AIBANGBEE: A FATHER'S LOVE

Click on the link to watch it on Youtube.
I'll post a vimeo video next week.

Aibangbee: A Father's Love from Aiyanyo Aibangbee on Vimeo.

Watch my Thesis dissertation video Aibangbee: A Father's Love.Other videos coming soon....

ABSTRACT

“Aibangbee: A Father’s Love” is a multimedia project that uses the subject of fatherhood to engage the viewer through animation, video interviews and other digital media. The subject of fatherhood is exemplified by displaying the qualities a father should possess. I use my own father, Marcus Aibangbee, as the epitome of fatherhood. In this project, three well known fathers, Reverend Run, Barack Obama and Chris Garnder are highlighted as examples of what I consider to be committed fathers and role models. In this project I describe three key components which are necessary to the fatherhood role: foundation, unconditional love, and unwavering dedication. These attributes will be further explained and demonstrated in the testimonials and stories from my family. In the video, they share their stories, relationships and interactions with our father. “Aibangbee,” is a name derived from the Benin people of Nigeria, West Africa and it literally means “don’t boycott your family.” I chose this name for the project because i my father lived up to the truth and power of this name. The memories, recreated through animation, demonstrate the care my father put into all he did for his children, and the legacy he left us as well. This work is especially created for those who may not have had fathers growing up, and for those who will become fathers eventually themselves. It is my goal as an artist, to provide the viewer with an opportunity to emotionally connect with Aibangbee, and hopefully explore his or her relationships with their own fathers or father figures.

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Front view mock-up Installment of Aibangbee

Saved
This video has the soundtrack and a narration.
My next video to play more with Adobe flash,Adobe soundbooth and
Adobe after effects might be a basketbal game story or a heist.
I think it would come out interesting.

A mad man gets saved by the church in Africa (Exorcism).

Saved
This is a video with just a soundtrack.
The next one has the soundtrack and a narration.

A mad man gets saved by the church in Africa (Exorcism).

This is Rock n Rolla intro. Incredible Motion Graphics!!

I am inserting my "Saved" animation through youtube.

Ithink it takes some hours before I can view it. But

two of the videos should be posted by tomorrow.

I love the way the graphic/ animation artist used the images in

this animation.

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My first animation. I actually did this in flash.

I worked on photoshop for the storyboards and

then worked on the animatics in after effects.

I think if i work on it again it will come out way

smoother than this because i learnt so much

doing this.

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Story Boards for Thesis

Summary / Abstract

The experiences I went through as a Benin child growing up in Lagos, with typical Nigerian parents (all about education) were memorable. I can basically summarize my life in a few sentences, or some sentences; at first I was in a poor environment and then initially moved to the suburbs. I still felt a connection to the poorer side of my past, though I hardly made a physical connection. Let’s just say I hardly saw my friends in that area anymore. As a child in Lagos in the early 90’s whatever you wanted to do or say never had a chance to exist unless you were seeing through your parents eyes. Basically what this means is that if you say you want to play football (soccer), basketball or be an artist, your parents would think you were insane. Either you want to be a doctor, lawyer, banker, or an engineer. If you couldn’t see what your close minded parents saw then you were ignored. Growing up in Nigeria around this time was crazy. I experienced theft, riots, religious wars, military regime and other chaos. Going to an all boys’ high school I watched fights everyday. It was like a daily routine. To cut the story short after high school I came to Washington DC for college, were I had to stay while my father died and was buried in Nigeria.

Intro

My life experience is pretty interesting. As an art student studying electronic studio, I wish to reveal my life to people through art. So far I have a lot of images in my head of my experiences. What I intend to do is make the viewer see what I saw at that particular time through my eyes. Basically it will be art work through my perspective. Although I have too many images in my head of parts of my life, I intend to be picky about which stories to tell the audience. The little stories have to mean something to me. Example, I was about 11yrs old while my father drove my brother and me to school. He stopped for some gas and as soon as he parked a robber with a gun came from no where and told us to get out of the car. The first thing my dad and I did was look back to warn my brother but he had disappeared. After the thieves drove away my brother came out of the gas station. Obviously he saw the thief coming towards the car before we did but didn’t warn us. I thought it was very funny the way he disappeared. My dad was just happy to find him. Anyway, I still talk about that with my brother today. But that little story can be transformed into an art piece.