Thursday 26 November 2009 ULRIKE AND EAMON COMPLIANT
Last Tuesday nite I had the pleasure of attending the book launch of ULRIKE AND EAMON COMPLIANT at Blast Theory HQ.
"Ulrike and Eamon Compliant is a new ambulatory work exploring subjectivity in the heart of the streets, squares and churches of Venice. It invites audiences to become participants and interlocutors with the artists"
Tuesday 24 November 2009 "In the beginning , short films were not short. They were the cinema."
This week I volunteered at the University of Brighton gallery where CINECITY Festival 2009 presents it’s ‘Moving Image’ Feature’ - a series of works by Mark Lewis, Canada’s most renowned and internationally acclaimed artist working in film-based media.
Three works on display. Hendon FC (World Premier), Nathan Philips Square, A Winter Night's Skating and my favourite North Circular.
Monday 23 November 2009 Blast Theory
I have just completed a six week Wired Sussex Internship with Blast Theory With over five hundred graduate applicants I was delighted to be offered one of forty placements.
Blast Theory is a world-renowned interactive art collective that specialise in mixed reality and pervasive gaming.
During my placement I worked on a live project called Outside Broadcasting, which investigates the use of mobile video technology through live TV. My role here at Blast Theory included 3D modelling, video editing and Flash AS3 coding with Papervision 3D.
Friday 12 June 2009 Google it...
The Internet is a Toilet - An Description of the Internet in 2003 - Quote taken form Taschen's 1000 Favorite Websites
Google result of 'Toilet' - May 2nd 2009
Google result of 'Toilet' - May 2nd 2009
Tuesday 24 February 2009 D&AD Concept - Advise
Had a talk to John about my Proton vs. Proton Pro Boxing Trailer Concept. We agreed that it would not be gender equal to use a boxing match.
I am happy with the basic of the concept so I’ll have to find a new way of portraying the Proton vs. Proton characters.
I think the idea of two tiny entities capable (through the power of the LHC) of creating enough energy to light up Britain is something that 8 – 14 year olds can relate too.
Kids are interested in sport, music, electronics, video games, food.
I have to relate their interests.
I am happy with the basic of the concept so I’ll have to find a new way of portraying the Proton vs. Proton characters.
I think the idea of two tiny entities capable (through the power of the LHC) of creating enough energy to light up Britain is something that 8 – 14 year olds can relate too.
Kids are interested in sport, music, electronics, video games, food.
I have to relate their interests.
D&AD 3 Alternatives - Concept Three
PROTON Versus PROTON
Style:
PRO BOXING MATCH OR WREASTLING MATCH ADVERT
Plot:
Voice over would introduce the main event the collision of Protons in the LHC. Collisions occurring faster than the speed of light.
Software:
DISCREET COMBUSTION
3D MAX
AFTER EFFECTS
D&AD 3 Alternatives - Concept Two
Grime / Urban Music Video in which the physics of Black Holes is explained.
Visual Style: 2D Animation
Software:
Flash CS3 (Animation)
Logic Pro 8 (Audio)
Music Style
D&AD 3 Alternatives - Concept One
Concept One:
BACK TO THE FUTURE feat the LHC (Large hardon collider)
Software : 3d Max / Flash
Style : 30 Movie trailer
Replicate movie scene
TIME TRAVEL / LHC
The car used in the film would be upgraded and represent the LHC Machine.
“Wait till this baby builds momentum, were gonna see the fundamental nature of matter hit the fan.."
Characters
Mad Scientist
Marty MacFly
Each character will be 3D generated.
Plot
Car disappears and creates Black Holes which are explained through a Flash Education Animation.
BACK TO THE FUTURE feat the LHC (Large hardon collider)
Software : 3d Max / Flash
Style : 30 Movie trailer
Replicate movie scene
TIME TRAVEL / LHC
The car used in the film would be upgraded and represent the LHC Machine.
“Wait till this baby builds momentum, were gonna see the fundamental nature of matter hit the fan.."
Characters
Mad Scientist
Marty MacFly
Each character will be 3D generated.
Plot
Car disappears and creates Black Holes which are explained through a Flash Education Animation.
Wednesday 11 February 2009 D & AD Awards
Researched Michio Kaku, Stephen Hakins explainations of Black Holes and Time Travel.
Reseached the Large Hadron Collider on the BBC website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7604293.stm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8Vr00EBHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOi0xA9GvX8
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/antenna/bigbang
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_holes
public.web.cern.ch/public
dandad.org/studentawards09
Design Ideas
Got one example of how I could handle the Craft Animation brief.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7543089.stm
This demonstrates one technique.
