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In todays lesson i have collected images of models to help with ideas to how my models are to look, downloaded two songs - Life on Mars and Modern Love, as my animation is going to be a version of these songs, and uploaded a image of one of the most common known films he is in - Labyrinth.

Next week i hope to start creating my models for my animation. Which is of David Bowie singing either Life on Mars/Modern Love.

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For help with my research i have found Manikins of David Bowie, for ideas of how my models are goig to look.

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I have downloaded the two songs that will be used for my animation, but only one will be used for my animation. 

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An example of a film he was in, it is a well known film that he was in , it is also my favorite film.

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Modern Love, Video 2 of 2, for my David Bowie Animation

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 Life on Mars? Video 1 of 2 for the idea for my annimation.

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Research:

Above his left calf, drawn himself

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Research: Films - year, film and role:

1967	The Image	The Boy
1969	The Virgin Soldiers	Soldier
1970	Pierrot in Turquoise or The Looking Glass Murders	Cloud
1976	The Man Who Fell to Earth	Thomas Jerome Newton
1978	Just a Gigolo	Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski
1981	Christiane F. (Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo)	Himself
1982	The Snowman	Narrator
	Baal	Baal
1983	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	Maj. Jack 'Strafer' Celliers
	The Hunger	John
	Yellowbeard	The Shark
1985	Into the Night	Colin Morris
1986	Labyrinth	Jareth the Goblin King
	Absolute Beginners	Vendice Partners
1988	The Last Temptation of Christ	Pontius Pilate
1991	The Linguini Incident	Monte
1991	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me	Phillip Jeffries
1996	Basquiat	Andy Warhol
1998	Gunslinger's Revenge (Il mio West)	Jack Sikora
1999	Everybody Loves Sunshine	Bernie
2000	Mr. Rice's Secret	William Rice
2001	Zoolander	Himself
2006	The Prestige	Nikola Tesla
2007	Arthur and the Invisibles	Emperor Maltazard
2008	August	Cyrus Ogilvie
2008	Spongebob Squarepants	L.R.H
2009	Bandslam	Himself

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Research:

Birth Name: David Robert Haywood Jones, changed last name to Bowie in the 1960’s.  Also known as Davy Jones – lead singer of The Monkees.

Born: January 8^th 1947 – Brixton, London, England, UK

Is regarded as one of the most influential writers of pop music.

Height: 5’10” (1.78m)

Nicknames: Thin White Duke & Ziggy Stardust

Last tour 2004, due to suffering from a heart attack

Has two Children (one with current wife, and one with previous wife)

Married Angela (Angie) Bowie 19^th March 1970 – 8^th February 1980

Married Iman 6^th June 1992 – Present

Had a accident whist in his teens – had a fight over a girl with another lad, got hit in the eye with a ring causing one eye to permantly dilated, giving the appearance that he has two different colours eyes – both eyes are blue

His son was originally born Zowie, now know as Duncan Jones – Born 1971

Daughter with Iman – born 15^th August 2000 – Alexandria Zahra Jones

He is Bisexual

Met his first wife, when they were both seeing the same guy

Has family roots in West Wales

Performed with: Queen, Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop, Al B. Sure!, Tina Turner, Annie Lennox, Nine Inch Nails and Bing Crosby

Shares a birthday with three other rock legends: Elvis Presley, Robby Krieger and Bill Graham

His son was his best man when he married his wife Iman

His mother is Margaret Mary Jones

Gave up his 50 cigarettes a day smoking habit in 2004

Can play 14 different instruments

Suffers from Aviophobia (fear of flying)

Has a star at the walk of fame Hollywood

His Guitar is located in Hard Rock Café -Warsaw
Written roughly 550 songs!

Six number 1s in the UK:

Space oddity – 1975

Ashes to Ashes – 1980

Under pressure (with Queen) – 1981

Let’s Dance – 1983

Dancing in the streets (with Mick Jagger) – 1985

Heroes (x factor finalists) - 2010

Albums:

David bowie

Space Oddity

The Man Who Sold The World

Hunky Dory

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Aladdin Sane

Pin Ups

Diamond Dogs

Young Americans

Station to Station

Low

Heroes

Lodger

Scary Monsters and Super Creeps

Let’s Dance

Tonight

Never Let me Down

Black Tie White Noise

Outside

Earthling

Hours

Heathen

Reality 

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For the research for my David Bowie animation, i have collected several pictures, of different hair styles, make-up and clothing.

Each image helps with the ideas for my animation because, it gives an idea on what i want my model of David Bowie to look like. 

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Video research of David Bowie


David Bowie "let's Dance" tribute animation from Jennifer Steffey on Vimeo.

i chose the one above because it has his coming out of each flower bud with a different version of him.




Space Oddity from Andrew Ruttan on Vimeo.


I chose the one above because it goes with the song Space Oddity sung by Bowie

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Own animation for assignment

for my own animation i plan to use Model Based Animation. 

My Idea i think i will use is:

A modal animation of David Bowie doing a live show, within the animation it flips from the model David Bowie to the audience. With possible having either Life on Mars or Modern Love playing at the back ground live music. 

To create this I'm going to collect pieces of research: live version of Life on Mars and Modern Love, what colour hair he had during both songs, videos of him singing live to help get an idea for the animation, images of the make-up he wore, images of the type of clothing her wore and to see if anyone else has created an animation like this before.

All Research is to be posted up on here.