Project 2

Project 2 from Cassandra Case on Vimeo.

Experimenting with nulls, parenting, and 3D aspects of After Effects.

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Project 1 from Cassandra Case on Vimeo.

My Proposal

My idea is to combine an old practice of puppetry with today's modern forms of entertainment including current celebrities as my subject matter. Today's Tabloids are filled with stories and celebrity gossip mostly about things we usually can continue our days with out knowing. Something as simple as taking out the trash can be twisted and turned into a cover story on what dirty laundry is being thrown away. The stories can be far from the truth or exactly on spot but blown out of proportions to make something simple appear more dramatic and entertaining to the public's eye. A large proportion of tabloid celebrity news comes from the celebrities themselves, often by way of their publicists. Stars often create a working relationship with a tabloid, offering them inside info and stories in exchange for free publicity.
Who is the puppet master and who is the puppet? I want to explore these ideas using puppetry effects and motions inside after effects. I want to take simple every day events and dramatize them on stage using images of celebrities found from tabloids themselves. To create the look and feel I will be creating puppets using the images by detaching arms and legs, and animating them when needed.

Internet Sources:

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/tabloid1.htm
http://sunniebunniezz.com/puppetry/puphisto.htm
http://www.tvguide.com/news/patrick-swayze-tabloid-1003942.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppetry

Libarary Sources:

1. Book by Matthew Kieran; Media Ethics

2. New Media and American Politics; Richard Davis, Diana Owen

3. Scooped!Media Miss Real Story on Crime While Chasing Sex, Sleaze and Celebrities; David J. Kraijcek

4. Puppets and "Popular" Culture; Scott Cutler Shershow

5. Cultural Populism; Jim Mcguigan

6. The Media, politics and Public Life; Geoffrey Craig; Allen & Unwin

Pictures

Words:

40 similiar or related words or ideas:

Drama
Star
Headline
Actor
Preformer
Idol
Television star
Actress
Movie Star
Film Star
Thesplan
Act
Make Believe
Roleplay
Character
Ham
Reenactor
Tragedian
Singer
Rock Star
Pablisaty
Ratings
Pictures
Entertainment
Teen Idol
Thursh
Dramatic
Emotional
Humor
Closet Drama
Dramatize
Being Seen
Cover page
Centerfold
Simulate
Thin
Skinny
Tone
Weightloss
Sex
Fame
Celebrity
Famous
Reputation

40 opposite ideas or words:

Fake
Fabricate
Manipulate
Sham
False
Faux
Phony
Dissemble
Cheat
Artificial
Unreal
Falsification
Misrepresentation
Trikster
Forgery
Deceiver
Ringer
Unreal
Bullshit
Assumed
Counterfeit
Imposter
pretender
Hollowness
Shallow
Snob
Snoot
Chubby
Fat
Snot-Nosed
Sexcess
Plastic Surgery
Fake Breast
Infamy
Repute
Opprobrium
Finagler
Imitation
Copy
Mimesis
Mockery