Faces

1st attempt - I've never liked the front view, this angle needs a lot more practice! I also has the burn it up a bit in Photoshop so it could be visible.
2nd Attempt - Really happy with this one, I have captured a few key features which makes it look like me. i deffiantly find the side/ 3/4 view alot easy.
3rd Attempt - The forehead is at the wrong angle slightly but i'm really happy with the nose and the ear. I find mouths tricky, but I think that area is okay in this piece.

Merging the human hand and hyena paw together

I realise now that all I have done in the merging is elongate the nails and make the fingers hairier. Next time i'll imply extreme muscle and size to the hand to show extra strength in the form of the hand.

maya - magnifying glass

I found this relativily easy, I think i'm getting more and more used to the format and basis of maya. I'm still at the stage where I have to keep checking the tutorial, but not as much as I did with the cube. The whole look of the render is okay, but not brilliant, so I could always go back into it and choose a different background for example or more colour. Just to make it pop a little more.

first photoshop class for me

During this lesson I beleive I got quite a good concept down. Its not finished yet but I can deffiantly build on this foundation. I thought I would add the slash marks for extra drama; I find it really effective.

metamorphosis essay

i've just been sitting here thinking about what i could do for my essay. now what i like about the thought of metamorphosis is the evolution and change in skeletal structure.

how does the use of metamorphosis of humans into animals change emotion of the audience?

how has the development of metamorphosis in film, games, art and myth been used to change the way we see that item?

how does the use of metamorphosis scare the audience?

these are some questions i have been thinking about, i dont rele know what question to pick, if not any of them. I'm waiting for an epiphany.

another idea

heres another idea i have, the thoughts behind it is that a hyena is a pack hunter, so instead of mulitple versions of the splice, why not have the whole pack in one specimen. this is moving more away from the physical apperance of a hyena and more the personality and behaviour, which as of the moment, its what i'm trying to find, but finding a really effective way of doing it.
the idea also comes from the mythical beast cerberus. i have always been a fan of the cerberus, a three headed beast, that always looks extremely viscious and powerful. Its a great concept.

la belle et la bete

'La Belle Et La Bete' was created in 1946 and directed by Jean Cocteau.
i really liked the simplicity of the whole film, but the contrast of the fantasy mixing in with it. by simplicity i mean the subtlanous of the film; the gentle way of the beast, the loving of the beauty
and the way the film is easy to get into. the fantasy is well thought about. in perticular i loved the idea of the arms and hands being servants throughout the film. It creates a great fantasy and gives the audience something to think about; it makes a huge difference from if it was full people. 'Jean Cocteau has brought to life a visual masterpiece.'- Damian Cannon 'http://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8#sclient=psy&hl=en&rlz=1R2SUNC_enGB384&site=webhp&q=la+belle+et+la+bete+reviews&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&rlz=1R2SUNC_enGB384&fp=fbfeb01064093e3f'



Throughout the film, i kept losing track that the beast was actually a beast. His character is very calm as a beast, its only when you see him during the day, you see the true beast of the character. Also at this point u see the pain in his eyes whilst he fights the animal inside.

'La Belle et la bête is an excellent example of Cocteau's continual concern in his film work to provide a "realism of the unreal."' - Roy armes, 'http://www.filmreference.com/Films-Aw-Be/La-Belle-et-la-B-te.html'

The way the story is writen and directed, it really punches the fantasy into the film, steering it away from the horrow this film could have easy have been. i love how everything is thought about, the lightin, the story, the characters and the swiftness of the whole thing.



The one thing that annoyed me about the fim, is when Belle, (Josette Day), turns up to the castle the first time, she automatically knows where shes going through the castle. and i was also bothered by the fact that she wasn't phased with the arm servants. I thought this let down the film just a bit.




'this is one of cinema's most magical films and writer-director Jean Cocteau's greatest popular success.' phillip French, 'http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/sep/28/drama.dvdreviews1'