Explaining the Aurora Borealis

Animation for Course Project:

Music: Bon Iver Lisbon (OH) Narrator: Laura Kerridge

I really wanted get this finished for the hand-in today but knew it would end up being rushed (it already is a bit). I am going to try and finish it because there are only a few scenes left to do and it would be a shame not to.



Le voyage dans la lune

I came across this on the BBC website, when they announced that the restoriation of the colour version of the movie by Georges Méliès had been finished complete with a new soundtrack by Air.

This actually reminded me of another film I came across last year on BBC 2, they were showing MGM musicals I think every Saturday afternoon in the month of October. I think the lack of dialogue in both and the fact that they are both pre cgi so the sets are extremely descriptive which made me make the connection.

Anyway I managed to catch the ending of An American In Paris which showed the main characters (Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron) dancing, Kelly tap dancing and Caron doing the ballet. I became really engrossed in it and was completely memorised by the fluidity of the transitions from scene to scene because it looks so effortless.

The example below shows most of it

"An American In Paris" Ballet with George Gershwin's Original Music from Mark on Vimeo.

Museum of Everything #4/ #4.1

Some sneeky photos taken from the Museum of Everything Exhibition 4.1. It was a retrospective of the late Judith Scott's fibre sculptures.

I volunteered at both exhibitions #4 & #4.1 and it was interesting to see how Selfridges customers reacted to a 'museum' appearing in the middle of the homeware section in the Ultralounge. Confusingly it kept getting mistaken for customer service!

We had competition from Dolly's opposite us which had mouthwatering desserts to offer, but we managed to get people into the exhibtion. Though there were times when it got really frustrating, like when we had to ask for £2 donation but not to overstep the mark (be forceful) and cause them to change their minds about entering the exhibition. It was difficult at first, and a lot of misunderstandings occurred, especially in the first few weeks. However it was really nice when people left the exhibition feeling really happy, seeing them enjoy it made the experience worthwhile.

Exhibition #4.1 took place at the Old Selfridges Hotel, which was an amazing space. The MoE didn't do anything to the space except add floorboards, little picket fences around each work and lighting, which I think worked really well in making the show about Judith's sculptures. They looked even more beautiful and haunting.

Aurora Animation

For the past few weeks I've been trying to get started on the animation for the course project, unfortunately this has meant the personal project has taken a back seat, which is making me feel a bit uneasy. However I've made some (small) progress with the animation because I had been struggling to create an animated aurora but I think I've tackled it. I just need to make it a bit longer.

Below are the earlier attempts:

Educational video which explains the Aurora Borealis. I found this a month ago after kind of trying to avoid looking at any films explaining the Aurora Borealis because I was afraid I would inadvertingly copy their explanation. However it's a really good explanation of the how the Aurora Borealis occur, simple and to the point.

Mahabharat

Some of the things I have done for the 3rd year project. Not enough though, I need to storyboard on a larger scale and make lists, lots of lists

The Museum of Everything @ Selfridges