Reprinted

So... Somebody in my semester beat me to the punch. As I had broken my ankle, I was granted an extension on my final Print class assignment, which was to create a 12 page booklet plus cover. I had initially chosen Trent Reznor, as you'll note by my previous entry, but last week, while volunteering for the Seneca College booth at FITC, I had the chance to look at a few examples of that assignment. One was a booklet about Nine Inch Nails. It was very well done, and I had no desire to compete, as we all all know the difference between saying Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor is semantic.

Tool is my other great love in music, so I chose to go with them. But, I wanted to step out even once more. Anyone choosing a band or musician would have some sort of bio perhaps, the band's origins and a description of their work. So I did not chronicle the band's history, I decided to focus on a single album. Anyone who knows me, knows I chose Lateralus.

Initially, I wanted to have one page per song, but then I would be robbing some songs of deserved spreads, due to the page limitation (I'm sure my teacher would accept more, but I need to get this in. I might create one for myself on my own time). Also, one of the main focuses on the assignment was spreads. Furthermore, the content had to have a little more to it. Columns, for example.

My solution was to:

• List the tracks first and display the band
• Describe the concept of the album
• Describe the creation of the album
• Give lyrics and information for the three singles, "Schism", "Parabola" and "Lateralus"
• End with a "Reflection" summary (with the lyrics of that song)

I've decided to post my favourite of the spreads for this assignment, the "Creation" spread.

Copy is modified for the spread from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateralus.

The image is from a Tool t-shirt called "Think Man"

How Could I Forget...

I've uploaded my personal demo reel... Check it out at http://www.vimeo.com/22691902

Two Page Spread

I've not yet mentioned on my blog that I'd broken my ankle and required surgery. I'm okay, but as a result, I had fallen behind a bit in school, particularly in my print class, as all of my appointments were scheduled Tuesdays, my print class day.

Thankfully, I have a most understanding professor in that course, so I will be submitting my final in the coming weeks. My second last assignment however, was to create a two page spread, as a sort of rough layout to start the final, which will be a 12 page (plus cover) magazine that we chose a topic for. I've chosen Trent Reznor.

Infinitesima Logo on White v.2

The more accented infinity symbol version on my latest pamphlet design.

Tilt Shift

Thanks to Gail MacKenzie for retweeting Youtube's link

http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/2011/04/10-popular-tilt-shift-short-films.html

...making me need to learn the technique. Not just for film, but photography also.

Unfortunately, on my student budget of nothing I have to settle with simulating it; I can't afford to buy a lens, much less one to rig into a tilt shift lens (see the Youtube link for a how to).

So, just for fun, it was off to the creative commons on good old Flickr.

The shot's look better from above, to give the miniature model illusion more credibility.

Here's the original and manipulate versions:

Next: Video.

Fighter Parallax

http://vimeo.com/21618061

Learning To Fly

So I've been working on it for several days anyway, but tomorrow, I will be formally assigned an After Effects project "introducing" the concept of parallax. The assignment asks for a minimum 8 layer composition, creating the illusion of 3d with 2d imagery.

Having been a fan of Andrew Kramer's work on videocopilot.net, I was familiar with the concept already, so six days ago, I began compiling assets from the internet and modifying them in photoshop considerably, readying myself for this project. This is the first project in a long time (outside of my video work) that I've felt compelled to far exceed my requirements, but I love this feeling.

More To Come...