3:20-3:50 | Presentation Rubina, Adam, Colin | Feedback/discussion 3:50-4:00
4:00-4:30 | Presentation Min & Natalya | Feedback/discussion 4:30-4:40
4:40-5:00 | Overall comments and assessment of course work
We might chose to invite a few Art Center individuals to provide additional feedback. Meanwhile please let us know if you have any further questions or need for support related to the presentation, we are looking forward to Thursday.
Below you will find what Xiao and I presented to Carolina today. For next week we are going to work on our structure more, finalize the bottom half of our model, work more on our yearbook/invitation as well as proposal booklet layouts (not included in this post), and finish writing our narrative and the content for the proposal.
We would like to make a book of (and for) everyone in the class, as a mock-up for our yearbook idea. I would like to take pictures of you all next week, if everyone is okay with that. Also, just to plant the seed, we will be asking for 1-3 pieces of work and a little bit of writing, but don't worry about that now :)
CLAIM (work in progress) Our graduation proposal sets forth to highlight the reverence and excitement of this passage or threshold in a graduate’s life. By creating a very ethereal and temporary structure combined with a permanent landscape-intervention, we hope to capture the fragility and “moment-in-time” nature of a graduation ceremony, while articulating the strong foundation graduate’s share. Our structure—built of paper and wood—is collapsible, storable, and the epitome of sustainability. The media for the event has been pared down to the simple use of light and shadow to create a sophisticated and aesthetically pleasing palette. Depth and visual interest is found through subtle variations in white light, created by the physical structure and placement of both candles and incandescent lighting. Way-finding takes place through the use of affordable and sustainable candle-lit luminaries, placed on the ground in lines to lead people to and from the event. Chinese-inspired lanterns in the trees around campus provide further visual interest. Beneath the structure is a concrete circle flush with the ground, approximately 75 feet in diameter, with concentric rings denoted by lighting embedded in the cement. During the ceremony, a circular stage will be installed in the smallest ring for the commencement exercises. When graduation is not taking place, the wood and paper structure will be disassembled and stored, while the concrete circle will remain to be used by students for events such as yoga, basketball, outdoor classes, parking, and other activities. This new concrete ring will serve all the purposes that the basketball court currently provides, while creating a level of aesthetic appeal appropriate to a school of our caliber. An aerial view reveals the combination of the circle and rectangle interventions (the Ellwood building being the rectangle), referencing an ancient Chinese belief derived from the Yin and Yang theory, in which heaven is like a dome covering the square earth. It also serves as a compliment to the existing structure and landscape, as well as a giant representation of our logo.
Today we had our make up class for week 12. The first group: Colin, Rubina & Adam did not show up. I would like an explanation for this, as I waited 45 minutes for you. It is needless to say that this is utterly irresponsible on your part and an absolute act of disrespect towards me, your professor, and my time. Big mistake that will not go unnoticed. I will have a personal meeting with you next week to clarify some issues of respect towards our professor that are clearly 'misunderstood' by most of you.
Out of the remaining 3 groups only one had read the blog that delineated in detail what was due today. (amelia & xiao) the other groups: Natalya & Min, Jane & Julianne are apparently not aware that the blog is not for decoration but rather a component of the course that is your responsibility to check and contribute to. Again, I'd like an explanation for this, I should not be explaining this to you at this point in the course (accentuated by the fact that I mentioned at the end of last session to check it for what was due)
The work today was mediocre at best, or simply not done. This will not be tolerated.
dear all, good meeting last class, below is what;s due for next week:
CLAIM: what you claim this project does and how it sets forth to do so one paragraph minimum
MODELS: with figures to scale — bring in your models and material samples — photograph your model: use the camera to unveil media spaces, that is pov;s not accessible to our eye due to scale and visibility. This is a great test for accents (structural), revealing media as building block, lighting and space relationships, context etc. — Bring in 20 images minimum that outline your entire narrative, a visualization of your claim.
MEDIA: — important is to remember that media is not coating, but rather that which alters space, thought, sensation and matter; therefore material. — Bring media work in actual format: if video, then a video piece in context (can be work in progress), same with mapping, lighting interventions etc, everything in context and sequence, the full story.
DOCUMENTATION / PROPOSAL BOOKLET: — For the final presentation you are required to create a small publication, a proposal booklet that features your work — This booklet sets froth your claim and media executions for this project: tells the story visually in book format. (Documenting you media model, also in relationship to accd main building) — Contents also include: budget, production proposal (vendors & collaborators)
Hope all is good, please post your work here for week 10 If you cannot post for whatever reason remember you can also send a pdf via yousend it n(to NIk & I), or for video, can also post on youtube or vimeo
Heres Adam's, Colin's and Rubina's work for this week. The first video is a slideshow of the budget, space, use etc. The second video is the procession. The third and fourth video are studies for projection mapping. And the fifth video has the renderings of the space.
Additional information
Here are other uses for the space when not in use for the ceremony:
Most importantly the space becomes a space for students and teachers alike. Activities and group meetings, such as yoga etc. Speeches, classes (for all classes or maybe just occasionally, or for the day). Show student work/crit in the space with use of the a.v. equipment (that would be spectacular to see work in a space like that). Special events, like openings, galleries, student work etc. Heres a big one, ORIENTATION DAY!!!!. School meetings. A place for students to practice screen and projector work. Of course just an all around "break space" (you know after class, to make out, smoke a.. cig.. etc). Theater people will love this space, they already don't have enough space, more space for them! Public meetings can also make use of the a.v equipment.
HOW TO DO PROJECTION MAPPING (aka 3D mapping, video mapping, 3D video projection, 3D video mapping etc)
What is projection mapping? Essentially you can project your image or video onto designated spaces at designated intervals. That is, you do not need to use the entire projection window. For example if you had 3 squares and only projected inside those 3 squares. The rest of the space would be empty (i.e., the wall or what ever your projecting on)-- so you do not have the background light up, just the 3 squares. (see our studies below for a better explanation)
What does this mean for under the bridge? Well a lot: ability to project all throughout the space. Really be able to show work and visualizations. Turns the ceremony into a digital media event (much like how Art Center should be represented). It also allows for incredible visualizations under the bridge. It will not only use the architecture of the bridge (a huge icon for the school) but will able be to use the space the bridge creates. Also transforming the space to a more "livable" space my introducing technology and lighting. (see below samples)
What have we found to be the best way to project map?
Traditionally it was first approaced with 3D rendering. You need to draw out exactly what your projecting on in 3D. Then you bring it into a program that feeds it to the projector.
This is free software called Video Projection Tools that you can use to project your visualizations with. Open source (woohoo).
Another way to do it is: Get a camera (photo i.e., 35mm) and get a lense with the same throw ration as the projector. Setup a rig that has the camera pointed at exactly what your projector is. Take a picture. Now you need to mask that photo how you want your masks projected onto your area. Think of a mask as a layer that blocks out the background (or vice versa). This is a time consuming task and requires planning and patience and adjusting. And then use software like Video Projection Tools to feed to the projector.
And another way to do it: This is a bit more on the "street art" side. Unfortunately we don't have much representation of this type of projection work in the states, but its popular in other countries. In this other countries many artists will attach a projector to their car and project in the streets (awesome!). Normally when they do this, they are doing whats call "live mapping." Connect the projector to a computer (notebook) then connect a second monitor. Open photoshop while your projector is on and projecting. Then put photoshop in the second window and there are ways to trace your object "live" while you at the location. This is a time consuming task and requires planning and patience and adjusting. And then use software like Video Projection Tools to feed to the projector.
Thats all we're going to talk about for now. Obviously theres much more to say, but thats a good intro.
