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Currently doing research towards an essay assignment from a different class to the one I normally post about, and I have to say it’s surprising the amount of people who take film documentaries at face value, considering the fact they’re made by people. 

The essay is about identifying what makes a good documentary and if the one they provided for us is one. 

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Images used not mine, edits mine

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It’s me

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Eyes that will stare into your soul the way a muppet will

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This was fun to try, I’m not great at Illistrator but these turned out okay

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Copyright is the legal right to a creator to own multiple forms of their creative material, meaning other can’t steal it and pass it off as their own.

We have copyright laws because it protects creators from having their creations stolen and profited off of, and ‘It creates an incentive for people to invest their time, talent and other resources in creating new material.’ (An Introduction to Copyright Australia, 2019)

Copyright lasted the life of the relevant creator +50 years up until 2005. After 2005 it became the life of the creator +70 years, although anything that had its copyright expire before 2005 still no longer has copyright. The rule varies from country to country.

If you break copyright laws, the copyright owner can take legal action against you, which can lead to being arrested or jailed.

 In 2019, Clive Palmer was ordered by the federal court to pay AU$1.5 Million in damages after finding he infringed copyright in WNGTI, and an additional 1 Million to Katzmann J. This was because Mr Palmer authorised the creation of the recording of “Aussies Not Gonna Cop It” which was ripped off from Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It” (WNGTI).  (Copyright Infringement? The Court is “Not Gonna Take It” | IP Law Watch, 2021)

Ed Sheeran in 2017 released “The rest of our lives” which similar to Jasmine Ray’s “When I found you” released two years prior. The lawsuit sought more than $5 Million in damages. (Stempel, 2018)

 In specific circumstances, such as education, 10% of a copyrighted image can be used. Outside of these instances it is still taking a percentage of a copyrighted image, which means you need permission.

Individual creators have rights called moral rights, whether or not they own copyright. These are the rights to be attributed as the creator of their work; to take action if their work is falsely attributed as being someone else’s work or is altered by someone else but attributed as if it were unaltered; and take action if their work is distorted or treated in a way that is prejudicial to their honour or reputation. (An Introduction to Copyright Australia, 2019)

Copyright and moral right laws are automatic, so you don’t need to do anything to have them. If you are working in a group, good practice would be to have everyone sign a copyright agreement, it doesn’t need to be a formal document. You could also keep early drafts of your work, have statements from people who saw your works, ect.

 References:

2019. An Introduction to Copyright Australia. [ebook] Australian Copyright Council, pp.1-10. Available at: <https://www.copyright.org.au/ACC/Bookstore/ACC/Bookshop/Bookstore.aspx?hkey=d8648879-d8a7-434c-8971-a5180282c763> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

2020. Fair Dealing: What Can I Use Without Permission?. [ebook] NSW: Australian Copyright Council, pp.1-7. Available at: <https://www.copyright.org.au/ACC/Bookstore/ACC/Bookshop/Bookstore.aspx?hkey=d8648879-d8a7-434c-8971-a5180282c763> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

Iplawwatch.com. 2021. Copyright Infringement? The Court is “Not Gonna Take It” | IP Law Watch. [online] Available at: <https://www.iplawwatch.com/2021/05/copyright-infringement-the-court-is-not-gonna-take-it/> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

Stempel, J., 2018. Ed Sheeran, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill settle copyright lawsuit. [online] U.S. Available at: <https://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-sheeran-settlement-idUSKCN1NE1Q8> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

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Vector Art is art that is made up of vector graphics; points, lines, curves, and shapes that are based on maths. It is used widely in print and screen because it’s easy to use for anyone, including those who are not artists. It’s a great way to create logos and posters in a short amount of time.

Benefits of using Adobe illustrator: Scaling doesn’t lower the resolution or the quality, unlike raster art which becomes jagged. It can be used to create small logos and billboard sized images. The tool bar is labelled clearly and easy to navigate.

The pen tool creates and edits anchor points (where multiple lines meet)and paths. The pen tool is good to use for logos and shirt designs. The brush tool allows you to draw what you want and have it scaled while keeping its quality. The brush tool is good to use for more complicated shapes such as a character or animal. It can be helpful for creating images for posters and pamphlets. The pencil tool is like the brush tool but is good for sketching in a way that looks like pencil on paper. It’s good to use for drawings and once a path is drawn with it, it can be changed.

