Connector
Iris Xu (19005982)
Ten Questions for Steve Cutts
Director, Happiness
Select three specific points/concepts from the text and make connections between them and:
• Another class or course you have studied on
This article reminds me of the 2D animation class that I learned before. Because this article is also about animation and the author’s enlightenment to animation.
Which is related to the number 2 question in the article. <Which tools do you use to animate> and Steve Cutts’s answer <I use Clip Studio [paint] Pro to animate hand drawn frame >
• Another text you’ve read before
This article also reminds me some short stories about Teri fox. He is one of the most famous people in Canada. He had his right leg cut off because of cancer. After he learned that the government did not have enough money to study into cancer, he held a marathon to raise funds. He wants everyone to donate a dollar for cancer.
This is connect to the number 5 question <What was the toon that changed your life?> and author’s answer <Who Framed Roger Rabbit had an impact on me as a kid and was amazing, especially given the limited technology they had at the time>
• A current local or international news event you found
This article is more like a documentary. I remembered the newspaper I had read from before. It is the interview about some famous superstar’s daily life.
This article is composed of ten questions
• A personal experience
This reminds me of a year ago when I participated in a brand’s New York Fashion Week as a designer and invited guest. Many reporters took photos and interviewed me. They asked me the similar question about the inspiration of my own piece. I think everyone has their unique insights and unique style of art.
This is connecting to the first question, <So, first up, can you tell us how your new short Happiness came to be? > and his answer, <We’re over populated, living in massively overcrowded conditions and desperate to survive at all costs, running up and down tunnels all day to get to where we want to be, trying to find some kind of happiness>
• A film you have watched etc.
This article reminds me the Death Video. Which is the only documentary I ever watched.
This documentary is also telling a story about a group of people are escaping from zombies which is similar to number 5 paragraph< I try to create films which draw audiences in through humor and storytelling >
• Explain how it helps you understand that part of the text better. It may be that some of the initial plots are very similar. Both of them show the interview of people’s daily life.
Comparing all the texts I wrote and the story I have read. I have a better understanding of the writing format and key content of this article. This article is an interview and consists of ten questions. It is about a writer using mice as a media to create his art piece. The theme of his design is happiness.