Thursday, 1 September 2011
PERSISTENCE OF VISION WITH A LIGHT SOURCE ATTEMPT
Heres me having a go with the persistence of light technique using glow sticks. I decided not to continue witht his after discovering scanimation. Having trouble uploading videos on blogspot so again unable to show you, sorry :( tried to upload it as a gif, still didn't like it
LOOP VIDEOS
We had to make small loop films which basically means that we shot a small fragment of work and then in Adobe Premire we edited it to make it look like it was continuous.
Unfortunately fro some reason I am unable to upload them. I had six: 1# cars turning around a corner 2# was one car driving past repeated 3# walking up stairs 4# me eating a musli bar 5# me walking around a corner 6# view of my feet walking on a field.
sorry that I am unable to show them to you
The Final Countdown ;) SCANIMATION
PERSISTENCE OF VISION: Eyes, Lies, and Illusions...........chapter vi
Right I have settled on an area that I wish to produce my final project on. I was going to cover a few, like light source persistence of vision and Zoetropes, even look into magic lanterns. But I came across these scanimations and decided to just to do that one and make a decent project from it instead. Plus it looks awesome.
I used tutorials from the net plus as well as with the help of Ted to learn how to create these cool looking animated optical illusions. What I like about it is that it is similar to methods such as the Zoetrope but is able to have a comtemporary spin upon creating them. Being interested in animation, this method allows me to experiment with techniques that was used in the olden days to create the effect of movement but also allows me to be hands on with software like Photoshop and Animbar. Helping me get a grasp on multiple software and increasing my confidence in using them. My concept or subject matter I am going to explore in my project is the concept of iconic cartoon figures or fictional characters. This includes figures like Pac man, Elmo, Mickey the Mouse etc, cartoon or video characters that are famous or well known in todays society even though they were created decades ago. Basically I want to take characters that were created in times where film and animation technology were available, and bring them back into a time where they weren't. Where Zoetropes and a like were used instead and animation was as simple as a flip book. Why? Because these characters have a huge impact on society and each character carries a massive francise with them that we can't get enough of. Garfield who was originally created as a comic strip by Jim Davis in the 70s now has been 3D animated along side with real life Bill Murray in 'Garfield the Movie' in 2004 being that the technology to do so was available which widen the Garfield francise further. Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 and the francise is extreme. He even has a Hollywood star on the walk of fame. Now a days there is even a Disney Channel with shows like the Mickey Mouse Club etc. His silhouette of his head and ears are even iconic. So with characters such as him, I want to turn them into scanimations inorder to pick at the idea of "down grading" them as such. Bring them back to a technique that would have been used before the film and animation we see today was even around. A sort of jibe of how influenced society is with technology as a whole.
Right I have settled on an area that I wish to produce my final project on. I was going to cover a few, like light source persistence of vision and Zoetropes, even look into magic lanterns. But I came across these scanimations and decided to just to do that one and make a decent project from it instead. Plus it looks awesome.
I used tutorials from the net plus as well as with the help of Ted to learn how to create these cool looking animated optical illusions. What I like about it is that it is similar to methods such as the Zoetrope but is able to have a comtemporary spin upon creating them. Being interested in animation, this method allows me to experiment with techniques that was used in the olden days to create the effect of movement but also allows me to be hands on with software like Photoshop and Animbar. Helping me get a grasp on multiple software and increasing my confidence in using them. My concept or subject matter I am going to explore in my project is the concept of iconic cartoon figures or fictional characters. This includes figures like Pac man, Elmo, Mickey the Mouse etc, cartoon or video characters that are famous or well known in todays society even though they were created decades ago. Basically I want to take characters that were created in times where film and animation technology were available, and bring them back into a time where they weren't. Where Zoetropes and a like were used instead and animation was as simple as a flip book. Why? Because these characters have a huge impact on society and each character carries a massive francise with them that we can't get enough of. Garfield who was originally created as a comic strip by Jim Davis in the 70s now has been 3D animated along side with real life Bill Murray in 'Garfield the Movie' in 2004 being that the technology to do so was available which widen the Garfield francise further. Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 and the francise is extreme. He even has a Hollywood star on the walk of fame. Now a days there is even a Disney Channel with shows like the Mickey Mouse Club etc. His silhouette of his head and ears are even iconic. So with characters such as him, I want to turn them into scanimations inorder to pick at the idea of "down grading" them as such. Bring them back to a technique that would have been used before the film and animation we see today was even around. A sort of jibe of how influenced society is with technology as a whole.
