Works
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My favourite types of projects are the ones where I see my sketches evolve into something more. For these projects I’ve used my sketchbook, programs like Adobe illustrator, and for the physical components; cardboard, bottle caps, wood, and so much more!
Works
The Samurai of the Forest
Squirrelzilla
The samurai of the forest
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The idea for my creation was a mask based on a samurai. The samurai would have animal characteristics, like the antlers of a deer. As I brainstormed and sketched, I began to add nature elements to the samurai, e.g branches leaves, etc., and also decided to make the top portion of samurai armour. This was for my Foundations of 3D Design and Fabrication course. The assignment was to create a mask or organic piece using laser-cut or 3d printed parts, students could also use additional materials.
Sketches
Illustrator
Construction
Final Piece
Squirrelzilla
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The theme of this assignment was origami. Student were to create a sculpture by only using pieces cut out from a 60 x 60 cm piece of plywood. I wanted to do animal since many origami creation are of animals, and decided on a squirrel. Although first I created a prototype so I could plan how I was going to cut the square. This was for my Foundations of 3D Design and Fabrication course.
Sketch and Prototype
Construction
Final Piece
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Thus far in my academic career, I’ve created videos with various multimedia components. For this, I’ve used the applications Max MSP and DaVinci Resolve.
Works
Hung the moon
Sunflower
Time Passes
Heart
Hung the moon
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This was a project for my Multimedia Asset Creation class. The assignment was to create a matte painting with moving components. This video project is based on the saying “Hung the moon”. However, instead of a still moon, I decided to have the moon swing in the sky like a pendulum and its reflection. I wanted to do the scene at night because it is a calming setting. The pendulum reminded me of a moving clock.
This project was made using Gimp, Blender, and DaVinci Resolve.
Creating Hung the Moon
Scenes
Final Piece
Sunflower
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This was a project for my Intro to Interactive Digital Media I class. The assignment was a visual music work that transforms image based on sound. The piece Sunflower features the song “Sunflower” by Post Malone and Swae Lee, from the 2018 movie soundtrack for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Disclaimer: This project was made for educational purposes only. Due to copyright issues, the video will not include the song. The sunflower graphics and moving flower outlines, were created by me. All other videos clips featured are copyright free.
For the best experience, please play video alongside track via YouTube:
https://youtu.be/ApXoWvfEYVU?si=hNNd8MBhm1wQ4Y42
The soundtrack is also featured beside the final piece.
This project was made using Max MSP.
Credits
Make Mine Freedom
By: Sutherland (John) Productions
Published: 1948
https://archive.org/details/MakeMine1948
Ride for Cinderella, A
By: Handy (Jam) Organization
Published: 1937
https://archive.org/details/RideforC1937
[Home Movies: Levy collection: Caribbean Tour]
By: Levy Family
Published: Mar 15, 2024
https://archive.org/details/0697_HM_Levy_collection_Caribbean_Tour_17_01_03_00
American Engineer (Part I)
by Handy (Jam) Organization
Publication date 1956
https://archive.org/details/American1956
How the Eye Functions
By: Bosse (Karl Kurt)
Published: 1941
https://archive.org/details/HowtheEy1941
A is for Atom
By: Sutherland (John) Productions
Published: 1953A
https://archive.org/details/isforAto1953
Malone, Post, and Swae Lee. Sunflower. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Original Soundtrack), Republic Records, 2018.
Purchased track from itunes
Breakfast Pals
By: Cartoon Films, Limited
Published: 1939
https://archive.org/details/Breakfas1939
Sunflower moving sky
Aaron Burden
https://www.pexels.com/video/thick-clouds-passing-above-covers-the-sunlight-2975799/
Closeup sunflower
Zuzanna Musial
https://www.pexels.com/video/close-up-video-of-sunflower-1291453/
Heartflame
Sourabh Narwade
https://www.pexels.com/video/close-up-view-of-a-lighted-candle-3654548/
Max patches
Final Piece
Post Malone, Swae Lee - Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) (Official Video)
For the best experience start at same time.
Time passes
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This was a project for my Media Signal Processing class.
The assignment was to create a 2 minute piece that used particle systems to create a dynamic audio visual piece based on a original Haiku. The Haiku had to have a three-line format with 17 syllables arranged in a 5–7–5 pattern.
The piece illustrates the feeling of time passing and things changing, but no real progress is made.
This project was made using Max MSP.
Credits
Base patch inspired by Datt 2050 – Don Sinclair
Max Patches
Final Piece
Haiku
Time always passes
Flowers bloom, and snowflakes fall
And here I stand, still.
Hearts
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This was a project for my Media Signal Processing class.
