Firstly today I decided to do 2 short films just in the lab of still objects. I got some instructions from a forum on how to create an anaglyphic image to use with 3d glasses. No special equipment is needed to view this film once the glasses are worn.The first take was for the left eye which I imported into final cut pro on V1. The 2nd take was of the same objects but I shifted the camera over to the right a couple of cm before filming. This was then put onto V2, under V1 in fcp. I deleted the audio as it was not needed. Click here to see how I got the effect. Once this effect was done I tried to buy some red and cyan (a mix of blue and green) glasses to see if it had worked but unluckily I couldn't get any but have ordered some off ebay. If this works then I know what software I am using. Last night I tried the 3d glasses effect in AE, which gave the magic eye look...if you adjust your eyes the image produces a 3rd middle image that stands out, like in the old picture viewers. I am not sure how this would work with glasses though.
I looked up distances between lenses and found that an experiment had been done where the cameras were 100 feet apart. This produced a good 3d image but appeared very small as the lenses act like your eyes, therefore, eyes that wide apart could only come from a huge person, giving the illusion of viewing a tiny subject. I don't want my audience to feel a lot bigger than the projection so I will experiment with different distances, probably very close together.
I came across an Arrivision 3d lens which fixes on to the camera's lens and divides it in the middle, top and bottom. The top is the left eye and bottom the right. However, using this method, you also need 2 projectors with special lenses. If i can do it without this it will be great. Another option is digital stereo projection and this is the best one I think. Polarized glasses are used and also 2 projectors.
Tomorrow I need to choreograph ready for Sunday and more research into 3d.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
FINAL PROJECT 3D
My final project will consist of 3 live dancers and 3D projections, either stop motion footage of Sindy or a Sindy model built in Maya.
The theme is based on superstimuli and how women are constantly being fed unreachable goals to aspire to. Air brushed models are displayed for women and teenagers to look up to but it starts much earlier on. Girls play with dolls and use them for role play and throughout the life of the Pedigree Sindy doll you can see how much British society's moulding has increased. Sindy was an average looking female and through the decades she has become not only unreachable but alien like.
I spoke to Gary who is composing the music today and he mentioned the Dove Evolution advert and how it relates to my theme. It's a good example of how women are endlessley striving to be computer enhanced models! I thought I could start off the projections with the different faces of Sindy and how she has changed from girl next door to sunburnt, turquoise alien eyes, skinny figure and gleaming teeth, just like real women in society have changed with fashion. She now resembles the American standard of a woman...BARBIE and yet, during the 1960's, child psychiatrists found that girls didn't want this, but now obviously, after years of being sold it, they now see this as normal. Young girls are now playing with unrealistic ideals and that is something we will strive for, without reaching, and therefore consume more beauty products.
I want to base the choreography for my 3 dancers on the movement of the Sindy's bodies and their capabilities. There will be exaggerated moves in places, overeaching of limbs, risk taking, competetiveness and maybe falling over to mimic how women will go to all lengths to achieve their goal, but failing helplessly.
I want to create Sindy stands
and have the dancers in 'their place' restricted and bound; ready to break away and be individual, only to find that this freedom is unatainable and that instead they are manipulated by ridiculous images of 'superwomen', hypnotised in fact to become just that!
The 3D projections will be larger than life, just like our goals. They set the standards with the images of Sindy changing through the decades, the closer we get to present day, the worse it gets. Fashion is on a loop, I was just thinking today how I have worn skinny jeans in the '80's and now again in 2008! I want to repeat sections of movement and asked gary to create the music starting minimal and bringing variations in. I want him to try and capture the 3 decades (60s 70s 80s) in the music, as a sort of undertone. He will be working with music software and the sound will be electronic and fairly modern.
This project is also part of New Vibes to be performed as a work in progress in mid July. I have lots of studio time with the dancers and Gary will be able to work closely with us by attending some rehearsals and i will film as we go to send to him. He will create snippets for me to sample with the movement and build a track with the ones i like. I am meeting the dancers on Sunday.
In the meantime i need to work out how and what to film for the 3D projections. They will be viewed through 3D glasses like in Jaws 3 and i may need a special lens.
The theme is based on superstimuli and how women are constantly being fed unreachable goals to aspire to. Air brushed models are displayed for women and teenagers to look up to but it starts much earlier on. Girls play with dolls and use them for role play and throughout the life of the Pedigree Sindy doll you can see how much British society's moulding has increased. Sindy was an average looking female and through the decades she has become not only unreachable but alien like.
I spoke to Gary who is composing the music today and he mentioned the Dove Evolution advert and how it relates to my theme. It's a good example of how women are endlessley striving to be computer enhanced models! I thought I could start off the projections with the different faces of Sindy and how she has changed from girl next door to sunburnt, turquoise alien eyes, skinny figure and gleaming teeth, just like real women in society have changed with fashion. She now resembles the American standard of a woman...BARBIE and yet, during the 1960's, child psychiatrists found that girls didn't want this, but now obviously, after years of being sold it, they now see this as normal. Young girls are now playing with unrealistic ideals and that is something we will strive for, without reaching, and therefore consume more beauty products.
I want to base the choreography for my 3 dancers on the movement of the Sindy's bodies and their capabilities. There will be exaggerated moves in places, overeaching of limbs, risk taking, competetiveness and maybe falling over to mimic how women will go to all lengths to achieve their goal, but failing helplessly.
I want to create Sindy stands
and have the dancers in 'their place' restricted and bound; ready to break away and be individual, only to find that this freedom is unatainable and that instead they are manipulated by ridiculous images of 'superwomen', hypnotised in fact to become just that! The 3D projections will be larger than life, just like our goals. They set the standards with the images of Sindy changing through the decades, the closer we get to present day, the worse it gets. Fashion is on a loop, I was just thinking today how I have worn skinny jeans in the '80's and now again in 2008! I want to repeat sections of movement and asked gary to create the music starting minimal and bringing variations in. I want him to try and capture the 3 decades (60s 70s 80s) in the music, as a sort of undertone. He will be working with music software and the sound will be electronic and fairly modern.
This project is also part of New Vibes to be performed as a work in progress in mid July. I have lots of studio time with the dancers and Gary will be able to work closely with us by attending some rehearsals and i will film as we go to send to him. He will create snippets for me to sample with the movement and build a track with the ones i like. I am meeting the dancers on Sunday.
In the meantime i need to work out how and what to film for the 3D projections. They will be viewed through 3D glasses like in Jaws 3 and i may need a special lens.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
COVER
I have spent today creating a dvd cover in photoshop. It looks really good, if I had used photoshop more i would have got it done quicker as i had to learn as i went. I managed to do everything I needed to so I am happy. I based some of it on the poster I used of a b movie in Sindy's bedroom.
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