VIST SHOW

HOWDY!,

Wednesday evening is the VIST show, see you there :).

Best,
~Rex

PROJECT SUBMISSION

Howdy,

Hope that your project is going well. Good to hear from a bunch of you. Make sure that you submit both versions of your files tomorrow (friday to the class computer) AND as an email to me BEFORE midnight. Test your files once you have uploaded them and make certain the playback properly and with sound. Test them all the way through, it is your responsibility to make sure your projects work. Tomorrow is a work day, so make sure you complete this objective. If you are not familiar with how to log onto the computer the username and password are listed on the top part of the computer itself. If you have any problem submitting a file to the class computer than, submit it on a DVD under my office door. If you have any questions please email me.

Good Luck,
~R

PROJECT III

Howdy!

Is due this Friday April 29th at midnight. At that time, you need to have turned in three versions of the project. One version online (emailed to me by friday midnight) either youtube or other appropriate digital online medium (tiff etc.). One uncompressed and one compressed (h264) version (both .mov or appropriate) to the computer in our classroom on the desktop in the folder marked PROJECT3.

Projects should include credits listing your name, title, course/section, responsibilities if working in a group, and credit for borrowed resources.

Naming convention is: 3_title_firstname/s.extension

Please email me if you would like feedback on your work (yaugerATtamuDOTedu).

Late assignments will affect your grade.

Looking forward to seeing your brilliant Visualizations.

Good Luck,
~R

PROJECT II: FINAL REMINDER

HOWDY! We are entering the final phase of Project II, make sure you include the following: CREDITS: title, your names, what each person did, course #/instructor name FORMAT: 2 versions both .MOV format 1 relatively uncompressed 1-2GB ish 1 compressed 250-500mbish (possibly H264) Size 720x486 (suggested, but may use other size if wish) Bring file on USB for transfer onto class computer DATE: due MONDAY 4/11 at the beginning of class also bring something to take notes on for Project III NAMING CONVENTION: name file 2_title_firstthreelettersofeachcreatorsnames.mov *as always please email me if you have any problems. Looking forward to seeing your brilliant work. :) Good Luck, Rex

PROJECT II COMPLETION

HOWDY!

WE ARE ENTERING THE LAST WEEK OF PROJECT 2.

...THIS WEDNESDAY 4/6 AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS HAVE YOUR PROJECTS READY FOR OUR FINAL REVIEW ON A USB DRIVE (POST IT ONLINE AS A BACKUP)

...NEXT MONDAY 4/11 THE FINAL REVISION PROJECT IS TO BE TURNED IN AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS

...PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

GOOD LUCK,
~R

Natural Exquisite Corpse

Project 2-

•With a partner create an approximate 30 sec animation (together 60 sec) of a respiration/circulation visualizing inhalation/exhalation of 02/C02 and circulation of blood through the chambers of the heart/lungs and out into the body.

•Use 1st, 2nd, & 3rd person point-of-view

•Animation may be 2-D OR 3-D.

•Final Project should include sound effects relative to the motion (no other sounds)

(if you do not have a partner yet, go ahead and develop ideas for storyboards for Monday and you can get your partner Monday)

•Blood Circulation (youtube)

•The Inner Life of a Cell (youtube)

•Atlas Human Anatomy & Surgery

•Osmosis Jones (Movie)

•Gunther Von Hagens (Anatomist)

DATES - Have your work posted online and bring a USB version for all reviews/critiques. Reviews/Critiques are presentations of VISUAL work and should be presented in a manner which images can be easily enlarged to full-screen. (dates subject to change)

•3/21 Individual Storyboard Review

•3/23 Storyboard Critique

•3/28 Individual Animatic/Draft Review

•3/30 Group Animatic/Draft Critique

•4/4 Individual Final Critique

•4/6 Group Final Critique

•4/11Final Animation DUE

*late assignments minus a letter grade

NOTE: Our 3rd Project will be a intense 2 week conceptually oriented project based on current events happening around our globe, be prepared to budget your time accordingly.

VIDEOS MEMO

...a few additional files have been added to the computer/plasma_screen in our classroom in the VIDEOS file in the center of that computers 'desktop'.

--POST PEOPLE- if you have not UPLOADED your files please do so to the appropriate folder ASAP.

--Everyone if you have not DOWNLOADED any files yet to begin developing a storyboard for your project, do so ASAP.

---in class tomorrow we will have some other files to access as well, so bring plenty of storage space with your laptop and ways to transfer files.

---Remember storyboard/narrative for tomorrow.

FINAL DOCUMENTATION PROJECT 1

30 SECOND TRAILER/BUMPER/COMMERCIAL SPOT-

*USE NARRATIVE, RHYTHM, SPEED, SOUND, SCALE, AND VISUALS TO CREATE A 30 SECOND COMPILATION OF THE FINAL PERFORMANCES OF YOUR WORD BALANCING THE PHYSICAL COSTUME, THE PHYSICAL PROJECTION, AND YOUR VIRTUAL ANIMATION BY ARRANGING AN INTERESTING VISUAL/ACOUSTIC MONTAGE OF THE 10+ VIDEO FILES WITH THE SOUND AND ORIGINAL ANIMATION.

