A lot of our students didn’t show up last Tuesday so Laura and I didn’t get a chance to work with Tananye. We did get to talk with Jared for a while about his plans for his sequence. He’s planning on doing a shadow play on zombies. It seemed simple and gruesome, like zombies are supposed to be, and then he plans on adding a little surprise at the end; you think all the zombies are dead, but they’re not. We watched a few shadow plays in progress, which was interesting. As a group we helped the few groups that went to perform. This helped in terms of planning out how the shadows would be affected with the lights and the props that we would use. Some angles worked better than others and that was important for me to take note of. At the end of the day we all began to listen to Disney songs from movies like Mulan, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. I really enjoyed this part mainly because I was able to connect to my inner child. I think that it’s crucial to be able to connect to your inner child when you are teaching younger people because it’s easier to connect with them. We all began a mural too and I enjoyed that since it was a larger piece that we collaborated on as well as put our own images on.
Today we set up the sheet and experimented with our shadows. I sensed shyness among the students about giving it a try. However, once we got the ball rolling almost everyone wanted to participate. Sadly, Judy did not show up today so I floated among the class. Matt was particularly energetic today. I am guessing it was because Judy was not there and he felt he could really be himself. I was happily delighted with how much range Angel got out of using the flashlight and colored paper. And I loved Audie’s prop and his use of movement with the flashlight. When they started to blow the bubbles in front of the flashlight and use the fishbowl as a prop for the light to go through gave a great underwater effect. Tanya and I also practiced Judy’s storyline without her. We think that with extra props from the theatre program it will be even better. We used the fish tail that Judy made, along with experimenting with the gel colors and waving two different flashlights for dramatic effects. I think that when Judy comes back she will have even more ideas for our shadow story. I think that today’s class made the students from Arts-2-Gether realize how much they can get out of working together and sharing their ideas. We all took ideas from our peers and made them our own.
During the last arts together class we all tested out the shadow screen. Most of the students were on spring break, so they were not there. I believe the few that were there really benefited from seeing the screen and how it worked. The class before Angel had worked out his story board, so he had an idea of what his shadow short would be about. We had not made any props yet, but we explored props that we had on hand. Going behind the screen, Angel was able to see just how we were making the shadows and I feel really became excited about the story we were working on. Before this I don’t believe he truly understood what we were going to be doing, but seeing the light and screen and the silhouettes that it cast, gave him a better understanding. He loved trying out how the bubbles would look on the screen. We also played around with the fish bowl which we found cast a great wave-like projection. After Angel saw what we were going to be doing and how we were going to be doing it, we went into the back to make props. I felt that he was interested in what we were doing, but more interested in what was going on on the other side of the room with the screen. He kept getting up to “go see what was going on”. He did make some progress by drawing out some fish and a monster for the shadow story. I feel that by next class Angel will be motivated and interested in creating more props to build the storyline.
Leah Mattice Arts Together Reflection 4/10/12 Once again, Ethan was not with us for Arts Together last week, but I made myself much more active and available during his absence. I helped Angel, who Ethan selected as his partner, by cutting out his fish designs. I hope that Ethan and Angel successfully collaborate their different visions today. I’m glad that we finally took down the sheet and played with light and shadow. I’m sure that helped the students clarify their visions for their films. The bubbles and the fish bowl all caused beautiful and magical effects, and so I’m very happy that Angel wants to do an underwater scene. I complimented Audie and told him that his previous films and stories were very good. He replied, “I know. Thank you,” which made me very happy because I think artists should be very confident in their own work. Unfortunately, I began to worry about my partner’s comfort level last week. Mike seemed to be testing the waters with Meghan. He would take her books or pen, and when she’d ask for him to return them to her, he would kind of blow her off by saying, “Meghan, Please,” and not returning her things. This made me begin to think about what it means to be the adult in an educational program. I do not care to be all powerful; in fact I don’t want to be seen that way in a class room. However, I want everyone to feel safe and to cooperate together. It made me want to practice my teacher language as far as firmness goes. Perhaps I could say, “Mike, in order for our class to move forward and progress together, we must respect each other’s belongings.” Or, “In order for everyone to feel safe in the class room, we must respect each other’s space and listen to communicate more clearly.” I’m open for suggestions on this classroom management language.
