Looking Around

As part of my assignment to observe objects characteristics I took a picture of the metal bench in the forest, I chose this because I walk past these things every day and every day my mind wanders and I thin about the things that have happened in this same space. What interested me about this bench is it represents those thoughts, this bench has been used by thousands of people and probably will be used by more.

The object itself interests me because it has character which tells us of its history and place. Firstly it is covered in black paint and it gives it a cold metal look because the light bouncing off it is very dull, there are countless mark and signs of ware which only aid the character of this bench, if you look even closer there are things like chewing gum and other unknown things stuck to it in various places. This object does not move, does not make a sound and it is firmly stuck into the ground, the frame work and shape let the viewer know this.

Creative Oppertunity

In my life I've never really had any contacts outside of college or school that have provided me with a creative opportunity. Except for maybe one, when I was living in Seven Hills while I was at college in Newark-on-Trent, whilst there I used to visit my friend Marshall and I got to know the family and I used to occasionally keep his little brother company and get lifts into town sometimes. When Christmas came His mother Barbra got me a copy of Flash MX 2007 as a present, which I was really happy to get. When I got it installed on a computer I used to practice on it all the time for a good year and a half, teaching myself how to use it. When my FMP (Final Major Project) came around at the end of the college media course it was up to me to do my own project so I made a 5 min flash animation and film called Tall Hat Man, it was a featurette movie pretending to be about a made up game that will be coming out soon, showing a demo and interviews with staff.

If it wasn't for being given the opportunity to play around with flash I wouldn't have been able to do the project for my FMP and I wouldn't have gotten the 3 Distinctions I was awarded for it, therefore I wouldn't have gotten the points to get into uni. I feel that this was an important opportunity for me and without it things might not have been the same and I certainly wouldn't have the skills I have on Flash today.