Tony's Digital Media Experience

  Artist Statement: I decided to base my logo off of a popcorn bucket. The strange thing is that popcorn is never my first choice of snack whenever I am watching a film or at the cinema. It is because of that irony that it turns out that I love what I did. If I could choose something that my logo could be used for it would have to be for a cinema chain. Everyone incorporates popcorn with watching a flick so why not lean into that? I did not really love any of my original sketches up until the last, but even that one was pretty rough. The clipart of the popcorn bucket really helped me get a three-dimensional look to my logo. The first of my buckets is obviously the black and white one, but I liked the black and blue not only because blue is my favorite color, but because it felt very futuristic. the red and white buckets were supposed to invoke a classical look with a modern touch.

    Dear myself, but twenty years into the future. I hope that you are living in a comfortable position with the decisions and choices that I have made for us. Unfortunately, I do not know if I am doing right by you (us) or not, but we really are trying our best here. What we are doing at the moment is attending the University of Tampa is the pursuit of a Film and Media Arts Bachelor's Degree. You are a lot less aimless than what you used to be, but still undecided in a career path. I know that a career in directing is certainly a dream, but recently you have been interested in a career in film restoration. What led you on this path is your interest in the Criterion Collection. We started collecting their films back in 2021 after learning about the Godzilla Showa Era Discs. Watching film has always been a lovable hobby with us, but once we shifted into discovering the foreign market our worldview changed. We’ve seen films from all over the world like Japan, the United Kingdom, Fran

     In Abstract: The Art of Design , Paula Scher narrates that she must be in a "state of play" in order to design something. What she means by that is that she must let the subconscious part of her mind to take over whatever she is creating. Scher designs best while in taxicabs because she is in one fixed location looking at other people's signs. Unlike Scher, I do not have a set location for developing my own ideas. I do remember a place at my old university that always helped me think though. We had a small four-story parking garage on campus and if you went to the very top and sat on the edge you would be able to view the Chicago skyline. Sitting there always cleared my head. When I am trying to brainstorm, I like to look over a body of water. Beaches, lakes, pools, you name it.     Creation for me is difficult. I haven't made anything worthy of anyone's time. If I did get to create something for others to enjoy, I would want it to be films. The art of film i