6 word poems and Haikus

Diablo Three. Launch day, Error 37

Karma's a Bitch, I miss her.

control, alt, delete, backspace, wtf, fml.

Oh the agony, Oh the pain, Ooh the art.

lovely petals bloom
the breeze carries life's colors
I hate allergy season


vivid visual view
bright shadows dark highlights
the solar eclipse

Amadeus I'ma duffus

the Film Amadeus is a Close Adaptation  to the play with the majority of cast and scenes are kept. The elements that are changed do not really change the mood or outlook of the story. I think the film is an excellent transposition of the play. As a Thesis of this story I would have to say:

Amadeus serves as a exploration of the human condition. Jealousy fame fortune and art are a reflection of ones own person outlook on beliefs and values. The entire film is green with envy and a contemptuous statement  to those that are better. It should not only be enjoyed but serve as a lesson to don't hate, congratulate and take notes on the success of others.

The Darkest Adaptation Is but a shadow of its Inspiration.

The film The Dark Knight is definitely a loose adaptation of the source material of The killing Joke and The Long Halloween. The Adaptation Focuses more on themes of the books than the elements of the book.The theme of The Killing Joke Focuses on the jokers mental instability and Batman's plea to stop him. The Dark Knight glances over this and shows Jokers instability but doesn't go into detail with Jokers origin. The Long Halloween lends itself to the film by having systematic killing but the adaptation stops there. Joker is the threat not the unknown "Holiday" killer. Also the Killing of the film takes place over a weekend not a year. Its hard to even see how the Film is adapted from the books. I would say the film is more inspired from the moods and themes of the books, but it really has nothing directly adapted. the film truly is more of a commentary due to the fact that almost every element of the film is original, yet it does not create a violation of the source material as the characters and themes stay true to Batman mythology.

My syllabus to this film would be:

How Dark must the Knight be to do whats right? Because this film centers on the breaking point that Batman must meet in order to defeat Joker, just far will the heroes and villains go? The film constantly pushes the cast of the film (Harvey Dent, Commissioner Gordon, Bruce Wayne) into positions that are beyond the zones of their norm, How is it The one can be broken and still remain whole?

MY MOTION GRAPHICS FINAL

This video was inspired by the HP hands commercials.

Song: I'm Lovin' it by Justin Timberlake, Procduced by the Neptunes

Video Clip: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, uploaded from IGN.com

Song and Video clip are property of respective owners. Samples are used for educational purposes only

Do Andriods Dream Of Blade Runners

The Film Blade Runner I would have to Say is a loose adaptation of the book Do Androids Dream Of electric sheep. Many of the Elements that drive the book have been dropped such as Mercerism, Deckard's wife, Deckards desire for a real pet, WWT and its worldly impact, and the motivations of the android in a human society. Although both are studies of the human condition, in the book Deckard struggles with identity, relationship trouble, and mortality. In the book it is the 6 escaped  Replicants that struggle with humanity, mortality, and identity by doing things to make them unique and more human such as taking trades, altering appearances, and having real empathy for one another. the film its self is more of a commentary to the book. seeing as the book was written in a different time period the discourse of the author and the audience are much different ( fear of nuclear war and aftermath of the 60's) versus in the 80's when the film was made, globalism and capitalism were rampant in modern society, and the film echoes the pitfall of corporate expansion and wild capitalism. I think Ridley Scott and Hampton Fletcher did an excellent job adapting the story and making it their own. by keeping the religious aspects of the book out they possibly reached a wider audience by not alienating those that have strong faith based belief systems. They also pushed the story towards a more gritty detective story than one that explores the human condition in depth. The themes of the book may seem captivating but I  can see how it could bore a film audience, and would need much more time than two hours to go into all of its complexities. My thesis comparison would be a Complete play on the themes of the film, the book, and humanity its self. my thesis would be:

"If androids are simply products what does that tell us about who we are and how we view "things" we once value? If androids have dreams do they also have desires? Souls? The human condition present in both the film and the book of this story may varies from source to source, but tells more about the view of the audience then that of the authors of the original and the adaptation. A novel that is driven by empathy and a film driven by mortality, and yet the story in the novel ask the audience to empathize with androids yet it is android that experience sadness and fear and human that need mechanical assistance to simply feel. And the film is driven by mortality, in a society that people define their lives by what they have new and not who they are, how is it that the humans in these stories are correct in their action by simply creating to avoid living, working and denying themselves living and hardship.

Apocolypes Wow......