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Research for Scanimation
Some artists that I have looked at are:
Ludwig Wilding
(19 May 1927 – 4 January 2010) German born artist whose work was associated with op art and kinetic art.Wilding's works are three-dimensional structures that create shifting patterns through their black and white designs and have been shown in exhibitions such as The Responsive Eye ( Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1965), Eyes, Lies and Illusions ( Hayward Gallery, London, 2004), and Optic Nerve: Perceptual Art of the 1960s (The Columbus Museum of Art,Ohio 2007) and many more. Wilding studied history of art at the University of Magonza and attended courses at the Academy of Fine Arts at Stuttgart. It was between 1951 and 1955 where he produced single-dimension works in black and white, based on "mathematical variations of geometrical constructions". In 1953 he started his "Optical Interference" series in two dimensions, a project that he was to continue in the years to come. His research included identifying and isolating the elements he considered primary and essential, especially the line, the white and the black as elementary or primary structures. His technique included superimposed and staggered networks of lines, producing effects of optical perturbation and even vertigo. So in other words, giving the illusion of movement.
Ludwig Wilding
(19 May 1927 – 4 January 2010) German born artist whose work was associated with op art and kinetic art.Wilding's works are three-dimensional structures that create shifting patterns through their black and white designs and have been shown in exhibitions such as The Responsive Eye ( Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1965), Eyes, Lies and Illusions ( Hayward Gallery, London, 2004), and Optic Nerve: Perceptual Art of the 1960s (The Columbus Museum of Art,Ohio 2007) and many more. Wilding studied history of art at the University of Magonza and attended courses at the Academy of Fine Arts at Stuttgart. It was between 1951 and 1955 where he produced single-dimension works in black and white, based on "mathematical variations of geometrical constructions". In 1953 he started his "Optical Interference" series in two dimensions, a project that he was to continue in the years to come. His research included identifying and isolating the elements he considered primary and essential, especially the line, the white and the black as elementary or primary structures. His technique included superimposed and staggered networks of lines, producing effects of optical perturbation and even vertigo. So in other words, giving the illusion of movement.
Rufus Butler Seder
Probably the most famous for using the scanimation technique in his work. Originally a film maker, Seder had a fascination with antique motion picture toys which led him to create movies on a grand scale experimenting with using no electricity, moving parts or special lighting.He developed an 8" square, three-pound, lens-ribbed glass tile, called a LIFETILE and by combining many LIFETILES was able to create large-scale "Movies for the Wall": optical wall pieces that appear to come to life, move and change when the observer walks by.Since the 90s Seder has created murals using this technique all over the world. Other items he has created include the Cinespinner which is basically suncatchers with images that spring to life in a window when they rotate at the end of their string, greeting cards where the image appears to move when you open them and a line of books for children filled with scanimations of different sorts.
I don't think I'll be using LIFETILES in my project for they seem way too complicated for me to be able to create on my own but I will be using the concept of his Cinespinner in order to present my work. Anyway this is how the Lifetile works : Each installation involve filming live subjects, computer animation or hand-drawn motion studies. Once this is done a combination of analog and digital techniques are used to produce the 'coded images' that are fused into the back of the glass tiles. When the viewer walks past the installation, the ribbed tile lenses unscramble the coded images 'frame by frame', and the observer's brain links this rapid succession of images together, creating the impression of movement.
Dick Frizzell
New Zealand born artist, his work is best described as expressionist pop because of his appropriation of kitsch kiwiana icons and incorporation of them into his often cartoon-like paintings and lithographs. He does not stay within one particular style, and often adopts unfashionable painting styles and can be compared to artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Paul Hartigan, Ian Scott, and Andy Warhol because of this. Famous works are with the use of the Four Square Man used as advertisement for the chain of grocery stores.Dick Frizzell initially worked as a commercial artist after graduating from the University of Canterbury in 1964 which placed him within the environment from which much of his imagery has evolved from.
other artists I looked at include renegade urban graffti artist Banksy (see above). This work inparticular criticises the idea of how countries such as America tend to dominate over others. Banksy is a English based graffti artist, political activist, film director and painter. His works of political and social commentary have been featured on streets, walls, and bridges of cities throughout the world.Known for his contempt for the government in labelling graffiti as vandalism, he displays his art on public surfaces such as walls and even going as far as to build physical prop pieces but never directly sells his own work.
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Magic Lantern
Sort of goes into what the Magic Lantern.
This was one of the things I was going to look into but I think I might give it a miss.
This was one of the things I was going to look into but I think I might give it a miss.
Concepts ideas
Okay, I want to approach three methods, there are heaps I want to look into and try out but probably a little bit ambitious. Anyway...
One chapter that I found interesting on the website was
Persistence of Vision..................EYES, LIES AND ILLUSTIONS chaper vi
The human eye's ability to retain an image for a fraction of a second after it has gone.
The two items involved in this section that I want to look into are Zoetropes and sort of your basic method of persistence of vision e.g sparklers though I'm looking into using glow sticks and torches etc experiment with that a little.
Zoetrope is probably going to be my biggest project. One way I want to approach the Zoetrope is instead of having it in a circular formation I want to stretch it across a wall and have the viewer walk along side it to create the effect. Though I am thinking that I will have to put the sight slits on an angle to suit the movement of the viewer. Perhaps, may not be necessary. Other ways I can approach this technique is using fences etc
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One chapter that I found interesting on the website was
Persistence of Vision..................EYES, LIES AND ILLUSTIONS chaper vi
The human eye's ability to retain an image for a fraction of a second after it has gone.