30 SECONDS TOTAL EXACTLY (FIRST SECOND BLACK & 29 EVERYTHING ELSE)

TRANSITION IN FROM BLACK AT BEGINNING

TRANSITION OUT TO BLACK AT END

MOV OR AVI ONLY

720x486 ONLY

NO TEXT/CREDIT

EDIT ORIGINAL SOUND TO TRANSITION APPROPRIATELY

NO SOUND FROM ACTUAL PERFORMANCE

*THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE GRADED IN AS PART OF PROJECT 1

DOCUMENTATION

DUE TODAY BEFORE THE END OF CLASS, PLEASE EMAIL ME (yaugerATtamuDOTedu) AND POST TO YOUR BLOGS ALL THE WORK THAT EACH OF YOU SPECIFICALLY HAVE DONE SO FAR ON THIS PROJECT IN TERMS OF SOUND, VISUALS, MOTION ETC.

3/2 TURN IN A EXACTLY 30 SECOND VIDEO (MOV OR AVI) OF SUMMARIZING THE FINAL PERFORMANCE, USING YOUR ORIGINAL SOUND ONLY. ALSO USE INCLUDE EACH OF THE FIVE CAMERA ANGLES FROM BOTH OF THE PERFORMANCES (AS APPROPRIATE), IN COMBINATION WITH CUTS TO THE ORIGINAL ANIMATION FILE. NO CREDITS. FADE IN AND OUT TO BLACK.

VIDEO/POST PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

CAMERA PEOPLE-MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A VIDEO CAMERA RESERVED READY FOR VIDEOING WITH TRIPOD BEFORE AFTERNOON CLASS ON WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. ALSO, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE READ THROUGH THE MANUAL AND/OR KNOW THE MODEL NUMBER AND CAN LOOK UP THE MANUAL ONLINE TO NOTE HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SETTINGS FOR ZOOM, BRIGHTNESS, RESOLUTION, FORMAT ETC. CONFIRM THAT BATTERIES (HAVE AN EXTRA) ARE CHARGED AND HAVE AN EXTENSION CORD JUST IN CASE. ALSO, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM OR STORAGE TO RECORD ONTO VIDEO. AFTER YOU ARE DONE RECORDING AFTER THE REHEARSAL ON WEDNESDAY AND BOTH SHOWS ON FRIDAY MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE DATA TO THE POST-PRODUCTION TEAM IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PERFORMANCES BEFORE YOU GO HOME.

POST-PRODUCTION PEOPLE-CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE A MACHINE WITH APPROPRIATE MATERIALS WHERE YOU CAN PERFORM POST WORK. AFTER WEDNESDAYS REHEARSAL YOU WILL TAKE THE MATERIAL RECORDED FROM YOUR GROUP AND TEST CUTTING IT UP AND EXPORTING IT REPORTING BACK TO THE CAMERA PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP FRIDAY MORNING SO THAT THEY MAY MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES BEFORE THE SHOW. OVER THE WEEKEND YOU WILL CUT UP THE FILES FROM BOTH OF FRIDAYS PERFORMANCES INTO INDIVIDUAL AVI'S OR MOV'S TO BE PLACED INTO FOLDERS AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS MONDAY 2/28 AT 1130AM. MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU GET THE APPROPRIATE DATA BEFORE YOU LEAVE CLASS AND THE SHOW ON WEDNESDAY AND AFTER BOTH PERFORMANCES ON FRIDAY.

***NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED

PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS

ABSOLUTE FINAL PROJECT OF SOUND COMBINED WITH VIDEO DUE AS FILE MONDAY TESTED ON HARD-DRIVE BY 3pm IN CLASS.

***LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT ALL***

FORMAT: .AVI OR .MOV

LENGTH: 61 SECONDS

1 SECOND OF BLACK AT BEGINNING

FADE IN FROM BLACK

FADE OUT END TO BLACK

COMPRESSION: H264

SIZE: 720X540

FRAME RATE: 30 FPS

***NOTE ORDER OF PROGRAM FOR INTEGRATION OF VISUALS/SOUND

DVD & POSTER/FLYER GROUPS

***2 Flyers/Poster templates, 2 sizes each emailed to yaugerATtamu.edu Monday by 9am (in pdf format)

***DVD files compiled on one DVD with sound levels appropriate and 1second of black in-between and each file tracked, no title screen. 3 copies. due in class 11:30AM Wednesday. rendered 720x486. * if possible---Bach (20 minutesish) at beginning playing and at end without image and no track.

Flyer/Poster

FS2: theater

arch206-201 + vist206-501/503

friday feb 25: 3pm-3:30pm

.... and repeating again at 4:30pm-5:00pm

@ langford c, room 400 (studio a)

program:

anticipation

1. flowing

2. merging

3. randomizing

4. expanding

5. ascending

6. systemizing

7.balancing

8. organizing

9. imbalancing

10. descending

11. separating

12. swirling

13. contracting

14. increasing

15. tangling

synthesization