of course everyone knows of Michael Jackson...

yeah so as stated early my animation is of Michael Jackson. Famous for sing the words "it doesnt matter if you're black or white" yet miraculously he himself changes from black to white. however now also has scary lips, eye brows and a lack of a normal nose. so who would be more post human than MJ, well probably no one unless they were a zombie or a wolfman, however even then it is still likely to be a photo-finish.

an animation involving zombies was also a possibility as the corpse was once a human, however in its death form it has become post human.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombies

Astroboy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroboy

Astroboy is another type of post human as he is a robot. however this is a completely different type of "post human", than the type i am focused on. as stated in the link on the post below Astroboy wouldn't in fact be post human, he would fit into the category of non-human.

Research Stuff

So here are the links that i checked out about post humanism etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthuman_(Human_evolution)

this site basically outlines the difference between post human and non-human. post human refers to something that was once human were as non human never was. this aspect of post human is relevant to my animation as my view is that MJ was once human, however his cosmetic surgery etc has caused him to be post human.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanist
this link refers to human enhancement, both mental and physical.

Animation

So from my initial idea of humans being post-human in themselves, i created my animation to revolve around a central figure. in this case it turned out to be Michael Jackson. his abusive use of cosmetic surgery has had a dramatic effect on his life. So along with michael jackson and the cosmetic surgery i decided to use mobile phone, and mp3 technology as well. i am not saying that mobile phones and mp3 players have had a negative impact on our lives, they are just 2 other major technological changes of the last decade or so.

: : : Idea : : :

My idea is that, we as humans have now become post human with our vast exposure to many different types of technology. As consumers we have stayed in the game by buying the latest pieces of technology. However in doing so we have become somewhat like robots, as we like what we are told to like, and therefore we buy what we like.

FIRST POST!!!

So my favourite clip from the Digital Arts class would have to be the Ultralove Ninja. When i first watched it thought i t would have been very difficult to create. However it was pointed out to me in the studio class, that it in fact would be quite a lot easy to do than i had previously thought. Using a program such as after effects would allow you to create this type of animation. It could allow you to follow the action, as well as zoom in and out. a mask could also be placed of the images, and moved where ever is preferred in order to allow the picture to appear in parts. Anyway, i thought it was a really clever/simple was of making the animation. check it out at: http://media2.mk12.com/v5_qt_html/2002/ultralove.html