tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28922673932540092502024-03-05T14:22:03.780-08:00The Boom Ting BlogKibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-27669087500033773082011-06-10T02:24:00.000-07:002011-06-10T02:30:52.630-07:00Factory Fifteen Launch NightFACTORY FIFTEEN are proud to present Robots of Brixton and other fantastic short films.<br /><br />Come and join us for the launch of FACTORY FIFTEEN, a new creative design studio specialising in film, animation & architectural representation.<br /><br />Get there early to enjoy free drinks and meet the artists.<br /><br />Location<br /><br />The Brick Box in Brixton Village (formerly Granville Arcade).<br /><br />http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=brixton+village%2C+sw9+8ps&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24885188?byline=0&portrait=0" width="750" height="422" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5817842012/" title="Robots of Brixton by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/5817842012_03349fc2d4_b.jpg" width="750" height="1065" alt="Robots of Brixton"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5817274237/" title="Factory 15 - Lauch e-flyer by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/5817274237_64de3f9201_b.jpg" width="750" height="363" alt="Factory 15 - Lauch e-flyer"></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-47389346785372787922011-03-31T03:55:00.000-07:002011-03-31T04:09:43.262-07:00March PresentationOn Monday we had our penultimate crit, it was a good day the critics where tough but on point. Here are some of the images that I presented, some are images I reworked and added more depth to from earlier in the project. Others are adapted photographs of the riots from social photographer <a href="http://archive.hoffmanphotos.com/">David Hoffman</a> as well as some concept images that will help me design my final shot of the film.<br /><br />The animation is coming on and will be complete "Hopefully" In 8 Short weeks! Yikes<br /><br />Riot Concept Images<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5576745916/" title="riot concept 03 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5576745916_8b9bcedd97_b.jpg" width="750" height="482" alt="riot concept 03"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5576159159/" title="riot concept 01 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5576159159_53b2e57111_b.jpg" width="750" height="1435" alt="riot concept 01"></a><br /><br />Re-Worked Riot Photo's<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5576741676/" title="Riots01 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5027/5576741676_34f4209718_b.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Riots01"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5576741492/" title="HOFFMAN_bw-archive_025 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5263/5576741492_4809e87c61_b.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="tiot concept"></a><br /><br />Re-Worked Scenes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5576158209/" title="Townhall2 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5576158209_624d75950b_b.jpg" width="750" height="480" alt="Townhall2"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5576161569/" title="Electric Avenue by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5576161569_df5b10f9a2_b.jpg" width="750" height="443" alt="Electric Avenue"></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-38780079290840443382011-03-11T06:57:00.000-08:002011-03-11T06:58:10.281-08:00Voice Article on My Project<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5517607550/" title="scan_2011030409141600 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/5517607550_afeb8258d0_b.jpg" width="750" height="1065" alt="scan_2011030409141600" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-62955814442630402652011-03-01T10:33:00.000-08:002011-03-01T10:42:15.239-08:00Robot CathedralFor one of the sequences in my film the robots enter their virtual world. these are some concepts of what the space could be. As this space is not a real physical space i wanted the Aesthetic to be entirely different from the real world. I chose a cathedral because with any culture, religion or race churches/Temples/cathedrals are often the most elaborate intense and interesting spaces. <br /><br />More specifically I chose a gothic looking church because the structures are highly optimised, and as the space would be defined by the of the robots, who I'm assuming calculations are all made on maths and logic their designs would be based on optimised formula and fractal iterative geometries. the link with nature came from the idea that much of nature e.g. trees/coral have highly optimised structures and i wanted to move away from the urbane grit i had created,although everything i make ends ups being a bit gritty!!!<br /><br />There is still quite a bit to do on these, my main worry is this are may distract from the original premise of the film...! we will see <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5489652548/" title="Robot Cathedral Concept 1 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5215/5489652548_b7b36b5208_b.jpg" width="750" height="1136" alt="Robot Cathedral Concept 1" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5489059717/" title="Robot Cathedral Concept 02 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5013/5489059717_1b4efd1a7d_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="Robot Cathedral Concept 02" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5489062613/" title="Robot Cathedral Concept 03 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5489062613_986e899a90_b.jpg" width="750" height="465" alt="Robot Cathedral Concept 03" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5489660402/" title="Robot Cathedral Concept 04 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5489660402_9a77788020_b.jpg" width="750" height="517" alt="Robot Cathedral Concept 04" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-16726435193051262032011-02-21T15:42:00.000-08:002011-02-21T15:44:56.232-08:00Also..