NFTs is a  “Non-Fungible Token” representing a digital file/item. non-fungible is used as another word for unique. This is why every NFT has its own unique qualities and characteristics which may make NFTs more appealing to some.

The Metaverse is the complete virtual twin of our physical world. It is the total amount of all the digital assets that live in the web and on the blockchain, which therefore leads to creating a digital ecosystem. The metaverse is a virtual space which is shared globally. Its created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space.

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2 Lives is the first exhibition that will help educate different communities on what NFTs are. Additionally it will also connect traditional art to digital art and the finance world to the art world. 2 Lives is a new platform for artists to create, showcase and sell their work. The exhibition will do this buy showcasing NFTs through their multi-businesses opportunities.

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NFTs in art means that artists can create their work and be able to sell it themselves making it more independent for them as they may no longer need a manger. This also allows artists to have complete freedom over their work because it is not bounded anymore to requests and contracts. NFTs in art can aslo lead to new collaborations between traditional artists and between artists which are digital.

Examples of NFTs in art:

FEWOCiOUS speaks about the importance of his work and how it can help spread messages and the importance of his own personal story. He has successfully managed to staged multiple successful solo releases, as well as two ground breaking NFT collaborations.

Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, has sold one of the most expensive digital art work in history. The First 5000 Days, sold at an auction for $69 million, which is one of the most expensive pieces Beeple has ever sold.

DEADLINE: FRI 12 NOV

FINAL OUTCOME: Each group produce a 30 sec animated film and 1 digital image following these steps:

• Develop a concept
• Make a storyboard
• Plan recording/ shoots
• Experiment with imagery, sound and text using different analogue & digital processes supported by creative workshops
• Edit a 30 sec animated movie
• Design a digital image (A2) based on your film
• Present final film and digital image

GROUPS

13B:
Chantal L-B, Elisha Hiller
Karina, Sophie, Carmen, Olivia
Cerys, Anais, Anya, Jess
Michael, Reuben, Matt, Ollie, Katey R-H
13C:
Wiki, Elisha Harvey, Niamh
Joana, Tiago, Olivia, Beth
Eleanor, Francisco, Toni

In each group you need to allocate responsibility to take on the the following roles:

Producer > project manager
Photographer > cameraman
Editor > designer

CHECKLIST

AUTUMN PLANNER: community

Use this simplified list to check that you are on task. Every item on the list represents one piece of work = one blog post. It is your responsibility as an A-level student to make sure that you complete and publish appropriate blog posts each week. All tasks and learning resources in the Autumn Planner above.

WEEK 1: 14-19 Sept
1. Mindmap
2. Moodboard
3. Statement of Intent

WEEK 2: 20-26 Sept
1. Contextual study 1: NFTs and digital art
2. Artists Reference 1: NFT artists
3. Recording: Shoot 1 > Plan a response

Week 3: 28 Sept – 3 Oct
1. Contextual study 2: Bayeux Tapestry or Occupation Tapestry 
2. Artists Reference 2: Contemporary artist: textiles & embroidery
3. Experiment 1: Embroidery & Narrative

Week 4: 4 – 10 Oct
1. Storyboard
2. Experiment 2: Animation using After Effects

Week 5: 11 – 17 Oct
1. Recording: produce final shoots for film
2. Editing: Image & sound

Week 6: 18 – 22 Oct
1. Editing 30 sec Film
2. Produce 1 digital image (A2)
3. Progress Report

Week 7-8: 1 – 12 Nov:
1. Complete Film + title
2. Complete Digital Image + title
3. Complete Embroidery – Yulia workshop Wed 10 Nov to make one large tapestry from individual pieces
4. Evaluation
5. Statement: 100 words: EXHIBITION: 2 LIVES
Describe the concept and meaning behind your film and digital image. You can use your statement of intent as a starting point.

Zine: if you manage to complete all the above, re-visit Zine project and make sure you have completed design and packaged it up ready for printing.

Save as File > Package > file name: title of zine > create folder in your name here: M:\Departments\Photography\Students\Image Transfer\IDENTITY & COMMUNITY\ZINE

Final outcomes to have completed so far:
Zine
Embroidery
NFT film
NFT digital image

In order to help us with editing our own NFTs, we had a animation workshop with Liam Nunn who specialises in using AfterEffects, that’s a digital software where you can edit videos and create animations. He’s a well known local editor/ animator in Jersey that has recently started his own digital software company called Milk. This helped us get used to the software to make sure we are comfortable with the tools when it comes to editing our own video.

We learnt all about the different key frames and how you use them for each movement you code , which marks the start and finish of each movement. Once we got used to the basics we then got shown how to increase or slow down the speed of the movements of the face as well as getting shown how to use rotations which you plot on each key frame. We used a very simple template that Liam Nunn created for us , and we could change the facial structure and movement of each face part just through sliding the mouse around the screen. Using this template, we were allowed to work on top of his work and plot key frames we wanted to do , such as I plotted a key frame and made a square move along the animated face, clockwise at a 1x speed. I then caused the eyebrows to move from the left to the right as well as the mouth moving up and down. This workshop was very useful as it helped us get to know the way the editing process of AfterEffects works and when it came to using it in the editing process of our NFT project.

Some screen prints from what we worked on;