Duane Michals 'Things are Queer'
In these narrative photos i think that it is a premonition or deja-vu message in the photos. This is because there is a picture of him in the picture of him holding a book with the first picture in, this is suggesting he has or will see it again. In photo 2 there is his leg covering the framed picture above the sink, i think this is hiding the picture and is asking the question to the viewer why is his leg so big or why is the bathroom so small. there are many answer such as he could be in a dream or he is imagining all this and escaping from reality. The reason it shows you a close up of him holding the book in picture 5 is so that it adds the shock factor when you realize by picture 8 that it is the picture above the sink. In picture 3 you can see that he is stepping either in or out of the bathroom this could be him stepping into or coming out of a fantasy world, this is because of the map and the exit sign on the floor could be suggesting he is exiting the real or fantasy world. In photo 6 the image is very dark and the image is over powered with light he is reducing the frame in the photo by adding so much light to draw you to the center of the image. Just like a movie the picture keep panning out to give you the realization of what it was but still sustain the tension.
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-His lates personal work--from which this photograph is drawn--is for a book on sleep and dreams for Lustrum Press. The photographs are not illustrations but parallel feelings about sleep and dreams and will be accompanied by poetry. Many have a bizarre, almost nightmarish quality. But Michals asserts he doesn't set out to be disturbing or anxiety-provoking. and yet he believes "photographers are too polite. They're always dealing with moon rises and sunsets and those are fine subjects.
Among the techniques he's using is to photograph people inside illustrations. "Photographically, it's not been done as far as I dnow," he says.
Much respected as a 'photographer's photographer', Duane Michals mocks the art photography establishment in his new book. Is he just a joker in his twilight years, or does he have some serious points to make? asks Ed Barber
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-His lates personal work--from which this photograph is drawn--is for a book on sleep and dreams for Lustrum Press. The photographs are not illustrations but parallel feelings about sleep and dreams and will be accompanied by poetry. Many have a bizarre, almost nightmarish quality. But Michals asserts he doesn't set out to be disturbing or anxiety-provoking. and yet he believes "photographers are too polite. They're always dealing with moon rises and sunsets and those are fine subjects.
Among the techniques he's using is to photograph people inside illustrations. "Photographically, it's not been done as far as I dnow," he says.
Much respected as a 'photographer's photographer', Duane Michals mocks the art photography establishment in his new book. Is he just a joker in his twilight years, or does he have some serious points to make? asks Ed Barber
Interview with Muybridge the Animal enthusiast
Mr Muybridge what made you think of taking pictures of horse’s trotting?
I was installed at Sacramento by Leland Stanford to settle a dispute he had with the French physiologist Etienne-Jules Marey. The dispute was about the position of the horses limbs during certain places of the trot.
Mr Muybridge why did your first attempt of the horse trotting fail?
This was because of the slowness of the emulsions in 1872. It was not until 1877 that I finally captured the automatic electric photograph.
Mr Muybridge how did you capture the horse trotting at different points?
Answer: It was in 1878 when I had the idea to install a battery of 12 cameras with slit-shutters. These dropped variety giving an exposure of 1/25 of a second which were activated electrically when threads strung across the test-track were abruptly severed.
Mr Muybridge did Mr Stanford win his bet with Mr Marey?
He did indeed win his bet thanks to my automatic electric photography. The pictures don’t lie and I captured the horse with all of its four limbs off the ground.
Mr Muybridge when did you decide to patent your shutter?
I decided in 1879 to patent the shutter. It was the slit-shutter that I patented; this shutter gave an exposure of 1/25 of a second.
Mr Muybridge which journal published your photographs?
It was the French ‘La Nature’ that published my photographs. They found them extraordinary and interesting.
Mr Muybridge what gave you the idea to photograph the flight of birds?
It was Mr Marey who was enthusiastic about my work and he suggested I apply my method to the flight of birds with the aid of ‘a sort of photographic gun’.
Mr Muybridge where did you first start lecturing?
