This final project called for the integration of skills learned in Illustrator, Photoshop, and After Effects. In addition, we had the liberty to edit a unique sound by clipping different audios from existing videos and reediting them through Audacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As with any planning process, this project took some time. I came up with two topics that I wanted to document: the Black Panthers and police brutality. I began by looking at art from different artists that depicted the topics separately. However, I soon realized that I could do both by focusing on the Black Panther Movement. I looked at the work of Emory Douglas, a revolutionary artist, who made images for the Black Panthers.[1]<\/sup><\/a> He came to join the party when Bobby Seale, the co-founder of the Black Panther Party, discovered Douglas\u2019s work.[2]<\/sup><\/a> In his art lecture and discussion with the MoMA, Douglas discloses his production process and inspiration which was exciting to listen to. He mentions that he had a quick turnover as the Panthers needed his pieces for their newspaper. This was reassuring as we also had a short period to produce our animation. In Douglas\u2019s work we see a constant style which he mentions was inspired by Mexican artists working on wood that he loved.[3]<\/sup><\/a> However, he had to work with material that was affordable which made him make his art with paper and markers which he says also allowed him to mimic the wood effect with some of his pieces.[4]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n