Week 12

Jacques Lacan (1901 – 1981)
was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist who has been called “the most controversial psychoanalyst since Freud“.

DESCRIPTION of FINAL PROJECT

You final project should be a set of approximately 10 images made in C4D. The images should work together to make a complete statement.

FORM: You can present your images in one of three possible ways:

• “GRAPHIC NOVEL” LAYOUT : Combine multiple images into a single image, as done in a previous assignment. For example, your project might be 3 images, each containing 4 different images.
• VIDEO : In the style of the film “La Jette”, use your stills to create a video. Give the viewer time to appreciate your image. Try zooms or pans, but do them VERY SLOWLY. You can also reveal a single image slowly, by showing close-ups of different parts of it.
• GALLERY of IMAGES / WEBPAGE : if you send me your images, I will create a webpage for you so they can be viewed as a “carousel” or all laid out in “scroll to view” style.

STRATEGIES — Try to make your set of images really solid, meaning that every single one is necessary to create the meaning of your work. You can try:

• A narrative (clear beginning and end)
• Fragment of a narrative / a hint of narrative
• Non-narrative set of images that amplify each other’s effect. You can think of this as a solo gallery exhibition, where all the works are related by style and theme.

If you are not sure what to work on for your final project… :

• Explore whatever part of C4D is most enjoyable for you — play around and have fun!
• Spend time researching models and materials that might inspire you (check links on the “3D Resources” page of this site).
• Think about work you’ve made in other mediums — how might you bring those strengths into your C4D work? You could do that literally (for example, use scans of your drawings as textures), or conceptually (work with similar themes in C4D).

If you have any question, or if you’d like to get feedback — please contact me via Remind or email