They have a good example of Gestalt Principals and Illusion in this clip. The figure and ground aspect of this scene is pretty good. It shows trees along side the road to give it the typical neighborhood feel. They use proximity and similarity by make the car get louder as it comes closer to the screen. This give its the feel that the car is actually coming closer. They use illusion by making the car sound like one sound when it is going into the future, but it is actually using multiple sounds.
Listening Modes is very prominent in the clip. They use Casual sounds with the sound of the car. The brakes and engine idling sounds like the car should sound like. They use Semantic by making the car sound like lightning strikes when it is traveling into the future. They also use it to create a feel when doc presses the buttons to set the time in which they're traveling. The buttons seem to have a more cartoon computer sound.

Brainwashed

http://changethis.com/manifesto/66.01.Brainwashed/pdf/66.01.Brainwashed.pdf
This is a link to an article that I will be talking about.

Acknowledging The Lizard;
This is the part of our mind that causes us to stay on the "safe side". We don't want to take chances because of the fear of being made fun of or ridiculed.

Be Generous;
This is explaining that we need to give more, not physical gifts or money, but to help one another out.

Make Art;
We need to make more art and take more risks. Art has no rules or instructions, which leaves a huge margin for error.

These exercises are a waste of my time. I don't believe these layers or even the blogs are helping me become a better artist or student. I feel as though they are just a stupid form of homework. I haven't put much energy into these exercises. I even procrastinated until the last day before they're due. I feel as though I could be creating art, or practicing becoming a better student, rather than just reading and summarizing. Instead of summarizing these layers, we should be doing hands on exercises to practice the creative process. With these blogs, we are just following guild lines and not putting our full potential into it. We are creating mediocre work, just for a letter grade. Didn't we read about how that was bad? Following what teachers are telling us to do. I feel as though these blogs are holding me back from being creative. Why can't I just create something to show my grasp for the creative process? Each person is different, we all learn differently. So why should we all be taught the same? This is why half of us will drop out and get a 9-5 job with a suit and tie, sitting in a cubicle, contemplating suicide. All because of these blogs and assignments alike, that waste our time, students don't complete and keep people held back. We should be showing what we can do, what potential is hiding within the student. Not if the said student can recall a multiple choice answer or write a groundbreaking essay. We rely on too much on the normal grading systems to tell us if the student is competent or talented. Its fucked up. I have always had trouble throughout school because I didn't care to do the assignments; they were a waste of my time. I thought college would be different. A time where I could show how great I can be, but I'm hindered by these stupid assignments I have to complete to show I can memorize answers and recall them on tests. Im paying over $20,000 this year to waste my time on blogs and not learning to become a better musician. I should be creating music, learning to record music. Working towards my goal to own a record studio. I feel as though, schooling will always be the same and many great talented people will go to waste.

Finding Your Howl

http://changethis.com/manifesto/51.01.YourHowl/pdf/51.01.YourHowl.pdf
This is a link to the story I am referring to and summarized.

Finding Your Howl Part 1:

This is a story about a pack of wolves living in captivity. This caused them to forget how to howl. Mumon is one of the wolves. They get released back in to the wild. Mumon decides he is going to go into the woods to rediscover his howl. He hunts down a deer and the deer shows Mumon that he just used a basic instinct without thinking, which that is what he needed to do to find his howl. Mumon imagines he is at a ritual calling upon him, but he is actually standing with his pack howling at the moon.

Jonathon Flaum has some very good points within this story. He is showing us that we can get hung up in our surroundings and forget what makes us, us. When this happens, we need to do what Mumon did. We must just trust our instincts and regain our "howl".

