I’m in the midst of a quick video production course to help produce assets for my thesis work. I think my favorite parts so far are the readings we have been assigned from The Bare Bones Camera Course for Film and Video by Tom Schroeppel. It’s a straight-to-the-point look at the steps in film and video [...]
This week’s reading by Michel Chion, Projections of Sound on Image, was very relevant, as I am experimenting with sound as an alternative means to express data from movement. Chion defines the mechanics of how sound and image inform each other in a simple, concise way. Although, I will say that watching the intro to [...]
I don’t really know how I can do a thesis on movement and motivation without considering the Harlem Shake meme that is currently cycling down its short lifecycle. The original Army style Underwater I will apologize for making you listen to that song three times in a row. That’s the most unfortunate part. But isn’t [...]
We spent last Friday afternoon shooting our process video (that’s praw-cess, not prooo-cess, this is america, you know). Bill and I decided to do some sculpting with colored clay, which I had on hand. We set up a table and a stool in the nave, near the east windows to take advantage of the light. [...]
I spent the last couple of days making baby steps with electronics. I organized all my stuff, and was pretty surprised by all the bits and pieces I have gathered over the last year. As I was working today, it’s been a great help to know where everything is. Rule #1: have your creative space [...]
I’ve never seen a dance performance like this before. What an incredible combination of movement, algorithmic graphics, projection and sound. The creative director, Daito Manabe, uses high-speed camera tracking that captures movement, then beams it back onto the dancer. So what we see is video in two forms, both as artistic medium and documentation. Video [...]