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http://veesmedia.blogspot.com/2010/12/criticial-view-of-music-videos.html

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http://kristinuh.blogspot.com/2010/12/look-at-music-videos.html

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http://yummylambs.blogspot.com/2011/01/graffiti.html

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http://olivierseeyou.blogspot.com/2011/02/blog-3-mashups-and-copyright-laws.html

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http://comethroughmyplaza.blogspot.com/2011/02/hidden-humanity-behind-call-of-duty.html

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http://funbloggintimezwithabi.blogspot.com/2011/05/blog-entry-2-critical-view-of-music.html

BP Logo Parody

1. Balance, the formal balance of the logo and its simplicity is one of the reasons why I chose this logo parody. While I was looking through the other logo's, I found them quite cluttered and all over the place. The downward direction of the oil is also quite interesting because it forms an oil drop further showing the message of the new logo. Also, the logo shows harmony because the BP sunflower is not overpowering its oil filled counterpart. They are both equally shown.

2. The symbols used in the new logo are the BP sunflower and the oil. The use of the original BP logo, is part of the contest but it is interesting because it uses this logo as a symbol of the sun using the oil as the ocean. We've seen the picture many times, with the sun rising over the ocean. In fact if you google sunrise or sunset you see images just like the logo above. It was smart to use a familiar image to emphasize his logo. The BP sunflower setting into the ocean, which so happens to be oil. This is clever because the disaster that made everyone resent BP was partly because of the environmental damage it caused to oceans and its wildlife. The oil symbolizes the oceans that are now filled with oil. And the BP sunflower represents BP and setting into the oceans that it caused to be filled with oil. Damaging our environment and the species inhabiting it.

3. As I stated before, what this parody is saying about BP is that now that they created this mess, they must lay in it. They are drowning or 'setting' into the mess they made. The sun goes down every day and depending on where you see it, it may look like it is going under into the ocean. Which is similar to what is happening with BP now. Their company is going under with the oil that was released into the ocean due to their carelessness. Even with their efforts to fix their mess, there is still damage that has been caused symbolized by the oil drop at the bottom of the logo. In conclusion I believe that this logo parody expressed what was happening to BP now, and the illustrators thoughts on this subject. The illustrator presented a simple and balanced logo and uses great symbols to express themselves. It was really well done.

Digital Actors

1. The use of digital animation and human acting is not just one or the other; it is a mix of both. In order to create the characters in Avatar, actors and the digital augmentation were both needed. As James Cameron, the director of the film said “it is an actor-driven process". The digital animation just enhances the acting and lets acting reach the places it would never be able to reach before. The 10-feet blue monsters in Avatar would have never been so brilliantly pulled off or look as life-like without the help of both digital animation and human acting.

2. Yes, I believe that the actors who portray the animated characters should still be eligible to win acting awards because they are doing just that, acting. The digital animation that is added to the movie does not change the acting; it just enhances its appearance. If an actor plays their part badly, the digital augmentation cannot fix it, it will still be bad. The acting is a template for the digital animator. British stage actor Andy Serkis states "There's a purity to it. You can't rely on anything else but your own skill as an actor".

3. I think human actors will not be obsolete, because film is a work of art. People will never tire of using people in their films. Film making is not only for those big corporations who do it for money, but also for those who want to express themselves through video and film. Although i feel that the amount of movies in the future containing human actors might lessen. There is also the essence that humans bring to films that can't be duplicated by technology, the emotion of the actor. Humans may be harder to work with and need more to satisfy and get a better take, but technology can't replace everything. Film is more than just money and convenience and for that reason; i think that human actors will never become obsolete.