Post #15 - THOMPSON AND BORDWELL - FILM AND VIDEO HISTORY KATE HORSFIELD - BUSTING THE TUBE

The Film industry was a prolonged process of excepting different works. Films outside the mainstream/average production, like Experimental films, were usually short, and they were produced outside the film industry. Experimental films were much different than average films. They differed in that they didn’t have to tell a story. They don't have to include characters. There doesn't have to be a message of any kind. It can be visceral (relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect). or mundane (a complete bore). It can be highly personal or overtly political. It can be literally anything – just like a description of performance art. This was another reason for how quickly it got off the ground because so many directors and creative people decided to show the world their view of this new type of art. Now narrative and documentary films don't necessarily use all of these artistic elements. They keep it simple by focusing on creating an enhanced sense of narrative rather than creating pure aesthetic art. The best part of the new production styles in the film was that there were no wrong answers. People were now allowed to think outside the box and take gambles on the ideas they imagined and produced.

GRQ

1. Hans Richter & Richter

2. Ruttman

3. Rene Clair

4. Germaine Dulac

5. Cinema Pur

6. City Symphony

7. Vertical Cinema

8. Film Lyric

9. Maya Deren

10. Norman McLaren & McLaren

11. Brakhage

12. Bruce Conner & Conner

13. Visualizing Effects

14. Non-Linear Editing Software

15. Portable Camera

16. Feedback

Post #11 - Reading and GRQ, Margot LoveJoy

The forerunner to the photographic camera was the camera obscura. Camera obscura (Latin for "dark room") is the natural optical phenomenon that occurs when an image of a scene at the other side of a screen (or for instance a wall) is projected through a small hole in that screen and forms an inverted image (left to right and upside down) on a surface opposite to the opening. This started it, but it was shortly improved by the years, slowly in form and quality. The size was a huge difference. Before the invention of photographic processes, there was no way to preserve the images produced by these cameras apart from manually tracing them. The earliest cameras were room-sized, with space for one or more people inside. The growth of all of this was done by scientists as the structure and way of getting a photo from the camera to a physical copy was experimented with for decades. Many scientists and inventors such as Schultze and Wedgwood made contributions to the study of photosensitivity it was an artist/printer, Joseph Nicéphore Niepce, who made the first real breakthrough in the link-up between the optical principles of the camera obscura and light-sensitive chemistry.

1. camera obscura

2. light sensitive chemistry

3. daguerreotype

4. negative/positive

5. "aura"

6. commodity value

7. exhibition value

8. cult value

9. photomontage

10. appropriated elements

11. cinematography

12. photomechanical reproduction

13. Eadweard Muybridge

14. Jules-Etienne Marey

15. Dadaists

16. John Heartfield

17. Raoul Hausmann

Post #9 READING AND GRQ – RENAISSANCE AND MODERN ART

Everyone should know this but needless to say, the great works and contributions by notable names during the Renaissance era greatly influenced modern-day arts and design. To this day, their works remain relevant; and their techniques, style, theme, and basic elements are still being used as references despite the emergence of new technology and more current trends. Most of the artworks and paintings from the Renaissance era focus on what people are doing during that time. Such a characteristic is referred to as “humanism” because the subjects of the artworks are mostly humans. Within Modern art, art is not simplified to one thing. The creativity and opportunity for artists in this day and age are endless.

GRQ

1. Portraiture

2. Window

3. Linear perspective

4. Aerial perspective

5. Masaccio

6. Brunelleschi

7. Jan van Eyck

8. Leonardo da Vinci

9. The school of Athens

10. The birth of venus

11. Stonebreakers

12. David

13. Modern

14. “Avant-garde”

15. Autonomous

16. kitsch

Post #8 RENAISSANCE MODERN AND ABSTRACT ART

Renaissance art, painting, sculpture, and architecture. This literature was produced during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in Europe under the combined influences of increased awareness of nature, a revival of classical learning, and a more individualistic view. During this period renaissance art grew more and more realistic but still stayed in the biblical figures. The growth stemmed from the class of merchants that offered artists new opportunities to make a living in the art community this requested new subjects such as portraits and scenes contemporary and differing from the normal renaissance painting. Moreover, scientific observations and Classical studies contributed to some of the most realistic representations of the human figure in art history resulting in the impact of renaissance art and why it is so powerful still today. What's cool about Renaissance art is it's almost impossible to replicate. If you were to draw renaissance art in 2022 people would be confused and almost wouldn't accept the work. This is because in the times of the renaissance the authenticity and value of what "painting" was so long ago makes the art so special.

