Tripods and cameras

Please remember to bring your tripods and cameras and USB cables to class tomorrow or Wednesday, we are going to be doing in-class exercises. If you don't own a camera yet, you can share with someone for tomorrow.

PEACEFUL

Well basically, the is no conflict present between the wind and the flower, the rhythm of the stem and the leaves is controlled by the force of the wind, as well as the strength of the structure... therefore peace is signified

Excitement

Here follows a short clip of how water can simulate the bubbly feeling of excitement. ^^

Loneliness

The seperated drops indicate a feeling of loneliness where the repetition and rhythm of the drops translate into an ongoing experience of this particular emotion, contributing to the feeling of loneliness...

Highly Recommended: Mummenschanz

Mummenschanz, a Swiss theater troupe is going to be performing at the State Theater from the 22nd - 27th Feb.  I watched them when they came in 2008 and I'm definitely going again this time. It's wonderful to look at in terms of rhythm and timing, characterization through objects and conveying emotion without dialogue.

Tickets available from Computicket

To give you a taste:

Regarding Cameras

I received one or two questions regarding which camera is best for the class. The answer is, any digital camera with a manual setting is fine, but if you're serious about continuing with stop motion and your budget allows it, I would recommend investing in a Canon or Nikon DSLR even if only for the fact that DSLRs have a manual focus and zoom. I believe the Canon PowerShot has a focus lock setting, so this would be a cheaper alternative. Automatic focus can become annoying when animating, so keep that in mind if you're about to buy a new camera. But again, you don't have to get a DSLR and you won't be marked on the quality of your camera, but it will make animating easier.

In a later module I will be teaching you how to use a stop motion frame grabbing program called Dragon. It is supposed to be compatible with all digital cameras, but here is a list of the ones they recommend working with: Canon EOS DSLRs, Nikon DSLRs, Olympus DSLRs, Canon PowerShot (Gx, Sx IS, others)

-Nina