Blogs I've Posted On

Nickole Gregorio:
http://mee-dee-ahh.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-entry-2-look-at-music-videos.html#comments

Yunn Lam:
http://yummylambs.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post.html#comments

Roberto Lagman:
http://robertolagman.blogspot.com/2010/12/blog-entry-1-social-networking-privacy.html#comments

Brandon Abas:
http://brandonfma.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-entry-4-from-spray-can-to-light.html?showComment=1298929745886#c5919642525941041111

Steffi Marcos:
http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2694212841842005381&postID=4455096586356942728&page=1&token=1298930449412

Aaron Cheung:
http://littlebigaaron.blogspot.com/2011/01/re-blog-entry-5-digital-actors.html?showComment=1298999240355#c8950557621014213138

Logo Paradies that speak the Truth

BP logo 286 on flickr.com
Greenpeace UK

1. Describe the logo using the language of the elements of the principles of design.
The logo is made up of shades of green and yellow curved parallelograms, forming a floral shape. From the center of the floral shape seeps black oil, representing the oil spill from the disaster.

2. Describe the symbols used in the image. Why did the artist use these symbols?
There is a floral shape, which is the logo of British Petroleum. In the center there is oil coming from the logo, where the meaning is that British Petroleum didn't do their job properly, and leaked millions of litres into the ocean, causing animals in the ocean to be covered in oil and causing death, and polluting the ocean.

3. What does this logo say of BP's identity?
This logo shows that BP caused a lot of damage to the ocean, some damage was irreversible, and it took much too long to stop the oil from pouring into the ocean. BP proved that oil transporting over the ocean wasn't safe, as something disastrous like this could happen without a warning.

Blog Entry #5 Digital Actors

1. Is this acting or animation?
I think this is both acting and animation, because without the actors the facial expressions and humanly movements wouldn't be possible, and the detail would be less detail in the animation. It is also animation because the characters are created graphically, and not using the actors' faces and bodies, so that they're not fully acting, just detailed parts and movements.

2. Do you think that animated characters should be eligible for acting awards?
I do not think single animated characters would be eligible for acting awards, as they don't fully act out scenes, but the show or movie they are in could win awards, which would be shared with the actors.

3. Do you think that human actors will ever become obsolete?
It's possible, because as technology advances, they might find a way to show movement and details without human actors, or make things look like human actors but they're actually digital. It's also possible that many shows will keep using human actors, as they can do somethings that technology can't do.

Light Graffiti vs. Street Graffiti

I like this piece of light graffiti because the colors of the lines compliment each other, and they go in many different ways, but they are all connected together if you look closely. The way the lines are shaped make it look mysterious and dark, and the brightness on the bottom of the glasses show a change in contrast through the whole piece.

This example of graffiti is amazing to me, because it looks 3-D, so you would have to have an amazing eye to catch where you would put the lines and how to make it look 3-D. It's amusing also, as it looks like there are stairs heading into a solid wall, and if someone actually thought they were stairs, they wouldn't be able to step onto them, as they weren't actually there. To make 3-D graffiti or paintings, you would need to know how to balance your perspective perfectly, to make it look realistic.







Light Graffiti and Street Graffiti are similar in the way that the art forms that they do are not similar to paintings you would see in museums. They're usually more vibrant with color, or not very elegant, but still are powerful images. Light Graffiti is different from Street Graffiti in the fact that Light Graffiti is temporary and legal, as it disappears soon, whereas Street Graffiti is illegal in some situations because they're considered vandalizing on personal property.

Mashups and Copyright Law

What is this mashup trying to communicate? Is it technical experiment, social or political commentary, a comedic parody, or an abstract work of media art?

  This mashup is a work of media art, as it is for the show Glee, which is a club in a school for singers. Glee is a widely watched show, and has millions of viewers each episode. The mashup is trying to tell you that you have to live your life to the fullest, and that you're not living for someone else, you're living for yourself, so you should do what you want and make your own decisions.
 

Did its creator follow or break copyright laws in its production?
  I don't think the creator broke any copyright laws, because the show was aired on television, where millions of people would see. If the creator broke copyright laws, the video would be seen, and they would be sued.

 Do you think that mashup like this requires copyright permission? Why or why not. 

  I do not think this mashup requires copyright permission, because they only used parts of each song, and they did their own performance, so it was relatively different from the original songs, and if you make a lot of changes to something, it isn't the same as the original.