Critique Response

    I am very pleased with critique.  Usually, I don’t put my humorous side into my work, so I was eager (and slightly anxious) to see the class’ reaction to our video (and now have a newfound appreciation for comedians.)  Stop-motion is intriguing, and it was amazing to see a string of ideas, and then a string of stationary photographs, come to life!  Tatyana and I played an equal role in the project’s ideation and art direction, oftentimes sharing the same thought on how to improve something, so I think our styles blended really well and both our personalities shone through.  The class’ praise and criticism were equally rewarding.  Everyone’s comments were valuable because they focused on the details of our stop-motion.  The comment we received suggesting that we change the perspective to make the tiny obstacles appear massive stuck with me because it provides another approach we could have used to make a different composition.  That, along with the other constructive criticism from the class, is material I can take beyond this project and apply to my art practice.  Same with the last project, I loved watching everyone else’s videos and seeing all the different interpretations of the project.  My classmates’ techniques were inspiring, and I found I was able to draw as much helpful information from their critiques as from my own.