Assignment #17: Water Color Landscape and Artist Statement

Original Photo

Landscape Photo

Water Color Painting

Artist Statement

by: Mayra Palencia

          Through all of my accomplishments I came to the conclusion that my house is the one memorable thing I have in Hayward. Other then that Hayward is just another city in the whole world. Its a place where I always can be at. It's a place where I can spend it with my family. It's our very own shelter we all living in. 

          My house is a place where I have been at the whole time I have lived out here in Hayward. We have remodeled that house to our own comfort. Even though it is not all ours yet we all basically adapted to it like if it was really all ours. We all just have a special place we come to everyday and it is a place I call home. My home is a comfort living where I have basically grown up in since I was two years old. It's the first place I miss when i'm out of town.     

         This house is a place where all the friends and family gather on special occasions and events. We all use the minimum excuse to just make a barbecue and or a simple kick back with all the family and friends. When the whole family reunites I get a great feeling knowing that we all get along amongst each others. My family is the closest thing I have to me. We all just have a good time together laughing and smiling and sharing stuff amongst each other.

        Even though I can't take the house with me I will always have in mind all the beautiful memories I have gone through in that place I call home. When I get my own place I am going to make sure I make it as special as this one, but I sure won't ever forget this place. There is too many memories in that house that when I move out I am sure going to miss it. This is a place I will always keep in mind, a place that reminds me of Hayward, a place I call home.

Assignment #16: Water Color Painting (practice)

Semester Reflection

Congratulations! You've made it halfway through the semester and in five months you'll be graduating high school!!! For the following entry, I'd like you to reflect on the semester, with each reflection being a minimum of 5 sentences.

1) Reflect on your final grade in this class. What will you do to either keep the grade you received or how will you genuinely work to improve your grade in this class? (minimum of 5 sentence reflection).

My final grade in this class was an A. To keep this grade through the next semester I would have to keep on working hard. I will do all my work that is assigned and turn it in on time. I will keep up to date with my teacher on the day I am absent. Overall I will try my hardest to keep my A until the day I walk the stage.

2) What was your favorite project this past semester and why? What was your least favorite project and why?(minimum of 5 sentence reflection).

My favorite project was the "iPod" silhouette. It was a good and fun activity as we got the opportunity to wear our project. The least project I liked was the documentary film on the 99% protest. I didn't like it because it was kind of confusing at first and not all our group would collaborate.

3) How has your senior year been so far? Are you working towards your goals of graduating? If yes, what are you doing to making sure you stay on track? If no, what has been stopping you from reaching the goal of graduating?(minimum of 5 sentence reflection).
My senior year has been stressing, too many things have been coming up at once that I have to make a decision on. Yes, I am working as hard as I can to keep up with all my work and trying to redo the classes I have to so not only I can graduate but so I can be A-G for college. 

4) What are you looking forward to most about graduating high school? (minimum of 5 sentence reflection).

I am looking forward to looking at all my hard work being payed off. I am also looking forward to starting college. This is all for the better of my future. I am also looking forward to making my parents proud and giving my sisters an example and giving my brother a push so he can strive for more.

Entry #15: Introduction; Share your story- Brainstorm/Draft

       2o min. Free Write

          Something that reminds me of Hayward is my house.My house is a place where I have been at the whole time I have lived out here in Hayward. It's a place where I spend with my family. A place I come to everyday and call home. My home is a comfort living where I have basically grown up in since I was two years old. It's the first place I miss when i'm out of town. There is too many memories in that house that when I move out I am sure going to miss it. This house is a place where all the friends and family gather on special occasions and events. We all use the minimum excuse to just make a barbecue and simply kick back with all the family and friends. Even though I can't take the house with me I will always have in mind all the beautiful memories I have gone through in that place I call home.

Assignment #14: Revised Artist Statement

Mayra Palencia

Emotions

This Pablo Picasso piece is named, Emotions, I named my piece emotions because of all the different colors and feelings it portrays. My image has many emotions to it but overall it has more of one color then others. At first I tried to use the blue period as an example to show dark and sad emotions. Then I realized that that was just not me. I wanted to show a different side of me so I decided to just start adding dark colors to my eyes. After I decided to add all different kind of variety of colors since I'm not just in one mood, just like any human I switch moods all the time. Overall I started putting different kinds of green since it means happy which at the end of the day I will always try to maintain to be happy no matter what.

Assignment 12: Individual Research Outline

 Introduction

     My research question is, "How do the protesters plan to take action?" This question will help me by trying to figure out what the people are planning to do. It would go more in to deep on how the people are planning to make a difference. This question might have varieties of answer but at the end of the day witch one is the main one done to make a change, and make it happen.

A.) The protestors are trying to make their word be heard through out the world.

     They get on the news and catch the attention of people.

     They talk friends and family in to it.

B.) They get together and set up a strike.

     Spreading the word around and making flyers everywhere for people to see.

     Talking to people that are involved on making this strikes and protests happen.

C.) Camping out

     Protestors are planning to camp out even if they get kicked out by the police they will keep doing it un till the government takes action on making a difference.

     By the protestors leaving everything behind and camping out it is showing the government that they are being serious and that no matter what they will make the impossible to make the world an equal environment.

Conclusion

     In conclusion the protestors are trying to make a difference for the future. They will have their voices heard because we are a democracy. We all take part in the environment therefor we should make it possible to have it equal as we are all human and have responsibilities to take. 

Assignment 11: Documentary Film

Directions:

1) Go to the following website and read about the History of Documentary Films http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary_film

2) Take notes for each of the following topics. A minimum of 3 sentences per topic, IN YOUR OWN  WORDS.

Documentary Film Note Outline:

I . History of Documentary Film

A. Pre-1900-

The early film was brought due to the novelty of showing an event. There wasn't manny emotion in them they were mostly all single-shot moments. Instead of being called a documentary the short films were called actuality.

B. 1900–1920-

In the early 20th century travelogue films were very popular. The common name due to disturbutors were scenics with mast the most popular film during the time. A film that then was important was "The Land of the Head Hunters.

C. 1920s-

1) Romanticism-

In 1922 Robert J. Flaherty made a film "Nanook of the North" this is romanticism started. Then he kept on succeeding with filming even more romanticism. Then later Paramount Pictures came out with two romanticism hopping to succeed like Flaherty. 

2)The city symphony-

This focused on humans within human made environments. This films were made to film people as products.

3) Kino-Pravda-

Vertov believed the camera can catch more footage the a normal human eye, and made it a film philosophy out of it.

4) Newsreel tradition-

Newsreel were actual scenes that later were re-enacments of events that had been happening. An example is the battles footage that was later acted out all over again.

D. 1920s–1940s-

Films were starting to be made for propaganda. These films persuade the people in many ways. One example was to "Why we Fight" witch was used to convince the public that it was time to go to war.

E. 1950s–1970s-

1) Cinéma-vérité-

Cińema-vériteté was due to she technical progress like light, and reliable cameras, and portable sync sound. This technology allowed handheld cameras to shoot events as they are happening on the spot. This helped catch more emotional reaction of what the issue is about.

2) Political weapons-

Political weapons were documentary film against neocolonialism and capitalism. This was mostly latin america. For example "La Hora de los Hornos" witch influenced a whole generation of film makers. 

3) Modern documentaries-

Modern documentaries was usually helpful in theatrical release. The nature of documentary films have been gone long threw the past 20 years. Recent documentaries were television forms of "reality television".

4) Documentaries without words-

With no words being said they tend to be as visual tone poems. Even thought no words were said, music was replaced to show emotion. This showed many slow motion and time lapse photography.