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  In this post, I will be talking about the first part of the storyboard for my animation. The first thing I started to do this week was to research the artists of expressionism so I could work my art style for it. The artists that I've looked up are on my blog below this post.  So, here are the drawings that I've done. These drawings have a lot of the aspects that I found while researching about expressionism, like backgrounds distorted, big use of the black, and big and unusual expressions. For this, I started to do my storyboard. I wanted to begin my animation with the character doing something normal and relaxing, watching TV was my first idea in my head, but I needed to think a bit more to see the best option. After that, I would make the character realize that something was wrong with that day because that was the moment he would realize the first news about covid, hear a knock on his door like something had arrived would be a good idea, or maybe news on the TV is also a...

  Ethics in art is a theme that, in addition to being discussed in class, left me to think about the influence it can have on our conduct as artists. Ethical reflection is essential, not only as people but as professionals. We can approach this topic in theoretical terms and analyze some works that were in some way or are controversial.  When I learned what Ethics was in the discipline of Philosophy, I understood that ethics is the reflection on moral principles, rules of behavior (which are born of religion, culture, history, politics, among other factors) that are accepted by society. Ethics is related to our moral principles, to our values.  Art is related to the creative process of work, in whatever area, and as such, it should be a free and unimpeded process. The big problem is when art and ethics clash. When art shows us works that criticize, challenge, or even offend (although this is also debatable) people's moral values, be they religious, cultural, social, among...

I have done this project plan sheet which says my project idea. I decided to focus more on the research because that was my weakest point last term, so I will be going around artists more often. Here is the Project Plan that is now up to date with my ideas.

  In order to do my project, I considered it important to understand, in addition to the animations that exist in the classics that I mentioned in the previous posts, to know animations that could somehow relate to expressionism. The first artist I chose was Regina Pessoa, a Portuguese animator who graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Porto. Her first animation was "A noite". (Gordeeff, 2013) Image from the animation “A noite” We can see in Regina Pessoa's drawings, the influences of expressionism, with distorted scenarios, the light-dark contrast, exaggerated expressions, among other aspects. (gordeeff, 2013) In Regina's animations, we can see the inspiration she had from the movie “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”. Images from the animation x Images from “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”. I also liked the drawings that Regina made inspired by Goeldi's prints, which I don't know, but to whom I will dedicate a post. These images of animation make me understand be...

  Fritz Lang made the film "Metropolis", which is considered one of the first science fiction films. It is a silent film made in 1925. Unlike the film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” by Robert Wiene, which was a success, already discussed in another post by me, this film was a failure and because its realization was very expensive, almost bankrupted UFA studios. (infopédia, s.d.)  "Metropolis" is a film that shows what is good and bad about technology. Many people participated in the film and many matte paintings and miniatures were used in the shots. «A particularly cutting-edge technique was the Schüfftan process that enabled creating the illusion of actors interacting with gigantic backgrounds by using mirrors to project them onto miniature sets.» (Sevingen, s.d.) We can see the trailer at the following link: Metropolis (imdb.com) . The film takes us to the year 2026, to a modern city, showing a mechanical and industrialized world. In one plane we have workers, sho...

  Frans Masereel (1889–1972) was a Belgian artist and worked in woodcuts. Through images, Masereel is able to create narratives without text. (Fultz, 2017)  He is known for his black and white woodcuts, but he also has color. He worked as a graphic artist for magazines and newspapers. His woodcuts are expressionist and represent a criticism of society. (the Great Cat, s.d.)  He made a "graphic novel", the first being 'De Stad' (1925), which depicts city life in engravings. We can see the style that the artist has, by viewing the book "The City: A Vision in Woodcuts" at the following link: The City: A Vision in Woodcuts - Frans Masereel - Google Livros The images speak for themselves because we can clearly understand what he wants to convey with them. It manages to show the life of the city, showing pollution, people, death, traffic congestion, people's sadness and annoyance, sadness, the disabled, among other scenarios that it presents to us. The dark t...

  The German film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” by Robert Wiene is considered one of the best films of expressionism. His images show a film outside of what was considered normal for the time. (Portilla, 2012)  We are facing a silent film that is an icon in the history of German cinema. It presents a set of fantastic and macabre images. We can think that in 1920 when the film premiered it might not be well accepted, but it was a success, both for the public and for the critics. It presents an innovative narrative and mixes two genres: mystery and terror. (Hubbert, 2005)  The film begins with Francis sharing stories with an elderly companion and Jane, whom Francis and Alan want to marry. When they visit the German village Holstenwall they find Caligari and his companion Cesare, a silent sleepwalker. Cesare is hypnotically controlled by Caligari, who receives and executes his orders and is also given the ability to predict the future. A series of murders in Holstenwall lead...