Deadline Extension
I am extending the deadline on Project 3 to MONDAY DECEMBER 14 at 5pm. Please place an mov file in my digital drop box and post your design statement to your blog, then email to let me know you have done so. The blog assignments are also due then.
Field Trip to Spin Pro
Our tour of Spin Pro is on FRIDAY DECEMBER 11. The time however, has been changed to 2:30pm. Please confirm if you are able to make this trip or not.
Spin is located at 420 King Street West (at Portland)
Thursday December 3
Please have your rough cuts ready for review at 4:30pm.
Project 3 final projects are due December 11 at 11am.
Our class field trip is on December 11 at 11am. We are going to Spin Pro Media
Thursday November 26
Please have a written draft of your text-based narration for today’s class.
In addition, you should have visual and audio material to work with during class.
I will be at York by 3pm if you want to meet me before class.
Thursday November 19
Project 3′s “fixations list”, outlines and boards are due today.
Lecture: Lighting considerations. Please read handouts: Filmspace (Blain Brown), Light and Lighting Techniques
Screenings: works that deal with the loop, ruptures in conventions, subjectivity and rotoscoping.
Additional in-class activities: hand drawing on film, AE tutorial, rotoscoping, lighting scenarios
Friday November 13
Please place completed countdowns into my digital drop box, and complete your blogs by 11pm tonight. Projects submitted after this date are late.
Below is a pdf of yesterday’s lecture and a handout to get you started on digital rotoscoping.
Correction
I will be at York as of 11am tomorrow, November 12. I will not be available from 12pm-1:30, but will otherwise be in the design office.
Franci
Thursday November 12
Please have your countdown Projects ready for class presentation.
Lecture: Editing—The Control of Expectation
We will also be discussing Project 3 and viewing work that deals with the loop, ruptures in convention, subjectivity and rotoscoping
We will also go over rotoscoping.
I will be at York as of 12pm if you need to meet ahead of class.
Time Lapse
Here are a couple of sites that provide really simple time lapse and stop motion tips.
http://photojojo.com/content/tutorials/ultimate-guide-to-time-lapse-photography/
http://www.stopmotioncentral.com/articles-6.html
Its all about control. The trick is to control as many variables as possible:
1. USE A TRIPOD, if you have an intervalometer even better. You can set most cameras (video and DSLR) to capture images at set intervals so that you don’t have to press the button every time.
2. manual white balance
3. manual focus
4. manual exposure
5. you may choose to let the camera determine shutter speed (this may or may not help)
6. If relying on daylight, try not to shoot on a cloudy day (although keeping your exposure and white balance consistent will help with this)
7. Carefully consider your background. If you are shooting objects, you may want to consider shooting a solid colour so that you can replace your BG in Photoshop.
8.*** Shoot tests, enough to determine how long to hold each image for so that you get the quality of motion that you need to articulate your concept.
9. Be ready for the realization that you may have to touch up your images to fix issues such as registration etc. in Photoshop
10. Have somebody help you.
Thursday November 5
Please bring your Project 2 work ready for peer and individual critiques on Thursday.
