I think that my post during class yesterday qualified as the required post but if not, I suppose I can elaborate a bit here.
I want to use a poem for my project, I realized after class yesterday. Originally, I wanted to use the text, "Veni, vidi, vici"--words made famous my Caeser when he conquered Rome. Being a big fan of Italy, and have lived there for 2 months, I have a certain affinity towards it.
The picture that I used below was a picture my friend Rafael took when we were in Rome together teaching English. I love the picture and it's severe orange colors, and I think that it stands out and captures attention no matter what.
I want to use embossed text to give the text a bit of a depth. I am familiar with Photoshop so I think that is what I will use to edit the actual text of the document. I look forward to developing, editing, and changing my document as more creative ideas come my way.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
More Thoughts On Project 1
Posted by John Thrasher at 6:30 AM
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That's an incredibly eye-catching photo. I think it's powerful, especially in reference to the words you've chosen to supplement it. "We came, we saw, we conquered." That's a very powerful quote, so using colors of power, like orange or red, really emphasize it. Good luck with your project!
I think the Veni, vidi, vici phrase would be fine. I think illustrating it with images from Italy seems fine as well. But it seems to me you should strive for a greater multimedia density or "concreteness." I feel - based on the images posted so far - that currently the text is a caption for the image, the image illustrates the text (perhaps). But is it possible to bring out a range of interacting/interactive meanings here? In other words, don't think of this as a picture but rather a multimedia object that is more than a picture or a text. For example, what connotations does the text have? Perhaps translate it into a large number of English language versions? "I came, I saw, I conquered." Fine, but can it be given in other variants, perhaps more colloquial? Winnie the Pooh video: "I came, I sawed, I hammered." Halo 2: "Veni, Vidi, We kicked their asses!" "Married to the Mob" (movie), the carved headboard of a bed bears the words "Veni, Veni, Veni." Or are there other texts, perhaps from Caesar? Or are there ways to work with the image to achieve greater complexity?
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