It was spring break for the kids so a lot of them were not here for this session, including Corey, so this was just a day where we all worked together and played with the screen for our shadow play. It was interesting to see what everyone had been working on for the past few weeks and to finally practice a little with the screen. Audi showed the cage he created and the cat that went behind it, we tried to get him to do some of the dialogue, but he said that it wasn’t quite worked out yet. He seemed kind of shy about it, but I’m sure it’ll get more comfortable once he develops the skit more. Angel showed us the skit he wanted to do with the fishbowl, and there was a lot of playing around with how the light hit the fishbowl and using different acetate sheets to make colors on the screen and blowing bubbles. It was so much fun to see all the effects coming together for these skits. Since Judy wasn’t here, Tanya and Jaime showed us what they had been working on with her. Judy was going to be The Little Mermaid and act it out. They had helped her make a little costume and were trying to get it to show on the screen. Eventually everything was figured out. Joe and I played around with the cage that Corey had wanted to make. We found that having two flashlights pointed at it made the effect of two cages; one on the foreground and one in the background. We also thought we might play around a little bit with the colors to get the effect of the setting and rising sun. We had a lot of fun and I think actually getting to work with the screen made everyone more excited about doing this shadow play, I know I feel a lot more confident in what we are working on with Corey and I can’t wait to see the whole thing come together.
Judy wasn't in today, which was unfortunate because I think she would have loved this day. We did some test trials using the shadows and props and talked over our skits with the whole class. That was a lot of fun, especially for me because I had a different teacher who didn't do the Cave Dogs project. So this was my chance to play around with an idea I've loved ever since I learned about shadow puppets. So the first to go up and take a jab at the whole shadow play was Audie. They had the most props out of the rest of class, So they got to play around with space and size. Audie seemed a little uncomfortable, he even verbalized how uncomfortable he was, by explaining that he didn't have much to work with, and constantly second guessing what he was doing. So Alice dug up his older videos that he did in the past, and right away Audie was so happy and proud. I don't think it helped him get more comfortable with the situation he was in now, except sidetrack him, but it did give him some ideas to work on later in his skit, like his dialogue. Then Angle went, and we played with the colors and the way glass looks when the light is directed towards. I feel the kids really liked looking at the effects that happen with the manipulation. They didn't have much dialogue either, but had a blast playing with the light. Then it was jared and they had no props, but really played with how the colors interacted with each other. Jared I feel was the first to vocalize how cool he thought the project was and the manipulation of light. Then it was Jami and I's turn, I feel we found a way to fool the viewer into thinking Judy is a mermaid, using the props we made the class before, along with possibly the transformation of Ariel turning into a Person. After we all got our turn, we had a free for all, playing with music, bubbles, and we set up a big drawing paper for Matt to pay with. He didn't want anyone to draw on it with him, pushing me away and telling me no, but once I made it into a game, he seemed more interested. At one point he took my hand and led me to draw with his hand, using the music as a guide. I really enjoyed that, we were both a tool for what he wanted to create. Time went by, the class got chaotic, but a lot of fun.
The last visit, we watched some of Audie's previous work. He seemed very excited and proud of his work. Since he had not seen them before, his expression was truly remarkable. He was really happy at the end result of the previous projects.
We were also able to work on our project, creating more characters and working on our previous props and characters. We talked about where the story was leading up, and he seemed more interested after seeing us test the props out using the screen. At the begining of the project he seemed interested but I definitely feel he grows more and more interested in the assignment as we get further along.
Unfortunately, Cory couldn’t make it to our last meeting. So my partner and I more or less sat on the sidelines and mostly helped out other people with the shadow play set up. It was great to finally get more hands on with the screen we’ll be using for the show. I’m hoping we can unfurl it again in the next session so perhaps Cory can get a feel for what we’ll be doing. I think this might help him focus more on the task at hand.
I’m also looking forward to having him work with Ethan, Angel, and I think Neil. It will be interesting to see their group dynamic and how they may help each other out. Inevitably stronger personalities will take over a bit, but I think they’ll be able to work it out and each get a chance to contribute. I don’t anticipate Cory having much of a problem actually. I’d expect Ethan to get pushed aside more, so that’s probably what I’ll be looking for. If anything we might have to hold Cory back from contributing TOO much. Overall though he has been willing to take suggestions.
