Perception, Stop Motion and the Circle of Life

The first thing that comes to mind when seeing a title, "Circle of Life," is the process of life and death, but more importantly, every moment in between. There is a beginning and an ending, but the 'middle' and the 'in between' is what really matters. Without the middle, there is only point A and point B. I believe that the circle of life illustrates and describes the transformation from life to death.
I also believe that Stop Motion is a perfect and strong way to illustrate a circle of life. A Circle of Life certainly can be a pretty lengthy process to describe/illustrate, so I think showing specific key stages/ changes can shorten it, yet still keep it strong and express the importance of the piece. With stop motion, you can be limited to things because it's consisted of still images, so I think playing around with lighting and placement of motion is very important. I found this video that I think has an interesting way of illustrating the circle of life, in nature.
http://youtu.be/cigfrgpiT0s
After seeing critique 1, I'm excited to see Amanda's final piece for this project. She did a great job so far of capturing the life process of the rose. I'm interested to see if she adds in an installation with it, to add to stop-motion clip.

In Motion: The dynamic of the Blur

I have always been and even more now, intrigued by the subject of Motion. It can be so overwhelming, seeing time frozen in one moment. Numerous objects caught in a frame of blur. However, a sense of beauty is captured through the blur of colors, when laid behind a still image. In this case, Missy used four different subjects (herself, brother, mother and father?) and placed them in the center of her photographs which were displayed very strong.
Missy's project did a great job of really capturing the viewers attention and reeling them in for more. I personally felt a state of curiosity, trying to figure out what moment was captured in time, behind the individual. The fact that the colors each individual was wearing, was pre-meditated, was a very wise choice because it allowed me to  focus on the composition as a whole, instead of being distracted by a conflict between colors. My favorite piece that Missy displayed was the first one, of her mother, because the background of motion was so indulging and intriguing, I felt as if I was in a time warp or daze.