“ The Kid Stays in the Picture”

The video “The Kid Stays in the Picture” shows Bob Evan’s life while showing Adobe After Effect techniques with photos. The designers of the film took photos of Bob Evans and brought them to life. They changed the photos by removing and replacing elements, changed background, played with focus, and created glow from light sources within the pictures. To create depth in the images, the designers added images over other images. Some of the other ways they applied photos within a motion composition included using photos for the background of moving images or 2D graphics behind photos to create casting shadows. The video reviewed many effects that motion graphic designers can manipulate in their work.

proposal

My work throughout the semester will relate to female identities shaped by sociological boundaries. I am interested in the objective representations of women in ethics and media; and how those representations contrast with our individual identities as women. The largest factor in shaping a person’s environment is the person himself. Women concern themselves with approval from others, expecting self-acceptance in return. Our sociological boundaries have been established by society. We act in accordance to public’s expectations, but when we fail, it is the criticism of other women that labels us as outcasts. As women, we must survey everything we are and everything we do because how we appears to others, ultimately men, is the main factor of our success in life. A woman’s identity is a reflection of her own self-assessment, which is preoccupied with the standards of the “ideal” woman: moral, beautiful, and fertile. Our sense of being is replaced by our will to become objects appreciated by others. We shape our identities according to obligations set by those we want to attract. The portrayal of women in society constrains the ambitious nature in women to succeed.
I would like to examine the perspectives of women that interfere with our self-image, and associate those elements with our present circumstances.
While determining my topic, I chose a subject that related to me. As a woman, I have continuously evaluated myself from the subjective criticism of others. I have focused on meeting the approval of my father and men I desire. With a religious background, I have found many gender bias in scriptures that have restrained women from equality with men. I hope to discover the factors that contain women into a subjective image and escape from those boundaries.