Another painting style that stemmed from what we know today of art is Abstract art. Originating in Europe in the late 19th century, Abstract art fully emerged in the early 20th century when a decline in the appreciation of Realism became more common among Avant-garde artists of the period. Abstraction exists along a continuum. Even art that aims for verisimilitude of the highest degree can be said to be abstract, at least theoretically, since perfect representation is impossible. After a while when things become overused and accessible to everyone it becomes what some say kitsch. Not that this was the case with the shift from realism to abstract but abstract was new and beautiful.

In my opinion, art varies on the rarity of the amount, in other words, if there are 1000 pictures of a black cat and only 5 of a white cat the white cat would sell higher because people want to be different and get stuff no one else has. This connects to a shift in art from renaissance to abstract because there always going to be a new style and growth in art.

                                                                                

                                                             
                                        

Post #10 -

1. While we are learning about communication at this time in history, think about the differences between then and now. How much information was circulated? So much has changed in the way people talk and, in the way, they receive messages and send out messages. I feel that communication is so easy and accessible to anyone anywhere in the world that it takes significance and value when you do handwritten letters and have to work hard to get your message.

2. How far could news travel? News usually only was to local people as the only news that would spread out from towns or counties would be emergency news like diseases and deaths. The news could be traveled as far as states with messengers. This wasn't as difficult as you would think but that's just because we're used to doing it from basically anywhere.

3. How much information people were aware of? In the past, people lived with the understanding that if they stayed close to home, they would remain in closer touch with their friends and family. If they moved away, their contact would be limited. Communication was done in person or through the postal service.

 4. How easy it must have been to get away with murder and other crimes Think about other limitations that must have existed How has it changed? Back in the day crime was much easier to get away with for many reasons. One is the fact that there are no mobile devices. When out of home or not near a home telephone you cannot access anybody's help. This allows criminals to have much more time after the crime is committed. Also, victims cannot signal for help as the action is happening. Technology plays a huge factor in crime today. Another reason why it was easier to get away with crime was no cameras to catch people. This helps criminals by not being recorded doing the act. My last reason is how hard it must have been back in the day to communicate outside of local people. Giving descriptions about criminals must have been difficult assuming he or she skipped town

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POST #7– READING AND GRQ and Discussion– THEATER OF THE PEOPLE

First of all, homer is an incredible author who is most famously known for writing the odyssey and the Iliad. He strived in the Bronze age which was his first-time writing. This is another reason his work has stood through time because of the importance and effect he has had on future works. With the first writing system being created this was also extremely important in trade. The Phoenicians used writing with trade as they would jot their imports and exports down to keep track. This allowed them to stay ahead of the trade game. Then years later the Greeks adapted the language as well. With the Greeks adapting the language, they changed the whole game, they used the language to write current and past events and even used it to make up stories. Once this happened Homer finally began to make his mark. Homer composed two epics. These epics were called Odyssey and the Iliad. Homer was proclaimed to create fiction books about the old wars. Later discovered his work was not all fiction. The views and arts, he described were discovered in 1870. People do not know how exactly homer composed these plays if he just went off memory? or did he base it off of written scripts? In my opinion, I think it was a mixture of both. Their real-life experiences and his memory also with to the conversations, he had with his characters in the story.  Both stories are developed through action and historic events that happened. During the 10-year trojan war, Homer is believed to cross troy and catch these incredible "epics".

1. ancient Greeks

2. Homer

3. Iliad

4. Arete "Virtue"

5. Homeric epic

6. Iliad, Odyssey

7. gods

8. inductive reasoning

9. Socrates

10. Plato

11. The Republic

12. "Allegory of the Cave" (section of The Republic)

13. Dionysus

14. satyr play

15. Greek Comedies

16. Tragedies

17. death, dead

18. Thespis, thespian

19. protagonist, antagonist 

20. Aeschylus

21. Dionysos

22. Alexander

23. Catharsis

24. Golden Mean

25. Verisimilitude

26. "three unities"

27. Universality

28.intermezzi

29. nobility

30. nobility

31. intermezzi

32. modernism

33. modernism

34. Richard Wagner

Post 6 Lecture Baroque Theatre Modern Opera

After the gothic period of architecture ended. There was a new and most would say more technologically advanced new style. This was Baroque which came in around (1600). At this time, the Protestant religion was one of the Catholic Churches rivals. Protestant had simple architecture very neat and not extremely detailed. The Catholic was much different using the Baroque art, music and architecture to counter the simple Protestant architecture. They did this always to one up the other religions to show how much greater the Catholics were. The most infamous baroque architecture during these times were Bernini, who would design Churches for the Pope to speak and teach Christianity. This was probably the most important architectural church in the land. Very sacred. Berninis goal was to fit as many people as possible! Very open and big enough to fit everyone in the land. “The motherly arms of the church.”

