Class Blog 2/25/2014

Hello everyone!

Here is a little recap of what we covered in class today!

*Motion capture demo:

     -After break we will be recording the motion capture, for those who wanted to use in their group projects.

*Kinect patch and motion demo

     -We created the patch in Isadora that will respond with the Kinect.  That way we can put video into our moving bodies! 

     -Professor Pagano gave us this patch two weeks ago.  It's called Silhouette.

     -It is preferred that we used this element with the Kinect in our projects.  When presenting, the Kinect will be set at the base of the stairs to capture our movement during the performance.

HOMEWORK:

1.  Create a team tumblr blog 

     *Name it and tag Professor Pagano in it. You should be able to find him as: shreeswifty

2.  Find 10 images and edit them in Pixlr, then upload them to your new team tumblr blog.

     *Pixlr is an app that allows you to edit pictures.  The app is called: pixlr express.  If you do not want to download the app you can go to pixlr.com and still edit the pictures.

     *The purpose of doing this is to create pictures with vibrant color to use for your projects.

3.  Research DaDa and Fluxus and blog about it.  

Have a great break!

TUMBLR

http://23.23.132.79:65231/uvisual/faces/sender.xhtml

Flickr Account!

Here is the link for my Flickr Account!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/115767513@N02/

Andrea Ward - Danceroom

This is one of the best representations of combining different mediums of art that I've seen. I love the idea of intertwining art and science. The idea of interpreting the dancers' different energies is fantastic and so well done. I love the way that we can see their paths following behind them and the way that their energies are more vibrant in the places where they stood the longest. I also like the way that it wasn't overdone. It's minimalistic and gives the audience a chance to sink into the vibe.

On a side note, there's a part of me that does't love dance room, only because I'm a choreographer at heart and a minimalist. I've never really been very intrigued by insane lights and shapes and sounds being combined because I've always been a purist when it comes to movement. I'm also a minimalist in general.

Regardless, danceroom is a very innovative work.

Dancespace - Hidden Fields

The imagery and projections against the movement was really stunning and inspirational. I saw it going so many different ways in my head which made me hungry to try out my ideas on my own. When the dancer was on the ground and the blue light was on the wall being projected, I saw it coming towards her and influencing her movement. What I noticed in the piece was the it was image capture or sorts and you could see her influencing the projection. I think it would be amazing to see an interaction where she is influencing it, however a keyboard watch or something of the like can be used to switch the roles.

Andrea Ward - Flickr & Project Synopsis

Andrea Ward Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/115781906@N07/

The project:

Mia: dancer/choreographer
Me: cinematographer/video editor
Kendall: Isadora techie

We have one song that we're using. It's an instrumental by Rjd2.
Mia has choreographed to it.
I plan to record her dancing in different places. I would particularly like to record her on the DNA spiral bridge at Archer and 13th.
We need a still background for her dancing in which there will be no movement, because we plan to record different takes of her movement and overlapping them on Isadora to create the image of multiple Mias dancing and communicating with each other.
I want to work with a lot of different angles and effects in the recording itself, so that we have a strong base to add effects to on Isadora.
The music provides a really curious vibe to the piece, so I'm really excited.
I don't want to give away the rest though.
We haven't had much of a chance to film yet, because all three of us have been out of town and/or busy with mid term studying. However, we plan to film this week.

Flikr Account

http://www.flickr.com/photos/115764883@N04/