Initially I wanted to do this narrative on restoring my 1971 Nova which I am currently doing. However this would be impossible to do in a week, although I do plan on doing this for myself. Then I thought of a way that I could still do this within the time constraints. I used to assemble plastic model cars as a kid and for Christmas my wife got me one resembling my Nova. I decided I would document the process of assembling the model much like assembling an actual car. Then I thought why not bring it to life, so I had the idea of having these images fade into an existing video of similar car.
I started by searching for a video of a similar car that would be easy to manipulate. I also had to find the video first to determine car color. I originally wanted to document this process piece by piece but this would have been too time consuming and difficult to maintain consistent angles and lighting. I also underestimated the time needed for the drying of glue and paint which made this a slow process. Given a month to do this I believe I could have documented a very detailed process. After assembling the model I took pictures and even had to match some angles. I used many different techniques on the computer to finish this piece. I used windows movie maker which made this process simple, all I had to do was insert images and videos and play with timing and transitions. There was the image of the model in the landscape prior to fading into the video which required photo shop.
Although this process was easier than anticipated it was very time consuming. Time was my number one enemy on this project. I was fighting against glue and paint drying and sometimes working when paint was still tacky. This does give my ideas on how to document
the actual restoration of my Nova and maybe I can make a similar narrative. Overall I am happy with the way this turned out considering how much time I put into this and how much time
I actually needed. Just getting this much took more than 14 hours of work and this time it was not the computer software but the actual physical model that consumed the majority of this time.

Final Project

I have put a lot of thought into this project thought about doing something with the many uniforms I have worn. This would be difficult with the time constraints and trying to locate my old uniforms. I then thought about how cool it would be to document the process of restoring my 1971 Nova, but again it will take much longer than a week. I think I am still going to do this for myself. Then I came up with the idea of using a plastic model of Nova my wife got me for christmas. I used to do these a lot as kid and haven't done one for awhile and it is still sitting untouched in the box. I will document the process of building the model much like I would if it was the real thing. I then would like the finished product to fade into a video of an actual Nova doing a burnout or racing, essentially make the model come to life. I will need to find a video of a 1968-1972 nova with solid paint color to make replicating it easier and ensure I can capture the angle of the model that is almost identical to that of the starting point of the video. I am looking forward to seeing how this turns out and I am open to this evolving into another direction.

Cathedral

I liked how this article gave some backgound information and then went into depth about the visit with Robert (the blindman). I think this is also a very good depiction have how uncomfortable people are around persons with disabilities. It was interesting to read about someone attempting to describe something to someone who is blind. This is because we tend to use familar images to describe something else and this simply does not work with someone who has seen nothing. It is more appropriate to define what a cathedral is rather than describe what it looks like.

One thing I found funny was on the second page when the wife says, "if you had a friend, any friend, and the friend came to visit, I'd make him feel comfortable." This is funny because one reason he may be uncomfortable is the fact she has male friend, and the fact that she did not imply his friend could be female shows the same discomfort. I also did not like the way this piece ended, it was a little too ambiguous.

Micro-Project_5

In this project I was to apply the action word roll to an object that I use on a day-to-day basis. I chose to use a pocket knife which I carry everyday and use on a regular basis. I looked up the many definitions of roll and decided to apply the definition, to wrap around onto self. I really wanted to do something more difficult than simply rolling something across a surface. I wanted to take something rigid like metal and roll it. Unfortunately there was no gas in my Dad's torches and I didn't have the time or money to fill them and I had to settle for using a handheld propane torch. I had originally planned to roll the entire blade but as the metal became thicker it was hard to heat it to a hot enough temperature with the small torch. I even broke a pair of my needle nose pliers in the process which I added above. I even found a little irony in this process because a slang definition for roll is to jump or rob someone. This is ironic because a common weapon used to "roll" someone is a knife and in this case it is the one being rolled.

Micro-Project_4

I thought about this project alot and what kind of superpower I would want. I just could not choose one power or even what I imagine as my altered identity. Instead I chose to alter my identity based on what my daughters think. They refer to me as the best dad ever and superdad so that is what the SD stands for. I enjoy spending time with them and giving them a hereo to look up to. This is a picture of us at disneyland and I simply drew a cape and symbol on myself. The background is a combination of the sidewalk by our hotel where we were standing for the pic, and the castle from inside the park. I played with the cartoon filter as well as the color and contrast to get sort of a comic book feel. In short I would have to say my power is being the best Dad I can be.

Micro-Project #3

I chose this location because of my love for Ohio State Football and the stadium is such a great structure. The objects I chose were comemorative coins from the military and some of my service medals as well as my Fleet Marine Force warfare device. I chose these because I wanted to show a side of me that is not seen at the university while also paying tribute to all military service men and women past, present and future. Sporting events are known to be very patriotic and openly show support for our service men and women. This location all though unintentional also faces the ROTC building. Today just about everyone personally knows someone who has served or is currently serving in the military and I just want them to think of those people when they view this image.