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6.28.2011
I was pretty excited to get my hands on the new version of Apple's FCP... until the reviews started coming in. Why they'd make their professional editing program anything less than... professional, is beyond me. I get that they want something that is more comprehensive than iMovie but still accessible. Maybe that's this program, but its not the professional software with all the possibilities that I want my students to learn.
Luckily, there's always Adobe Premiere.
6.13.2011
I used to be a big fan of Special Projects' Idea Generator for stumped students or brainstorming quick story ideas for film, but I think I might be converted over to The Brainstormer - a similar little flash application that has many more combinations and possibilities.
...it also has a few less controversial suggestions- not that it was a big deal with the Idea Generator, but this will also save a few awkward moments when a really inappropriate idea is generated.
6.12.2011
I stumble across this idea every once in a while, and always mean to post about it. Here are a series of twice-made paintings- thrift store art that has been revived and re-imagined. I love the idea of transforming an existing work of art into something new, and were there any thrift stores here in China, I might be tempted to try it... maybe it would work with some of the cheap scroll paintings that the tourists love?
6.09.2011
The latest collection of student work from The Student Creative is now available!
FLOAT asked students to respond to this challenge: Create a moment of magical realism using high speed photography. Inspired by the work of Philippe Halsman's Jumpology series and fast shutter speed artists from around the world, students froze in time a moment that seems impossible.
All profits from FLOAT benefit the Jacaranda School for AIDS orphans in Malawi.
6.03.2011
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Hey students, don't know what to draw? Roll a 149 sided dice or just choose from this list!
6.02.2011
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Excellent essay on 2001 & Inception.
