Final Project

Umbrella from Alex Huang on Vimeo.

My MOMI Experience

Even though I didn't go with the class, I still had a great time at the museum of moving image.
I got a friend to go with me during spring break.
We're both enjoy learning and playing video games so that exhibit really sparked our interest.
I really love arcade machines and hope to maybe own one someday.
Seeing the old school machines made me realize how far we've come with technology.
The arcade machines were essentially giant cathode ray tubes in which you can interact with through your controls.
For asteroids, you're a ship moving around in space trying to blow up asteroids so you don't blow up. Whenever you shot a projectile to explode the rocks, there was a trail that would follow but it was a trail of dots. I think it's the CRT essentially printing the image on the screen and it leaves a slight fade on the screen and it doesn't instantly disappear.
I also really liked playing with the old unique contraptions that came about before animation, like the picture of the bird and the bird cage on the other side, where if you wind it up it would spin and seem like a bird in a cage or the other spinning thing with the man running.
The editing portion is also really cool, being able to dub over clips or make sound effects for them was really fun.
Seeing the collection of costumes and different artifacts were really amazing too. Movies back then heavily relied on costumes and make up for their actors. Even today good costumes are a necessity for movies.

SEIKO ブランド・ミュージックビデオ "Art of Time"

Blog #3

SEIKO ブランド・ミュージックビデオ "Art of Time" 

This video is about a Rube Goldberg machine that a Japanese watch company, Seiko, makes as part of a marketing campaign. The video starts off with an opening shot so you can see what the environment is and what people are doing. Then cuts to various shots of the pieces of the contraption and shows you that it's generally made out of watch components. Then there's the starting sequence and as the piece rolls along, later comes the music. It's a calming music that picks up later and it matches well with the complexity of the machine as it goes on. The color pallet of this video is very restricted to the parts of a watch. The lighting and the opening shot shows us that this video is shot indoors. The focus directs the users attention between moving objects, showing us how each part plays a role in this Rube Goldberg machine. The shots are edited to have continuity after the opening shot. They do this to show what a Rube Goldberg machine is, it's a contraption that shows off chain reactions. The length of a shot in this video is generally determined by each piece of the Rube Goldberg machine, and the frame of where it's shot. Sometimes a piece of the machine can have two shots or more while others have one longer shot that captures everything.

Project 2

What I Hear

I walked along Shore Road in Brooklyn.

As I walked I heard the wind rustle tree leaves.

Cars zoom by as traffic lights there are pretty smooth and you can hear their rubber tires squeeze against the ground as the cars tug along.

Once in a while, there's a person walking their dog.

You would hear the rattle of the leash as the dog tries to pull their owner or vice versa.

You can hear the panting of the dog and the thumping of the person's footsteps.

Soon enough I pass Fort Hamilton High School.

As it was in the middle of the day, the kids aren't out yet, however I can hear people running the track.

I can hear their gym teacher trying to motivate them.

As I past Fort Hamilton, there's a public playground there.

I don't hear the laughter of kids but instead silence.
Nobody was at the playground this time of day.

Whenever i arrive at intersections, I would stand near the pole holding up the lights.

I can hear the machinery inside. I hear the circuit fill with electricity as the light changes.

The whole time I was on this walk, the rustling of leaves filled the background.

As well as the shuffle of my own feet with the pavement and dirt.

These sounds were expected from this neighborhood.

I chose to walk here to try to forget about the constant bustling noises from the city.

Define a Space Project

Define a Space Project from Alex Huang on Vimeo.

My Artist Statement

I've never called myself an artist. I don't feel like I think that way. I've always thought that I was more of a scientist or an engineer. I look at things in a very technical aspect. Always considering every possible angle before being able to see results. If one thing doesn't doesn't work, I'll build on it and work on it, until it becomes what I want. When I think about it though, Engineers and Scientists are very creative. They're the master of their own craft. They find new ways to think, new ways to build. Always coming up with a solution to a problem. Its beautiful what their inventions and creations can accomplish. That in itself is kind of art to me. It invokes feelings in me. The feeling of progress and awe. Knowing that these creations can have massive effects on the world. It inspires me. I hope someday even though I'm no engineer nor scientist, that I can have the same effect on others. Even if it's just those around me. I wish to learn a lot more and improve on my methods of production. To one day find my own style and taste in art. To find the art in science. I'll continue to observe and look at things in new ways to find ways to convey something that might not have been too obvious. I look forward to learning a lot more and applying that to life.