first draft of thesis!

thesis well under way....1st draft due in on 18th!!! and demo.  soundtrack is coming on .. its great !

interactive sounds ..

the interactive sound s will now be done in Director.. so the hour glasses will have RFID tags attached top and bottom,  and there will be a RFID reader underneath the shelf instead of web cam...

film shot and edited!

finally finished editing just trying to work out the ending bit! a copy has been given to the guys creating the soundtrack .. done the first bit if programming in Director and have structure of thesis in progress .....  

pulling my hair out!

Finishing storyboards this weekend!!!!  

the camera is BOOKED for next WEEK!!!

Floor plan of Installation

     

Equipment and Technology

Technology & Software           Equipment for installation

Camera equipment                 Projector
logic & Final cut                      Motorized moving screen
Adobe After Effects                Tagged Hourglasses
Fidicual Markers                    Web-cam
C++ programming                  Several speakers

                                 

Hourglasses with fidicual markers for sound activation

several hourglasses with fidicual markers attached, so when turned over will activate the sound to added to the soundtrack. The amount of sound will correspond to the length of time the sound plays and if it repeats.. I plan to make these all different sizes and to be luminous to glow in the dark.

3D max image of proposed moving screen. have few other ideas  which I'm thinking about at the moment...

currently finishing off work of all the modules... cant wait to apply my self to my project full time! have two Ph.d students who are going work on my soundtrack for my film which is hugely exciting! still debating whether to have a moving screen or a stationary one but have finally worked out the interactive part of my installation..  i will have several hourglasses with fidicual markers attached so when they are turned over it will active sounds to be added to the sound track. The amount of sand inside will correspond to the length of sound, these hourglasses will be on a shelf or table with a web cam underneath to pick up the movement. 

my idea is for a short film on loss,reflection, memories and grief. it will have a soundtrack that will be interactive through RFID tags. at certain points within the film the audience will be able to build upon the base soundtrack. i am interested in the perception of the visual and the accompanying sounds and how this can be manipulated to evoke different feelings... im drawing the storyboards at the moment and have started collected shots.