{"id":14,"date":"2024-10-18T23:06:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T23:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:48:49","slug":"conceptual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/conceptual\/","title":{"rendered":"Conceptual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This project has taught us the fundamentals of professional programs, namely Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Audition. In addition to learning how to effectively use DSLR cameras, from these experiences I learned that I could do even more than I thought I could ever do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout this unit, I have really fleshed out my understanding of the more abstract details of art and literature. I did this through numerous amounts of things, including my analysis of John Logan&#8217;s play Red, which is about Mark Rothko, and its deep complexity. I was also introduced to the composition rule of thirds and other photography practices. Overall, this unit was very enjoyable, challenging, and a good sign of great things to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art Reflection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of this school year, we took a trip to the SFMOMA. During the trip, we were asked to find something that we were in awe of and write about it, then we took that writing and used Adobe Premiere to make a video out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"24 25 p1 Art Reflection MaartenB\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q1HW5hLkl-Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Art Reflection Video about Sigmar Polke&#8217;s<br>\u201c<em>Palmen<\/em>\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/annotated-Bousse_Maarten-PP-20Art-20Reflection-20Video-1.jpg-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/annotated-Bousse_Maarten-PP-20Art-20Reflection-20Video-1.jpg-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/annotated-Bousse_Maarten-PP-20Art-20Reflection-20Video-1.jpg-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/annotated-Bousse_Maarten-PP-20Art-20Reflection-20Video-1.jpg-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/annotated-Bousse_Maarten-PP-20Art-20Reflection-20Video-1.jpg-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot of my Art Reflection Video as a work in progress.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My process for making the video was quite a tedious one, mainly due to the complexity of keyframing all the text and getting it to fit in. Other than that, keyframing most of the video was quite quick. Overall, I think this is quite a good introduction to Adobe Premiere and its complexities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parody <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next assignment was to write and perform an original song parody in Adobe Audition. The song I chose was \u201cPeaches by the Presidents of the United States of America.&#8221; I changed the lyrics to turn it into a song about rescuing cats. After I did that, I recorded the finished lyrics I made, and then, along with the instrumental of the song, I put them together and added effects like reverb and echo. I was also asked to write an artist statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Read my artist statement.<\/summary>\n<p>I wrote my parody of the song Peaches by the The Presidents of the United States of America because the song is one of my favorites and it had a really good backing track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was originally going to write this song about oranges but I realized that that wouldn&#8217;t be enough of a parody so I decided to go with a song about cats because I love them because they&#8217;re so cute. One area I grew in was definitely my technical understanding of Adobe Audition for example with features like using effects in waveform mode. My inspiration for the piece was as I said earlier my love for cats and their young. I briefly struggled with whether I needed to add more effect to my voice and the timing of the syllables Overall this is a very fun and interesting project and I have learned a lot about music production I am most proud of my work mixing the vocals and the backing<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Parody-by-MaartenB2024.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Listen to my parody here! Lyrics Bellow <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>[Chorus]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m workin&#8217; at the pet store, I&#8217;m gonna pet a lot of Kittens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m workin&#8217; at the pet store, I&#8217;m gonna pet me a lot of kittiens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m workin&#8217; at the pet store, I&#8217;m gonna pet a lot of Kittens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>workin&#8217; at the pet store, I&#8217;m gonna pet me&nbsp; a lot of Kittens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Verse 1]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kittiens taken from the street, they were rescued and released<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To a shelter downtown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I had my little way, I&#8217;d save kittiens every day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sun-basking kitties in the window<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Parody-Screenshot-by-MaartenB-1024x576.png\" alt=\"a screenshot of adobe audition with my parody in progress\n\" class=\"wp-image-183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Parody-Screenshot-by-MaartenB-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Parody-Screenshot-by-MaartenB-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Parody-Screenshot-by-MaartenB-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Parody-Screenshot-by-MaartenB.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">a image of my parody in progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the elective I chose, Design, we learn to become proficient in professional software like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. So far, we only have done the basics, but those basics have been very enjoyable because of the tight knit and welcoming atmosphere of Freestyle, and the very avant-garde teaching style.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Black And White Name Photo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first big project in design was taking photos of objects to look like the letters of my name. For me, the challenge of this project was finding the objects to photograph and choosing the best photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MaartenB-croped-1024x456.jpg\" alt=\"the letters M A A R T E N spelled out with objects found in the environment \" class=\"wp-image-193\" style=\"width:620px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MaartenB-croped-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MaartenB-croped-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MaartenB-croped-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/MaartenB-croped.jpg 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Name spelled out by objects outside that look like letters <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-12-122819-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-12-122819-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-12-122819-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-12-122819-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-12-122819.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A work-in-progress screenshot of my photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conceptual Photo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For this next assignment, we were given a prompt and told to represent a feeling through an action; mine was \u201cthe feeling of denial through companionship.&#8221; After we were given our prompts, we did a brainstorming session altogether, and I thought that the angle I could portray this with was the idiom \u201csticking your head in the sand.&#8221; A ladder could represent a helping hand. This is what I ultimately went with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bousse_Maarten_Conceptual-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bousse_Maarten_Conceptual-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bousse_Maarten_Conceptual-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bousse_Maarten_Conceptual-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Bousse_Maarten_Conceptual.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My Conceptual Photo of a ladder into a sand pit  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I am exploring the feeling of denial through companionship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did this with a photo of a pit of sand and a ladder with a bundle of foliage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind it is the background. The pit of sand represents the idiom &#8220;sticking your head in the sand,&#8221; which is to deny or ignore something bad. The ladder is like a helping hand lifting your head out of the sand. I chose to light my photograph in a very dramatic way, off the overhead light in the room, and I made it completely dark in the room so I could use my light box to provide dramatic lighting. I chose to put foliage in the background not to add to the meaning but because I thought that my background was boring and needed more color. I used a skewed diagonal angle, with the focal point in the sand pit being the ladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process I took in Photoshop was not a long one. After I had reduced my 72 photos to just one, I duplicated the photo layer in order to non-destructively edit my photo. Then I applied a curves adjustment layer to lighten the photo because my lighting was slightly too dark. It did take me some time to find a brightness curve I liked. Overall, I am quite satisfied with the resulting piece.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~MaartenB\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">a picture of the image in progress of being edited <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction This project has taught us the fundamentals of professional programs, namely Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Audition. 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