Ever since I could remember, I have been fascinated with the possibility of life on planets other than Earth. This is what inspired me to choose this topic for my final video project. Throughout the video I combine the use of found footage, news reel, and special effects to make the viewer reconsider the possibility of "Life Beyond The Stars." I chose the song "Consuela" by producer ICYTWAT because his music has a ethereal, space-inspired vibe that I felt would pair very well with the visuals that I chose for the final project. I hope after viewing my short video it will spark your interest in looking to other planets and galaxies in the future.
This is an an art piece I created out of photocopied images of my hand and arm. My two biggest inspirations for the piece were The Great Wave off Kanagawa (by Katsushika Hokusai) and the movement of German Expressionism in terms of the components that make up the wave, and its dark, oppressive color palette. Drawing inspiration from a world famous woodblock print, I wanted to combine the look of something as natural as a huge tidal wave, and contrast it with the very dark angular segments of my body in order to give a different take on the classic Japanese piece of art. Stills of sets from German Expressionist movies such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) influenced my use of very dark and jagged shapes to create "Waves" In addition to this, I added straight lines to create even more of this linear look to give a background to my piece. I did not want to rely to much on the original print, and decided to really make the shapes used to create the piece stand out
I agree with you. I totally believe that there is people living on other planets than just Earth. This video just further helped me prove my point. All of the evidence you gathered for the video really drove your point that you were trying to prove that life does exist not just on Earth. Good job with the video
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