Author: Oona Pecson

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Week 6: Response to Ecstasy of Influence – Oona Pecson (Moon)

I think this criticism was also very interesting to read! It gives a lot of insight into what plagiarism is, along with what we can 100% call original work. It seems like even great and prominent figures either in art or literature, such as Shakespeare, have even been named as “famous plagiarists”! However, what i think is possible is that people just have a tendency to draw inspiration from other things they have seen, and if you think about it there are plenty of instances where ideas and creations stem from a previous idea or work that already exists. My thoughts are that, in this case, the big question revolves around originality. What can be considered original content? But also, how can something be officially declared as plagiarism? Especially in the art and literature field, it seems like it would be difficult to fully distinguish this. One last question to ask would be just that: Is it even possible to distinguish the line between plagiarism and inspiration?

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Week 6 : Response to Molotov Man – Oona Pecson (Moon)

I think this was quite an interesting story, although filled with some flaws. For instance, it really touched on the story of Molotov Man, and the issues that stem from republication of a source. For instance, I believe that it was wrong for Garnett to purposely forget where she got inspiration from and paint a giant representation of the original piece without at least giving some credit. However, one could also point to the original photographer and say that they did not give credit to the man whose picture they took. In the end, it seemed like a battle between the artists in terms of who had right over the work. Especially when republication of the painting began taking off in forms of edits, or being attached to articles online, the overall feeling seems to be just a little bit chaotic! However, what I agree with most is that the man who was pictured should have a say, as it was himself who was photographed in the first place. It’s also disheartening to see the context of what he intended to fight for be stripped away by people who attach his face next to the slogan or in an article that preaches something different.

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Week 6: “Homecoming” Podcast Response – Oona Pecson

I’m not someone who frequently listens to podcasts, so this was my first time really getting into one. I thought before, that most podcast were non-fiction, and some made just for fun. There are even some podcasts made to help people learn foreign languages! However,  I didn’t think that an entire fictional series could be created in this way! It’s so fascinating. It sounds so natural (because of the use of sounds and background noises that fit the scene/ situation), that it’s so easy for the listener to picture what is going on. For comics, looking at the images gives you a really good sense of the story when emotions and actions are expressed, as well as sounds with font size and style. However, this podcast’s use of sound and controlling what the reader hears is equally just as effective. I now realize that from visual to audio, there is more than just one way to tell a story! 😀
(Also the story itself was really interesting and I really enjoyed listening!!)

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Interactive Comic Project – Oona & Ruby

Link: http://imanas.shanghai.nyu.edu/~op531/comic-coding/title.html

Ruby and I first worked together on the story plot, as well as what exactly we wanted our character to be, as well as what should go on. We eventually focused on student life, and a major aspect of it: budgeting. The goal of this story was for the reader to help a new student,  Potato, go through a day and stay on budget. The only catch is, they don’t know his budget until the end, and have to use their judgement to make choices. it goes throughout a school day, with some fun twists 🙂 In terms of work, Ruby did most of the coding, and I did most of the artistic work. In the end, though, it was mainly our collaboration and communication to each other that got this project to work so well!

Art

The art is mostly hand drawn, and edited. Real pictures are used in some instances, as well as hand drawn backgrounds. We wanted to have a variety of both! The hand drawn images were either drawn on paper and edited in, or drawn directly onto an iPad using apple pencil.

 

Coding

This part was hard, mainly because our laptop displays are different! (My screen is smaller than Ruby’s), so when I would try to do work on Atom on my own laptop, I would alter the display to fit my screen. Because of this, it looked different on Ruby’s. We had to work out a solution!

We used most of the concepts learned in class, although we had some help from Moon and Dave when we were absolutely stuck and confused (thank you).

Overall

I think this project was really fun, and seeing a completed work makes you feel so cool and satisfied with the extent of what you are able to do just after a short while of taking this class! Although sometimes were tiring and frustrating, I think it was worth it. I’m so proud of this comic!