Broadway #2

I watched a scene from broadway film called "Whatever Happen To Jane"(1962), it involved singing "Ive Written A Letter to Daddy" sung by Bette Davis. I thought she sang that song beautifully and it was really cute how that boy present her with a doll resembling Bette Davis. Bette Davis' singing reminds of Shirley Temple, when she was a little girl and ranged in a broadway film.

Here a video clip of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fElh8TKLiYM

Opera #3

I was look up for some info on Mise en Scene, what I found out is that it's a French term meaning that it's the arrangement of actors and scenery on a stage a theatrical production or stage setting. It consists of 4 major components: setting, actors, lighting and composition. Two different styles that represent miss en scene is German Expressionism and French Poetic Realist. It creates motifs, reinforces themes and establishes mood.

Opera #2

The teacher showed us this adaptation of an opera called "Madame Butterfly", showing a great use of clay art and of stop-motion animation. Also, the opera music really goes with the scenes in this video. Looking at this, kinda reminds me of the clay animation Gumby, that I used to watch when I was four or five years old.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt87rvCPViQ here an episode of it, and if you freeze at 3:17 to 3:19, it's almost realistic.

I honestly thought that Pjotr Sapegin’s Madama Butterfly, was very creative and excellent, what I like most is how they made the movie almost realistic. and how it's related to the chronology of opera.

Artists & Technology #1: Xerox project

The teacher wanted us to create a Xerox project; it's a 2D or 3D work of art inspired by any Art movements that were shown in class.

Yoshi 2D

Music #4

For the VIRTUAL music movement, I chose Hatsune Miku because she's a virtual star or a digital avatar, but technically she's a vocal synthesizer called a Vocaloid, developed by a Japanese software company Crypton Future Media. The character appears as a 16 year-old girl with pig tails and her name translates as "the first sound of the future" which might let people believe she will lead to revolution in the music industry. Also, Miku performs live songs that was created by a thriving global community, with tens of thousands of songs featuring her voice uploaded since 2007. Slightly, she's a representation of the evolution of digital music technology, crowdsourcing, and creative collaboration. Being a virtual star, she can do amazing things that her counterparts can't do, like exploding in a shower of light.

Also, here a video link of Hatsun Miku doing a live performance at Lady Gaga's Artpop Ball concert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKRTKs2U1f0

Music #3

For the DUBSTEP music movement, I chose Delta Heavy because they're a British electronic music production duo, consisting of Ben Hall and Simon James. They made their mark with their own special brand of music, but for their single "Get By" they experimented with melodic dubstep. The clip steps away from the normal-live action and towards stop-motion animation. This sort of technology has rarely been used for music videos with its rather expensive price tag and painstakingly detailed nature, but when done right, as Delta Heavy did it, it looks awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cOt9UcYGOU

"GET BY" by Delta Heavy

Music #2

  For the HOUSE music movement, I chose Jesse Sanders because he is one of the pioneers of house music, although it's cited by critics that he's "the originator of house music". He's also a DJ, record producer, film producer, and an entrepreneur.

  Sanders talked about how "back in 2010, he started incorporating visual elements into his sets to enhance the experience, and then he utilized the Roland Visual Sampler system in Los Angeles, California. The crowd was amazed because he was DJing, but the visuals were telling his story at the same time. The people didn't know whether to dance or to watch. Having that control over the crowd is stimulating".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meNxwKXpHKw