DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING - FINAL PROJECT

 

NAME: ZHANG QIYU

ID: 0384019

COURSE:Digital Photography and Imaging

GROUP: 2

Final Project: Cinemagraphs - Self-tilted (still & animation) + Reflective Writing

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Practical

1. Write a biography about yourself

INTRO	Tell us about yourself My name is Zhang Qiyu. I come from Qingdao, China. It is a very beautiful coastal city. I grew up by the sea since childhood. I am currently studying in the major of Creative Media Design.
PARAGRAPH 1	What is your passion? Since I was a child, I have always enjoyed drawing or designing some clothing accessories for myself. I also have a passion for music, as well as certain movies or animations.
PARAGRAPH 2	What’s motivate you to achieve your dream? It's my passion for creation and hunger for great stories that drive me to bring my imaginative world to life through animation and filmmaking.
SUMMARY	How do you want to visualize your dream into an artwork? I will channel my dreams into artistic works just like this ocean-themed poster—using the language of animation to make whales breathe on screen, weaving environmental parables with jellyfish bioluminescence.

2. Write a statement about your work

INTRO	Tell us about your work My work was created based on a Huawei theme lock-screen competition. I used it to create my own favorite lock-screen animation, which reflects what I want to express and the ocean nature that I mentioned as my favorite.
PARAGRAPH 1	What is the concept behind it?    I bring the ocean to life on your lock screen through dynamic parallax and interactive design - whales glide as you tilt your phone, jellyfish glow when you touch the screen, transforming every unlock into an immersive underwater journey. This is my gentle way to awaken love for the oceans, just like how Miyazaki's animations first inspired me, using living art to quietly change perspectives.
PARAGRAPH 2	What is the message you want people to understand it? I hope people realize that every small interaction we have with the ocean (just like tapping the screen to awaken the jellyfish) is part of a cross-species dialogue—when the blue world on your lock screen comes alive by your touch, the real ocean awaits your gentle care too.
SUMMARY	What is your motto/ quote?  Make every interaction a gentle revolution.

Mood Board

Sketches

Final Poster

Title： Cyan Blue Coexistence-The Respiratory Bond Between Humans and the Sea

Final Animation

                                      https://youtu.be/K2H7iP_RsXQ

REFLECTIONS

This creation of the lock screen animation has enabled me to deeply appreciate the unique environmental education potential of digital media. When the user's finger triggered the luminescence of the jellyfish for the first time, I witnessed the cognitive revolution brought about by interaction design - protecting the ocean is no longer passive preaching, but an immersive experience that can be touched and played with. However, reflecting on the overly beautiful coral reefs in the animation, I realized the core contradiction faced by ecological art: how to showcase the beauty of the ocean without whitewashing the truth of its impending extinction? Perhaps next time, a "dual-mode interaction" should be designed - a light touch reveals the ideal ocean, while a long press reveals the polluted truth. Using the interaction logic itself to metaphorically represent the selectivity of environmental protection. The most precious aspect of this dynamic medium is that it makes each user a co-author of the story's outcome, and protecting the ocean has always been a collective creation.