{"id":77,"date":"2023-09-11T01:29:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T01:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2024-05-21T21:43:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T21:43:52","slug":"conceptual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/conceptual\/","title":{"rendered":"Conceptual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default\">How can I use unconventional forms to express myself?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">During the Conceptual unit this semester, I utilized tools and equipment such as a DSLR Camera, a portable Tascam recorder, Photoshop, Audition, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and WordPress. Using these tools, I explored my creativity through poetry, animation, web production, photography, and many more forms of art. I learned how to use my develop my skills to produce meaningful works of art, all centered around my own personal aesthetic. <br><br>The value of this unit is in its exploration of technical and communication skills&#8211; building a foundation of technical knowledge that can be applied to nearly any project I do further down the line. The Conceptual unit helped me build a foundation of applicable know-how, that I can take with me into whatever endeavors I take on next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-866e80e\" data-block-id=\"866e80e\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-866e80e-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-29fc224\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"29fc224\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-29fc224-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-29fc224-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-carousel stk-block-carousel stk--is-slide stk--arrows-justify-space-between stk--arrows-align-center stk-block stk-a44ae43\" data-slides-to-show=\"\" data-block-id=\"a44ae43\"><div class=\"stk-block-carousel__content-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block-carousel__slider-wrapper stk-content-align stk-a44ae43-column\"><div class=\"stk-block-carousel__slider\" role=\"list\" data-label-slide-of=\"Slide %%d of %%d\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-20c23f2 stk-block-background\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"20c23f2\"><style>.stk-20c23f2{background-color:#c4c4c44a !important;border-top-left-radius:2px !important;border-top-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:2px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:2px !important;overflow:hidden !important}.stk-20c23f2:before{background-color:#c4c4c44a !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-20c23f2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-20c23f2-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ed13f62a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0;padding-right:2.6%;padding-left:2.6%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-9b53a692 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-gigantic-font-size\">Photo Haiku<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:0\">My very first project at Freestyle was the Photo Haiku project, a project that spanned both poetry and digital media. In English, we examined various examples of haiku poetry, learning how to write a haiku that could effectively convey motion and spark thought in the reader&#8217;s mind. Then, we were given a prompt, containing and emotion and a scenario through which the emotion should be conveyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:12%;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><strong><em>&#8220;I am exploring the feeling of scorn through becoming an adult.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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=\"23 24 p1 Haiku StellaC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aOi_17VE6YM?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><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-883fd2ae wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:2.6%;padding-left:2.6%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6adb23c9c588a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6adb23c9c588a\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-2.15.29-PM-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-2.15.29-PM-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-2.15.29-PM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-2.15.29-PM-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-15-at-2.15.29-PM.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A preview of the editing process.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Reflection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my opinion, the highlight of the production of my haiku video was the arrangement&#8211; that is, taking each of the individual edited parts of the video (the text, the music, the recording, etc.) and putting them all together to get my final product.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also really value how creating a haiku that had an actual, deep meaning, was genuinely quite difficult. Often, people see how simple and short haiku poems are, yet never stop to think about how challenging it is to make a meaningful poem with so little space to work with.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e9d3e72 stk-block-background\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e9d3e72\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e9d3e72-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e9d3e72-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8024e4cb wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:2.6%;padding-left:2.6%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-gigantic-font-size\">Why Art?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">My second project at Freestyle challenged me to come up with a meaningful answer to a simple question,<br><br><em><strong>&#8220;Why does art matter?&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><br><br>Throughout my time working on this project, I was tasked with researching the works of an artist from centuries past, and using said works to come up with an answer to that question. I analyzed three works from the renowned video artist Nam June Paik. Through examining Paik&#8217;s eccentric personality and avant-garde art style, I explored what art means to us&#8211; as users of technology, enjoyers of art, and members of an ever-progressing society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:0px\"><em>Attached are my essay, a video of my presentation, and an audio recording of said essay.<\/em><\/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=\"23 24 p1 Why Art StellaC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/71VZw3w5WO8?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><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cedar-Stella-Why-Art-Essay.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:810px\" aria-label=\"PDF embed\"><\/object><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/StellaC-1st-Essay.