<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5466718942/" title="slp by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5466718942_d3e1bfb5c0_b.jpg" width="750" height="913" alt="slp" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-88978592732411761842011-02-21T13:19:00.000-08:002011-02-21T13:27:38.979-08:00February Crit<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5465640933/" title="Portfolio2-7 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5465640933_7925168868_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="Portfolio2-7" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5466226330/" title="Portfolio2-9 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5214/5466226330_2326ef044f_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="Portfolio2-9" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5465715041/" title="Portfolio2-1 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5012/5465715041_a3c41c2707_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="Portfolio2-1" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5465646267/" title="Portfolio2-8 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5465646267_914ec18f20_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="Portfolio2-8" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5465633921/" title="Portfolio2-6 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5135/5465633921_dfea69c05f_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="Portfolio2-6" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-47157567286350462512011-02-15T16:03:00.000-08:002011-02-15T16:34:06.502-08:00More Interior IdeasThese are a series of conceptual renderings to test what the atmosphere of the robot 'Pub' could be like. The street entrance to the space is small and confined,as you progress into the space the volume dramtically increases reavealing something resembling a run down robot 'pub' probably a weatherspoons,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5449620780/" title="Section Of Internal Space by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/5449620780_5da959cd36_b.jpg" width="750" height="421" alt="Section Of Internal Space" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5449588798/" title="Interior Concept Render 03 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5449588798_9478e0d777_b.jpg" width="750" height="431" alt="Interior Concept Render 03" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5448980535/" title="Interior Concept Render 04 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5448980535_67564b25a4_b.jpg" width="750" height="431" alt="Interior Concept Render 04" /></a><br /><br />And a work in progress, a collage looking at what the town hall could be like as a big picaddily circus/time square robot advertising space.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5449042255/" title="**Work in Progress - Lambeth Town Hall** by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/5449042255_b904890ee2_b.jpg" width="750" height="487" alt="**Work in Progress - Lambeth Town Hall**" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-87362385670051891872011-02-09T01:36:00.000-08:002011-02-09T01:39:30.536-08:00Updated Interior 'Pub' Scene<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5430643050/" title="03 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5430643050_17a7ec090d_b.jpg" width="750" height="394" alt="03" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5430634370/" title="02 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5060/5430634370_6c58ba7547_b.jpg" width="750" height="400" alt="02" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-39867387413590366092011-02-07T13:39:00.000-08:002011-02-07T13:56:22.113-08:00Interior Scene Tests<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5425762715/" title="Interior Tests by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5017/5425762715_122a0f1055_o.jpg" width="750" height="1089" alt="Interior Tests" /></a><br /><br />Some renders of one of the internal scenes from the animation.Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-64798030306311446712011-01-23T09:03:00.000-08:002011-01-23T09:08:13.056-08:00Thesis Update**an update on where I am with my thesis project, this is an outline to try and help me refine and focus my project**<br /><br /><strong>Matter Out of Place - Outline</strong><br />What did it mean to be Black British in the late 70’s to early 80’s compared to present day? Did the Brixton riots (1981) impact the integration of Afro-Caribbean’s into British culture and society? Was it a key part of the birth of ‘Multiculturalism’ in Britain? Does ‘Multiculturalism’ lead to a loss of identity?