Here are three examples of vector art I like and why:

Vecteezy, 2021. Graduation Hats. [image] Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/2522916-graduation-hats-background-with-balloon-and-confetti> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

I think this works well because it leaves open space while also not leaving it blank. The balloons look real and the strings too. The tools that I think were used are:

The Eclipse tool, to create the balloon shape. The same tool to make the discoloured circle on the hat. The Rectangle tool, to create the end of the balloon, then distorted to make it bend inward, and stylised to have round corners. The same tool for the hats, and small pieces of confetti. The Line tool could have been used for the ribbons, then edited with EFFECT> Stylise – Scribble. WINDOW > Gradient to create the colours lighting and shading in the balloons, on the hats and for the background.

Vecteezy, 2021. Desert Panorama Background with Palm Trees. [image] Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/1978595-desert-panorama-background-with-palm-trees> [Accessed 12 October 2021]

I think this piece works well because it uses smooth lines for most of it but not all of it, and it keeps to the one colour pallet.

The Eclipse tool to create the sun. The Pen tool to create the camels. The Star tool to create the trunks of the palm trees, and the leaves. They would have only needed to create one tree and one camel, clicked OBJECT> Group then copy and moved them into place. The Curve tool to make the sand hills and sky lines. the Pencil tool to make the different sand lines .

Vecteezy, 2021. 80’s Retro Futurism. [image] Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/1914447-80-s-retro-futurism-background> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

I think this piece works well because it’s use of line, colour and shape have the distinct feeling of the 80’s, as it’s trying to convey.

The Line tool to create all the straight lines. The Eclipse tool to create the sun and the stars. The Brush tool to create the mountains. The Pen tool to create the lines on the mountains. WINDOW> gradient for all the glowing colours.

References:

Adobe.com. 2021. Best Vector Art Guide for Beginners | Adobe Australia. [online] Available at: <https://www.adobe.com/au/creativecloud/illustration/discover/vector-art.html> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

wibisono, a., 2021. Creative Content by agung_wibisono. [online] Vecteezy. Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/members/agung_wibisono> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

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Vector Art is art that is made up of vector graphics; points, lines, curves, and shapes that are based on maths. It is used widely in print and screen because it’s easy to use for anyone, including those who are not artists. It’s a great way to create logos and posters in a short amount of time.

Benefits of using Adobe illustrator: Scaling doesn’t lower the resolution or the quality, unlike raster art which becomes jagged. It can be used to create small logos and billboard sized images. The tool bar is labelled clearly and easy to navigate.

The pen tool creates and edits anchor points (where multiple lines meet)and paths. The pen tool is good to use for logos and shirt designs. The brush tool allows you to draw what you want and have it scaled while keeping its quality. The brush tool is good to use for more complicated shapes such as a character or animal. It can be helpful for creating images for posters and pamphlets. The pencil tool is like the brush tool but is good for sketching in a way that looks like pencil on paper. It’s good to use for drawings and once a path is drawn with it, it can be changed.

Here are three examples of vector art I like and why:

Vecteezy, 2021. Graduation Hats. [image] Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/2522916-graduation-hats-background-with-balloon-and-confetti> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

I think this works well because it leaves open space while also not leaving it blank. The balloons look real and the strings too. The tools that I think were used are:

The Eclipse tool, to create the balloon shape. The same tool to make the discoloured circle on the hat. The Rectangle tool, to create the end of the balloon, then distorted to make it bend inward, and stylised to have round corners. The same tool for the hats, and small pieces of confetti. The Line tool could have been used for the ribbons, then edited with EFFECT> Stylise – Scribble. WINDOW > Gradient to create the colours lighting and shading in the balloons, on the hats and for the background.

Vecteezy, 2021. Desert Panorama Background with Palm Trees. [image] Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/1978595-desert-panorama-background-with-palm-trees> [Accessed 12 October 2021]

I think this piece works well because it uses smooth lines for most of it but not all of it, and it keeps to the one colour pallet.

