Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Module 9 Video Review


1.I chose to watch Leonard da Vinci: The Mind of the Renaissance because I have heard of Leonardo da Vinci and I thought that it would be interesting to learn more about someone that I had already heard of.  He contributed a lot of knowledge to a lot of different areas of study and it was interesting to learn more about that, as well as learning about da Vinci himself outside of his works and contributions.
 I also watched The Drawings of Michelangelo because I had heard of Michelangelo as well and am familiar with some of his works such as the Statue of David.  It was interesting to see the entire process from sketch to sculpture because it shows how much time and thought go in to the entire process. 

2.  The Leonardo da Vinci video went in to an in depth look at da Vinci’s life, such as at age 20 he was accepted in to the painter’s guild.  His creative imagination was a new inspiration, and sometimes he would go for hours or even days thinking about a painting without even picking up a brush.  I thought that was an important fact because it shows just how creative his mind was and how long it took to build up an idea that was worth putting in to creation.
The Drawings of Michelangelo video explained that The British Museum contains more than 90 drawings by Michelangelo alone, and while it draws numerous viewers his works were hidden when they were first created.  The video reflected the creativity and process the artist had to go through in order to achieve great results.

3. As usual the videos enhanced the readings and added to the material that was being taught.  It helps the viewer to understand what is being taught and what information needs to be retained.

4.  I thought the films were informative and helped me to learn more about the artists and how they created the works they did.  The videos help to make the readings in the text more clear because you can actually visualize what is being talked about.

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