Author: John Randall
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Theorizing Change
I’m thinking about change a lot these days. I lost my job and I lost direction. It’s easy for me to be selfish during this time of transition, but I know I’m not the only one this happened to, there are thousands of us. Then I think of the kind of movement several thousands of…
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Good or Bad
Growing up I would hear my parents talk about necessary evils, or the lesser of two evils. I feel like social media has become a necessary evil, and an individual’s platform choice is probably because they feel it’s the lesser of the evils. As you can tell I’m not a fan of social media. Gone…
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Show and Tell
Putting in the time and effort on a project to just let it sit and collect dust is a waste of not only your creative energy, but also the time invested. Being a creator means you need to get your art out there for audiences to (hopefully) enjoy. Liz Blazer writes in her book, “Animated…
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Interface
I’ve been working with video or photo for nearly 20 years. Only in the past year have I stretched my thinking and abilities to see how my visual storytelling skills can stretch across to other mediums. Animation has scared me because I don’t feel like that is my artistic calling. That’s coming from a place…
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Stinger
When I have an idea that excites me I write it down. Next, I develop that idea into a cohesive story. I then think about the best way I want to deliver that story. As a visual storyteller I lean on what I know and that is photography and videography as my medium. With all…
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Warning!!!
Stop motion is a time consuming labor that most people don’t understand. Picture after picture of subtle changes that won’t come to life until the editing process to see the movements come alive. The motion is only part of the story. Liz Blazer writes in her book, “Animated Storytelling, Simple Steps For Creating Animation &…
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Stop, Motion-Time
Color and experimentation are the major take aways from this week. With an aspect of design colors play a role in mood and feeling and can help set the tone. Experimentation is push you mind to create world that can only exist in animation. Liz Blazer writes in her book, “Animated Storytelling, Simple Steps For…
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Hello, my name is John Randall
It never ceases to amaze me the different ways in which people tell their stories. The possibilities are endless and a little bit overwhelming because there are so many options. But heres the thing, it’s your story, so just start telling it. Liz Blazer writes in her book, “Animated Storytelling, Simple Steps For Creating Animation…
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Intro to Animation
To begin in animation is to begin like any other form of media. There is a pre-production phase where you brainstorm your ideas, do your homework on the subject, and start a creative brief. Identify the who, what, when, why, and how you’re going to cover. Liz Blazer writes in her book, “Animated Storytelling, Simple…
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Retrospect
I’ve been working in video a long time and it’s been even longer since I took the time to study video. The act and process of shooting and editing are still pretty much the same, however, it is worth a great deal to refresh those basics and concepts. Tom Schroeppel writes in his book, The…
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