Something from my editing past..  Hope you understand how tricky the editing can be with a very limiting time frame..  Happy day!

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Jason Kelly - Website

Ben Banks - Commercial

Dustin Broadhead - Logo

Parker Clarke - Style Guide

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Art Director: Jason Kelly

Set Design: Dustin Brodhead

Director of Photography: Ben Banks

Costume Design: Parker Clark

Art Director:

 Stefano Maria Ortolani, Marco Trentini and Eugenio Ulissi.

Figure/Ground Relationship: In this clip the figures in the sub are in a very confined area. this is comical and you notice that the sub that was on the deck of the boat would no way fit 13 people. there is even a sign on the dash of the sub that reads no more then 6 people.

Gestalt Principles:

Law of Similarity, and Law of Proximity: The similarity of the crew uniform; the red cap, the blue shirt, and blue speedo. Also, the confinement of the sub; however, the red hat stands out to the eye. 

Law of Continuity: 

Law of Closure: We are looking through the front window of the sub and the actors are looking past us (the camera) this leads us to believe there is a world outside the windows of the sub. 

Design:

Texture: the texture of the sub outside looks like metal with rivets. the inside of the sub looks old and worn. If the actors where not sitting down you would see the old tatter seats, also they are all different styles of chairs.  

Line and Form: The lines complete the appearance of a round sub, for example, the pattern of the lines on the roof of the sub imply that the sub is round. this gives it form. The shot from out of the front window shows the curved lines and gives the sub a 3-D look. 

Color: The red hue is a eye grabber. the value of outside of the sub lends closure to the vast darkness of the ocean. The light inside the sub has a very bright intensity. the mix of cool (blue) and warm (red) color is a unusual, this whole movie is a little unusual. 

Space: This particular frame is full of positive space. The shots outside the sub there is tons of negative space. this works for underwater shots because it gives us a feeling of how large the ocean is. 

The clip:

*movie was dedicated to Jacques Cousteau

Axioms of Web Design

http://www.wherecoolthingshappen.com/

After looking around the web I think this website is a great example of the Axioms of wed design. The home page is easy to navigate, and user friendly. The fall colors of the background image is a good example of continuity. while scrolling the page the image remains stationary. The home page is nice; however, i like the look of the TOP 20 tab. Once you click the TOP 20 near the top of the page you have 20 of the top cool things in a Strong Grid, the lines that separate the images are thin and equal throughout. In the lower right of the page you can get more information on the image and who's video/photo it is. Also when in the home page the inner-lower left is the where you click next to retrieve the next group of images. As far as intuitiveness you want to mouse over the images (its your instinctive self) and the pictures on the top 20 page move up to tell you more information about that particular cool think. Being affordable might not apply here. Greatest contrast might happen when switching from your idea of cool things that are happening. Like i mentioned before, this page is easy to navigate and could potentially consume many hours of you day. 

Personal viewing

I enjoy watching most of the GoPro videos, I really think the POV the GoPro offers works very well for small screens. When watching on a small screen in your hands the wide screen fills the entire screen. You really can see everything in frame, your eyes might shift from place to place, yet you see it all. With the large theater screen size, you need to involve your head, and you might miss something if the action is fast pace.

Rule of Thirds

The pictures above are mine, they show how the rule of thirds can be found everywhere we look. The rule of thirds is the knowledge of the nine squares that make up the grid in a single frame have a purpose. It could be conceived as the four points in the center of the picture taking up the grid, shown below

have a purpose, the grid shows us what to look for as we take a picture.

when we look at the boxed frame as we take a picture we should be aware that the box is in fact four lines. the points that should bring interest to the viewer are in the lines that make up the nine squares.

The rule of thirds gives us balance in the picture, we might have lots of negative space on one side of the picture that should only take up 2/3's the space of the frame, when looking at the rule of thirds. The other 1/3 of the picture should include; text, image, color, and substance that tells the story that we need to tell. This story should, in one frame, reach the audience you intend to reach.

Good Vs Bad design

The above coffee box is a good design.

• Law of Proximity

This Kopi Luwak coffee has a very small amount of coffee in the box. If the box was closed and you saw the metal plaque with the Kopi Luwak Coffee name and dark wood you might find it very elegant. Good craftsmanship in the box, easy to store on a shelf, or more likely get a stand and display it like it is a work of art. From a design stand point the symmetry and simplicity of the box implies class and wealth. However, once you open the box you might notice the bar of what looks like a Payday candy bar. It is not a candy bar rolled in nuts. It is the scatological step of the processes  to make this the "caviar of coffee".

The coffee bag above is a bad design.

The orange bag is a attention grabber and the name might have merit, but i would not pick this bag over the box above (if i was just choosing on design alone).  The contrast of black and orange make me think of a Jack-o-lantern. This looks like hundreds of other bags of coffee out there. If this was next to other bags on a shelf I might glance at the orange and move on. It really is a boring bag of coffee. This boring bag of coffee cost $150 per pound! The poo poo coffee cost $160 per pound! 

*Please do not buy the Kopi luwak coffee it is RARELY the real Civet coffee, and the treatment of the civet cat is pure cruelty. Along with the bad treatment of the animal the coffee is becoming way over priced because of the recent popularity of poo poo coffee.

Contrast, Harmony, and Balance

Yin Yang...

This is the epitome of Contrast, Harmony, and Balance... But that is to easy.

  This room gives me balance, it is very Zen, and very inviting. The white is calming with out adding color that might distract ones eye. The yellow behind the bar does catch my eye. And the cutaway section to the right of the yellow brings a kind of curiosity, and leads you behind the wall, what is behind that wave of a wall? The walls have a very smooth texture, looks like you could slide down the counter like you would ride a wave. The lines coming off the counter flow and resembles a wave. This whole room reminds me of the flow of the ocean. 

 I love the use of the red woods in contrast to the white. I am not sold on the simple legged white chair, I would have gone with something more modern in this room. However, the simplicity of the chair is not too bad, yet i cannot help to think the legs will scratch the wood. I like the balance of the curved lines in the wall, counter, and ceiling. This gives movement to the whole room. With out looking  around the room you can see there are large windows on the left out of frame. This room is no doubt inspired by the ocean, and if you looked out the windows you would likely see the ocean. This could be a room on a epic yacht, or cruse ship.  

When I look at a room like this, I see money. The money it would take to make this work of art. I think it is art because it really is not practical. It is a room for the psychology of design. You feel like money, you might feel like i do and very relaxed. This would be therapy for me!

Stupefying

Porsche flat 6

 In a word "Stupefied" covers the awe I feel when I see this engine.  As most Americans think, "The Bigger the Better" is not the case in the six cylinder low profile boxer engine. Most people want the power of a V8 and think 6 cylinder engines are for gas sipping, and have a lower power output. The thing that makes me smile when I see this engine is how compacted the parts are and how brutal the power is! this 3.6 liter flat 6 can put out 600+ hp! from a 3.6 liter 6 cylinder!!? Thats more then most V12's out there!! Porsche really knows what they are doing. With the low profile of this engine, and within the wheel base of the chassis contribute to the low center of gravity, making the car very stable. I particularly like to see the cut-away section of the pistons. You can almost imagine the combustion moving the pistons and driving this engine. I am not a engineer, I have no idea how tricky it is to design a working engine; however, the designers with Porsche created a masterpiece!!  I see lots of Porsche's out there but when you see a 911, 997, GT2 or RS my eyes get all bugged out! They just have that Grrreat sound! I have driven one long ago when I worked Valet. I still dream of that yellow 911!!