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Gum tree story group our file is to big to load on to tumblr any ideas how we can compress the file? Ill will try Vimeo later and see how i go from there. No go with Vimeo max is 500 and we need to upload 1.4.

The Gum tree story is on UTUBE thanks Dan

Group synopsis

Title : The gum tree story

Set in an old style orphanage, the story opens with one of the main characters (Alice) chewing gum in class, which draws the attention of the teacher. Her classmate Robert takes the fall for Alice, and for his heroic deed Alice gives Robert the rest of her gum. The exchange of the gum is used as a metaphor for love and trust. The early scenes present key symbols such as rainbows, the full moon, and a single gum tree on a hill. The initial text defines Alice's and Robert's innocent beliefs that will define their characters as they grow up. Alice is adopted, and Robert goes to Uni and finishes a degree. He contacts Alice and true love blossoms. Robert cannot contact Alice and starts to worry. He goes to her parents house and is told that Alice is dying from an incurable hereditary disease. Robert presents the gum that has kept for many years and changed Alices mind, and they spend the last few days of Alice's life retracing their past and reliving their memeories. In the last scene the gum falls from her hand as she dies while Robert is carrying her to the gum tree.

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Working on the scenes for the Gum Tree. We used finely crafted paper cut outs by Daniel and a semi transparent screen backlit by two lamps. Most scenes took at least two to three takes to get right. Working with rigid figures the movement is crucial and you need to be patient. We spent some time out of class finishing of the frames will tie it all together on Wednesday.We are pleased with the outcome given the time frame. the gum introduced as a vehicle of trust and true love and the gum tree a symbol of union even though the peice of gum is small it carrys significant value as a token as love.

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Spare parts (Taken with GifBoom)

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Plaster work (Taken with GifBoom)

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Just posted a GIF (Taken with GifBoom)

head space

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Just posted a GIF (Taken with Gif boom . You never know what you'll find at low tide. I like the rusted out engine block

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John Ruskin and friend (Taken with GifBoom)

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I call this Photoshop GIF “A Moment in Time”. The portrait represents a snapshot in time, with no beginning or end. I’ve used text overlay messages relating to time, and the background collage illustrates places over broad time scales.

Creating this GIF was a difficult process for me, since I have had no prior exposure to the Photoshop software. Simple tasks such as working with layers, and compressing images, took many hours. I now know a bit more than when I started, and also know how much I still need to learn to become a proficient Photoshopper!

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Old Paris photo with Mick and Keith. i had fun doing this but I forgot to landscape.

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Work in progress (Taken with GifBoom)

. Cahill Expressway 1972 by Jeffrey Smart. I used an I Phone,Gifboom and Superimpose apps. Superimpose will accept two overlays and has some great tools. After the image is overlaid, it can be saved multiple times in your photo library to use in Gifboom. The Gifboom FPS toggle works well. I used 2 frames per second. Overall the two apps are complimentary. I worked on a time frame which started in 1972, when Smart finished the painting. The Vietnam War and all its atrocities impacted Australian society, and the lone one-armed figure could have been a victim. The isolation of the figure was a factor in choosing Cahill Expressway. The panther in the tunnel relates to past fears and emotional damage caused by war. I used posters because the wall was a perfect frame. The main images used are from Shepard Fairey, Mambo and Hunderwasser, which represent modernisation and changing values in society. Isolation remains a constant over space and time. I’ll use this GIF as my final appropriation.

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Cahill Expressway 1962 Jeffrey Smart A well known image ready for appropriation. The new expressway covering the past. The solitary figure near the tunnel will soon be consumed by progress as the old buildings in the foreground will be raised and replaced by modernity.The scene could be 2013 and this will be the foundation of the appropriation. I will use the the sole figure,the blank wall, the buildings, and the tunnel to represent another moment in time without losing the essence of the painting, the isolation and history of the lone figure.

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