<br />As certain cultural groups (defined by race, religion or class) become ingrained into a society, (In this case the change from being ‘Black in Britain’ to being ‘Black British’) they acquire a value in that system. Different races will be more positively valued in a system than other races and anything that is ascribed to undervalued race normally prescribed to valued races causes great tensions in a society. <br /><br />Brixton Riots, Enoch Powell, The National Front, The BNP, Rivers of Blood, A wind of change, ‘Skinhead Moonstomping ‘, ‘Paki-Bashing’ are all results of the great tensions. I see this problem as cyclical. New waves of different cultures move to the UK they often are often greeted with hostilities even from races who received the same hostility when they immigrated. <br /><br />My aim is to understand the necessity of classification of race and class, its positive and negative effects. I will use my background (Afro-Caribbean) as a focus for my research. Looking at how different generations affected, and have been affected by their environment specifically looking at Brixton, in the early 80’s compared to now.<br /><br />Another more personal aim of the project is to understand what is meant by multiculturalism and how that has changed in my life time. I am interested in the effects of breaking stereotypes and the associated feelings of isolation, liberation and questions of identity.<br />I will engage with a mixed type of evidence to form my research. Paul Gilroy and Stuart hall will provide a theoretical back bone in the form of published literature. Films such as Karl Howman’s ‘Babylon’ offer an immersive and more perhaps more accessible depiction of everyday life. While Don Letts will ‘provide the soundtrack’. <br /><br />This is a personal piece of work, it is an opportunity for me to explore my relationship with race and architecture, key historical events that have changed my life and what it means to be Black British. <br />The essay will be broken up into a series of shorter essays<br /><br /><em>Introduction</em><br /><em>Classification </em>Race, Class & Agency. The theory behind classifications<br /><br /><em>Black Britain</em>Brief History of the immigration from the ‘West Indies’<br /><br /><em>Guns of Brixton</em> <br />Analysis of everyday life in Brixton for Black Britons in the build up to the riots. Looking at unemployment, crime, subcultures and the films music that define the times.<br /><br /><em>I Predict a Riot</em>Analysis of footage and a set of photos taken during the riots.<br /><em>The Rise Of Multiculturalism in the UK</em>The definition of multiculturalism, If and how the Brixton riots accelerated multiculturalism in London and the UK. <br /><em>Black Britain today</em>A comparison of everyday life in Brixton for Black Britons in present day. Looking at unemployment, crime, subcultures and the films music that define the times.<br /><em>Identity</em>Have these specific events lead to a change into the identity of Black Britons today, and what are the identity issues that middle-class black people struggle with.<br /><em>Conclusions</em><br /><br />Bibliography<br />Paul Gilroy – Aint no Black in the Union Jack, 'Two Tone Britain, Black Youth,White Youth and the cultural politics of anti-racist sensibility'<br />Stuart Hall – The Floating Signifier (Lecture), Formations of Modernity, Essays in Cultural studies 1970’s -80’s<br />Lesly lokko – White Papers, Black Marks<br />Peter Marcuse - Right to the city, The layered cityKibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-82894274572281129232011-01-23T08:56:00.000-08:002011-01-24T16:33:22.953-08:00Planning the remainder of the film.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5380872355/" title="Production Schedule by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5285/5380872355_67dabb5ac1_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="Production Schedule" /></a><br /><br />To help me better plan the final film I have started blocking out a planning schedule. By breaking down the film into sequences and the sequences into shots as well as giving myself micro deadlines I should be able to achieve the final film I have in my head at the moment. The schedule is fairly basic at the moment but can be adapted. Once I know more solid dates I will be able to set proper micro deadlines and ad more detail to what I want done and when. I’m sure I’ve left stuff off the list but it’s a start!!Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-88910448945830259922011-01-14T05:08:00.000-08:002011-01-24T16:38:49.272-08:00New Film & Some Portfolio Pages<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17844698?title=0&byline=0&loop=1" width="750" height="421" frameborder="0"></iframe><p>**WORK IN PROGRESS**</p><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5354534764/" title="main character 01 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5242/5354534764_f3a8bb419e_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="main character 01" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5354517150/" title="Portfolio_Page_11 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5354517150_a9e89de49c_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="Portfolio_Page_11" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5354517434/" title="Portfolio_Page_12 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5247/5354517434_5fd1898a38_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="Portfolio_Page_12" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5354517076/" title="Portfolio_Page_17 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5043/5354517076_eb262c07aa_b.jpg" width="750" height="375" alt="Portfolio_Page_17" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-25671723946950155302010-12-09T11:17:00.001-08:002010-12-09T11:22:38.525-08:00Production StillsTwo production stills i have been working on the last couple of days. Both scenes are ready to render.. but without making the scenes too noisy they take a while per frame which is annoying. hopefully by the crit next week i will have a good selection of shots to put together.