       Chuck Palahniuk is know for a quote that I hold extreme value for. “It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.”. This quote was used in the 1999 movie Fight Club. In the movie, the Narrator just got chemicals poured on his hand by Tyler Durden. Tyler then forces the narrator to endure the pain, in order to prove a point. He says the quote to explain to the narrator that without pain and sacrifice, we would have nothing. The narrator is trying to ignore the pain by forcing himself to meditate.  Tyler Durden is forcing the narrator to stay conscious, by yelling at him and smacking him. The narrator eventually lets the chemicals continue to burn him because Tyler should his scars and the narrator then understood the point he was making. I believe this concept continues throughout the story, with everyone fighting each other, even though it could cost them their job, friends and families. This is a very important part in the movie because it impacts the audience and sets a tone for the rest of the movie.

       I have this quote tattooed on my chest. I decided to get it because, i believe in it one hundred percent. I have a personal attachment to this quote. I have not had an easy childhood and I've been through a lot of physical and mental pain. My parents are both alcoholics and they were not around much. So at an early age I was without parental figures. I was on my own to do stuff children shouldn't be worrying about. I have also had open heart surgery and other surgeries. I almost lost my life, but I lost friendships and my other love, which was bmx. Although it hurts to lose these things, I believe it has made me a stronger and better person. It has made me a more independent mature adult. 

       The quote speaks to me because with everything in our daily lives, we limit ourselves on what we accomplish. Without all the distractions and limitations, we would be truly free to do whatever we want and we could accomplish more. This quote explains why i got into the creative industry. After my heart surgery, I couldn't race bmx anymore, so I had to find another outlet. I started with art and digital design. I went to a technical school and got pretty good. I later moved on to music. I already played percussion, but i started to get into other instruments. I then later got into bands and the way the bands write their music. So without me "loosing everything" I wouldn't be where I am today. 

Deconstructing Characters

Anonman

The black and Red is the character's featured colors. The black representing a sense of unknown and stealth. Black is usually seen as a villains color, but this character uses the black to keep his identity hidden. The red is showing power and efficiency. Red is used to show the power this character uses against the wrong in the world. The blood look in the red is used to symbolize how this character will cause harm if needed. The contrast between colors is showing the intensity of  the characters purpose and reasoning. This is a symbol from the movie V for Vendetta, which the character is taking down parliament for the greater good of the people.

This picture of a guy hiding in the shadows showing how my character operates. The identity is never revealed, for this would cause harm to him. The guy in the picture is hiding but you can also see that he is a normal person. The character's work is seen to some as illegal, but he is helping the common people from Corporate America. He is a normal working class American, but when he does his work his identity cannot be shown. The subtle light in the background, shows the good that is still within this hidden character. Nobody will ever know his real identity.

I chose the shape of a normal business suit. The suit is almost a mock to his antagonist, but still reflecting himself. The character is a normal working class human. The black and white suit shows the professionalism he puts into his work to help the common man. When he is helping the people, he wears a suit and a mask. People have come to accept the mask as normal. People are even helping this character by dressing just like him. This will help keep this character out of harms way of the police and his antagonist.

Corporate

For this character i chose an American flag with corporations logos as the stars. The Red and white stripes represent a fake sense of safety to the americans. The logos instead of stars shows how this character only cares about the Americans money and the businesses that run the USA. He only cares about the peoples money and he will do whatever it takes to get it. The colors usually bring comfort and pride to Americans, which is exactly what this character wants. He wants you to feel comfortable with him, to believe he is a friendly guy.

This picture is showing people interacting but without actually seeing any detail. This is how the character runs. He is this ominous person that nobody seems to know. He has many minions at his disposal, as the picture shows. The green area everyone is meeting in is representing money and greed. Everyone is dressed alike and seem just as dull and empty minded. The two people shaking in the shadows also shows how they can deceive even the people they work with and everyday americans.

This Character is more rounded with a fake, almost cartoon smile. He only cares about money, even more than his own family. He seems to be a very nice guy that you can trust. His eyes are big and inviting. He uses his features to trick the everyday person he comes across. He is well groomed and handsome. He dresses high-class because he brags about his wealth. While he seems trustworthy he is not. Although many people fall for his tricks and trust him by giving him money. He will do whatever he can to trick the average person by changing the way he looks drastically.

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