Hopefully the screen isn’t too large of a change to the environment for those students who are sensitive to such changes. It does rather dramatically section off the space. I do think it will draw their attention though. I also think the bubble machine(s) I’m bringing will also be distracting. Hopefully it will only be for a moment and then it will inspire other on how to use them if they want to. Other than that, since Cory wasn’t there last week, I don’t have much else to say :D
This was the day that we started playing with the shadows. Again, I was under the assumption that my student wasn't coming through most of the class, although he did show up right at the end five minutes of the session. But before he showed up, I spent my time not floating as I had done in previous class sessions, but I stayed in one place this time, becoming aware of people's interactions with each other and with materials as they came in to and out of my area or consciousness. I was so happy to see my classmates engaging with all of our students. It actually made me feel happy... to see and feel everyone's high level of involvement with the experience of learning by doing by everyone in the room. It is also fun and inspiring to watch my classmates think on their feet and roll with the punches, no matter what comes their way over the course of the class session with their students. It gives me a great deal of confidence in this new batch of art teachers nearly ready to embark on the "real world".
So, my student did show up for those last five minutes, and David and I told him about what the other kids had been working on - the shadow plays. He said that he had written a story in school and that he'd bring it with him next time. I asked if he thought maybe we could use it as a script, and he thought that was a possibility.
Because it was their spring break, many of the students weren’t at the fourth Arts-2-gether meeting. We all seemed to make the best of it, and it was a very light-hearted class. I enjoyed talking with Jared about his zombie storyline for his shadow scene. He had several great ideas that involved streamers and using different colored lights, which I feel will lend itself well to the horror genre.
I was very excited to see my classmates experiment with the cloth that we will be using for our scenes. It made me realize how many possibilities there are and all the ways that forms can be manipulated using the flashlights. I think it really helped the students visualize what their scenes will look like. I think it would be a good idea for the screen to be available for the rest of the meetings so we can troubleshoot our scenes and see what works and what doesn’t.
This time meeting with Angel was definitely more successful than our last meeting. Last time I encountered many issues with engaging Angel in the work and making him find an interest in the activity. This time he was much more focused and ready to work. Since many children were absent due to spring break, the class worked collaboratively helping each other make props, and experiment with shadow performance.
Angel wants to continue with his under water, monster story. When Lindsay, Angel, and I practiced making shadows Angel was completely intrigued by blowing bubbles and how they interact with shadow in the light. He also enjoyed working with the flashlight to move in and out of the fish bowl making it different sizes.
We started making props for our performance. Angel drew three fish which will be characters in the story. Next he drew the octopus monster. While Lindsay worked on making more props I cut out Angels cardboard story characters with an exacto-knife. Angel was very pleased with the final results and is excited to start working with the props. Lindsay and I discussed hanging Angels props from fishing line so we have more opportunity for movement during the performance.
Once again Ethan didn’t show up Tuesday; however Angel was making serious progress. We had decided to cut out new props and characters with colored construction paper, and to retire the card board. The cardboard really was hard to work with. It was simply too tough, so we couldn’t get nice sharp edges. We’re excited to see if the different colored papers will have any colorful effect on the shadows they project. From my understanding, Angel’s story takes place in a fish bowl, where a hungry octopus comes along and eats all the fish. Then a janitor comes along and accidently knocks chemicals into the bowl, changing the color of the water and dooming all of the life left in the bowl. It’s pretty dark actually! But it is a shadow play, so I suppose it should be dark, and I can’t wait to see how this plays out. My only concerns are that when Ethan does return, it may be hard to get the two collaborating. They want to work together, but Ethan wanted to make a film about an underground city. If the stories are too different, I suppose they can both create their own movies.
This last Tuesday was looser and more informal, with Easter and Passover on the weekend not many kids showed up. We didn’t get too far with Jahred, who none the less enjoyed his time here. Katie, my partner, was also absent, so it was just myself and Jahred. He came in a little late, and from there he sat and watched what some of the other students had been working on , in video and in actual shadow experimenting. He was offered a chance to play around with the flashlights, screen and some of the materials that were available. At first he declined, but then growing more comfortable and interested in what everyone else had been doing, he decided to give the shadow casting a shot. I went up to the screen with him, and we experimented with adjusting the flashlight’s focus, using different angles and distance with objects and seeing how the effects of the shadows changed. We also tried using the colored gels, which Jahred liked to use a lot and continued to see what would happen if he used multiples in different combinations. We talked about how he might use some of these techniques in his shadow narrative, and we developed some pretty good ideas. Jahred liked the idea of using the gels, maybe red for example during battle scenes or for the glow of zombie eyes, and maybe yellow and orange during the opening where dusk is settling in. After that discussion, he was a little hard to keep the attention of. He had fun from that point on dancing and singing Disney songs with his friends, which I’m sure he would hate me telling anyone about hah.
