Surrealism

Surrealism

Surrealism is a movement that is quite abstract, This began in the early 1920s. Different objects put together that you wouldn't see in real life. Founded by a French poet Andre Breton. 

Man Ray, Surrealist art/photography is a lot of distortion and doesn't follow a pattern or structure. It is unconventional. it challenged power structures politically. 

Surrealism Photographers

Erik Johansson - Is a surrealism photographer that uses Photoshop as a tool to create fasinating photos that make you think of hidden meaning behind them. Such as my interpretation of this photograph is that it denotes a man dragging a road through untouched land. However this connotes humanity polluting & destroying nature for its benefit and being miss lead and unaware of the after math.

Bobby Becker- Is a Photographer that works with a lot of base colours like B&W. This photo connotes a dark and twisted nature of humanity always wanting what they can't have this is represented by the gloopy black, mysterious substance  engulfing the pristine whits hand.

My Attempt At Surrealism

This photo is a mixture of Bobby Becker and The son of man. Bobby Becker inspired me to include the light bulb because it connoted a lot of different feelings of human power. I edited the wires in the light bulb to create a very sinister and uncomfortable image. I did this to show how the mind can be deceived as fine because the emotion is hidden by your facial expression. This photo is called 'Brain Dead'. The son of man also features in this photograph because it looks quite simular in that they both cover the face.

LO2

LO2 understand how media products are advertised and distributed

• Advertising
• Distribution channels 
• Information to the audience 

Learning outcomes

• To identify traditional methods (pre internet)  of advertising 
• To identify new media/ digital methods of advertising
• To explain the difference between these
• To justify why they are both used to promote digital media products

Exam 

Identify - simple example (Pass grade)

Explain- requires examples (Merit)

Justify- Give a reason for (distinktion)

AS Photography

Photography&Motion 

Futurism - Italian movement that is untraditional and unconventional, hate for art of the past. Motifs: cars, electric lighting, construction. It is a celebration of modern technology.

• Realism
• Futurism
• Surrealism
• Cubism
• Brutalism
• Postmodernism 

Eadweard Muybridge- pioneer of photography and motion

Techniques

• experimenting with lighting 

Montage- putting together different objects/element 

Task 1:

Christian Stoll

This photograph (Version) by Christian Stoll is done in a futurism style, It denotes a a birds eye view of a city suffocated buy a saturated population and pollution. This connotes feelings of humans being an inferior species such as ants. However its quite ironic since humanity built it.

Task 2/3:

My attempt at futurism

⬅The photograph on the left is inspired by Christian Stoll and is done in the unconventional style of futurism. The photo is not from a birds eye view since I did not have the right equipment to do so. Instead I took it at an angle where just looking at the photo feels like you're leaning back, to me this represents dominance of the building. In Christian Stoll's photograph the city is represented as saturated and busy, however I wanted my photo to present a different interpretation on a city; to be lonely and isolated. The cool blue tint of the windows connotes sadness.

The aperture I used to take this photo was F18, The reason being it was a bright day and i did't want the colours of the building getting bleached out also it meant the symmetrical lines and architecture stand out much like the skyscrapers do in Version (the photo). The shutter speed was at a fast 1/200 so the picture was not over exposed. I edited my photograph in Photoshop. The edit consisted of separating the building from the background image. Once this was complete I adjusted the hue lighting saturation of the background layer to the lowest, by doing this it creates a more natural monochrome look. Following this I increased the contrast of the building layer to create a 'futuristic look'. I have accentuated the blue tint in the windows by removing the colour from the sky, this makes the building stand out from the background and focuses the eye on the symmetry of the lines. The only blemish is the sun glare, this breaks up the structure of the lines and adds a natural imperfection to the building. 

Unit 2

LO1 Starter Task

1.What does crowndfunding mean?

Funding a project by raising money from a large number of people who each contribute a relatively small amount, typically via the Internet.

2.State two advantages for an independent project.

• No limitations due to contracts
• Gather your own team 

3.State two disadvantages for an independent project. 

• No set funding
• No garrentee of profit 

Crowdfunding Task

Crowdfunding Task: The Cyanide & Happiness Adventure Game

The Kick Starter project I have chosen is called 'The Cyanide & Happiness Adventure Game'. The creators goal for the project was to raise a total of £300,000 by October the 5th 2017. They have exceeded this goal by £37,400 with 24 days to go and have 9,400 backers. Prior to this pitch  'Cyanide & Happiness' was a YouTube series that consisted of satire, black comedy that takes form as an innocent animation. This series has a large following of 7.5 million. 

The project is a point and click adventure game that will be released on PC. It takes place in the 'Cyanide & Happiness' universe, playing as a group of high school students when the apocalypse happens. So throughout the game you will be solving puzzles plus interacting with all the characters from the You Tube series. Chris Wilson (Creator + Co. Writer of C&H)  &   Roger Barr (video games creator) will be making the video game together.

I think that this game will be successful and is receiving so much positivity, because of its large following prior to the pitch. With 'Cyanide & Happiness' being such a popular show and comic it seems inevitable of it thriving in the video game industry.