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Above is the complete version of a music video I made for my friend who released this song back in 2014. I took the opportunity for making something large to relearn the 3d modeling and animation program, Maya. The second section of this video was done primarily for this class and the first part with more of the traditional animation techniques was done for the intro to animation course. This project took between one to two hundred hours, I think, I’ve kind of lost track of reality the past few weeks.

The music video includes the animation techniques of rotoscoping, pose to pose drawn animation and claymation. All of the scenes and objects were rendered in Maya and then drawn over with one layer, then animated more freely on top of that in Procreate on the Ipad. Sound effects are from the freesound.org website and the music is from my friends album titled RNB. https://longlivedeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cole-lodge-rnb

The music video details the grey world of living with depression but having a vivid imagination which lives in dichotomy for many artists.

Above is the complete version of a music video I made for my friend who released this song back in 2014. I took the opportunity for making something large to relearn the 3d modeling and animation program, Maya. The second section of this video was done primarily for this class and the first part with more of the traditional animation techniques was done for the intro to animation course. This project took between one to two hundred hours, I think, I’ve kind of lost track of reality the past few weeks.

The music video includes the animation techniques of rotoscoping, pose to pose drawn animation and claymation. All of the scenes and objects were rendered in Maya and then drawn over with one layer, then animated more freely on top of that in Procreate on the Ipad. Sound effects are from the freesound.org website and the music is from my friends album titled RNB. https://longlivedeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cole-lodge-rnb

The music video details the grey world of living with depression but having a vivid imagination which lives in dichotomy for many artists.

I did my final by making a music video with Noah Rislov. I was happy with the way it the video turned out and so was Noah. We spent a little over 2 hours total filming the video. Our spots included MT. Pisgah, and downtown Eugene to express the amount of drama this music video needed. I had a lot of fun and learned ways to edit and film that I didn’t know before. One thing that I wish I did was manage time better. I feel like we could of spent some more time trying to story tell with more precise scenes that explain the mood better. I love making music videos, so I enjoyed this project because it gave me the opportunity to do so. I love being able to help tell a story through a camera and music. Being able to talk about ideas and create new ones in the short time we had felt natural to me. I enjoy directing with the insight I can bring, and help the artist express their ideas at the same time. Noah was a lot of fun to work with, and I am looking forward to finding other artists to work with. This project was a learning experience, as well as an opportunity to do what I love.

“Arroz Con Gandules”

I always get excited when my husband is about to make this Puerto Rican rice, it makes the whole house smell so good, and is packed with so many flavors. The best part about him making it this time, is that I got to use it for my final project!

I had fun recording this, and putting the video together, which also made me realize how much work goes into editing to make these type of videos.

In the future I would like to record more than what I think I need, I feel like I could’ve been more creative with some of my shots, and explored more animations to implement in this video. Other than that, I think everything is pretty straight forward, and I’m looking forward to making more short videos like these.

I really enjoyed taking this class, I learned a lot from Teresa as well as other classmates. I hope to see everyone next term!

Got song from: www.FreeSounds.org

Title: Leche

Artist: House of Say

By: Sandra Osorio

For this project, I decided to make another song/video mostly because it’s just what I enjoy doing, but also explore a different side musically and incorporate a narrative into the visual aspect. First off, I want to provide some context to what themes I’m portraying as well as the overall structure. The song mainly covers feeling embarrassed and resentful about the struggles of one’s condition, but reflecting back on the expression of said emotions. The instrumental also is different from what I normally go for. The absence of percussion and the layered parallel mixing of the vocals I think has an interesting effect on the soundscape.

Visually, I wanted to go for a lo-fi, textured, and gritty aesthetic. I think that this compliments not only the narrative provided, but also the themes of the music. Narratively, I aimed to tell a story of someone unhappy with their condition, but feels helpless to fix anything about it, so they go out and indulge in substances to alleviate that pain. I tell this story through first-person-type angles and add various cuts, and cuts to black as if they are trying to remember a certain day. The text displayed throughout the video serves to act like hypothetical questions to distract from the reality that they don’t want to hear. Lastly, the white circle represents a sense of being “drawn” into coping mechanisms that are ultimately harmful.

I hope you enjoyed!

– Noah Rislov

My final project is a video on how to take beautiful autumn leaves photos on iPhone. I love the fall scenery in Eugene and wanted to take pictures to commemorate the beautiful autumn leaves around town. And I like to post beautiful pictures on my Instagram stories, so I made the pictures in portrait orientation so that I can post them. I edited this video using the “InShot” app, which I also used in my previous project. The background music is from the app. There were many songs to choose from, but I think the song I chose for this video is very suitable.

I took so many pictures of autumn leaves for this project that it was very difficult to decide which ones to use for the video. I used the iPhone’s screen recording function to show how I often make settings when taking pictures, and included that in the video as well. I also included some bad examples of photos that didn’t look good, so I think it’s easier to understand. If you like what you see in this video, I hope you will imitate me and take not only photos of autumn leaves, but also various other kinds of photos.

Madoka Shimmyo