FILM STUDIES
Texture, Line, and Shape
Students should note that this is a sample assignment. Instructors may alter its contents, and referring to the materials given directly by the instructor will always be the most accurate.
OBJECTIVES
- Practice experimenting with composition and visual relationships.
- Gain knowledge and experience with using shape and line.
- Gain knowledge and experience with a range of implied and real textures.
- Build vocabulary (principles and elements of design) through critique and analytical writing.
- Practice working with the strict limitations to encourage creative thinking/brainstorming
- Practice researching through a variety of approaches (watching films, notes, sketching, color experimentation)
- Practice technical craftsmanship skills through the creation of artworks.
The Assignment:
For this project you will first choose a film that you would like visually analyze and use as the inspiration. This film should utilize color in a compelling way.
Step 1: You will watch the film (or re-watch) and write a 500-word synopses considering the formal elements and principles of design discussed in our previous lessons. Please incorporate related design vocabulary into your writing where appropriate.
Step 2: You will then create a five-color palette through the mixing of acrylic paint that corresponds to the colors, concepts, and mood you discovered within the film. You will need to experiment, making a minimum of four variations of your palette before deciding which is the best one.
Step 3: Next, using this palette, create an abstract composition of your film, that evenly uses line and shape. First, make four studies in your sketchbook before deciding which is the best one. Then, transfer this design on a gessoed piece of 6 x 8 inch sheet of Masonite. Now, transfer your design onto that Masonite using graphite pencil, using a ruler or stencil where necessary, making sure to work as neatly as possible. Finally, you will paint in the design using your related palette.
Step 4: You will make a completely new abstract composition that will reflect on textures discovered within your chosen film. You will need to incorporate both real and implied texture. The piece does not need to incorporate color, but if you do, choose colors within your previous palette. The final work will be on a gessoed piece of 6 x 8-inch sheet of Masonite and can use any media, including acrylic paint, acrylic mediums, fabrics, faux fur, string, wire, etc.
For this project you will first choose a film that you would like visually analyze and use as the inspiration. This film should utilize color in a compelling way.
Step 1: You will watch the film (or re-watch) and write a 500-word synopses considering the formal elements and principles of design discussed in our previous lessons. Please incorporate related design vocabulary into your writing where appropriate.
Step 2: You will then create a five-color palette through the mixing of acrylic paint that corresponds to the colors, concepts, and mood you discovered within the film. You will need to experiment, making a minimum of four variations of your palette before deciding which is the best one.
Step 3: Next, using this palette, create an abstract composition of your film, that evenly uses line and shape. First, make four studies in your sketchbook before deciding which is the best one. Then, transfer this design on a gessoed piece of 6 x 8 inch sheet of Masonite. Now, transfer your design onto that Masonite using graphite pencil, using a ruler or stencil where necessary, making sure to work as neatly as possible. Finally, you will paint in the design using your related palette.
Step 4: You will make a completely new abstract composition that will reflect on textures discovered within your chosen film. You will need to incorporate both real and implied texture. The piece does not need to incorporate color, but if you do, choose colors within your previous palette. The final work will be on a gessoed piece of 6 x 8-inch sheet of Masonite and can use any media, including acrylic paint, acrylic mediums, fabrics, faux fur, string, wire, etc.
VOCABULARY
- Pattern
- Rythm
- Color Scheme
- Analogous, Triadic, Monochromatic
- Hue
- Value
- Saturation
MATERIALS
Bristol paper, acrylic paint, graphite pencils, brushes, ruler.
Bristol paper, acrylic paint, graphite pencils, brushes, ruler.
This assignment was adapted from Ellen Muller's A Film In Line project.