I got the idea when I was in Paris in 1881. I talked about the camera as a tool, I then moved on to the University of Philadelphia and began to lecture and finance a much more extensive program of the study of animals and human beings.
Mr Muybridge what does the decomposition of movement consist of?
It consists of an unpremeditated juxtaposition of instantaneous exposures of a body in various attitudes arranged in chronological order. The speed of the exposure was 1/1000 of a second.
Mr Muybridge Mr Marey had the idea of a photograph gun, why was this?
He had this idea when he saw the work I had done with the slit shutter. He had started formulating the gun in 1878
Mr Muybridge what was so special about this photo gun?
The gun could shoot at 1/500 of a se4cond to capture a bird in flight or an animal walking/running. It also took a series of 12 images a second. It was designed like a real gun with the sight at shoulder level. The lens was kept in the barrel and a cylindrical breech within which was a sensitive plate which revolved when someone pressed the trigger.
Mr Muybridge how do you see your success?
I exceeded the aims of my original project in several ways. I feel that I reconstituted movement.
Mr Muybridge what made you think of taking pictures of horse’s trotting?
I was installed at Sacramento by Leland Stanford to settle a dispute he had with the French physiologist Etienne-Jules Marey. The dispute was about the position of the horses limbs during certain places of the trot.
Mr Muybridge why did your first attempt of the horse trotting fail?
This was because of the slowness of the emulsions in 1872. It was not until 1877 that I finally captured the automatic electric photograph.
Mr Muybridge how did you capture the horse trotting at different points?
Answer: It was in 1878 when I had the idea to install a battery of 12 cameras with slit-shutters. These dropped variety giving an exposure of 1/25 of a second which were activated electrically when threads strung across the test-track were abruptly severed.
Mr Muybridge did Mr Stanford win his bet with Mr Marey?
He did indeed win his bet thanks to my automatic electric photography. The pictures don’t lie and I captured the horse with all of its four limbs off the ground.
Mr Muybridge when did you decide to patent your shutter?
I decided in 1879 to patent the shutter. It was the slit-shutter that I patented; this shutter gave an exposure of 1/25 of a second.
Mr Muybridge which journal published your photographs?
It was the French ‘La Nature’ that published my photographs. They found them extraordinary and interesting.
Mr Muybridge what gave you the idea to photograph the flight of birds?
It was Mr Marey who was enthusiastic about my work and he suggested I apply my method to the flight of birds with the aid of ‘a sort of photographic gun’.
Mr Muybridge where did you first start lecturing?
I got the idea when I was in Paris in 1881. I talked about the camera as a tool, I then moved on to the University of Philadelphia and began to lecture and finance a much more extensive program of the study of animals and human beings.
Mr Muybridge what does the decomposition of movement consist of?
It consists of an unpremeditated juxtaposition of instantaneous exposures of a body in various attitudes arranged in chronological order. The speed of the exposure was 1/1000 of a second.
Mr Muybridge Mr Marey had the idea of a photograph gun, why was this?
He had this idea when he saw the work I had done with the slit shutter. He had started formulating the gun in 1878
Mr Muybridge what was so special about this photo gun?
The gun could shoot at 1/500 of a se4cond to capture a bird in flight or an animal walking/running. It also took a series of 12 images a second. It was designed like a real gun with the sight at shoulder level. The lens was kept in the barrel and a cylindrical breech within which was a sensitive plate which revolved when someone pressed the trigger.
Mr Muybridge how do you see your success?
I exceeded the aims of my original project in several ways. I feel that I reconstituted movement.
Animation timeline
1887: Thomas Edison started his research work into motion
pictures.
1889: Thomas Edison announced his creation of the kinetoscope
which projected a 50ft length of film in approximately 13 seconds.
