Dev 1 assignment
Group: Dorothy Choi, Jiamin Liu, Mona Safari, Zaheen Sandhu
Description of what we are investigating:
From researching creative inspirations that we found from Behance, Instagram, and the web, we were inspired by cinematic themes in nature, miniatures, and light imagery. Our brainstorming led us to investigate how to create a simple, cinematic nature scene (e.g. animals and a cottage at the top of a hill in the countryside, near the ocean) that involves spatial and temporal changes, such as day-to-night transitions and playing with the weather (e.g. inducing fog, precipitation). We used Miro as a collaborative space to note ideas and resources that would be helpful in creating this scene. Additionally, we experimented with the Robot arm to get a sense of how it can be used to film the scene. For example, the Robot arm could be useful in holding a phone to film the scene from a panoramic aerial view, panning over the scenic transitions. We are also thinking of minimizing post-production, focusing most work on the production process.
What we learned / How it went:
In this group work, we figured out the technical principles of the robot arms from zero to one, and complete the design of how to do interaction based on the technology of the robot arms.
- Learned how the robotic arm works and used a robot arm to manipulate the behavioural trajectory of the robotic arm movement in the course.
- Searching the internet for works related to robotic arms helped us to understand the possibilities of human-computer interaction, and also helped us to open our eyes and think in a broader way.
- Learned from each other’s ideas in group discussions and brainstorming sessions with team members from different backgrounds.
- Several techniques are tested for light effects, such as using a shiny surface to make reflections on objects.
- For the project, we tested the possibility of changing the object’s position simultaneously with camera movements. Moving the objects and using a hand in the scene makes it feel like a theatre scene, which makes our set feel more alive!
Our Challenges:
- As part of the test, we used the flashlight on our cellphones to see if it was able to make a sharp contrast on the object. This was not successful on the day, so we will need to work on that for the next session.
- In order to make the scene look more detailed, we need to experiment with different backgrounds to see if we can create a blurry background, but the space we have is not enough to experiment with different sets, so we’ll need to figure out how to accomplish this.
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