<br /><br />Outside Robocuts.. the robot barber<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5247281984/" title="robocuts by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5243/5247281984_518719ab27.jpg" width="500" height="323" alt="robocuts" /></a><br /><br />On the bus overlooking the new Southwyck house.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5244705440/" title="From Bus02 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5244705440_2c85a3c5e8.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="From Bus02" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-18623593979423798902010-12-06T02:29:00.001-08:002010-12-06T02:30:06.446-08:00New Robot Head Animation<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17516908" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17516908">Head Rigging Test</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2484373">Kibwe Tavares</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-23729285102454790852010-12-05T13:50:00.000-08:002010-12-05T14:01:46.333-08:00New Robot, and Steady Cam TestsSome images of the main character from my current film, i started on him a few weeks back but as I've been filming and building up the environments I've put the back burner a bit. still a bit of work to do mainly on the body and the legs.. Now i can start substituting him into shot as i have been using the 3DSMAx biped as a place holder in my tests so far.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5235208303/" title="new robot02 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5288/5235208303_52724385eb.jpg" width="500" height="603" alt="new robot02" /></a><br /><br />I hired out a Steadicam to film mainly in Brixton Market last Thursday. I filmed pretty early so that most of the market stalls would be shut this would make it easier to replace with my own. Here is a test showing how i intend to track the footage and then comp in my environment and add the robots as well. I have included the original footage for comparison. <br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17498236" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17498236">Steady Cam/Tracking Test</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2484373">Kibwe Tavares</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17498785" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17498785">Steady Cam Test Orginal Footage</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2484373">Kibwe Tavares</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-14930797136703876002010-11-29T11:20:00.000-08:002010-11-29T11:22:51.949-08:00Shot 6 Break DownA diagram showing the original footage, Z depth an grading test for a pan, see Animatic 2 for the location of the shot in the film.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5218217815/" title="Shot 6 design by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5218217815_36e21958c9.jpg" width="500" height="288" alt="Shot 6 design" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-9797458052741736082010-11-28T12:49:00.000-08:002010-11-28T13:23:37.141-08:00Shot 5 Preview/Test Render<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5215690062/" title="Nested Sequence 02a by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5215690062_14362c20e4.jpg" width="500" height="282" alt="Nested Sequence 02a" /><br /><br /></a><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17267700" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17267700">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2484373">Kibwe Tavares</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-89920510515160929942010-11-27T02:05:00.000-08:002010-11-27T02:14:59.109-08:00Screen tests, previews and new animatic!Here are some screen test and previews, i'm quite happy with the way they are going i think I still need a lot of work on the environment as its quite basic at the moment.. but the tracking is good and its fairly straight forawrd to build in into the scenes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5211350162/" title="shot4_3 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5211350162_580a64e546.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="shot4_3" /></a><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17233623" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17233623">Shot_01_Preview</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2484373">Kibwe Tavares</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17234041" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17234041">Shot02_Sreen Test</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2484373">Kibwe Tavares</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />And the latest animatic.. the film was going to be about the riot, but now due to time constraints I think the main focus of the film will be about how the robots inhabit Brixton, the environment and the tension in the lead up to the riot.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17195930" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17195930">Animatic 2</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2484373">Kibwe Tavares</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-82041999529750482072010-11-16T15:42:00.000-08:002010-11-16T15:43:27.387-08:00Unit 15 3D Showreel!!!