Short Movie (Captivity)

Developed SketchUp model

Textures used in model:

Above ground. Gascoigne. Accept.

From Gascoignes Earth 4.

Below ground. Moffat. Captivity.

From Moffats Something More #1.

36 Textures

Critique of the student work

http://lloydramsay.blogspot.com/2009/03/sketchup-model-with-custom-textures.html?showComment=1238453580000#c1689492926972065271

http://maxhu3218465.blogspot.com/2009/03/week-3-second-design.html#comments

Materials and Production Methods

Rosalie Gascoigne’s Earth (1999)

Rosalie Gascoigne’s Earth (1999) was part of the last collection she made before she passed away. In Earth Gascoigne creates a rough yet humble impression of the element Earth through a simple grid composition and the use of aged, sawn builders’ form boards secured to a backing board. With a range of colours from browns to grey and purple, the sawn builder’s form boards came from “the Canberra home” where for years, Rosalie watched “the light play on their surfaces, shining in the rain and drying in the sun.” These simple rectangles create an evocative three-dimensional, wall piece representation of the earth.

Tracey Moffat's Something More #1 (1989)

Tracy Moffat’s Something More #1 (1989) is part of her Something More series of colour and black-and-white photographs. Having a staged film stills style, Something More is well known to have been based loosely on “the trials of a poor but restless ‘coloured’ girl in rural Australia who wants ‘something more’ out of life than her lot in the back-blocks.” However, less is known about the set design, probably made with acrylic paint for the background landscape and wood for the wooden dwelling, and costumes selection. These were used to capture the 6 direct positive colour photographs and 3 gelatin silver photographs (approximately 100.6cm x 127.0cm each) that are now internationally renown. “Moffat brings her perspective on identity in local terms of her Aboriginality and femininity, but she also carefully styles her narratives to allow multiple readings beyond the specific politics of Australian identity.” Something More #1 is the introduction to this staged narrative and creates a vivid, engaging and emotive atmosphere from the start.

References:
http://www.sauer-thompson.com/junkforcode/archives/2008/11/rosalie-gascoig.html
http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/news/releases/2004/04/22/67/
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/nclub/stories/s545565.htm
http://cs.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=148563

Captivity.Warmth. Second SketchUp with stairs.

Above ground.
Moffat.Captivity.Noun.

Materials: Concrete reinforced with steel frame and glass.

Below ground.
Gascoigne.Warmth.Noun.

Materials: Metallic strips between two layers of glass.

Accept.Captivity. Initial SketchUp with stairs.

Above ground. Gascoigne. Accept.

Below ground. Moffat. Captivity.

Stair Sections.

Section of Stairs

Left: View from in front.

Upper Right: View from side.
Lower Right: Close up view from side.

Accept.Captivity. Initial SketchUp

Above ground.

Gascoigne.Accept.Verb.

Materials: Glass structure with steel frame for reinforcements.

Below ground.

Moffat.Captivity.Noun.

Materials: Concrete structure with steel reinforcements and steel beams.

18 Sections

Studio Session 1

A) YOUR BEST PIECE OF CREATIVE WORK AT HIGH SCHOOL


This is a creative piece that I have fond memories of and enjoyed. At the end of year 8 my English teacher went on leave, leaving us the task of designing, composing and creating a magazine to fill in the weeks before the holidays. My friend and I worked together to create a teen magazine. We had a lot of fun putting together articles, quizzes, reviews, horoscopes and an editor’s letter, amongst other things. We even added a few ads here and there to make it seem realistic. A few of my sections were the editors letter, the feature article on Delta Goodrem and the horoscopes section, as shown in the picture above. The best part of creating this magazine in my opinion was designing and arranging the pages, playing ‘Art Director’, and the satisfaction of putting together a complete magazine.

B) AN IMAGE OF A GREAT PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE

Since an early age I have had a love of ancient history. The Giza Pyramids have always intrigued me with their monumental size and precision for their time. I am fascinated by the complex passages and chambers that are like a capsule of their culture and are lined with intricate stories. Particularly the skill in surveying and excavating the location, lining up the sides of the pyramid to run parallel to the north-south and east-west axes without compasses, is, to me, amazing and inspiring.

C) AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL


This is Jessie, my miniature dachshund, commonly known as a sausage dog. She was my dog since year 4 until she passed away in late 2007. Jessie was like a sibling rather than just a pet. She enjoyed all the attention and cuddles she could get and often ate more of her bone than seemed possible, unless she decided to hide it for later. She was very protective of my family and curious of strangers and other dogs, pretending to be a bigger dog than she was through her barking until spotted.

THE CLIENTS

Fiona Hall – Mrs. Macquaries Folly (2001)

Contrast.Cage.Struggling.

Tracey Moffat – Something more #1 (1989)

Captivity.Imagine.Fluid.

Rosalie Gascoigne - Earth 4 (1999)

Warmth.Accept.Rough.