Caricatures

A caricature is a rendered image that feature a subject in a simplified or an exaggerated way. The most notable features of a specific person will the ones that are shown more than the others. They are often meant for the purposes of entertainment. Someone can find a caricature of themselves flattering or insulting. Realism is shown to be more truthful than a caricature. In realism, they try to show images in a more truthful light and can explain the point clearly. A caricature can explain points too, but in a more entertaining way.

The 12 Principles of Animation

During the early days of animation, animators searched for a better way of relating their drawings to each other It took them a long time to come up with what it's now called The Principles of Animation. The twelve fundamental principles are Squash and Stretch, Anticipation, Staging, Straight Ahead Action and Pose To Pose, Follow Through and Overlapping Action, Slow In and Slow Out, Arcs, Secondary Action, Timing, Exaggeration, Solid Drawing, and Appeal. Squash and Stretch is when a fixed shape is moved about from one drawing to the next,there was a marked rigidity that has emphasized by the movement. This only occurs in the most rigid shapes in real life. Anything that's made up of living flesh will show the movement within its shape in progressing through an action. An example would be a bent arm with swelling biceps so the sinews are shown. Anticipation prepares the audience for action. The action is supposed to look real. An example of anticipation is when a golfer prepares to hit the golfball. He takes his time to line up his shot before hitting the ball and when he does hit it, the audience prepares for the landing Staging directs the audience to the significance of a scene. The idea is to focus on what is relevant rather than any unnecessary details Straight Ahead Action is when animators draw out a scene frame by frame from beginning to end. Pose to Pose draws a few key frames and fills in the intervals later. Follow Through and Overlapping Action is heading for two closely related techniques. This process helps to render the movement more realistically. Slow In and Slow Out goes between poses. An example of this would be of a ball bouncing or the process of sitting and standing up. Arcs is the movement in trajectory. An example would be seeing a joint move in rotation. Secondary Action gives more life to a scene. The purpose of it is to emphasize on a scene rather than drawing attention away from it. Timing refers to the number of drawings or frames for a given action. It is very critical to how the cartoons move. Exaggeration is an effect that can make a cartoon look static or dull. It all depends on the style like a caricature. A caricature often exaggerates on what a person looks like. Solid Drawing is the process of taking into account forms in three-dimensional space and giving them volume and weight. Appeal corresponds to the charisma in the actor that portrays a certain character. He or she can make a character appealing to the audience or not appealing.

Principles of Communication

Communication is the process of giving and receiving information through any number of sources. Whether one is speaking informally to a colleague, addressing a conference or meeting, writing a newsletter article or formal report, the following basic principles apply: The principles of communication are to know your audience, know your purpose,know your topic,anticipate objections,present a rounded picture,achieve credibility with your audience,follow through on what you say,communicate a little at a time,present information in several ways,develop a practical useful way to get feedback, and use multiple communication techniques. One of the most important principles is to know your audience. The audience can be a friend, colleague, instructor, people at a conference, potential employer, or someone that the same interest in the topic that you are working on. The writer should know how to present the topic in a way that their audience can easily understand what you're talking about. The writer can't talk about a topic to a conference in the same fashion as they would to a close friend. When presenting the topic, the writer should present in a way that answers any questions that they might have afterwards. They need to get the idea that the writer is very knowledgable about his topic. If a writer knows kind of audience they have and how to present a topic to them, they can be successful in what they are trying to do.

Wright Brothers Flight

Wright Brothers Invent Flying Machine by Eddie Carbonneau Kitty Hawk, NC On December 17th, Two brothers from Dayton Ohio invented a flying machine that took off in the skies. Wilbur and Orville Wright demonstrated their world changing invention on Kill Devil Hill in Kitty Hawk NC. The event was witnessed by five people. among the people present was photographer John T. Daniels, who photographed this historic flight. The two brothers are the owners of a bicycle shop called the Wright Cycle Exchange, which is locate in their hometown of Dayton. The flight the brother demonstrated in their flying machine lasted for 59 seconds. They reached the altitude of 10 feet off the ground. Wilbur Orville calls the day "a partial success". The flying machine was totaled due to a gust of wind that caused a crash. The Wright Brothers look forward to improving the design of their flying machine for future use.

Comm 447 Blog 1: Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver is a computer program that lets people create their very own websites. The websites can be about anything that particular person is interested in. I personally don’t get to use Dreamweaver all that often. The laptop I use outside of school does not have that program installed on it. Dreamweaver is a tough program to understand if you do not have enough experience with it. It’s a step by step process where a single mistake can mess things up if you don’t spot it right away. Before using Dreamweaver, you should have some prior knowledge with it. I first learned how to use Dreamweaver in my Comm 352 class with Andrew Gay as my instructor. I made a website about the history of silent movies, but that was a year ago. I feel like I need to go through the process all over again. Dreamweaver is a not an easy program to work with and you need to know what you are doing in order to setup a good website.

Bitcoins

Bitcoin is an online commodity based on a encryption protocol. hey are subdivided into 100 million smaller units called satoshis. They are transferred to a computer or handheld device without an intermediate financial situation. It's purpose is to serve as money, which can be accepted by certain merchants in many parts of the world. It's confusing to understand how they work. Using cash is very easy. Writing a check or using a credit card isn't too hard either. Are bitcoins the same as using a credit card? It's easy to tell how much a dollar bill is worth, but a bitcoin might have a different value. Inflation could happen with this new kind of money. I think our currency should stay the same.

A Computer That Teaches Itself

As a way to pick up the pace in research and development, military researchers are trying to find a way to program computers so they can make easier automatic tools and to have computers teach themselves. The company, DARPA, is not happy with the way machine learning is being done today. Machine learnings makes the computers like humans when it comes to decision making. Machines like that are often seen in science fiction movies. In the movies, machines with a mind of their own can take over the world. It would be intresting to have that kind of technology. If self learning computers do exist, research and development can go faster. the military can get their informaton about the enemy in time to make a move against them. Weapons can be made quicker if needed. Self learning computers can be either a good thing or the beginning of the end.