ARTIST STATEMENTS

Animation Use these vocabulary terms: Animation, scenes, keyframes, frame by frame, motion tweening, shape tweening, narrative, frames per second, sync sound Consider these ideas: What is the “story” or narrative? Why did you choose this idea, story? Was it because you know how to create it? Describe what happens. What makes you interested in animation? What animators inspire you? Disney, Fleischer, McCoy, Lassater? Research. Example: I created my animation because I wanted to improve my skills with drawing and creating a story. Although the scenes are simple, my use of frame by frame along with motion and shape tweening gave me the opportunity to improve my skills. I also used sync sound to add another level of reality to the animation. I like animation because it allows me to try a variety of skills, including a narrative story. My animation is about_______________________________. Through the process of creating an animation I learned that _______________________________.

Photography Use these vocabulary terms: Framing, composition, rule of thirds, shadow, form, narrative, content, depth of field, decisive moment Consider these ideas: What is the goal of your photographs? Why did you choose this idea, story? Was it because you know how to create it? Describe your work What makes you interested in photography? What photographers inspire you? Research. Example: I created my photography project because__________________. Although the subject of my work is basic, my intention was to__________________________. I believe the black and white image addresses not only my content but _____________________________(principles / elements). My intention was to create a story or narrative between the objects in each photo. (Describe your work). Sometimes I caught the decisive moment by freezing time. With each photo, I chose to explore______________________________. The work shows my intentions to_________________________________.

3-D Sculpture Use these vocabulary terms: 3-D, form, modeling, compare, connections, x, y, z axis, proportion, distortion, sculpture, physiognomy, CGI, composite Consider these ideas: Why did you choose sculpture? Did you choose it because you can use both natural and digital media? What did you learn from the comparison between natural and digital modeling? What difficulties did producing sculpture give you? Example: I chose sculpture because__________________. Although the subject of my work is basic, my intention was to__________________________. I believe the difference between 3-D CGI and clay sculpture is________________________ (principles / elements). My intention was to create a_________________________ (believable sculpture/ imaginary being/practice figure). I chose to explore ______________________________. The work shows my intentions to _________________________________. (Describe your work)