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A Documentary Narrative: The African-American Male, Rebekah Rifareal
A Documentary Narrative: The African-American Male, Rebekah Rifareal
AUCTUS: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship
I went to New York with a couple of friends of mine. We’re all artists. It was a trip through the Kinetic Imaging department. We’re in New York and we’re these black males – we felt free to do anything we wanted. We recorded ourselves spitting poetry or dancing. The idea kind of came to me: You know, I want to do a film that has that freedom, that has that feeling of not caring about a specific plot line, but that shows the aspects of who we are out there in public performance. So when I came back to …
Microfilm Fragmentation, Dylan Halpern
Microfilm Fragmentation, Dylan Halpern
AUCTUS: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship
Fragmentations that manifest during the translation from analog media to digital are often inexplicable and distinctly intriguing. In this study, I delved into the expansive collection of microfilm in the VCU library in an attempt to discover the fractures and errors of the material and aesthetically catalog them. Using a (now arcane) microfilm reader, I documented errors on the films themselves (likely present since the film’s creation and/or as a result of decay), technological flickers resulting from an imperfect scanning technology, and artificially introduced human errors that resulted from improper machine use for effect. The original content of the microfiche …
Independent Animation: Exploring The Fine Line Between Inspiration And Imitation, Rebekah Rifareal
Independent Animation: Exploring The Fine Line Between Inspiration And Imitation, Rebekah Rifareal
AUCTUS: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship
I came into VCU hoping to eventually go into independent animation. The UROP opportunity popped up and it sounded great and I thought, “Hey, this is something that I’ve been wanting to do.” I read the book The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (which is a children’s book that I’m basing my animation off of) as I was coming into school freshman year and I thought it would be great to do a project on it. So, I wrote up a proposal and people liked it!