Task

Year 9 Creative Media

Appraising Animation


TASK : Watch excerpts from the work of Miwa Matreyek, Multimedia Artist.


Take notes on your blog and then write a 600 word appraisal of one of Matreyek's works.

Appraisal = Describe what you see and hear, Analyse the Media Language and Interpret the Meaning

Use correct sentence structure, grammar, spelling, referencing and bibliography.

1. Watch these sequences and select one to anaylse and interpret

· Digitropia http://vimeo.com/5906461

· Circus http://vimeo.com/6714468

· Factory http://vimeo.com/5905934

Embed your chosen piece into your blog



2. Focus Questions ~ answer these on your blog

· Identify the imagery by listing what you see eg the subject matter; objects, shapes etc

· What is your overall impression of the mood of the work

· Watch and Listen for visual language cues, sound cues and editting



3. Anaylsis - see

http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/how-to-analyze-a-movie

· Notice the visual language used by Matreyek's eg colour, line, the quality of the movement, shapes, use of scale etc - list what you identify - help site: HERE and for specific film language: MISE-EN-SCENE

· Notice the sounds - list these identifying their type and quality



4. Interpretation

· What is your interpretation of the work?

· Survey friends and family ~ what do they think the work is about?

· Who do you think is the intended audience for Matreyek's work?

· How does visual language inform your interpretaion?

· How has Matreyek used sound with the animation images to create meaning?



Other works by Matreyek: Artist ~ http://vimeo.com/5906187 and http://www.semihemisphere.com/