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c07c3f9 stk-block-background\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c07c3f9\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c07c3f9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c07c3f9-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-609eb37d wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:2.6%;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:2.6%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-gigantic-font-size\">Photoshop Blend Modes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">While not exactly a project, I spent a considerable amount of time learning how to utilize blend modes inside of Adobe Photoshop, with the idea being that I would go on to use said knowledge to improve the pictures I take while doing photography. This included the use of basic effects like Screen and Multiply blending, as well as more advanced techniques using Overlay blending and opacity manipulation.<br><br><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reflection<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br>&#8211; I really valued getting to see my own photos improve and look better as I applied my blend mode skills to them. It&#8217;s really satisfying to watch my photos start to look pretty and aesthetically pleasing through using said blend modes.<br>&#8211; I can use Photoshop blend modes not only to make stills of my work look pretty, but also to &#8220;save&#8221; photos that might have certain issues like a lack of exposure\/brightness or a poor color profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-columns\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:26.42949%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cedar_Stella-Overlay-and-Brush-Blend-Mode-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cedar_Stella-Overlay-and-Brush-Blend-Mode-2.png?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 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class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">ANIMATION<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4cfd144e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Praxinoscope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first project in my animation class this year was a short 16-frame praxinoscope animation. This was a neat little opener project for me&#8211; it helped me get acquainted to the facilities available at Freestyle, as well as the general animation workflow. I drew a simple animation of a bow firing, applying animation fundamentals such as squash + stretch and follow-through. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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=\"StellaC Praxinoscope\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iXrtuPEjB8w?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><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4cfd144e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phenakistoscope<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second project in my animation class this year was also short 16-frame animation, this time on a phenakistoscope wheel. This time, I chose to create a more abstract animation instead of basing it on a real set of objects like I had done in my praxinoscope. Just like the praxinoscope, this was a short and simple project that acted as a nice opener to Freestyle for me. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/StellaC_P_GIF-1-1024x1024.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/StellaC_P_GIF-1-1024x1024.gif 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/StellaC_P_GIF-1-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/StellaC_P_GIF-1-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/StellaC_P_GIF-1-768x768.gif 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~StellaC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/StellaC_P_GIF-1-1536x1536.gif 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1f94Xyvky2wwSlGidRA9FsfSxtLO49jZd\/view?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1f94Xyvky2wwSlGidRA9FsfSxtLO49jZd\/view?usp=sharing\">[Click here to view the animated GIF]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4cfd144e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flipbook 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third project in animation was a 90-frame flipbook animation. This was undoubtedly the first project in my animation class that involved a serious time commitment and real effort. For this first flipbook, I chose to recreate a cut-down version of a casino-style poker shuffle, based on some reference videos I found online. Long story short, drawing hands is HARD. REALLY HARD. I would not wish the mental anguish I experienced trying to draw a pair of hands ~70 times upon anyone. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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=\"23 24 p1 Flipbook1 StellaC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UGYZMjoEWdc?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><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4cfd144e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flipbook 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second flipbook I made was part of the Exquisite Corpse project, a project participated in by all Animation 1 students. The gimmick of the project was that every flipbook can be chained together in a perfect loop, as the starting and ending frame of each flipbook flows perfectly into the next. This was a lot easier of a flipbook to make than the first one, as I stuck to more abstract shapes and just threw ideas at the paper as they came up in my mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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=\"23 24 p1 Flipbook2 StellaC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BMoJzpvm1Po?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><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4cfd144e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cutout Stop Motion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fourth project in my animation class at Freestyle was to create a stop motion animation using a collage of paper, felt, foam, and other paper-adjacent materials. For this project, we learned how to use the stop motion software Dragonframe with our cameras, and how to stage our stop motion environment. Unfortunately for this specific project I was experiencing a bad mental block and I struggled to come up with ideas for my cutout. I ended up making a short animation based on the vintage video game Pong, although I can&#8217;t quite say I&#8217;m proud of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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=\"23 24 p1 Paper Cutout StopMotion StellaC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GoX9mSMmtHY?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><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4cfd144e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clay Stop Motion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second stop motion project I engaged in used a mixture of modeling clay and play-doh. For this animation, I was fresh out of my mental block and had no problem coming up from ideas. I knew I wanted to center the animation around a blob-like character, somewhat inspired by a scene from the anime Bocchi The Rock. I AM proud of this animation, as opposed to my cutout stop motion. I absolutely flew through this project, and ended up making about 40 more frames than were required by the rubric. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\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=\"23 24 p1 Object StopMotion StellaC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M5XoLZmt0rM?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><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can I use unconventional forms to express myself? 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