<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16895027" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16895027">UNIT 15 3D SHOWREEL</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2515070">Paul Nicholls</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-41211258360729648682010-11-16T15:16:00.000-08:002010-11-16T15:33:52.360-08:00Brixton sometime In The future?Throughout the year i Will be exploring ideas about the relationship between class and race with identity. I will use Brixton, (or an augmented Brixon) as the stage for my exploration and will be representing my thoughts, ideas and development through prose, drawings, film, animation and the moving image. <br /><br />What Brixton could be?<br /><br />These are a collection of images of what Brixton could be like if it were to develop as a disregarded area inhabited by London's new robot workforce. Built and design to do all the task humans no longer want to do. The population of brixton has rocketed and unplanned cheap quick additions have been made to the skyline.<br /><br /><br />Brixton High Street<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5182568575/" title="BrixtonEle by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1019/5182568575_a70ceffa69.jpg" width="500" height="135" alt="BrixtonEle" /></a><br /><br />Southwyck house<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5183162928/" title="council block by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5183162928_930af7253e.jpg" width="500" height="254" alt="council block" /></a><br /><br />Brixton Village<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5182566869/" title="market filter by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5182566869_4ff0df46e6_z.jpg" width="500" height="748" alt="market filter" /></a><br /><br />Throughout the course of the year I will be negatively criticising how society treats race, class and identity and how this has changed throughout my life time. Using Henry Lefebvre ideas of perceived and conceived space as a starting point, I will develop complex spatial narratives to explore the idea of ‘Spatial Justice’. I will be representing my thoughts, ideas and development through prose, drawings, film, animation and the moving image. I want my design work to be closely link to my Thesis.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Methodology & Proposal</span><br />To explore my ideas I shall split the project into two parts, One will be a critique on racial and class divides during the 1980’s and the second a comparison to today’s society.<br /><br />The project has to be propositional in order to do this it will be an abstraction or an adaptation of reality. Films, particularly science fiction films often use this type of abstraction to make clear direct critiques on society. I as a designer will be in control of the adaptation as i will design the environments, the characters. I will set my design work in the future. I do not wish to do this with the thesis but I believe that many of the topics I cover and will be directly relevant as i will use much of my thesis research to determine my design work.<br />I wish to split my design work an thesis to two parts. <br />i. A critique on multiculturalism, race and class in the 1980’s<br />ii. How multiculturalism has changed? what does it mean now? How is race link with class and how all of theis relates to architecture and my wn experiences as an architect.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Part I</span><br />The first part will be a commentary on the cyclical nature of the working class in the UK. The idea that the working class are seemingly replaced by other working classes from different country’s. i.e Irish ‘replacing’ British workers, who were then ‘replaced’ by Afro-Caribbeans replacing, then to be replaced by working class eastern Europeans... I intend to explore the idea of the ‘forgotten’ working classes and there interaction with the replacing classes and how the race factors into this and whether race is important? <br />I will look at tensions caused by poor/lack of housing and high unemployment.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Part II</span><br />Starting in the second semester, this will be the focus of my thesis and final film. Putting race and class aside it seems clear to me that the theoretical backbone of the thesis will be based around perception of space, and how that varies from person to person. For me a big part in what determines our own perception is our upbringing in which race and class play a huge role.<br /><br /> What are my values? who has influenced my perception of space? How important is race to me? Is class more important that race in the UK? Is race more important for me being an ethnic Minority? What does multicultural Mean? Is Britain as multicultural as it claims to be? Is the way architectural education/profession treats race and class akin to the rest UK? Why do a keep banging on about it??Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-84593719070806690762010-11-16T13:55:00.000-08:002010-11-16T13:58:38.673-08:00Project 3This was a short 3D animation used mainly to develop some techniques i have been working on so far. Its pretty low brow so shouldn't need much explanation... enjoy!<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16462593" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16462593">Shanghai Stubble</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2484373">Kibwe Tavares</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-77272669557066133142010-10-27T16:52:00.000-07:002010-10-27T17:07:37.747-07:00Environment Tests<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhjf32mNqeVzUxINV8fyvc97f3wU6g2F785llfOk_CTe1Cb6B8VAGTLN5Yu0tUXygv3T6E_cESuM6S5-g49ou8QvbSoozMgD94gElyjE1VyWZ2-g2pioBbaKKw2AZ5QUtfqX5sEiR3m8/s1600/Hair+City02.