Our post for the week has to be on your opinion of Apocalypse now. Whether it''s a close, loose, or immediate adaptation and why. And also have to explain the discourse of the novel vs. the movie. The discourse of the movie was the death of the man from the spear, and the discourse of the novel was the natives and their territorial defense.

The film Apocalypse Now is a Intermediate Adaptation to me for a number of reasons. First off I have not read the book Heart of Darkness, I can only compare to what excepts I have read from.It cant be a close adaptation because it does not attempt to follow the source material as closely as possible. It isn't a lose adaptation to me, because the film does not stray so far from the source that it is hardly recognized being related to the original such as films like Wanted and The Dark Knight which draw characters, situations and themes from the graphic novella they are inspired by, but are mostly original works created by Hollywood. Therefore the film Apocalypse Now is an intermediate adaptation, Like Die Hard 2, which draw the majority of its structure from the book 58 Minutes, but makes some key changes to plot and setting, such as swapping daughter for wife and New York to Washington DC. the overall main plot and themes are very much alike from source material and film. Apocalypse Now swaps an African expedition for a Vietnam one. there is still a level of racism towards native people in both the film and the book. many of the films themes in scenes are kept the same Even though Marlow and Willard are technically  the same character, Willard is not the captain of the boat but does act as a figure of authority and the film is told from his perspective, keeping him in a captain like role. In the book the discourse of natives desperate means of defending their homes against oppressive opposition using light blunt tipped arrows against a machine gun fire. One native throws a spear that impales one of the men that quietly dies. The film that same act still happens, desperate natives fire mostly harmless, the spear is still thrown that impales one of the black men on board. however similarities stop there. the last words of the helmsman in the film is " a spear...." these last words echo the irony of the film in relation to black men in Vietnam. He doesn't even get a normal death, in a place ripe with bullets, rpg's and bombs, a spear finds him. and instead of going quietly he tries to kill Willard with him by stabbing him with the spear sticking out of his chest, anger that so much has been put at risk for one mans mission. I think the reasoning behind this change of discourse has to do with the nature of the Vietnam wars its self and how the minority outlook was of the conflict, as well as in that time film making often had black men either die first in the most brutal way possible, or die in impractical ways that don't seem to fit in the films overall thematic structure. who threw a spear among arrows? with the softness of the arrow fire were does one get the strength to throw a spear with such force that it can travel a distance to impale a man from behind. even the look of the spear its self wasnt even sharp and pointed, but curved like a spoon. was Copolla trying to show how frail, and unlucky black men were in Vietnam? One can only wonder.....

Who we are, and what we do.......

What is it that drives you? What is it that compels you? What is it that makes it all worth while?
If your answer can be summed with with a single word, then you are on the right track. I'm talking about PASSION people, passion. In order for any of us to succeed, we must have passion. We cannot be part time artist just going though the motions, we must be passionate about what we do. We must live it, we must love it. to the point were we can see it everywhere. We must allow us to be inspired by things we don't like and find the beauty of things we are repulsed by. What you don't like Tim Burton Films? I'm not really a fan of them myself, but if i watch them for the  imagery, the unique flavor of Nightmare before Christmas, or the Gothic monochromatic of Sleepy Hollow ( my favorite of his films) an artist such as my self will learn to appreciate his work. This of course goes both ways, If you love the work of Jim Lee or maybe Jeph Loeb, be inspired by them, feel free to aspire to be LIKE them, but don't become them. Art is like a finger print of the creative mind. Each artist work must be unique. by allowing ourselves to be inspired by things outside of our comfort zone, we can stay unique and flourish with a wide range of skills. I will probably never be considered a realist, or a cubist, but Di Vinci and Picaso can be found in some of my past work. So Take it all in people. Find the beauty in all of it, stay hungry, stay passionate.

welcome to my blog.....

My name is Omar Glaster. I'm from Vallejo, California. I am 31 years old. my hobbies are drawing, dancing, martial arts, mechanical work, working out, hiking, football, video games, cooking, parties....I guess life its self is my hobby, as I like to enjoy just about everything.

What is an adaptation? most of Hollywood's most famous works are adapted from book or play. Some of my favorites adaptations, I've come to realize, overshadow their source material to the general audience. Children today don't know of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles dark, monochromatic past. Many people my age dont realise that one of the most star studded, successful films of 2002 that was nominated for  6 academy awards was an adaptation of an american graphic novel, that was a loose adaptation of a much older Japanese manga series. That film is called Road to Perdition. Movies like Blade Runner probably stick out more than the book is its based on because it simply sounds better than "Do androids dream of electric sheep?" But which one tells a better story? I guess I'll find out this quarter since I have yet to read that book.