In a continuation of the old film school projects I've been rediscovering since purchasing my Revere projector, this is the first of three animation tests I created in 2004 in Film 203. What we did was create small hand drawn flipbooks, and then captured the books one page at a time with a Bolex camera to share them with the class.
This film strip was a bit rough and unfortunately the flicker on from the projector was particularly heavy on this test. Still, it was an interesting experiment. I drew a washing machine exploding in suds. Each of these shorts were stand alone exercises, but the tricks we learned along the way did play a large role in the final projects each of us had to make for the class.
In tribute to some of the finest animations ever created, Wonchan Lee took it upon himself to design a series of minimalist posters each highlighting a Pixar film with a single, but instantly recognizable, graphic. These feel reminiscent of the minimalist Oscar movie posters I shared last year. See more of Lee's Pixar posters here.
On a road trip to see Mount Rushmore you probably wouldn't expect to come across the Berlin Wall. In Rapid City, South Dakota however, you'll find two 12 foot slabs of the original wall that divided East and West Berlin on display in Memorial Park located downtown. Surrounded by two tank traps, we visited the site on a rainy afternoon during the final day of our road trip. The gray day only seemed to further emphasize the bleak history behind the landmark.
