Second Life Avatars

The following are the three avatars I developed for the class we held in Second Life.

First, here is the avatar I made using Second Life's in-game facial and body adjustment tools.

Second, here is the avatar I created using a photograph of my face and a facial template:

Lastly, here is the "fantastical" avatar I created. I used a facial template and photoshop to design the face of the alien. In the full-body picture you can also see the 3D orb objects I created to be part of this alien creature's presence. I linked the orbs to its body so any time I moved my avatar the orbs all floated along.

Assignment #5 Video Reenactment and Viewing

The video I chose to reinterpret is entitled "Autumnal." It was filmed by experimental filmmaker Scott Nyerges.



My interpretation follows the first two minutes and forty five seconds of the video. It was shot with a Canon 5D Mark II, using a variety of lenses and household materials. I edited it using Final Cut Pro 7.


Autumnal - Recreated by Jessica White from Jessica White on Vimeo.

I was not interested in re-creating any of the experimental videos with actors. Wanting something along the lines of Stan Brakhage, I decided on the video by Nyerges. Autumnal is a somewhat disturbing, moving piece, and the music compliments it nicely. I enjoyed trying to re-create the different shots, and I was constantly surprised by the strange shots I was able to get. I don't normally work with such bright colors, so it was fun to edit the different shots and play with them in post-production.

Project #1 Triptych Collage

I am mainly interested in how people choose or don't choose to appear, how we wish to be physically perceived, our reasons for doing so, and what we will utilize to reach our desired appearance. I'm concerned with the idea that our society does not permit people to be beautiful or sexual unless we look like a specific perfected ideal. However, this work is not meant to be an indictment against modern sexuality and beauty, nor is it meant to be a celebration. I created this triptych in an attempt to illustrate my own confused thoughts, dependencies, and physical insecurities--and perhaps to encourage the viewer to do the same.

This piece is an amalgamation of scanned magazine pages and covers, photographs appropriated from the internet, and products that I own.