Light animation.

Last lesson we did light animation during the lesson we used a canon D500
we then turned off the lights and proceeded to taking the pictures, we used
torches and coloured filters and we pointed them towards the canon and  we made different shapes.
Our final idea was to create an animation of the game pong, as seen above.
The camera was put in a setting called bulb where the camera leaves the shutter open and takes in all light detected.

How we made it: We got two people to stand 3 meters away from each other while one person drifted towards either person. Another person then wrote the score of the game as another person took the pictures. we moved the torches in certain motions to create the images. All of this was done using communication to keep the torches in the right position.
I then gathered the pictures and imported them onto final cut, i then shortened the duration to 00:00:00:04.

Other examples of what you can achieve with more time in the link below

Avatar: Motion Capture Mirrors Emotions

This  is performance capture at its most advanced, using performance capture
gave them a good way to get accurate real facial expressions, using this technique changes the outcome of the film.

Facial motion capture


Facial motion capture is taking the movement of someones face and converting this into a database with a camera or laser scanners. This database is then used to produce CG (computer graphics) computer animations, movies or games in this case, real time avatars. Motion capture is related to performance capture but is far more challenging and require more attention because of the requirement for higher resolution.

MOTION CAPTURE

•                also heard are 'virtual theater', 'digital puppetry', and 'real-time animation' 

•                Additionally, the devil's rotoscope' seems to be a favorite term among traditional animation people 

•                The term 'motion capture', can also be abbreviated as 'mocap'

The term 'motion capture', can also be abbreviated as 'mocap' another term is 'performance capture'.

Other examples are.

FIFA 12 - Gameplay Trailer

Games such as FIFA allow gamers to simulate a real football game from the comfort of their own home.
FIFA is a series of football video games that is released annually by EA Electronic Arts.





The people are dressed in a spandex like suit, using ''Marks'' that are placed on the person they pin point the persons position by shining light on the reflective tape and this light is picked up by the 180 cameras, also the actions are placed back to the people in real time. This video shows how much accuracy and equipment is needed to make a FIFA game.

Zumba Wii - Trailer

What i like about this video.

The ability to free your hands with the pouch, being able to use your body without having to
rely on holding the controller while you play. This Wii remote or Wiimote is the primary controller for the Wii console. The best feature of the Wiimote is the motion sensing this allows the player to manipulate object on the screen using hand gesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and optical sensor technology. 

KINECT XBOX

This game uses the connect a motion sensing device this device allows users to play the game without using any controller at all this is possible through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands.
The instructions are easy you stand in the same position as you would if you were golfing
and swing.. incredibly simple freeing up your hands the kinect rivals the Wiimote as it doesn't rely
on a controller to get a response from the console.

I like the picture because it shows the simplicity of the kinect very well, and also illustrates how easy it is to play the games using kinnect.




I like this video and picture because the games lets you interact with a pet, the game creates the real image of an animal, from the way the animal moves to the way the animal jumps. The children spend time playing,feeding and intreating with their animal. 
The video below shows how data can be taken from the movements of the human face and then using that to create the movement of an animal face.
   

Exposure

In terms of photography exposure in the total amount of light that is aloud to fall  on the image Sensor while taking a picture. Exposure is measured in seconds ranging from f1.2 or f22  the higher the number the less exposed and the darker the image will be.

HALLOWEEN

Last week we used make up to create a horror picture, in the lesson we used blood which was actually a mixture of chocolate sauce and red dye. We also went to the photography room and some of us had to pose  so the other person could take the picture, instructing the subject and motivating them to pose in a certain way. Posing or taking a picture in a certain way total transforms the final image the examples above show that
standing or looking in a certain way changes the impact of that image.
 Green is often seen as a creepy colour so along with the Bowens lighting we used green colour gel and placed the light at a low angle facing up to create that creepy classic effect.

Another example of a low budget poster.
This poster is similar to my final one although mine lacks visibility this is something i could change if i had more time. Also the writing ( tittle ) on my poster is not clear in many other way it does work the blood doesn't look fake and  the subject is in a position which works well with the poster.

Portrait pictures

We used the canon 5D and the Bowens grid defuser to effect the outcome portrait pictures, using different amounts of lighting and using different angles really changed the picture.In the session experimenting with different ways of taking a portrait picture, placing the picture as and angle helps give the picture a professional effect. Also we used lights to back light the subject, this was to reduce the shadow creating a less harsh effect.

In the lesson we also learned to position the lights at certain distances as this greatly effects the outcome of the image. As you can see from the examples above, we experimented with distance and different angles of lighting. The last picture on the list shows back lighting and placing the light towards one side makes the picture professional and creates a stronger image. Along with the he grid defuser we used timers to make sure the light flashed at the right time. Also during the lesson we used cheap blinds to create the white background behind the subject.

November First-

In the last lesson, we focused on taking portrait pictures outside, using different
lighting techniques to effect the pictures. We ventured out and found a place with nice scenery
and we took pictures, altering the pictures with reflective material.

The equipment we used was, Reflective material, a battery pack and lighting
with a censor which told the lights to flash when we took the pictures.

We also took pictures facing the Sun and we found
a place sheltered by a trees shadow and took pictures. We also used the reflective material
to warm up the image and putting light on the subjects face or body.

Last Weeks Lesson

In last weeks lesson we used the Cannon 5D to make a sequence of pictures using action figures
and hero's.
We picked three locations and we created a story with the pictures.
After we had taken the pictures and gone back to class, we realised we had made a mistake.
During photography we had forgotten to keep shadows and body parts out of the shot, this ruined the effect of the pictures, this is something to remember next time.

In this weeks lesson we used a wooden mannequin for the purpose of animation.
In the lesson we used the canon 5D and green screen to animate the mannequin.
While taking the pictures we had to move the mannequin slightly, stabilising it after I'd touched it.

A green light was mounted around the camera which helped us achieve  the green screen effect, light was also cancelled out with  bowens gemini lighting  this ensured than when it came to animating the pictures the mannequin wouldn't be disappear because of exposure to the green light.


Green screen: We used the green light around the camera to shine 
light onto a grey surface although you couldn't see the green effect the 
camera picked it up and we got the green screen effect. This would allow you to

use any background.

My idea for my animation is...

A police man putting clothes on but he puts on a skirt instead of his trousers.
To make it better i will cut the arms and legs and animate then as well as the body.
This will make it better and also improve the finished product.

Last lesson we did some animating using the Cannon 600d and pictures from magazines.
Using the camera we moved the images and then to a picture and moved the imagine and took a picture, it was very basic but the technique applies to modern day animation.






We were able to keep the images still and the camera mounted using the cambo camera stand which helped the camera stay in the same position insuring that if the played the pictures in a sequence you would see the animation effect.

Also we used  bowens gemini lighting to light up the magazines cut outs and not the room lighting as it gives it a different effect, making the background white and keeping your attention on the moving images. It also adds to the animation effect allowing you to see the movement.

stop motion

stop motion sometimes referred to as stop acting is an animation technique  used to make a static object appear to move on its own.

The static object is moved little by little this creates the illusion that it is moving on its own when the frames are played as a continuous sequence.

Clay is usually used because it is easily manipulated.

Rostrum Camera Bottle Animation

This is an Example of how a rostrum camera can bring an object to life.

A rostrum camera is specially made for television production
it is used to animate a still picture or an object. A rostrum camera can be used to creator many effects but
is mainly used to animate static objects.


This is a picture of a rostrum camera .

I'm going to use cut outs and drawings to make the animations,
the video before is an example of where this project will lead
as it gets more complex.

Right now i will start off by making it simple and easy just using the rostrum camera.

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