Unit 3 Interim feeback

It's probably going to be quite difficult for me to get much feedback, as i'm aware, in terms of visuals there isn't much up, although i will be posting my concept art tomorrow evening.

I have my idea for my essay, and my tableaux vivant thumbs are there albeit a bit blurry.

i do have a goal in my head, and i know what i want to achieve from this unit, so any feedback, any ''kick up the ass'' motivational remarks are welcome Phil, although i am heading in a good direction and have been for a good amount of time now, only a a couple of weeks until i reach my destination!

The Thing REEEEMIIIIXXXXX!!!!

ok so because of the Halloween remix earlier, i decided to do a crazy dubstep remix of John Carpenters 'the thing'.

its not finished and i know i should have been doing my concept art, but in a way, this is demonstrating to you all that i am capable of sound design etc.

all sounds and drum samples are created by myself. all movie pieces are obviously not mine.

i hope some of you enjoy, and feel free to tell me what to add or take out



ps. the picture is a picture my brother drew which i just think is funny as hell.

Halloween

I think it is possible, John Carpenter is one of the most talented men the film industry has ever seen. His Hitchcock style of control never ceases to amaze me, and as i said earlier today, other than John Williams' Star Wars soundtrack, it is one of my all time favourites and just screams horror whenever you hear it.
It does upset me to see that some of Carpenters more recent releases, such as 'ghosts of mars' are terrible films at best, but i guess you can't stay on top forever right? The man is a legend, The Thing is one of my favourite movies of all time and to be allowed to watch Halloween in the warm lecture theatre, lights out while it's all cold outside, filled me with that joy we used to get at school, you know, when it was the Christmas holiday week and your maths teacher says
''OK class today we're making Xmas cards!''

Anyway, before i ramble on any more, as Phil said, there isn't much of the uncanny in this film because it is what it is. despite this there are the obvious moments of ''is he there? am i imagining this?'' which to some degree makes the movie.

over the years I've had hundreds upon hundreds of thoughts about this movie, and now that my opinions are of significance, i have sweet FA to say about it.
Nick castle is an abomination of an actor, however, in this movie, no lines and intentional wooden walking make him seem like a god. Kane Hodder, the man behind the hockey mask of Jason Voorhees says on DVD commentary (Friday the 13Th 7: the new blood) that he was inspired by Castles emotionless as a killer and even eliminated grunts from scripts, in other words, Jason is totally and utterly silent no matter what.

Let's go back to the soundtrack (this isn't the most linear review i must say) I'm utterly in love with this composition. Music plays a big part in my life, my brother and I could both read music before words, so therefore you'll understand why i care so much about it. The 10/8 time signature gives it that creepy offbeat syncopation, while the clashing minor chords sit at the back of your fillings on some notes, until the melody comes together at one point. Amazing stuff!
An overseas colleague of mine, composed a contemporary remake of the Halloween theme and in my opinion is the best remake I've heard on the Internet.





The soundtrack, it's done, let's move away from that now Elliot. Unfortunately, there a number of sequels to Halloween, and even more unfortunate is happen to own all of them - with the exception of anything Rob Zombie touched. That man is a fucking dick. sorry, but he ruins everything he touches. If anyone here was unfortunate enough to have seen house of a thousand corpses, then you'll know what i mean. the mans music is terrible, and every movie I've ever seen of his, is just an excuse for gratuitous amounts of sex and violence, and the prat puts his wife in everything he makes. What a pretentious bone head. Let's not even go there.
this rant makes ME want to do a video review too - spoiler alert <

the movie is a genre defining trail blazer. If you haven't seen it, you've at least heard of it, if you haven't heard of it, then you're going to have seen the mask somewhere. countless spoofs, video games and conventions for this film show just how big of a deal it should be. i was shocked to hear some of my fellow classmates say it was their first time seeing it, yet they're all too happy to talk to me about the
Saw franchise (something i have never and will never watch).

I could go on for days about the Halloween franchise, It was a masterpiece, and then one day i saw Bustah Rhymes doing KungFu kicks to Michael Myers, and the magic died.

Long live Slasher movies!

Cancer research lift

If anyone would like to come to this event, feel free to let me know at uni or just leave a comment here.
It's in Dartofrd next saturday, and along with tons of other epic events, i'll be attempting to squat 550lbs. for charity.
it should be a fun day, and if anyone would like to come along, just let me know.

PS. if you can't come but would like to make a donation, again, let me know and that can be arranged. Thanks guys n girls.

The Stepford Wives

This was a real shocker to me, I wasn't at all familiar with the story of the film, and had no idea what to expect. In the end, this definitely made it a far more interesting experience, as i thoroughly enjoyed this film.

The undercurrent which was popping at consumerism was very noticeable, and as Phil mentioned, there were dialogues which almost seemed like commercials, another way to pop at consumerism.

this made me very happy, as it links to my essay in some way. George. A. Romero's original Dawn of the Dead, was a very strong stab at consumerism, when the zombies, couldn't even tell apart from ripping the heads off of their loved ones, knew that they had to be in the mall: it was where they needed to be, they didn't know why, they just had to be there,

and to a lesser extent, computer game release: Dead Rising, in where again, the zombies have no reason to be at an abandoned mall, yet endless hordes of the creatures infest every corner.

I was quite shocked at when the main character saw her double. As mentioned, this is said to be a bad omen, a sign of imminent death if you will. although we don't know for sure what happened to her original body, was she killed? was she taken elsewhere? we, get an eerie sense that it doesn't matter.

The most disturbing part of this for me, is the men. what man in his right mind would want this?

it's really weird. The men are so devious and conniving in this movie, i felt ashamed to be one watching it.

look at this vacant stare. imagine coming home to your partner, only to gaze upon an emotionless face for ever. shudder.

I had a very silent walk home after watching this, and the image of the eye-less android wife was flashing in my head constantly. it was very disturbing. although, it has definitely helped me grasp the concept of uncanny. when the android malfunctions, it becomes slightly comical, much like when most uncanny things are revealed.

All in all, the film gets a thumbs up in me, i may follow this up with a more in depth look, I'd like to think a bit more about it first.

CAN EVERYBODY PLEASE WATCH THIS

James Rolfe, internet celebrity and movie critic finally words my deepest frustrations

tree texture #2

ok so this one went far better, and took less time, reason probably being that it was a more defined image in the first place. Anyway, here are the before offset and after shots as usual.

you can barely tell the difference! :D

i know, i know, this isn't exciting blog material, and don't worry, I won't be posting every texture i decide to buff up, but my last project i posted very little, so i feel the need to post everything to make up for it.