A lot of our students didn’t show up last Tuesday so Laura and I didn’t get a chance to work with Tananye. We did get to talk with Jared for a while about his plans for his sequence. He’s planning on doing a shadow play on zombies. It seemed simple and gruesome, like zombies are supposed to be, and then he plans on adding a little surprise at the end; you think all the zombies are dead, but they’re not.
ReplyDeleteWe watched a few shadow plays in progress, which was interesting. As a group we helped the few groups that went to perform. This helped in terms of planning out how the shadows would be affected with the lights and the props that we would use. Some angles worked better than others and that was important for me to take note of.
At the end of the day we all began to listen to Disney songs from movies like Mulan, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. I really enjoyed this part mainly because I was able to connect to my inner child. I think that it’s crucial to be able to connect to your inner child when you are teaching younger people because it’s easier to connect with them. We all began a mural too and I enjoyed that since it was a larger piece that we collaborated on as well as put our own images on.
Today we set up the sheet and experimented with our shadows. I sensed shyness among the students about giving it a try. However, once we got the ball rolling almost everyone wanted to participate.
ReplyDeleteSadly, Judy did not show up today so I floated among the class. Matt was particularly energetic today. I am guessing it was because Judy was not there and he felt he could really be himself.
I was happily delighted with how much range Angel got out of using the flashlight and colored paper. And I loved Audie’s prop and his use of movement with the flashlight. When they started to blow the bubbles in front of the flashlight and use the fishbowl as a prop for the light to go through gave a great underwater effect.
Tanya and I also practiced Judy’s storyline without her. We think that with extra props from the theatre program it will be even better. We used the fish tail that Judy made, along with experimenting with the gel colors and waving two different flashlights for dramatic effects. I think that when Judy comes back she will have even more ideas for our shadow story.
I think that today’s class made the students from Arts-2-Gether realize how much they can get out of working together and sharing their ideas. We all took ideas from our peers and made them our own.
During the last arts together class we all tested out the shadow screen. Most of the students were on spring break, so they were not there. I believe the few that were there really benefited from seeing the screen and how it worked. The class before Angel had worked out his story board, so he had an idea of what his shadow short would be about. We had not made any props yet, but we explored props that we had on hand. Going behind the screen, Angel was able to see just how we were making the shadows and I feel really became excited about the story we were working on. Before this I don’t believe he truly understood what we were going to be doing, but seeing the light and screen and the silhouettes that it cast, gave him a better understanding. He loved trying out how the bubbles would look on the screen. We also played around with the fish bowl which we found cast a great wave-like projection. After Angel saw what we were going to be doing and how we were going to be doing it, we went into the back to make props. I felt that he was interested in what we were doing, but more interested in what was going on on the other side of the room with the screen. He kept getting up to “go see what was going on”. He did make some progress by drawing out some fish and a monster for the shadow story. I feel that by next class Angel will be motivated and interested in creating more props to build the storyline.
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4/10/12
Once again, Ethan was not with us for Arts Together last week, but I made myself much more active and available during his absence. I helped Angel, who Ethan selected as his partner, by cutting out his fish designs. I hope that Ethan and Angel successfully collaborate their different visions today.
I’m glad that we finally took down the sheet and played with light and shadow. I’m sure that helped the students clarify their visions for their films. The bubbles and the fish bowl all caused beautiful and magical effects, and so I’m very happy that Angel wants to do an underwater scene.
I complimented Audie and told him that his previous films and stories were very good. He replied, “I know. Thank you,” which made me very happy because I think artists should be very confident in their own work.
Unfortunately, I began to worry about my partner’s comfort level last week. Mike seemed to be testing the waters with Meghan. He would take her books or pen, and when she’d ask for him to return them to her, he would kind of blow her off by saying, “Meghan, Please,” and not returning her things. This made me begin to think about what it means to be the adult in an educational program. I do not care to be all powerful; in fact I don’t want to be seen that way in a class room. However, I want everyone to feel safe and to cooperate together. It made me want to practice my teacher language as far as firmness goes. Perhaps I could say, “Mike, in order for our class to move forward and progress together, we must respect each other’s belongings.” Or, “In order for everyone to feel safe in the class room, we must respect each other’s space and listen to communicate more clearly.” I’m open for suggestions on this classroom management language.
