I don't remember talking about Luminaria. Its a long time after but I feel I must mention little about it. I arrived with my girlfriend after walking through the torrent of people just coming and going in a downtown San Antonio that is filled with colorful lights; fitting enough for the occasion I guess. The event was hosted in a nice huge area. It was less hipster open air, and more modern. I personally like that direction although I assume many would disagree.
The works of art amazed me and frankly made me feel constantly inadequate. Techniques and ideas that, while I know how to copy them, I would most likely not have ever made. Not to mention how nice the works of my fellow classmates looked in a gallery setting. Too bad about the missing projectors.
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I am not a fan of field trips. They consist of me moving to uncomfortable locations, a constant stream of improvisations and the uncertainty of if I will be able to find my way back to I-10. This one was fairly easy and quite rewarding. The studio was short, simply and chuck full of "we know what we're doing." I mean, there was a print in the studio by Caesar Martinez! It's like name dropping but subtle!
Anyway I was impressed by all the detail our guides, "Chuck" and Jennifer told us about. The dedication it takes to make a proper copy of a work is something work focusing solely on. When you hear chuck explain the need for constant color correction for their monitor you hear someone who has paid so much attention to his trade that he is able to fix problems that are in realms far past normal recognition. It makes me feel as though I should be as effective of my goals.
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The Interview Footage of Mr. Armendariz is quite difficult. Difficult in the fact that I cannot figure out which story-combination I want to go with. There is a lot of things covered but it clashed with all the other ideas I am trying to incorporate into the video. I'm simply going to have to watch this footage over and over again until a storyline emerges.
Also... He is amazingly eloquent.
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