Zoetrope

Tom was aware of a Zoetrope as a fellow student created one mounted on a bicycle wheel that was a permanent fixture in class. So it was we set about making our own version. Though a more primitive example made purely from card and a pencil. Very Sheila Graber!
http://www.graber-miller.com/aboutus.html

Using the first of the storyboard ideas with the olympic flags leaving the frame Tom set about drawing & colouring the 18 odd pictures to complete the cycle. Here are a few production pictures to show how it came to be..

The Write Up

Almost there

A single frame



As the criteria states 'moving image' then the zoetrope ticks the marking scheme boxes and even a rudimentary version like ours was good enough to show how the technique in action. 



This was an opportunity to discuss some basic animation theory into the classroom practicals. Hence I brought in some printed works with reference to Ding Huan and some early Zoetrope examples. 

Questions and Answers

Hannah wanted Tom to draw on my knowledge and experience gained during my student years so posed some questions for Tom to put to me in class. Another entry for Toms logbook as seen below.

It seems I am an animation artist! ;-) 

Q&A 

DBS checks (previously CRB checks)

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks (previously CRB checks)

So a condition of attending the school has been the need to apply to the DBS. 

I met with the secretary to the headmaster who vetted my application and offered guidance during the process. 

Dear Martin,

Thank you for submitting your application for a DBS Disclosure via Staffordshire County Council's online disclosure system.

The DBS have received your application electronically and your application form reference is: E0410370811.

You can use this application form reference to track the progress of your application via the link https://secure.crbonline.gov.uk/enquiry/enquirySearch.do

After clicking on the above link, please select 'track an individual application'. After selecting you will be required to stipulate the below information:

·         DBS application form reference number (detailed above)

·         Your date of birth

Regards

Staffordshire County Council

https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check/contact-disclosure-and-barring-service

Hockney - Continuos Line / Stitchers

During Toms research into artists he considered David Hockney and his continues line drawings. Hockney is also an inspiration of my own and I spoke with Tom about his photography and the photo-stichers that he produced. Although we came from different angles we both came back to the same artist as inspiration for our projects. 

Continuos Line

Hockney Photostitch

Mixed Media

As referred to in earlier posts other artists attend the school to share their craft and inspire students ideas of what art can be beside the obvious drawing and painting. One such artist is Julia Jowett. 

Mrs Simmonds arranged for Julia to attend shortly before I started at the school and her legacy was a project called 'A stitch in time'  Using cross-stitch embroidery to embellish fabric crossed over to Tom and the result were these Olympic Figures created using wire and cross stitch. While not an everyday site we all loved the end result and opened our minds to how old techniques  could be utilised in new ways. While  a bit off message for this report I couldn't help but include this. 

Wire & Cross-Stitch

http://juliajowett.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/design-illustration-stitch.html

Groups & Gatherings

The 'Theme' for Tom's work is 'Groups & Gatherings'
In negotiation with the teachers Tom has decided to apply the 'Olympics' as a central idea to base his projects and weave ideas into his work.

Having strong associations and symbolism this gives a strong base from which Tom can be creative and obviously already has 'motion' in the numerous events that encapsulate the 'Olympic' theme.

Together we can explore these to develop his storyboard idea and carry out the tests to see what techniques will work and which will not.

The Olympic rings are an obvious starting point … Good Work Tom!

Storyboard

Tom has sketched a 'storyboard' to work his ideas around. It lacks in-betweens but is a good start point to work into as we progress Rather than post a storyline it seems better to post the storyboard itself, leaving the rest to the readers imagination.

Miss Turner agreed that while this forms an outline of the ideas Tom has it will require some more idea development before we reach a finished version.