Madama Butterfly

My first reaction to the animation was that it was extremely well done, especially the transitions between different sections of the music. The music would reflect the end of one scene in the animation, and signal the end of a new one; furthermore, the music would also reflect the emotion that the characters were feeling during any point of the animation. One example that stood out to me was during the scene that was supposed to be the morning after Madama Butterfly and the sailor had slept together. When the sailor left, the location of the source of the music changed from directly behind the speaker to an old record player that was projecting across the beach-- reflecting the sailor leaving the beach.

I also found the use of the figures of speech to be clever and well thought out. Besides the obvious one in the ending, I found the use of the daughter being literally tied to her mother to be a creative way of symbolizing their relationship.

Although I thought numerous parts of the animation were extremely well done, I also thought the sex scene was a little over the top. I understand that it was to illustrate the female subject of the music, but I think it also presented an element of unexpected shock to the animation that I feel could have been eliminated by simplifying the degree of detail during that specific scene.

IT Cartoon

I found this on stumbleupon.com and thought I would share it with the class. If anyone has had experience working on the information technology (IT) part of a website, I'm sure you will get a kick out of this one...

First Impression

My first impression of the class was basically what I expected for the most part. I am excited about the opportunity this class offers in terms of creativity, and I expect to learn a lot from this class. I have heard that this class would be challenging, and I look forward to improving my skills in digital arts.

To tell you a little bit about myself, my name is Constantin Spatoulas. I am from Philadelphia, PA, and I just turned 21 years old. I am an Electronic Media Art & Technology (EMAT) Major, and a Junior at the University of Tampa. Some hobbies of mine include soccer, ice hockey, baseball, photography, 3D animation, drawing and skateboarding. I also LOVE music, and am obsessed with trying to make the perfect playlist for relatively common occasions such as a party, wedding, etc.