The Eclipse tool to create the sun. The Pen tool to create the camels. The Star tool to create the trunks of the palm trees, and the leaves. They would have only needed to create one tree and one camel, clicked OBJECT> Group then copy and moved them into place. The Curve tool to make the sand hills and sky lines. the Pencil tool to make the different sand lines .

Vecteezy, 2021. 80’s Retro Futurism. [image] Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/1914447-80-s-retro-futurism-background> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

I think this piece works well because it’s use of line, colour and shape have the distinct feeling of the 80’s, as it’s trying to convey.

The Line tool to create all the straight lines. The Eclipse tool to create the sun and the stars. The Brush tool to create the mountains. The Pen tool to create the lines on the mountains. WINDOW> gradient for all the glowing colours.

References:

Adobe.com. 2021. Best Vector Art Guide for Beginners | Adobe Australia. [online] Available at: <https://www.adobe.com/au/creativecloud/illustration/discover/vector-art.html> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

wibisono, a., 2021. Creative Content by agung_wibisono. [online] Vecteezy. Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/members/agung_wibisono> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

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Vector Art is art that is made up of vector graphics; points, lines, curves, and shapes that are based on maths. It is used widely in print and screen because it’s easy to use for anyone, including those who are not artists. It’s a great way to create logos and posters in a short amount of time.

Benefits of using Adobe illustrator: Scaling doesn’t lower the resolution or the quality, unlike raster art which becomes jagged. It can be used to create small logos and billboard sized images. The tool bar is labelled clearly and easy to navigate.

The pen tool creates and edits anchor points (where multiple lines meet)and paths. The pen tool is good to use for logos and shirt designs. The brush tool allows you to draw what you want and have it scaled while keeping its quality. The brush tool is good to use for more complicated shapes such as a character or animal. It can be helpful for creating images for posters and pamphlets. The pencil tool is like the brush tool but is good for sketching in a way that looks like pencil on paper. It’s good to use for drawings and once a path is drawn with it, it can be changed.

 Here are three examples of vector art I like and why:

Vecteezy, 2021. Graduation Hats. [image] Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/2522916-graduation-hats-background-with-balloon-and-confetti> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

I think this works well because it leaves open space while also not leaving it blank. The balloons look real and the strings too. The tools that I think were used are:

The Eclipse tool, to create the balloon shape. The same tool to make the discoloured circle on the hat. The Rectangle tool, to create the end of the balloon, then distorted to make it bend inward, and stylised to have round corners. The same tool for the hats, and small pieces of confetti. The Line tool could have been used for the ribbons, then edited with EFFECT> Stylise – Scribble. WINDOW > Gradient to create the colours lighting and shading in the balloons, on the hats and for the background.

Vecteezy, 2021. Desert Panorama Background with Palm Trees. [image] Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/1978595-desert-panorama-background-with-palm-trees> [Accessed 12 October 2021]

I think this piece works well because it uses smooth lines for most of it but not all of it, and it keeps to the one colour pallet.

The Eclipse tool to create the sun. The Pen tool to create the camels. The Star tool to create the trunks of the palm trees, and the leaves. They would have only needed to create one tree and one camel, clicked OBJECT> Group then copy and moved them into place. The Curve tool to make the sand hills and sky lines. the Pencil tool to make the different sand lines .

 Vecteezy, 2021. 80’s Retro Futurism. [image] Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/1914447-80-s-retro-futurism-background> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

I think this piece works well because it’s use of line, colour and shape have the distinct feeling of the 80’s, as it’s trying to convey.

The Line tool to create all the straight lines. The Eclipse tool to create the sun and the stars. The Brush tool to create the mountains. The Pen tool to create the lines on the mountains. WINDOW> gradient for all the glowing colours.

 References:

Adobe.com. 2021. Best Vector Art Guide for Beginners | Adobe Australia. [online] Available at: <https://www.adobe.com/au/creativecloud/illustration/discover/vector-art.html> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

wibisono, a., 2021. Creative Content by agung_wibisono. [online] Vecteezy. Available at: <https://www.vecteezy.com/members/agung_wibisono> [Accessed 12 October 2021].

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Here’s the three things I tried, the hat I couldn’t figure out