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhjf32mNqeVzUxINV8fyvc97f3wU6g2F785llfOk_CTe1Cb6B8VAGTLN5Yu0tUXygv3T6E_cESuM6S5-g49ou8QvbSoozMgD94gElyjE1VyWZ2-g2pioBbaKKw2AZ5QUtfqX5sEiR3m8/s400/Hair+City02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532878340251058962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tUeOXAVDTqh1Brk82bDYNPzViRmoJ2HzrhFIwbH72GXhn1zXUtKv1d1Hao4yKTpQLvRk8YWSUS2GRRWQL-r5dSL3jM1fLtLRvlc_bfK-ZkNs2UgO8sB976pQltva95B4wGno4tCMRns/s1600/Hair+City04.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tUeOXAVDTqh1Brk82bDYNPzViRmoJ2HzrhFIwbH72GXhn1zXUtKv1d1Hao4yKTpQLvRk8YWSUS2GRRWQL-r5dSL3jM1fLtLRvlc_bfK-ZkNs2UgO8sB976pQltva95B4wGno4tCMRns/s400/Hair+City04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532878340697060562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fPMrpPcJXTc7clSlQ1nozlA6ltHO-cPBj2-kAZQZvD3H59RvXHbsiEovvncRccbp8JVoun0nz8eDRuTmMU5gVXDzoS6ehP1Z3xEQtbNIN1fB6hK7vk8MBHiI_smN-_RVK2k5qgJbB0I/s1600/Hair+City.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fPMrpPcJXTc7clSlQ1nozlA6ltHO-cPBj2-kAZQZvD3H59RvXHbsiEovvncRccbp8JVoun0nz8eDRuTmMU5gVXDzoS6ehP1Z3xEQtbNIN1fB6hK7vk8MBHiI_smN-_RVK2k5qgJbB0I/s400/Hair+City.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532878334258242306" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-35371161395219692082010-10-25T15:25:00.000-07:002010-10-27T05:34:51.671-07:00Character Development<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY-UUKaV4S2jwrTfN_ZBs8FL_S1a9kOuzBgrU2I_MUnpwF95OdWs-YojUsefSL_K8uDdv_lx6WNXwsqEQ1oi2Uyev1yP14QzdFc3Td2zctOmlMBVgWY1NCx6vY_PK4OMOmyejY2kNTIs/s1600/Texture+progression1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY-UUKaV4S2jwrTfN_ZBs8FL_S1a9kOuzBgrU2I_MUnpwF95OdWs-YojUsefSL_K8uDdv_lx6WNXwsqEQ1oi2Uyev1yP14QzdFc3Td2zctOmlMBVgWY1NCx6vY_PK4OMOmyejY2kNTIs/s400/Texture+progression1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532116339939825618" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocmXc622eFmEyUM7p5sLYtiPYCbQTRRiX02HcLITZcTP5fDE1eJA05OTIo5IR8gtYRmSP7J_SdbHAbCGUYA5djWknDSJFMMV-t2ikOa-wJfjP55-5glDIjarterWT3I_Zc1fUzz-vP2A/s1600/Texture+progression.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocmXc622eFmEyUM7p5sLYtiPYCbQTRRiX02HcLITZcTP5fDE1eJA05OTIo5IR8gtYRmSP7J_SdbHAbCGUYA5djWknDSJFMMV-t2ikOa-wJfjP55-5glDIjarterWT3I_Zc1fUzz-vP2A/s400/Texture+progression.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532116350831801026" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Animation<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16241289" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16241289">Facial rigg</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2484373">Kibwe Tavares</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-21389176196230755242010-10-25T15:01:00.000-07:002010-10-27T06:56:54.367-07:00Shang Hai<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5120085429/" title="_MG_2233 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/5120085429_2d1aefb9df.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="_MG_2233" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5120080361/" title="_MG_2218 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1153/5120080361_01a93e0402.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="_MG_2218" /></a><br /><br />I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to go to Shang Hai for an Urbanism workshop. The Workshop was intended as a think tank to help answer the question of what to do the Shang Hai Expo Site once the expo closes in Late October. We were split into groups with a mix of Chinese, Italian, Korean, Norwegian and British students. Each group had there individual tutor which in some case inhibited the groups development, it would have been more interesting to let the students develop fully there own ideas.<br /><br />Below is an image of the masterplan we produced, as well as some photo's of the final presentation held in the Venice Pavilion at the Expo.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54115319@N02/5120128469/" title="KibweTalking02 by Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavares, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/5120128469_264185f9e2.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="KibweTalking02" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOH_LJDnQN1fYwBPz8EMpALsFMVAc6xTRT1QA1R2zrMFLaMM5X_pzw9hGX2ZEhVK6MgkKUmtbzRbna0UHWgqwiXAcv8sNjpN2AoeuHqOxUeSeYr3TtMVH5pbKih__oKcpJZf-HM1zsAY/s1600/Kibwe+Tavares+group+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 709px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOH_LJDnQN1fYwBPz8EMpALsFMVAc6xTRT1QA1R2zrMFLaMM5X_pzw9hGX2ZEhVK6MgkKUmtbzRbna0UHWgqwiXAcv8sNjpN2AoeuHqOxUeSeYr3TtMVH5pbKih__oKcpJZf-HM1zsAY/s400/Kibwe+Tavares+group+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532720366691653890" /></a>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2892267393254009250.post-53426239570821292972010-10-25T14:57:00.000-07:002010-10-28T00:17:18.629-07:00Project 1 - Steady Cam/Camera TrackingThis is the short film about the Young Vic Tunnels. It was a one week project in which i got a chance to experiment with film, motion tracking and 3d Animation.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16245036" width="500" height="375" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16245036">Young Vic Tunnels</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2484373">Kibwe Tavares</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Kibwe X-Kalibre Tavareshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03579587344877730569noreply@blogger.com0