1896: Thomas Armat designed the vitascope which
projected the films of Thomas Edison. This machine had a major influence on all
sub-sequent projectors. Vitascope
(Thomas Armat-Thomas Edison) Vitascope 35 mm film projector, originally
developed by Thomas Armat (with C. Francis Jenkins), and sold to Edison,
1896
1906: J. Stuart Blackton made the first
animated film which he called "Humorous phases of funny faces." His method was
to draw comical faces on a blackboard and film them. He would stop the film,
erase one face to draw another, and then film the newly drawn face. The
Ôstop-motionÕ provided a starting effect as the facial expressions changed
before the viewerÕs eyes.
1908: In France Emile Cohl produced a film,
Phantasmagorie which was the first depicting white figures on a black
background.
1911: Winsor McCay produced an animation sequence using his comic
strip character "Little Nemo."
1913: J.R. Bray devised "Colonel Heeza Liar," and Sidney Smith
created "Old Doc Yak."
1914: John R Bray applies for a patent on numerous techniques for
animation. One of the most revolutionary being the process of printing the
backgrounds of the animation.
1914: Winsor McCay produced a cartoon
1928: Walt Disney created the first cartoon with synchronized
sound called "Steam Boat Willy".
1930: The King of Jazz is produced by Universal. In it is a short
animated sequence done by Walter Lantz. It is the first animation done with the
two strip technicolor process
1934: Urb Irwek creates a multi-plane camera. This camera is
capable of filming several separate layers of cels giving the final frame a
truly three dimensional look.
1943: John and James Whitney produced "Five Abstract Film
Exercises."
1945: Harry Smith produced animation by drawing directly onto
film.
1957: John Whitney used 17 Bodine motors, 8
Selsyns, 9 different gear units and 5 ball integrators to create analog computer
graphics.
1988: Willow uses morphing in live action film
1992: Beier and Neely, at SGI and PDI respectively publish an
algorithm where line correspondences guide morphing between 2D images. "Demo" is
Michael Jackson video Black and White. Ref: T. Beier and S. Neely,
"Feature-Based Image Metamorphosis", Computer Graphics, 26(2), July 1992. (In
the SIGGRAPH 98 Seminal Graphics collection.) v
1993: Chen and Williams at Apple publish a
paper on view interpolation for 3D walkthroughs. Ref: S. E. Chen and L.
Williams, "View Interpolation for Image Synthesis", Computer Graphics
Proceedings, Annual Conference Series, 1993. (In the SIGGRAPH 98 Seminal
Graphics collection.)
1993: Jurassic Park use of CG for realistic living creatures
1995: Toy Story first full-length 3D CG feature
film
1996: Dexter’s laboratory
2005: Wallace and Gromit the curse of the were
rabbit
2009: UP
2010: Despicable me
I have chosen the last 4 animations because they
are really good films and cartoons. ‘’Dexter’s Laboratory’’ is the first
cartoons animation that I can remember watching and it is a very well animated
and cheesy animation. ‘’Wallace and Gromit’’ has always been an inspiration to
me and I like the way that they use the dough to create a moving animation.
There is a lot of work that goes into one episode of Wallace and Gromit so this
is why I chose the Movie instead because it will have taken them ages to create
the movie. The film ‘’UP’’ was a big change in the way I saw animation and the special effects used in the film
is outstanding. It not just the animation that I like in this film it is the way
the film is written that I like also. The story line really pulls on your heart
strings and the way the message is put across in an animation point of view is
even better.‘’Despicable me’’ is one of my favourites because the use of CG
animation is outstanding. The film again has a good story line to go along with
the outstanding animation.
pictures.
1889: Thomas Edison announced his creation of the kinetoscope
which projected a 50ft length of film in approximately 13 seconds.
1896: Thomas Armat designed the vitascope which
projected the films of Thomas Edison. This machine had a major influence on all
sub-sequent projectors. Vitascope
(Thomas Armat-Thomas Edison) Vitascope 35 mm film projector, originally
developed by Thomas Armat (with C. Francis Jenkins), and sold to Edison,
1896
1906: J. Stuart Blackton made the first
animated film which he called "Humorous phases of funny faces." His method was
to draw comical faces on a blackboard and film them. He would stop the film,
erase one face to draw another, and then film the newly drawn face. The
Ôstop-motionÕ provided a starting effect as the facial expressions changed
before the viewerÕs eyes.