Post 4 Lecture Native Americans

Throughout the years of time, global architecture has helped influence religious and cultural elements.  These roots can be traced back all the way to the Native Americans in 550 BC. Native American Tribes would build both permanent and temporary houses for their tribe. Many of these people would stay on the move and not settle for very long. (hunting, searching). So having fast and accessible houses was very crucial for many of these tribes. They would make these houses through birch bark, brush, and other natural materials. The Native Americans were very intelligent with their build-making such as with small homes as they would create cone-shaped houses to allow the smoke from inside the house to get out. The Native Americans of these creations are nothing short of geniuses. Many of the works got passed down through generations to allow progression through centuries. With that centuries later Greece would push its innovation and show much more advanced work. Such as their theater was a form of entertainment taken very seriously.  People would come from all across the Greek world to attend the popular theaters held in open-air amphitheaters. In their glory days, some amphitheaters could hold crowds of up to 15,000 people. The goal would be to have the whole town come and enjoy the entertainment and Christianity. This was a way to bring everyone together for God.

Post 5 Reading, GRQ, Discussion

The article goes over the relationship between the indigenous arts and American art history.

The brief essay highlights major exhibits and installations of Native art in American art museums.

Indigenous arts play a huge role in the art we have here in America.

Indigenous arts first came into play after the first world war as if was a way for Americans to celebrate

their independence. The first exhibits of these paintings took place at the Museum of Fine Arts in

Santa Fe (1919), the Arts Club in Chicago (1920), and The Society of Independent Artists in New York

City (1920, 1921, and 1922). This was a great way to get their art noticed.  Americans couldn't get

enough of this art and were fascinated by how different it was. With Native art joining the American

arts it at first was not appreciated by some people. Before that, it was usually white men. But you

cannot deny art! As a fellow artist, as the years go on the value and rarity increased so with the

background and historic value of their indigenous arts and the effect they had on American history

these works are priceless.

Below are my favorites from the rise of indigenous arts

Super Indian: Fritz Scholder 1967-1980

GRQ

1. Scholars of

2. museums

3. native art

4. pueblo watercolors

5. esthic value

6. basket dance

7. Museum of modern art in New York

8. Multiculturism

9. Three American painters

10. American Indian art: Form and tradition

11. Native art history

12. ghettoization

13.younger generation

Post 3 GRQ Questions

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Post 2 Dr. Raul Cuero

 Dr. Raul Cuero Ph.D.

living smart.

Dr. Raul Cuero Ph.D. is an extremely intelligent person. With his upbringing in an all-black culture and receiving little to nothing growing up, he feels this motivated him and gave him the knowledge to be so creative this is a result of why his views differ from the society. My favorite piece from Dr. Raul Cuero was when he said "to perceive nature, you have to be a good perceiver" which in my opinion he is trying to say to go through any process in life you need to experience the steps, you cannot plan creativity instead you should enjoy the process. Raul is a guy who takes everything head-on. He states that you need to be devoted and intense in whatever you work on. The reason I believe he has such a good work ethic is because of his mindset where he emphasizes, that you cannot be afraid of failure. You will never be able to give 100% if in the back of your mind you are worried about a bad outcome or how people will judge you. I also agree with Raul's views on technology as I think it is tarnishing the youth as I feel in many ways, they could be much more productive. But I think it all just comes down to doing these things in moderation, with nature and technology you need to have diversity between both. Our educational system needs to be better, and Raul gives reasons why and how to fix this. He says kids focus to much about going to school with one purpose, to get a job when you are really, they should be in the moment finding out who they are before what they want. I'm very happy to have studied and learned for a smart man Dr. Raul Cuero Ph.D. I hope to have a better understanding on living smart.

Post 1 PROFILE AND PICTURE

Hi, my name is Daniel Biller, but I go by Danny. I'm here at the University of Tampa majoring in Entrepreneurship. Throughout my whole life, I have lived in the small state of Rhode Island for 18 years. I play almost every sport and I love the outdoors. I'm a very social person and love hanging out with friends. I'm part of a family of six with my sixth member being my best friend Daisy,

  Photo of Daisy; 11 years old

A little more about me is that I played 2 sports in high school: basketball and soccer.

Also have two older siblings, twins one girl and one boy, Emily and John. I also love to paint, exercise, eat food and go out at night. I'm super excited for my first year at Tampa and cannot wait to meet more people here.