Music videos

Through my research i've found that music videos can be a great source of inspiration. Here are a few that've caught my eye recently-

Rubbish song (who writes a song about an orange peel??!!) BUT - really interesting filmed/ hand drawn imagery. 

I LOVE this video, and this band. I know i've posted this on here before, but in a nutshell, this is the sentiment and style that I want to capture through my video. LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Alternative ways to animate

So... another (possibly) less-technical animation option, would be to make and film something in real-time, which tells my convergence/divergence story (as this is the project theme) either in a stop motion or at the pace that I need, and then edit over the top using the computer!

Examples:

Illustrated talk - "Where good ideas come from" by Bill Johnson.

2011 stop motion ad for MTV.


Or, I could make a little world like Hattie Newman <3

yum!

..installations from this year's Secret Garden Party. One day I will make it there!

Etsy

..it's a rainy day, I have a new Etsy account (will promote when/if I get the shop running) it's my birthday in a month, and I just remembered I have a Paypal account... woOopee!!!! :P


Etsy is also great for inspiration...I love this:

"Constellations of the Northern Hemisphere" wall hanging by Littlebrightstudio on Etsy.

Wares..

Within the next year we have two exhibitions with uni where we're expected to sell/show our work and wares. Having such a long summer break, I've challenged myself to get ahead of the game now by using this time to experiment and make some things while i'm relaxed and the pressure's off. I'm hoping if this plan works out well, by the time the sales roll around (at least the first one in December) I should have enough stock together -maybe with some spare!- to make the most of the opportunity, and perhaps even make a few pounds!!

With that in mind, here's what i've made in the last few days: 

I really like them!

    

News International

A little something else from the last few weeks. 

Based on the phone tapping scandal- 

A new way for journalists to get quotes, as suggested by my friend Josh (a journalism student!)check out his blog here. 

Cote (coat?!) of arms...

other Mother's Day...

... i work part-time in a supermarket, and amongst other things, it kind of increases my hate and real sadness about public holidays (Christmas, valentine's day etc). 


I don't want to sound old and cynical, but I know what real love is like, and what it looks like, and that's why it really irritates me seeing so many people willingly mugged over every year, buying crappy useless stuff for these holidays out of a sense of obligation!


I have this belief that if you really REALLY love someone, you should tell them every day, and show them all the time, in personal, NON-EXPENSIVE (!!) creative little ways, NOT in ways that are hugely expensive or mass-produced!!!


I guess this is probably a really unpopular view (of course, 'cause it means we need to make an effort and get off our asses to organise and do and makes things specially!) but for me that's what the essence and the remnant of these holidays is supposed to be about.... showing people who are special and lovely, that we think that they are special and lovely. 


SO.... with this in mind, for the last 2 years our house has had a kind of alternative mother's day... and today (kind of unimaginatively but it's the only day i could get off work!) we celebrated that! 


As part of other mother's day, we took my mum on a mystery tour and looked around a garden centre and in an aquarium shop and at some tents. Then we had a drink in a pub in the countryside, and took her out for dinner. It was nice, and hopefully let her know in a unique way, that she is unique and pretty special :)


....mush aside, i've started taking my camera out with me in search of "mess" and found some other strange/inspiring/ interesting and curious things that i thought i'd share. :)
Enjoy!