eat pes and rayograms

I loved the shorts by eatpes we screened in class, especially Human Skateboard. It is just amazing, I still haven't quite figured out how they did it. Did they actually have a guy on the ground or did they just photoshop him in, either way it is great. I was also very impressed by Kaboom. To be able to take common, often ordinary household stuff and turn them into such an elaborate short film shows great skill and ingenuity. How do they think this stuff up? It must have taken a very long time to complete. I checked out some of the other shorts and they are just as entertaining. Roof Sex is just hilarious, you should watch it if you have not seen it. It is the only film by eatpes I have seen with a human character and it is funny. It is also good to know that they must have made some money from the commercials they create. Making money doing experimental shorts is very rare from what I understand. Watching the shorts gave me some ideas for materials to bring in on Monday. I am a little nervous about coming up with an idea, setting it up and completing filming all in a few hours, but I am sure we can do it.

Also I have to say, I love rayograms. I had some unrealistic expectations this first time, like I thought I would be able to set one bead per frame and be intricate. But I learned that in the dark you could not be so intricate and that you need a lot more material than you might think. So I felt more prepare the second time and I think I got some good results. I liked the way the rosemary and the rice came out. I am looking forward to working on some rayograms in my spare time at home.