It was spring break for the kids so a lot of them were not here for this session, including Corey, so this was just a day where we all worked together and played with the screen for our shadow play. It was interesting to see what everyone had been working on for the past few weeks and to finally practice a little with the screen. Audi showed the cage he created and the cat that went behind it, we tried to get him to do some of the dialogue, but he said that it wasn’t quite worked out yet. He seemed kind of shy about it, but I’m sure it’ll get more comfortable once he develops the skit more. Angel showed us the skit he wanted to do with the fishbowl, and there was a lot of playing around with how the light hit the fishbowl and using different acetate sheets to make colors on the screen and blowing bubbles. It was so much fun to see all the effects coming together for these skits. Since Judy wasn’t here, Tanya and Jaime showed us what they had been working on with her. Judy was going to be The Little Mermaid and act it out. They had helped her make a little costume and were trying to get it to show on the screen. Eventually everything was figured out. Joe and I played around with the cage that Corey had wanted to make. We found that having two flashlights pointed at it made the effect of two cages; one on the foreground and one in the background. We also thought we might play around a little bit with the colors to get the effect of the setting and rising sun. We had a lot of fun and I think actually getting to work with the screen made everyone more excited about doing this shadow play, I know I feel a lot more confident in what we are working on with Corey and I can’t wait to see the whole thing come together.
ReplyDeleteJudy wasn't in today, which was unfortunate because I think she would have loved this day. We did some test trials using the shadows and props and talked over our skits with the whole class. That was a lot of fun, especially for me because I had a different teacher who didn't do the Cave Dogs project. So this was my chance to play around with an idea I've loved ever since I learned about shadow puppets. So the first to go up and take a jab at the whole shadow play was Audie. They had the most props out of the rest of class, So they got to play around with space and size. Audie seemed a little uncomfortable, he even verbalized how uncomfortable he was, by explaining that he didn't have much to work with, and constantly second guessing what he was doing. So Alice dug up his older videos that he did in the past, and right away Audie was so happy and proud. I don't think it helped him get more comfortable with the situation he was in now, except sidetrack him, but it did give him some ideas to work on later in his skit, like his dialogue. Then Angle went, and we played with the colors and the way glass looks when the light is directed towards. I feel the kids really liked looking at the effects that happen with the manipulation. They didn't have much dialogue either, but had a blast playing with the light. Then it was jared and they had no props, but really played with how the colors interacted with each other. Jared I feel was the first to vocalize how cool he thought the project was and the manipulation of light. Then it was Jami and I's turn, I feel we found a way to fool the viewer into thinking Judy is a mermaid, using the props we made the class before, along with possibly the transformation of Ariel turning into a Person. After we all got our turn, we had a free for all, playing with music, bubbles, and we set up a big drawing paper for Matt to pay with. He didn't want anyone to draw on it with him, pushing me away and telling me no, but once I made it into a game, he seemed more interested. At one point he took my hand and led me to draw with his hand, using the music as a guide. I really enjoyed that, we were both a tool for what he wanted to create. Time went by, the class got chaotic, but a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteThe last visit, we watched some of Audie's previous work. He seemed very excited and proud of his work. Since he had not seen them before, his expression was truly remarkable. He was really happy at the end result of the previous projects.
ReplyDeleteWe were also able to work on our project, creating more characters and working on our previous props and characters. We talked about where the story was leading up, and he seemed more interested after seeing us test the props out using the screen. At the begining of the project he seemed interested but I definitely feel he grows more and more interested in the assignment as we get further along.
Unfortunately, Cory couldn’t make it to our last meeting. So my partner and I more or less sat on the sidelines and mostly helped out other people with the shadow play set up. It was great to finally get more hands on with the screen we’ll be using for the show. I’m hoping we can unfurl it again in the next session so perhaps Cory can get a feel for what we’ll be doing. I think this might help him focus more on the task at hand.
ReplyDeleteI’m also looking forward to having him work with Ethan, Angel, and I think Neil. It will be interesting to see their group dynamic and how they may help each other out. Inevitably stronger personalities will take over a bit, but I think they’ll be able to work it out and each get a chance to contribute. I don’t anticipate Cory having much of a problem actually. I’d expect Ethan to get pushed aside more, so that’s probably what I’ll be looking for. If anything we might have to hold Cory back from contributing TOO much. Overall though he has been willing to take suggestions.
Hopefully the screen isn’t too large of a change to the environment for those students who are sensitive to such changes. It does rather dramatically section off the space. I do think it will draw their attention though. I also think the bubble machine(s) I’m bringing will also be distracting. Hopefully it will only be for a moment and then it will inspire other on how to use them if they want to.
