Gorillaz
The whole Gorillaz scene came around 1998 which was created by Damen Albarn and Jamie Hewlett which who was living together in a flat. The idea came up after watching MTV which they thought of coming up with a cartoon band.
Their first piece of work was a song called Ghost Train which was later on decided to be a on single CD which was placed on the B side with their single, Rock The House.
The audience that Gorillaz aim for is just anyone in general that enjoys listening to a mix of music as Gorillaz change their line up of musicians regularly which means they don't stick to a certain genre. Also their animation is there for anyone which likes to see music videos, their music videos can mostly attract children as cartoons are an easy eye catch for children.
Alot of the techniques used to create the videos are alot of cel shading which has become really popular after Gorillaz. Also quite a bit of high frame rate which makes the animation very smooth. I couldn't find much more about how their videos work.
Their main influences had to be after watching MTV as they thought 'If you watch MTV for too long, it's a bit like hell, there's nothing of substance there'. Which they thought it would be best to create an animated band to reflect upon their thoughts of MTV.
There was no advertising about their work unless you mean for actual TV for their songs and videos. Also they had advertisement for their new albums on TV commercials. They also did a bit of support for other bands in early times to increase their popularity.
Alot of their work has been mostly commented on their videos. Some people quote it as 'best music videos created up to date' and 'most successful and first band to be animated'. In my opinion I think their music is brilliant, their videos don't have any flaws and in general, I think they are geniuses.
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Movements in Photography
Maxime Du Camp
Maxime Du Camp was born in Paris who was also the son of a very successful Surgeon. Maxime loves to travel, this is all because of his fathers assets. Maxime travelled in Europe and the East between 1844 and 1845, and again between 1849 and 1851 in company with Gustave Flaubert. Upon his return he spent alot of time writing about his travels, also Gustave done the same. Further along the time in 1851, Maxime managed to become a founder of the Revue De Paris and also became a contributor of the Revue Des Deux Mondes. Also a bit further in 1853 he became an officer of the Legion of Honour. Around 1870 he was nominated to become a member of the Senate. Also around 1880 he was elected as a member of the French Academy. Maxime was the first known to have his books illustrated with photographs. Unfortunately he died in 1894 and was buried in the Cimetiere De Montmartre in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris.
Hermann Biow
Hermann Biow is a German photographer who is the son of a painter known as Raphael Biow. Hermann was also a painter, writer and a lithographer. The very first photographic studio Hermann has opened was in Hamburg which was in 1841. Hermann has also worked with Carl Ferdinand Stelzner for a year. Hermann has travelled to many cities such as Berlin, Frankfurt and Dresden which he took part of creating portraits of many famous people, including Alexander Von Humboldt and Friedrich Wilhelm IV (King of Prussia). Later on in 1848, Hermann has photographed the members of the Frankfurt National Assembly for his portfolio work. As described by Kempe that Hermann is 'first photographer to collect people'.
Maxime Du Camp was born in Paris who was also the son of a very successful Surgeon. Maxime loves to travel, this is all because of his fathers assets. Maxime travelled in Europe and the East between 1844 and 1845, and again between 1849 and 1851 in company with Gustave Flaubert. Upon his return he spent alot of time writing about his travels, also Gustave done the same. Further along the time in 1851, Maxime managed to become a founder of the Revue De Paris and also became a contributor of the Revue Des Deux Mondes. Also a bit further in 1853 he became an officer of the Legion of Honour. Around 1870 he was nominated to become a member of the Senate. Also around 1880 he was elected as a member of the French Academy. Maxime was the first known to have his books illustrated with photographs. Unfortunately he died in 1894 and was buried in the Cimetiere De Montmartre in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris.
Hermann Biow
Hermann Biow is a German photographer who is the son of a painter known as Raphael Biow. Hermann was also a painter, writer and a lithographer. The very first photographic studio Hermann has opened was in Hamburg which was in 1841. Hermann has also worked with Carl Ferdinand Stelzner for a year. Hermann has travelled to many cities such as Berlin, Frankfurt and Dresden which he took part of creating portraits of many famous people, including Alexander Von Humboldt and Friedrich Wilhelm IV (King of Prussia). Later on in 1848, Hermann has photographed the members of the Frankfurt National Assembly for his portfolio work. As described by Kempe that Hermann is 'first photographer to collect people'.
Planning for Movements in Photography
Now what I need to do is select two photography artists.I think I will choose Maxime Du Camp which styles in Travel Photography and Hermann Biow which styles in recording events.
Maxime Du Camp - Taken From Wikipedia.
Maxime Du Camp - Taken From Wikipedia.
Born in Paris, Du Camp was the son of a successful surgeon. After finishing college, he indulged in his strong desire for travel, thanks to his father's assets. Du Camp traveled in Europe and the East between 1844 and 1845, and again between 1849 and 1851 in company with Gustave Flaubert. After his return, Du Camp wrote about his traveling experiences. Flaubert also wrote about his experiences with Maxime.
In 1851, Du Camp became a founder of the Revue de Paris (suppressed in 1858), and a frequent contributor to the Revue des deux mondes. In 1853, he became an officer of the Legion of Honour. Serving as a volunteer with Garibaldi in his 1860 conquest of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Du Camp recounted his experiences in Expédition des deux Siciles (1861). In 1870 he was nominated for the senate, but his election was frustrated by the downfall of the Empire. He was elected a member of the French Academy in 1880, mainly, it is said, on account of his history of the Commune, published under the title of Les Convulsions de Paris (1878–1880).
Du Camp was an early amateur photographer who learned the craft from Gustave Le Gray shortly prior to departing on his 1849-1859 trip to Egypt. His travel books were among the first to be illustrated with photographs.
Maxime Du Camp died in 1894 and was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre in the Montmartre Quarter of Paris.
Hermann Biow - Taken From Answers.com
German photographer. Son of the painter Raphael Biow (1771-1836), he was initially a painter, lithographer and writer. He opened the first photographic studio in Hamburg in 1841 and worked with Carl Ferdinand Stelzner from 1842 to 1843. A series of 46 daguerreotypes (3 extant) of the Great Fire of Hamburg in 1842 has been attributed to Biow (Kaufhold, 1989) and forms an early example of photographic reportage. Travelling to cities such as Berlin, Frankfurt and Dresden, he took portraits of the famous, includingJakob and Wilhelm Grimm, Alexander von Humboldt (1847) and Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia (all Hamburg, Mus. Kst. & Gew.). In 1848 he photographed the members of the Frankfurt National Assembly for his portfolio work Deutsche National-Gallerie, containing lithographic reproductions of his daguerreotypes. Kempe describes Biow as the 'first photographer to collect people'. The essential quality of his photographs is their monumental unity. He used larger formats than other daguerreotypists; his plate size ranged from 216*162 mm to 270*320 mm.
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