Spectacle is Dead?

Spectacle is Dead? OR Charm over Fast-food Sleek?

Wider audience is probably the goal for an artist who seeks audience reaction. I did not know until a few hours ago that Disney recently purchased Marvel Entertainment-- in addition to its previous collection of purchases which included a share of Pixar; and now that I know that, I come to grasp how Disney is becoming more of an "Umbrella" term for "family entertainment," while its name derives from historically charming and reknowned "traditional" 2D animations.

Someday, in Merriam Webster's, "Disney" will include "family entertainment" as its secondary definition.

Recently, I was compelled to remind myself of past glories, after not being pleased with the results of two festivals; I spent few days watching Disney films and being re-enchanted with its "IT factor." There was such charm and so the modern me still enjoys the princesses (and of course, the princes)-- though, over the years, I have become more adult and practical.

Yet, I am not ashamed to say that if you look even slightly underneath the surface-- on the subterranean level-- these princesses were elevated for all the right or acceptable reasons. They may look to have been just lying around, "looking pretty," but their actions indeed are "pretty"too.

2010.10.30 Halloween Party at Woo Bar

I guess I go back to Snow White for a certain guidance, for she serves as a paragon, despite how old fashioned she appears to the modern me; having studied film/animation, being essentially a good director at any task is vital more than ever.

Snow White while being her pretty self, "directed" her animal friends and "earned" the friendship of her roommates the seven dwarfs. I don't think that would have been an easy task for her-- especially when all was at stake and so being genuinely nice would not have been a mere matter of play.

Working on 2 Contests in 2 Weeks???

It really makes me feel like I am pulling things out of the thin air; in both cases, I have a single goal to win.

It also makes me wonder why in the world was I sooooo slow during the school days (uptil a year ago).

(I wonder if I am going throough a sudden creative phase and if it is going to be short-lived or endure longer. HA. HA.)

After BUFF '10

So during the past weekend, from Friday to Sunday,  I was in Boston for the Boston Underground Film Festival (BUFF). I had to do an unexpected Q and A with the other RISD Animation 2009 people who were there with me: Tim and Michaela.

One of the questions we were asked was were there any other film festivals that our films were screened.

Oddly enough I felt quite shy about it, maybe because it was flattering to recount those "achievements" in that setting. It did feel awkward to list them off in front of an unfamiliar "audience." Instead, I answered to question by saying:

"Oh, um, well I like to keep a low profile, so I usually just only list the festivals I got into in my own website which is kimeunice.com, and it's under the Animation section of the website."

I also got to confess for the first time how working on goldfish was quite natural::
"I always um grew up with goldfish, so when it came time to do this film for graduating, I chose an inspiration that was very natural to me. It's always been that if I had to draw something without thinking, it would be these 'blobs with a tail.' "

It might have been the best Q & A so far. I think I was the clearest so far in explaining my self and my motivations in doing things. At a point in my life where I feel like everything is just confusing and I feel lost-- in retrospect--  I thought it was mighty cool to have Bryan Papciak there with us.

To this day, some advisor-student support continues and it bolsters my spirit.

I aM Soooo SmART!!!

Kyak!

I figured out how to embed my blog in my official website!! >_< Thanks to my friend, Melissa Loyola who told me about iframe::
http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/tag_iframe.asp
And now, my good friend and webdesigner helper, Alli Coate is off the hook...SINCE
I now know how to embed other sites into my website.

New plan:: make more artwork and update consistently.
For example, I wanted to make a separate thing going on for my textile work and really build that up.

Amy Kravitz once jokingly said in fall of 2009, "Animation can be your official thing, and oh you'll make these beautiful textile blankets for the dough to rolling in... you know, allowance money."
Not the immediate plan, but maybe the long term goal perhaps?

So anyhoo, this makes me really motivated, this new *DiScOVerY*