I spent my time during the workshop this week planning my convergence task and writing up a brief shot list of what i need.
As the tutorial workshops have know finished the time during the workshop is now me to work on my convergence task. I was struggling to get my head round what the overall aim for the ‘One Minute Me’ was. I was suffering from a lack of creativity. Once i produced a rough storyboard i had more of a focus and aim, which ultimately meant I could then begin to think about what pieces of footage i needed.
After a week break from frequency I came back to my workshop with a fresh start and mind. The aim of this workshop was to look at anchoring an assessed to a part of footage which can disappear off and on camera whilst staying in the same place. Compared to my previous VFX workshop where I was only taught how to 2d motion track an assessed.
The exercise i was tasked with was to create a realistic 3D pot hole in the middle of a road.
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From the skills I have learnt in this workshop, I can see them being invaluable as it allows me to add layers to footage that I myself wouldn’t of been confident in doing two weeks ago. In addition to this it will also mean that in my own time I can practice on my skills and technique.
During this week i volunteered for frequency festival. As frequency festival runs every two years this was the only year i could participate in. I found it thoroughly interesting and useful as I went to installations that triggered inspiration and ideas for future projects of my own. I first helped out at Squid Soups Enlightenment Installation over in the waterside shopping center.
Squid Soup – Enlightenment
I found this installation really interesting from a digital media student perspective as not only did it look visually pleasing it also was a very unique piece of art. As you walked through the chains of light light up behind you creating a trail which transforms into a ripple effect.
Illuminos – Through the Fourth Wall
I then later went to help out on this installation called y which used projection mapping to create the effect. The piece featured lots of small individual windows featuring footage of what seems to be people carrying out daily life. The whole installation felt surreal as you were watching because at the end all the people turn to start waving at you and then turns their lights off one by one.
The last installation that i particularly liked was Road by Nick Driftwood. Whilst being a relatively simple concepts it had a big impact. It featured sped up footage of a dashboard mounted camera travelling across america in 4K definition with a carefully created soundtrack that matches the footage. This was more impressive more than anything because as a viewer you really felt as if you were part of the journey.
In summary Frequency Festival 2015 was a informative week that provided me with many experiences that i will not forget.