Voiceover
Flash Educational Animation
This would not be my first choice but I think it could be an idea to incorporate some education diagrams into my final animation.
http://www.bbcmotiongallery.com/Customer/index.aspx
Taken form BBC website use of plain white bold text with video. Text still relates to the video and overall design through the text positioning.
Interactive Demo
Today we did a demo of our Interactive Project.
Points:
Golden mean - Got an example of how it worked in an interface.
Random function - Jack Hughes explored the not so random term random.
Gaming Terms
Negative Feedback - Example: Football Match - If an extra player is awarded to the team that score this is negative feedback as it would mean this team would have a greater advantage of wining the match.
Negative Feedback - Example: If an extra player is awarded to the team that concede a goal this is negative feedback as it would mean this team would have a greater chance equalling the match and so prolonging the match.
Points:
Golden mean - Got an example of how it worked in an interface.
Random function - Jack Hughes explored the not so random term random.
Gaming Terms
Negative Feedback - Example: Football Match - If an extra player is awarded to the team that score this is negative feedback as it would mean this team would have a greater advantage of wining the match.
Negative Feedback - Example: If an extra player is awarded to the team that concede a goal this is negative feedback as it would mean this team would have a greater chance equalling the match and so prolonging the match.
Tuesday 10 February 2009 D&AD Awards Brief with John Clamp
Today we had our first class with John Clamp (a Programme Area Leader for Digital Arts & Photography). He gave us a thorough introduction into the D&AD Awards Brief and let us knows a brief history of the completion and its status as a now internationally recognized design platform.
After the presentation he talked to each of us individually.
I think I am going to try the
Craft –Animation Brief for the Science Museum
Create a short animation (no more than 90 seconds) that will capture the imagination of 8-14-year-olds, taking the bizarre, wonderful, non-existent existence of the
black hole as your starting point.
The main challenge in this brief is the fact that its target audience is 8 -14 year olds.
One to one points
• Treat the brief as a 30 sec advert or Science Museum Exhibition intro.
• Look at the technology driving the idea
• Why do kids find this subject boring?
• What is a black hole? What is the science behind it?
• Difficulties of teaching science to 8 – 14 year olds.
After the presentation he talked to each of us individually.
I think I am going to try the
Craft –Animation Brief for the Science Museum
Create a short animation (no more than 90 seconds) that will capture the imagination of 8-14-year-olds, taking the bizarre, wonderful, non-existent existence of the
black hole as your starting point.
The main challenge in this brief is the fact that its target audience is 8 -14 year olds.
One to one points
• Treat the brief as a 30 sec advert or Science Museum Exhibition intro.
• Look at the technology driving the idea
• Why do kids find this subject boring?
• What is a black hole? What is the science behind it?
• Difficulties of teaching science to 8 – 14 year olds.
Tuesday 13 January 2009 Dissertation - discussion with Jon Gilhooley
Very helpful discussion.
Here were some of the points raised:
Start thinking about a title question.
"How organizations and corporations control and manipulate digital media environments."
Type of dissertation - Survey. Case Study. Polemic.
I think my dissertation will be polemic.
Investigate popular representations and research alternative points of view.
Resources - Web sites, conflicting news channels, different online points of view, newspapers - tabloids/ broadsheets.
News Reports
Subtle discretion between various news reports - bias.
Induced guilt.
Need to form a question through my research.
List resources.
As the research progresses a pacific point of investigation for the dissertation needs to be clarified.
Here were some of the points raised:
Start thinking about a title question.
"How organizations and corporations control and manipulate digital media environments."
Type of dissertation - Survey. Case Study. Polemic.
I think my dissertation will be polemic.
Investigate popular representations and research alternative points of view.
Resources - Web sites, conflicting news channels, different online points of view, newspapers - tabloids/ broadsheets.
News Reports
Subtle discretion between various news reports - bias.
Induced guilt.
Need to form a question through my research.
List resources.
As the research progresses a pacific point of investigation for the dissertation needs to be clarified.
Monday 12 January 2009 Ableton Live / Processing
I decided to focus my Interactive Project on integrating colour and music production or music production through a visual medium.
Intermedia, Visual music and a Colour organ are three interesting terms which I found while researching this subject.
Here's a couple of examples of this idea.
ableton to processing 3 from urkietown on Vimeo.
Intermedia, Visual music and a Colour organ are three interesting terms which I found while researching this subject.
Here's a couple of examples of this idea.
ableton to processing 3 from urkietown on Vimeo.
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