About
Jeff Watson is an artist, designer, and Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Games at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
-
Tag Archives: constraints
A summer filmmaking assignment for my students at the USC School of Cinematic Arts
The film is exactly 97 minutes long, including credits. All the dialogue adds up to a total of 109 words. The story is told in eighteen scenes. Each scene is a single uncut shot. The main character is a superhero. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged assignments, constraints, filmmaking, mallard green, minimalism, mustard, students, superheroes
12 Comments
Turn off the options, and turn up the intimacy
“Although designers continue to dream of “transparency” – technologies that just do their job without making their presence felt – both creators and audiences actually like technologies with “personality.” A personality is something with which you can have a relationship. … Continue reading
Design is a method of action
Charles Eames, as interviewed in 1972 by “L. Amic” of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Eames’ Zen-like answers amount to a thorough and timeless definition of design. What stands out to me is the exchange about constraints: “Does … Continue reading