Her day was mine

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Theatres

So this artist was shown in one of our introduction lessons. Hurishi Sugimoto photographs theatres and cinema screens. As soon as the movie starts he fixes the shutter at a wide-open aperture, and two hours later when the movie is finished he closes the shutter. The idea that there is a story in the white of the film. The whole movie captured in one photo. I really like this concept.

Emma Waltraud Howes: Models as Restrictive Guides

Referenced by our tutor, I really like this piece. An abstract performance questioning ‘Is there freedom within form?’ How individuals are obstructed through design, Clarity vs. Chaos

Snow White and the Huntsman

Last week I started a new job at Pinewood Studios working on the new 2012 movie Snow White and the Huntsman. I didn't know what to expect at first. All I new that it was intense 7.30am till 7.30pm days 6 days a week and a lot of work. And having been set our first project at Uni today i am starting to feel that strain. Despite leaving for work when its dark and leaving from work when its dark (never seeing the light of day) I honestly don't care. I absolutely love it. I don't really know what my job roll is, I would say a Prop grafter. I'm part of a team helping make the props and set dressing for the different scenes within the film. Despite is being fairly monotonous work at times, its so amazing seeing things come together (and I've only been there a week!)

I've taken a few photos which I'm dying to upload but due to confidentiality and all that, I have to be patient and wait for the right time. The team are really nice, and making, cutting, spraying, painting all day is something I love doing. I have also bizarrely enjoyed waking up every morning when its still pitch black, silent and cold and watching the sun come up through my car mirrors. I also can't deny the fact that seeing Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth on set about 5 feet away from me was SO INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLE. We shall wait and see how the next month or so pans out!

In my country...

We were separated at birth.

Blue Peter

This is my Grandad. He's cutie. He has no teeth....well he does but he keeps them in a jar, and he didn't realise he had them until i got them out, so I'm pretty sure they have been festering in there for several years. yum.

I have a fear of using pens. Fear is a bit of an overstatement BUT I hate the idea that I can't make mistakes. Then I realised, mistakes are good sometimes. So I drew this in 20 minutes and drew it with the intention that it wouldn't be perfect.

"Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly"

Dry the River

I have neglected my blog this summer. Not that anyone would even notice (bar Miss Hocking)

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE GUYS.

for garth, he's my babe, my soul and we will do our wedding dance to this.

Cheese.

Helen. Great face to draw. I am aware that I have made her look a tad old. I'm loosing my touch.

I dont know why but I really enjoy drawing people. Especially with extreme emotions.

splitscreen

Splitscreen: A Love Story from JW Griffiths on Vimeo.

I found this video which is nice. Shot amazingly with just a Nokia N8.

Prop Studios Internship

These are a few photos taken at the Installation at the Royal Academy. The Table layout was incredible. Everything went smoothly apart from one egg that me and a friend were positioning fell, bounced off my head and smashed the glass on the table. Other than that it was perfect. I learnt a lot in my few weeks at Props and have gained a better understanding of the fields I would like to go into in the future.

Prop Studios Internship

In June I undertook 3 weeks work experience at Prop Studios based in Burgess Hill. I wasn't too sure what I would be doing, I thought I might be making teas and doing administration tasks, but when I arrived on the Thursday I jumped straight in. I started on helping out with the Debenhams project for the new seasonal installation making little toy boats for the children's section, as well as the props for Ted Baker.

The next week was a new task, the start of a project for the summer ball black tie event at the Royal Academy of Arts. It was sponsored by Faberge and was a huge project. Our task was to make 70 eggs and 70 Cakes and involved a lot of trial and error to start off with. Here is the process we went through:

Step1: Paper mache polystyrene models of the cakes

Step2: Plaster the cakes with colours blue, green and pink

Step3: After drying, we sanded down the plaster to make the shape smooth and consistent

Step4: We then went over the plaster with a coat of paint

Step5: Decoration of the eggs and cakes with diamonds and beads giving them the faberge look.

Portfolio

I decided to push the boat out and make my own portfolio for my final project. Linking in with my previous 2A project, I kept the theme consistent by integrating a metal grid system on wooden frames. It took a day in the workshop to build, I then varnished it a dark colour which linked in materiality wise with my machines in my torture bathroom.

masked.

Jon Hopkins

Oh Hay

Atmospheric

Went into the photographic studio yesterday and took pictures of my final model. I have adjusted it several times, playing around with heigh levels and how people interact within the space. Instead of using any lighting in the studios I used my iphone camera light to shine around the model on a 10 second exposure. There were some really nice ones with the grating creating a nice shadow effect. These three are my favourites.

love

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