The two items involved in this section that I want to look into are Zoetropes and sort of your basic method of persistence of vision e.g sparklers though I'm looking into using glow sticks and torches etc experiment with that a little.
Zoetrope is probably going to be my biggest project. One way I want to approach the Zoetrope is instead of having it in a circular formation I want to stretch it across a wall and have the viewer walk along side it to create the effect. Though I am thinking that I will have to put the sight slits on an angle to suit the movement of the viewer. Perhaps, may not be necessary. Other ways I can approach this technique is using fences etc
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Thursday, 11 August 2011
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
MOVING IN TIME
FLIP BOOKS
A flip book or flick book is a book with a series of pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next, so that when the pages are turned rapidly, the pictures appear to animate by simulating motion or some other change. Flip books are often illustrated books for children, but may also be geared towards adults and employ a series of photographs rather than drawings. Flip books are not always separate books, but may appear as an added feature in ordinary books or magazines, often in the page corners. Software packages and websites are also available that convert digital video files into custom-made flip books. Is recognised as one of the earliest forms of interactive multimedia interms of pre cinema and the origins of animation. There are naturally many claims as to who invented the technique though can only be pinned down to a certain degree to each countries history of the technique. E.g The first American patents were attributed to Henry Van Hoevenbergh on 16th June 1882
Heres a cool example I found on youtube that someone did as a project
Zoescopes
Invented by Eadward James Muybridge (April 9, 1830 - May 8 1904), who was an English photographer. Known for his experiments with multi camera set ups to capture motion, he used the Zoescope (established by William George Horner) to run his photos together in order for people to get a good visualization of motion that their naked eye would not ordinarily see. His experiments is believed to have laid down the path for the techniques we use today in order to make films. Moved to San Francisco in 1865 where he furthered his career in photography, mostly landscapes. It was in 1872 when Muybridge was commissioned using the latest photographic technology to establish whether or not at one point a galloping horse had all four feet off the ground. Here is a short example of a zoescope http://vimeo.com/19605257 Another item to show movement was the zoopraxiscope, also known as the phenakistiscope. Similar to that of the zoescope, instead of a rotating cylinder shape it is simply a spinning disc that gives the false illusion of motion.
Praxinoscope
Developed in 1877 by a French professor of natural sciences named Emile Reynaud. This device was a some what updated version of Horner's Zoescope. The Zoescope has sight slits and dark phases in between the images to where the viewer looks to the inner wall of the outer frame to see the run of images. With the Praxinoscope, the images are again placed on the inner wall of the outer circumference but instead mirrors are placed in a circle format within the rotating drum.The transition from one image to the next hardly noticeable, because the second image merges along side into the first before replacing it completely.
Mutoscopes
The Mutoscope was an early motion picture device
thaumatrope
A flip book or flick book is a book with a series of pictures that vary gradually from one page to the next, so that when the pages are turned rapidly, the pictures appear to animate by simulating motion or some other change. Flip books are often illustrated books for children, but may also be geared towards adults and employ a series of photographs rather than drawings. Flip books are not always separate books, but may appear as an added feature in ordinary books or magazines, often in the page corners. Software packages and websites are also available that convert digital video files into custom-made flip books. Is recognised as one of the earliest forms of interactive multimedia interms of pre cinema and the origins of animation. There are naturally many claims as to who invented the technique though can only be pinned down to a certain degree to each countries history of the technique. E.g The first American patents were attributed to Henry Van Hoevenbergh on 16th June 1882
Heres a cool example I found on youtube that someone did as a project
Zoescopes
Invented by Eadward James Muybridge (April 9, 1830 - May 8 1904), who was an English photographer. Known for his experiments with multi camera set ups to capture motion, he used the Zoescope (established by William George Horner) to run his photos together in order for people to get a good visualization of motion that their naked eye would not ordinarily see. His experiments is believed to have laid down the path for the techniques we use today in order to make films. Moved to San Francisco in 1865 where he furthered his career in photography, mostly landscapes. It was in 1872 when Muybridge was commissioned using the latest photographic technology to establish whether or not at one point a galloping horse had all four feet off the ground. Here is a short example of a zoescope http://vimeo.com/19605257 Another item to show movement was the zoopraxiscope, also known as the phenakistiscope. Similar to that of the zoescope, instead of a rotating cylinder shape it is simply a spinning disc that gives the false illusion of motion.
Praxinoscope
Developed in 1877 by a French professor of natural sciences named Emile Reynaud. This device was a some what updated version of Horner's Zoescope. The Zoescope has sight slits and dark phases in between the images to where the viewer looks to the inner wall of the outer frame to see the run of images. With the Praxinoscope, the images are again placed on the inner wall of the outer circumference but instead mirrors are placed in a circle format within the rotating drum.The transition from one image to the next hardly noticeable, because the second image merges along side into the first before replacing it completely.
Mutoscopes
thaumatrope
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Persistence of Vision
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