The assignment was to create a piece that integrates sound and 3D graphic-based visuals. The visuals were meant to respond to and complement the music.
The piece illustrates the feeling of loving someone you are constantly at odds with.
Disclaimer: This project was made for educational purposes only. Due to copyright issues, the video will not include the song. The 3D models featured are not my own and the owners are credited on the right.
For the best experience, please play video alongside track via YouTube:
https://youtu.be/1F3OGIFnW1k?si=dAp_-ugRx4DJ6mef
The soundtrack is also featured beside the final piece.
This project was made using Max MSP.
Credits
Sources and models:
Heart (unbroken)
https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/love-3d-model-1263821
“Chess pieces” (https://skfb.ly/oxFYX) by juttah is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
“Reaching Hand Scan” (https://skfb.ly/oABTJ) by alajanbek is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
“Heart Keuz Sword” (https://skfb.ly/oHDS9) by Alexander.Treiner is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
“Heart Broken” (https://skfb.ly/EQsE) by Philip Combs is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
“Judge Gavel” (https://skfb.ly/oOYyN) by keymoinn is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/).
Sword (2)
https://www.cgtrader.com/free-3d-models/military/melee/sword-4c892be1-669c-489e-a4bd-6ffb0c7194b2
https://stock.adobe.com/ca/Library/urn:aaid:sc:US:7b18d664-9e8d-44d9-92ed-57e5bd4d6d55?asset_id=506212701
Patches used as bases from:
Datt1010, Datt1020 – Nadine Wettlaufer
and
Datt 2050 – Don Sinclair
Song
Stromae and Pomme – Ma meilleure ennemie (2024) iTunes
Max Patches
Final Piece
Stromae, Pomme - “Ma Meilleure Ennemie” (from Arcane Season 2) [Official Visualizer]
For the best experience start at same time.
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I’ve had the opportunity to work solely with sound with both Max MSP and DaVinci Resolve, and it’s something I enjoyed immensely since it allowed for a lot of experimentation.
Works
Hung the moon
Love 2
A Tirade of Love
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This was a project for my Multimedia Asset Creation class.
My piece is called A Tirade of Love. This is about a relationship that has been stretched beyond its breaking point. The narration along with the composition is sorrowful, calm, and yet there is confidence, as the speaker speaks of what he knows to be the painful truth. It is a mockery of one’s hubris, meant to humble, as well as address fear or a lack of love. The composition conveys a sad and angry acceptance as well as will and strength. The violin is what makes one sorrowful, the guitar pushes one through, and the shake keeps one engaged. The relationship is a familial one, yet the piece can be applied to any relationship.
The poem was written and recorded by my brother Jason Oduro and was inspired by a fantasy story he is working on. I recorded the guitar and shaking sound, which is of a pill bottle. The violin is a B4 note taken from freesound.org, and modified.
This piece was made using DaVinci Resolve.
Editing Shots
Final Piece
Love 2
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This was a project for my Intro to Interactive Digital Media I class.
The assignment was to create a piece that organized and played sound according to rules, and course techniques taught in class. The piece was meant to be a sound collage/montage, inspired by Musique Concrete. It also needed to incorporate some real-world sounds or noises.
This project was made using Max MSP.
Credits
Sounds
Love poem – Jason Oduro (Brother) recorded and sent to me
Guitar Strums – Lynette Oduro (Me)
thomas-OK (https://freesound.org/people/tommylee4200/sounds/726198/)
pls (https://freesound.org/people/montblanccandies/sounds/271947/)
153592__carlos_vaquero__violin-d-5-tenuto-non-vibrato (https://freesound.org/people/Carlos_Vaquero/sounds/153593/)
Violin-loop-Am3.mp3
(https://freesound.org/people/MeloMuzika/sounds/176749/)
Saddest violin
(https://freesound.org/people/Timbre/sounds/90897/)
i_miss_you.aiff
(https://freesound.org/people/tim.kahn/sounds/89335/)
Be free – freedom.mp3
(https://freesound.org/people/Roses1401/sounds/554693/)
listen – with reverb delay
(https://freesound.org/people/thatjeffcarter/sounds/102308/)
i_miss_you
(https://freesound.org/people/tim.kahn/sounds/89335/)
Max Patches
Final Piece
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Whether is be on canvas or screen, these are my creations!
The first four paintings are from an final art assignment is highschool.
I decided to do paintings of authors who have written about discrimination and prejudice.
The authors are Harper Lee (To Kill a Mocking Bird), Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank), Ernest J. Gaines (A Lesson Before Dying), and Angie Thomas (The Hate u Give).
The large head was made for a high school assignment. The assignment was to create a model head of a celebrity. I chose the Jackie Robinson.
The portrait of me in purple was made in Inkscape.