1908: In France Emile Cohl produced a film,
Phantasmagorie which was the first depicting white figures on a black
background.
1911: Winsor McCay produced an animation sequence using his comic
strip character "Little Nemo."
1913: J.R. Bray devised "Colonel Heeza Liar," and Sidney Smith
created "Old Doc Yak."
1914: John R Bray applies for a patent on numerous techniques for
animation. One of the most revolutionary being the process of printing the
backgrounds of the animation.
1914: Winsor McCay produced a cartoon
1928: Walt Disney created the first cartoon with synchronized
sound called "Steam Boat Willy".
1930: The King of Jazz is produced by Universal. In it is a short
animated sequence done by Walter Lantz. It is the first animation done with the
two strip technicolor process
1934: Urb Irwek creates a multi-plane camera. This camera is
capable of filming several separate layers of cels giving the final frame a
truly three dimensional look.
1943: John and James Whitney produced "Five Abstract Film
Exercises."
1945: Harry Smith produced animation by drawing directly onto
film.
1957: John Whitney used 17 Bodine motors, 8
Selsyns, 9 different gear units and 5 ball integrators to create analog computer
graphics.
1988: Willow uses morphing in live action film
1992: Beier and Neely, at SGI and PDI respectively publish an
algorithm where line correspondences guide morphing between 2D images. "Demo" is
Michael Jackson video Black and White. Ref: T. Beier and S. Neely,
"Feature-Based Image Metamorphosis", Computer Graphics, 26(2), July 1992. (In
the SIGGRAPH 98 Seminal Graphics collection.) v
1993: Chen and Williams at Apple publish a
paper on view interpolation for 3D walkthroughs. Ref: S. E. Chen and L.
Williams, "View Interpolation for Image Synthesis", Computer Graphics
Proceedings, Annual Conference Series, 1993. (In the SIGGRAPH 98 Seminal
Graphics collection.)
1993: Jurassic Park use of CG for realistic living creatures
1995: Toy Story first full-length 3D CG feature
film
1996: Dexter’s laboratory
2005: Wallace and Gromit the curse of the were
rabbit
2009: UP
2010: Despicable me
I have chosen the last 4 animations because they
are really good films and cartoons. ‘’Dexter’s Laboratory’’ is the first
cartoons animation that I can remember watching and it is a very well animated
and cheesy animation. ‘’Wallace and Gromit’’ has always been an inspiration to
me and I like the way that they use the dough to create a moving animation.
There is a lot of work that goes into one episode of Wallace and Gromit so this
is why I chose the Movie instead because it will have taken them ages to create
the movie. The film ‘’UP’’ was a big change in the way I saw animation and the special effects used in the film
is outstanding. It not just the animation that I like in this film it is the way
the film is written that I like also. The story line really pulls on your heart
strings and the way the message is put across in an animation point of view is
even better.‘’Despicable me’’ is one of my favourites because the use of CG
animation is outstanding. The film again has a good story line to go along with
the outstanding animation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKZdsPvJq60http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKZdsPvJq60
Wallace and gromit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vGRGWYmo2c
Magic portal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h03QBNVwX8Q
skeleton dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYVuiDgCNho
300 hise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuWD-mSUtrU
nightmare before Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2huZtfCWhY
red bull express
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSQ5HiLKZ4g
milch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oraONu7Jp_Y
stick fight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWlwCDYFQa4
please don’t stop
Wallace and gromit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vGRGWYmo2c
Magic portal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h03QBNVwX8Q
skeleton dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYVuiDgCNho
300 hise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuWD-mSUtrU
nightmare before Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2huZtfCWhY
red bull express
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSQ5HiLKZ4g
milch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oraONu7Jp_Y
stick fight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWlwCDYFQa4
please don’t stop