This video is the traditional animation of what would’ve been a mixed media video self-portrait. It was going to be a video will
I took a drawing class in 2006 and in the final I could do whatever I wanted so I decided to focus on what I had been studying in under-grad, and that was experimental video. This video was intended to be a mix media project that included traditional animation, 3D, textured stop motion, and photos. It was going to be a video will. I saw this project as a video self portrait because stating how you want to be buried and what physical items you’d leave to family and friends is a strong reflection of one’s self.
Sadly I never completed the project. The traditional drawing about a week of solid work filming and drawing up to 500 frames. Once completed the next semester didn’t allow time to further complete the project.
I made this 3D animation in 2006 when I learned Cinema 4d. The project was born from the idea that everyone’s desktop and computer is their home. It lacks any real story arch and the animations are a little too whimsical for me to be proud of, but I can still get behind the concept. Everyone’s computer is their home and we venture out into the big city of the internet. I still feel this way, and the explosion of social media in the last 4 years has only further solidified the metaphor to me.
What we post online is like the outside of our home, and our desktop and PC is the furniture and decor we rearrange for our personal comfort. we choose the music, curtains, and work on our own projects. Whenever someone sees my screen in a screen cast or over my should I feel like they’re visiting my house. Oh what a mess my desktop is. How embarrassing.
Do you feel like your computer will be your Second-Life/Matrix home?
Amazing photo-real 3D short by Alex Roman. Reminds you how amazing 3D animation can be!
Dusty is an artist that works with a lot of mediums such as poetry, animation, and programming. My favorite is his stop motion. My second favorite is his website, dustingrella.com.
Take a peak.
