Flow Chart

First Time Arts Blog of the Semester

After watching videos of the French choreograph Star Wars dances, and Mario's take on the value of transportation and his attempt at being "green" by purchasing a frog outfit from H&M, we watched and even participated in videos to inspire our first project "The Invisible Labyrinth of Time". So here is what took my interest, taught me something, and even inspired some new ideas.

1.) Even the most simple appearing videos done by artists actually involve a lot of work. When first watching "Walking Crowd", by Alex Delany, I just saw it for what it was- a crowd of people, walking at the same pace, with a camera panning over them. After it was pointed out that the color between the gaps of their bodies changed it was clear that a green screen had to be involved. Also, the fact that they all face the same way and walk at the same pace prove that their walk was highly controlled. Gokey cleverly speculated that they had all been filmed while walking on a treadmill and then digitally placed all together. Watching the video now, knowing that so much effort was out into such a simple piece, made me appreciate it a lot more and realize to think deeper about the hard work put into pointless looking videos like "Walking Crowd".

2.) I learned that the simple idea of the flowchart can be applied to almost any type of media, they aren't just a boring visual tool used for intense board room meetings. Flowcharts can be seen in movies, Youtube videos, online games, and even just a plain old chart form. They can be made as interesting as the creator wants it to be.

3.) The examples of flowcharts shown to us inspired me to make up the craziest story possible to create my own. I'm not exactly sure what it will be about but I am going to try to use all of the different methods of creating a flowchart, involving certain boxes to lead to the same place, circling around, and even getting stuck.