{"id":46,"date":"2018-10-12T20:53:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T20:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2018-11-03T17:26:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T17:26:50","slug":"conceptual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/conceptual\/","title":{"rendered":"Conceptual"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Experimental Film<\/h1>\n<p>At freestyle, for our conceptual unit, we made an experimental film based off of two traits that we pulled in our English class. For me, these two traits were:<\/p>\n<p>The feeling of\u00a0<em>confusion<\/em>. through the experience of companionship. This project was meant to as a test to see if we understood the basics of film, and to take risks with the our film making process.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G3pW4caJWek\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>English<\/h1>\n<p>For the conceptual unit, we explored a lot of poetry, and learned how to use the concept of metaphoric language to give our poems another layer of meaning. At freestyle, the excess of this is referred to as &#8220;Mushroom Soup&#8221;, because of how comparing something to mushroom soup in most cases does not make any sense.<\/p>\n<h2>Photo Haiku Poem<\/h2>\n<p>We were given a concept statement to base our photo haiku on. For me, my concept statement was the feeling of confusion through the experience of companionship. I tried to show this by using a silhouette of someone, and showing the confusion of the speaker in the poem, trying to reach out for someone. I thought these two traits could change the typical meaning of companionship, because typically people think of achieving it instead of lacking or longing for it.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-120 size-full\" style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-haiku.png\" alt=\"Many silhouettes, shadows in the snowstorm clear... Until they  disappear.\" width=\"941\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-haiku.png 941w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-haiku-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/photo-haiku-768x584.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>The Poem was also done in video form, with added effects (and a beautiful voice over if I do say so myself).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YIQ9gFznT4Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Ekphrastic Poem<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-119 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ekphrastic.png\" alt=\"Blood of many poem\" width=\"948\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ekphrastic.png 948w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ekphrastic-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ekphrastic-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Exquisite Corpse Poem<\/h2>\n<p>The format of this poem specifically actually has a pretty interesting concept. The poem starts with a first line, and then one by one everyone in the group writes the next line, only with the knowledge of the line directly above. This creates an interesting poem with some continuity, but also a change that is unpredictable. We voted on which poem was the best, and the one with my starting line won (because I&#8217;m so good of course).<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5-\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5-\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/18-19-p1-Exquisite-Corpse-Poem-AlexB.mp4\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freestyleacademy.rocks\\\/~AlexB\\\/conceptual\\\/#arve-html5-\",\"@type\":\"VideoObject\",\"contentURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\\\/~AlexB\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/18-19-p1-Exquisite-Corpse-Poem-AlexB.mp4\"}<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Poetry Explication<\/h2>\n<p>For this Honors assignment, we chose a poem in Mark Doty&#8217;s <em>Alexandria,\u00a0<\/em>to analyze and interpret. For <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1u8H384Yd_5dXVpVAxFswSf5ucJjYAq_rgna0xjXVQxY\/edit?usp=sharing\">my explication<\/a>, I chose\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ware collection of Glass Flowers and Fruit, Harvard Museum.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Photography and Blend Modes<\/h1>\n<p>The work put into making an image look good makes me appreciate the work it takes to have consumer ready images, ready for websites and other forms of media. Appreciating it also helps me understand it, and understanding how to manipulate photos in post is a very important skill that can be applied to everyday life, such as Instagram.<\/p>\n<h2>Camera Settings<\/h2>\n<p>Before even able to edit the photo in post, it&#8217;s our job as artists to make the photo look as good as possible without using any effects or filters. Doing that requires a mastery of 3 different levels that affect how much the camera will be exposed to light. Too little exposure will lead to a dark shot, and too much will lead to a light shot. We manipulate 3 variables in the camera to help adjust our exposure. Our camera aperture, how big the lenses will open up, our shutter speed, how long the camera will stay open, and ISO, a digital technique of brightening the image.<\/p>\n<h2>Photoshop<\/h2>\n<p>In Digital Media, we learned how to use Photoshop to properly edit our photos, using techniques such as multiplying two images together, or using layers and brushes to manipulate the lighting of the subject.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-131 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Screen-Blend-Mode-2-769x1024.png\" alt=\"layering the photo, and using the screen blend mode to lighten the photo\" width=\"525\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Screen-Blend-Mode-2-769x1024.png 769w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Screen-Blend-Mode-2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Screen-Blend-Mode-2-768x1022.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Screen-Blend-Mode-2.png 1626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">layering the photo, and using the screen blend mode to lighten the photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Multiply-Blend-Mode-1-935x1024.png\" alt=\"layering the photos, and using the multiply blend mode to darken the image\" width=\"525\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Multiply-Blend-Mode-1-935x1024.png 935w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Multiply-Blend-Mode-1-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Multiply-Blend-Mode-1-768x841.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Multiply-Blend-Mode-1.png 1625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">layering the photos, and using the multiply blend mode to darken the image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-132 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Alex-B-Screen-Mode-1-766x1024.png\" alt=\"Same thing as above, except layered more photos to lighten the image more, then  used the screen blend mode.\" width=\"525\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Alex-B-Screen-Mode-1-766x1024.png 766w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Alex-B-Screen-Mode-1-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Alex-B-Screen-Mode-1-768x1027.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Alex-B-Screen-Mode-1.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Same thing as above, except layered more photos to lighten the image more, then used the screen blend mode.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-135 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Creative-Blend-Mode-1-767x1024.png\" alt=\"created an overlay mask, and painted a hole where the water came out of the hose. Made the hole between layers at 60% opacity\" width=\"525\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Creative-Blend-Mode-1-767x1024.png 767w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Creative-Blend-Mode-1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Creative-Blend-Mode-1-768x1026.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Creative-Blend-Mode-1.png 1621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-134 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Brush-Blending-Mode-2-767x1024.png\" alt=\"darkened half of the background and lightened the other half to make the photo more visually interesting\" width=\"525\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Brush-Blending-Mode-2-767x1024.png 767w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Brush-Blending-Mode-2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Brush-Blending-Mode-2-768x1025.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Brush-Blending-Mode-2.png 1619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-133 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Brush-Blending-Mode-1-770x1024.png\" alt=\"used the overlay tool to change the value of the background, and create more contrast between the foreground and the background\" width=\"525\" height=\"698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Brush-Blending-Mode-1-770x1024.png 770w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Brush-Blending-Mode-1-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Brush-Blending-Mode-1-768x1021.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Brush-Blending-Mode-1.png 1628w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-130 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Multiply-Blend-Mode-2-768x1024.png\" alt=\"multiply with several images to bring out the colors of the photo and darken it.\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Multiply-Blend-Mode-2-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Multiply-Blend-Mode-2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/AlexB-Multiply-Blend-Mode-2.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Experimental Film At freestyle, for our conceptual unit, we made an experimental film based off of two traits that we pulled in our English class. For me, these two traits were: The feeling of\u00a0confusion. through the experience of companionship. This project was meant to as a test to see if we understood the basics of &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/conceptual\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Conceptual&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":345,"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46\/revisions\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~AlexB\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}