Final Project

Prezi: http://prezi.com/qrrry1ggn7ah/final-project/?kw=view-qrrry1ggn7ah&rc=ref-25599605

youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMyK62yp1gQ&feature=plcp

Final Statement

I went to MOMA and the Metropolitan Museum in NYC during the Thanksgiving. The art works there are extremely famous. Among thousands of paintings there, which impressed me most is Monet’s Water Lily and Edvard Munch’s The Scream. I took many photos by my iphone to record them. When I took the picture of Water Lily, I found it was interesting to see the painting in different angles.

I firstly decided to make a E-journal with those pictures. However, I want to have background music and the different transitions between the different photos to show the trends. What’s more, I also want to change the original picture into some other types. So I use the media prezi to finish my work.

My project can be divided into three parts.

The first part is a general video. I used many photos I took in the museum and use different angels and transitions. For instance, I use the transition of water wave to show the beauty of water lily.

The second part is about Water Lily. I magnified my favorite parts to share with others. The picture is made from three different Water Lily. The use of light and shade is so interesting, and I use a wavy line to divide them to show the softness and beauty of the water lily. And I choose these three photos because they are in different tones. For me, it may show the various scene of water lily in different time.

The third part is some changes of The Scream. It was in MOMA when I came there. It was a colorful painting and I saw a black and white version of it. So I want to change it to a pencil sketch type to see if it may cause some new feeling. The top two pictures in my project are the original ones. The other three are my projects.

The process of making video is interesting. What’s more, a prefect song is added. And the project helps me to record my understanding of these art works.

Failure Paper

I should say that my biggest failure this semester is the difficult of understand the video in the class and finish the blog responses. As a second language student, I feel it is difficult for me to understand some of the videos in the class and sometimes I may distract. And some blogs have many new words for me，so I sometimes skip the difficult parts.

Later, I found the videos introduce different artists and their minds are very interesting. Although I may not understand some words, the image helps me understand them well. And some blogs leads to my deep thinking. So I think I should never give up and try my best to improve my English. If I insist for a long time, I can gain much from the various videos and blogs.

The biggest success for me is a different way of thinking. I always remember one work to ask us shooting in an ant’s view. Before that, I never think about changing the view when I take pictures. After this work, I always think about changing a way of thinking to finish a different work or changing a way of shooting to get a fun photo. And the statement paper also helps me conclude my way of thinking. It is an important tool which helps me conclude my thoughts.

When we meet some problem, we may try to use a different way. Now, I always use an animal’s view to take picture or make video. Just as my MP4, I used the sounds of my friends and make them rhythmed. It is an interesting skill for me to do various job.

If I can redo one project, I may choose MP2. Although it was my favorite project, I have many new ideas about it now. So if I have the chance, I am willing to make it perfect.