So got a major pitch coming up...

And on that count i have to get a working example of the work i am intending to produce. After more research and some practical experiments i have found out a few things about projection techniques and its limitations. This includes the ammount of alteration to geometry where the effect is believable; and what kind of surfaces accept the projection best.
I have begun to work on using normal maps as projections. This involves exporting normal maps from image data and having it interpreted in After effects.
I have had some success with a projector borrowed from the Uni; but unfortunatly; i can not show you the results as i am waiting for a camera....long story.
The main idea i have is to map Tremough House.

As you can see the middle bit with the nine windows could be a real possibility. On failing that i may approach the theatre dept and see if i can do anything with the staging crew to tie in with a performance. This is not what i really want to be doing; but it may open up other avenues or possibilities.

Ac/dc thingy....

An awsome bit of motion graphics set to the rock noise of AC/DC

This is cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pclc_v8xdNM&feature=player_embedded#!

Would love to do some projection mapping for the next year. As the masstransiscope idea has hit a stone cold wall. The research was good fun tho and time well spent. Looking to the future and plans of travel i feel projectionist work and mapping installations could be the way forward. Have spent some time looking at the method behind mapping and the problems people have come up against in the past; nw i cannot wait to get back into a more creative environment and put some plans into action. I am thinking of modelling my own house and getting a projector from somewhere just so i can have something to show; ifnot setting up some geometry as in the link and modelling that.
Now to find a projector...

Hello all...

After the flurry of activity around the time of the last posting i am glad to say that i am still making time for some animation related tasks. These involve getting a new tripod; some after effects tutorials; a bit of drawing (any art materials in our house are at a premium; everyone wants a pencil), and some painting field trips.
I have been trying to capture light with watercolour paints, with varieing degrees of sucsess.
I am still researching into the masstransiscope; and a phone call plus some field research could be on the cards.

Had an idea for an animation installation viewed from a train..

And i found this while doing some primary research...
http://bboptics.com/masstransiscope.html

This guy done the very same thing in the subway in New York.
I think i will have to look into his method and see how it was done.

Got Some Work..

I have got myself some work through the summer working for an online tv channel called the cornwall channel. My role is like general dogs body at the mo; as the guy i am supposed to be workng with was out all today.
He left me some footage of an advertisment for a hairdressers we are doing an ad for to edit. That was good; like cutting it to some music and getting some punchy cuts down. When it is done i will put the link to it; so you can have a look.
Even got to listen to some of the football. Nice.
I spent the rest of the day exploring the motion editor in flash as i have abused my flash skills recently: (
I will be going out on location filming customers and i am expected to have a major creative input in the team.
The team consists of the boss Shane who does most of the editing at the mo; but he is always busy out filming so i can see me doing a load more of that : )
Another guy called Rohb who does all the coding for the site; by all accounts he is a bit of a wiz; i think they are using php.
There are a couple more people on the company who i have not met yet; but im sure the time will come.

My thoughts on this term.

With the negotiated brief and the pitch project running all term, plus sessions with Frankie on cinematography and the work for Anne our feet have not touched the ground. And then there was the MEL scripting with Georg plus the animation technology lectures; its been right busy.


What would i have done differently?

Well i would have concentrated on Alex's project more and pushed him for more work instead of opening the can of worms which was Cheries project. That was a big mistake on my part. I could have producued something a lot more streamlined if i had done that and put a lot more time into experimenting with maya/compositing which i want to get into next year.

Also would have liked to be part of a team; this would have enabled me to form a working relationship for the third year; and get into a more formalised role.

The high points of the term was the experimental nature of the poetic timeline animation; the pitch, and getting back to using a paintbrush again.

I enjoyed the literature research and reviews, but still have a lot of honing in to do before i write my dissertation.
Will post some more images soon; until then...