Other than that, since Cory wasn’t there last week, I don’t have much else to say :D
This was the day that we started playing with the shadows. Again, I was under the assumption that my student wasn't coming through most of the class, although he did show up right at the end five minutes of the session. But before he showed up, I spent my time not floating as I had done in previous class sessions, but I stayed in one place this time, becoming aware of people's interactions with each other and with materials as they came in to and out of my area or consciousness. I was so happy to see my classmates engaging with all of our students. It actually made me feel happy... to see and feel everyone's high level of involvement with the experience of learning by doing by everyone in the room. It is also fun and inspiring to watch my classmates think on their feet and roll with the punches, no matter what comes their way over the course of the class session with their students. It gives me a great deal of confidence in this new batch of art teachers nearly ready to embark on the "real world".
ReplyDeleteSo, my student did show up for those last five minutes, and David and I told him about what the other kids had been working on - the shadow plays. He said that he had written a story in school and that he'd bring it with him next time. I asked if he thought maybe we could use it as a script, and he thought that was a possibility.
Because it was their spring break, many of the students weren’t at the fourth Arts-2-gether meeting. We all seemed to make the best of it, and it was a very light-hearted class. I enjoyed talking with Jared about his zombie storyline for his shadow scene. He had several great ideas that involved streamers and using different colored lights, which I feel will lend itself well to the horror genre.
ReplyDeleteI was very excited to see my classmates experiment with the cloth that we will be using for our scenes. It made me realize how many possibilities there are and all the ways that forms can be manipulated using the flashlights. I think it really helped the students visualize what their scenes will look like. I think it would be a good idea for the screen to be available for the rest of the meetings so we can troubleshoot our scenes and see what works and what doesn’t.
This time meeting with Angel was definitely more successful than our last meeting. Last time I encountered many issues with engaging Angel in the work and making him find an interest in the activity. This time he was much more focused and ready to work. Since many children were absent due to spring break, the class worked collaboratively helping each other make props, and experiment with shadow performance.
ReplyDeleteAngel wants to continue with his under water, monster story. When Lindsay, Angel, and I practiced making shadows Angel was completely intrigued by blowing bubbles and how they interact with shadow in the light. He also enjoyed working with the flashlight to move in and out of the fish bowl making it different sizes.
We started making props for our performance. Angel drew three fish which will be characters in the story. Next he drew the octopus monster. While Lindsay worked on making more props I cut out Angels cardboard story characters with an exacto-knife. Angel was very pleased with the final results and is excited to start working with the props. Lindsay and I discussed hanging Angels props from fishing line so we have more opportunity for movement during the performance.
the string/shadow puppet was a very good idea!
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Once again Ethan didn’t show up Tuesday; however Angel was making serious progress. We had decided to cut out new props and characters with colored construction paper, and to retire the card board. The cardboard really was hard to work with. It was simply too tough, so we couldn’t get nice sharp edges. We’re excited to see if the different colored papers will have any colorful effect on the shadows they project. From my understanding, Angel’s story takes place in a fish bowl, where a hungry octopus comes along and eats all the fish. Then a janitor comes along and accidently knocks chemicals into the bowl, changing the color of the water and dooming all of the life left in the bowl. It’s pretty dark actually! But it is a shadow play, so I suppose it should be dark, and I can’t wait to see how this plays out. My only concerns are that when Ethan does return, it may be hard to get the two collaborating. They want to work together, but Ethan wanted to make a film about an underground city. If the stories are too different, I suppose they can both create their own movies.
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ReplyDeleteThis last Tuesday was looser and more informal, with Easter and Passover on the weekend not many kids showed up. We didn’t get too far with Jahred, who none the less enjoyed his time here. Katie, my partner, was also absent, so it was just myself and Jahred. He came in a little late, and from there he sat and watched what some of the other students had been working on , in video and in actual shadow experimenting. He was offered a chance to play around with the flashlights, screen and some of the materials that were available. At first he declined, but then growing more comfortable and interested in what everyone else had been doing, he decided to give the shadow casting a shot. I went up to the screen with him, and we experimented with adjusting the flashlight’s focus, using different angles and distance with objects and seeing how the effects of the shadows changed. We also tried using the colored gels, which Jahred liked to use a lot and continued to see what would happen if he used multiples in different combinations. We talked about how he might use some of these techniques in his shadow narrative, and we developed some pretty good ideas. Jahred liked the idea of using the gels, maybe red for example during battle scenes or for the glow of zombie eyes, and maybe yellow and orange during the opening where dusk is settling in. After that discussion, he was a little hard to keep the attention of. He had fun from that point on dancing and singing Disney songs with his friends, which I’m sure he would hate me telling anyone about hah.
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