self portrait?
So, one of my classes is an online Web Comics workshop, and one of our first assignments was to do a little self portrait with distinguishing characteristics about yourself. I drew this while in another class called Text and Image, in which as far as I can determine, we will discuss the relationship between text and image. I’m sure we’ll get all philosophical and junk, we already kind of did. Also, the teacher really likes to have discussions like that; I’ve taken a class from her before.
So, in advanced film this semester, we’re not allowed to edit our own films. I understand WHY it is, we need to learn how to work closely and creatively with another person. This kind of sucks for me, though, because I want to be an EDITOR. Hopefully, though, I’ll get to edit a couple other students’ films and it’ll give me some stuff that isn’t mine to put on my demo reel. Also, I can always make my own cut later. Speaking of my movie for this semester, I have no idea what it’s going to be, so if anyone has some really gooood ideas for an awesome film, please let me know!
pthompso wrote:
I was talking with one of my painting students yesterday and she was telling me about waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to see out of her right eye (temporarily). She was thinking about doing some paintings about being blind. I thought that was a really good starting place for idea generation. So… maybe you could steal that. Or maybe it will help you think of other ideas.
Posted on 29-Aug-07 at 6:56 am | Permalink
Angie wrote:
umm.. I love the rock’n’roll goatee!!
Posted on 29-Aug-07 at 10:01 am | Permalink
Bill wrote:
Most adorable drawing I have ever seeeeeeeeeeeen. Go Ben!
Posted on 29-Aug-07 at 3:32 pm | Permalink
Lindsey wrote:
You should give the Sony cam cutsie eyes and snuggle it like a soft, somewhat needy kitten:
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=623991922&size=o
Posted on 29-Aug-07 at 4:24 pm | Permalink
Allison wrote:
OR BEN, you could think of somethin that your really interested in right now, or something that youve always wanted to do and make it INTO a really coool film. CMON BEN LOOK INTO YOUR HEART!
Posted on 29-Aug-07 at 6:31 pm | Permalink
Steve wrote:
Your editing class sounds like it’ll be good experience.
Please make a documentary about Joel’s kleptomania. No one believes me, but you got what it takes to catch it.
Posted on 30-Aug-07 at 7:03 am | Permalink
Joel wrote:
I have no idea what Steven is talking about.
(steven shut up! it doesn’t work if everyone knows)
Posted on 30-Aug-07 at 10:01 am | Permalink
Joel wrote:
Jokesmanship aside, maybe you should make a film about indecision. A character who doesn’t know what they want in the begining and by the end finds a path to a goal. I think I just described every movie ever made… BUT, yours will be better. It could be a thinker film without a lot of dialogue but a lot of situations that turns the thoughts of the audience unto themselves and they feel that they are all this character.
Am I making sense? I feel like I’m still channeling Science of Sleep from last night. Who doesn’t do that, like after seeing an action movie you wanna shoot guys and blow up cars. Right? Hell there’s a movie right there!
Posted on 30-Aug-07 at 10:14 am | Permalink