9-17. a new toy for the kids.

As we ventured through the history of photography, we watched as it's still images grew and transformed into images, motion, and sound. I found it as no surprise that since the first movie reel there were the first on-camera actors, as opposed to sinply documenting life. This refers back to the mantra of the theatre as seen in "Vatel": "theatrum mundi," the world is a stage. Lumiers first recorded scenes on film: the snowball fight, the animal walk through the street, all projected a sense of "newness" to technology through its captured people. Even with ostrich or elephant in hand, people were lured in by the camera and watched it watching them. The fascination with new technology over powered their "duties" as actors. I wonder if they were familiar with the phrase "15 minutes of fame"...

Simply from the artwork that's placed around the room, I had a feeling this class would inspire and motivate me to use my creative energies for good, and allow me to release them in a productive manner.. :) I am Andrea Boltwood, an almost-junior with an allied health major and com minor. This is one of the first communicaton classes I'll be taking, and I have a great intuition that the two (allied health & com) will keep my academics balances with my personality.
While I love modern art, I'm glad we started from the beginning of multimedia, as the progression of media through time is fun and exciting to look at..and shows where we've come thus far. The Renaissance is more than intriguing - with its bright colors and lights and water displays and flowers Everywhere. More of a fantasy or dream than a history lesson.
This class will help me appreiciate the arts - and the technologies used to create it - while allowing me to conjure up some of my own ideas on the subject. Then express them to the class in a manner no other class may allow. A way that will be meaningful to me in sharing my work with others. I'm so excited to begin... :))))