to appreciate products functioning well rather then having different abilities. This is mainly because of the lack of technology and technological depth, as nowadays people appreciate the more abilities that a product has rather than it's functioning strength. As people live very busy lives, they require products to have more functions and capabilities for both leisure and working parts of their life. 

Why are we willing, as soon as we can afford it, to pay extra for things with appealing forms?

When a person looks into a shop and sees something they like, it becomes appealing to them because it is quite expensive, and therefore should have extra benefits then an product that is relatively cheap. This product could be a shoe (that is specifically built for a certain environment), or a mobile phone (that has an MP3 player and video games), or even furniture (Ivory, Mahogany, Teak). Laptops are a huge market consisting of heavy competition, with the likes of HP, Apple, Acer, Sony and Dell. Apple are making huge investments into recent products such as the Macbook, and the Macbook Pro as their new functions and appealing forms are increasing the sales for Apple. This is the reason why we pay extra for things with appealing forms once we can afford it, as everyone wants the latest technology because its cool for kids in high-school and important for the working people.