kcDigitalArts

A new video showing the basics of the Motion tab (i.e. Crop tools) via the Viewer window in FCP.

Also covered, the Opacity, Title safe, background colour and preview render (alt P) are in the tutorial video.

FCP MOtion tab – cropping tutorial in folder 111.

Today, download the footage located in folder 108 DN_footage.

1/ Choose one piece of footage and using a 1 minute long section, storyboard every shot and record the camera movement for each shot.

PDF storyboard panels x6 or x4 can be found in the same folder.

2/ Exactly choose two 30 second pieces of footage and edit them together using alternate shots from each piece to create a new 1 minute long narrative.

We will gather together at the end of the session to view the results.

For this coming Monday afternoons Digital Narrative session (+LSDS) you need to bring 3 things for the lesson:

1 a digital stills camera

2 clothing (which you’ll wear and photograph) that demonstrates something about class and another piece about gender



3 at least one newspaper from this week

We are going to start experimenting and combining ideas from different sources to create new outcomes.

interesting event about people making film and video pieces (not you tube) specifically for mobile devices – phones, ipods, pda etc and with lots of you 3rd years making video based double projects I would suggest this is a really interesting approach that would provide the element of uniqueness some of your ideas are perhaps missing

cga project designed for mobile devices anyone??

and even if your projects are not video based this type of work will help inform your ideas with a contemporary currency that makes a big difference to your employability and more in 6 months time

of course not just relevant to third years

free to attend but you need to register

http://nm-x.com/event/2007/12/mobilefest-london-presented-filmobile

also here

digital narrative is a 2nd year semester 2 module

don’t forget !!!!!!
saturday 16th 12.30
pennyschool gallery
come and see the show and support the students who are just finishing
everyone welcome

and make sure you visit the site too

www.mouseup.us

Technorati Tags: web design, exhibition, kingston, mouseup, new media, video, sfx, animation, cinema 4d, design, digital art

hi all

my teaching this week will be different
first year director session on wednesday will be as normal
the rest of my time is up for grabs in 30minute slots that you need to book with me

i have placed a calendar of all available slots at

http://ical.mac.com/WebObjects/iCal.woa/wa/default?d=28&u=workname&v=0&y=2007&m=4&n=week%2014.ics

you can book a slot by email and I will update the calendar on a first come first served basis
if you need help this is what you need to do

**** read the module study guides ****

all work must be handed in on cd/dvd PROPERLY labelled
CDs MUST be in plastic sleeves NOT boxes and MUST use the paper sleeve I provide – now on the kdigital arts site

DEADLINES
yr 1 – director for me the deadline is 1.30pm monday 4th
deadlines for andy – check with him
nicks deadline = check with nick

yr2 – digital narrative 1.30pm monday 4th
virtual space presentation and all work handin monday 4th 1.30 pm – if you miss the presentation you will fail
character animation – monday 4th 1.30pm

yr 3
you already know the deadlines

IMPORTANT
neither andy or myself will be available at all during the week beginning monday 4th
room 106 will not be available to you AT ALL between 8.30 am and 7.30pm in the evening

make sure you backup any work you have on machines in room 106 – they will be wiped without further notice at any time from tuesday 5th june
and finally…….
my blueyonder email address will be out of action from this afternoon for 24 hrs due to maintenance
use my gmail address till tuesday

workname at gmail.com

cheers
mark

assignment 1
this is really important – while Nick is off I need to be sure that you are still progressing your projects so for my own benefit and also for your own I need you all to summarise your projects so I can feed back into them and I would also like you to look at each others to see if there is anything you can add
to this end I have added a forum – it ’s at
http://kcdigitalarts.com/forum

full instructions are on the forum

you will need to register for this – link is in the nav bar of the forum this login is for the forum only at present
the link is also in the side bar

I need this doing TODAY – thursday 26th april

you will all need to get hold of some way of extracting video from protected disks – not of course to copy but to analyse and present in presentations and seminars
there are many ways to do this all on the edge of legality, what I use is Handbrake
this is available at
http://handbrake.m0k.org/
and all you unfortunate PC users now also have the PC companion application mediafork available at the same place
highly recommended