Assignment 6-Lighting Fixture

Weekly Blog-October 19th-23rd

I drew this sketch. It is a film set composed of geometrically shaped furniture. Geometric shapes incorporated onto a film set, such as in the sketch, define the personality and environment of a character. It would change the audience's view of a character. I can develop 3D or film environments that are geometrically shaped, for this class or IFDM, and display a new persona in my characters.


















This photograph is mine and was taken at the UNM-Valencia Campus. It demonstrates how the sun can create shadows on a surface, which displays the effect of time passing. If long shadows exist, it means more time has passed. This effect would be useful in film for IFDM and this class because it would assist me in making time lapsed video. Speeding up the footage shows that the story of a film is moving through time or ahead in time and is more interesting for the audience.



www.metamotion.com/motion-capture/motion-capture.htm

This website contains various information about motion capture techniques including the use of software and equipment. For this class and IFDM, this information could serve as an introductory knowledge base and increase my understanding of the possibilities of animation.

Weekly Blog-October 12th-16th

I sketched this drawing myself. It displays a forest beside a trail and a lake. The tree is angled to be larger at the top of the sketch and slimmer at the bottom of the sketch to show depth. In this class, depth can be utilized to accurately portray a 3D environment based on the angle of an animation. Creating depth with camera angles for my IFDM films evokes an emotional effect.





















This photograph was taken by me. It represents how important framing the setting is to a film. The dark tree branch extends down from the lighter blue sky and frames the scene. It helps to hold the audience's attention. For this class and the IFDM Program, I could create establishing shots for my films such as this one with foreground objects outlining the background area.

This picture is my own. It is showing the lighting effect of mist through a stream of light. The study of water and mist when exposed to lighting conditions can improve my use of dramatic effects for film.

Weekly Blog-October 5th-9th

I drew this sketch. It is a city that serves as a setting for a hypothetical character in a film. The audience viewing a film needs to know about the environment of the story. In class and in IFDM, introducing the environment before the characters can portray how the environment is reflective of the character's actions. This will give my films a more interesting point of view.

This picture is mine and was taken outside of the Belen Airport in Belen, New Mexico. It portrays how natural occurences, such as the sunset, can be positioned in a way to purposely display symbolic meaning in a film. On a horizon full of telephone wires and poles, life, symbolized by the tree, still has a place there, highlighted by the sun. In this class and in IFDM, I can use natural occurences to create deeper, more interesting meanings in my films.

This image was photographed by me on a rainy day on the back porch of my house. Rain is dripping into a puddle surrounded by small pieces of hail. The motion of the water shifting in different directions shows the true nature of water. In class and in IFDM, finding and documenting real life situations through film or photography, such as how water moves, can serve as a model for making 3D animation seem real and believable.

Red-Blue Chair (3 views)

Weekly Blog-September 28th-October 2nd

I sketched this myself. It represents a film set. The window in the background is made of blue glass. The light from outside comes through the window, shown by the waves of blue. The couch is white but turns blue because the light coming through the glass turns blue. In class and in the IFDM Program, lighting can be used with colored glass to create an emotional effect or mood for film, animation, or even lighting for a 3D model.

These two pictures are my own and are the same picture. It was taken near the Belen airport in Belen, New Mexico. The Manzano mountains are towering over the city of Belen. The first image is hazy, dull, and isn't at all appealing. In Windows Photo Gallery, I increased the contrast, tint, and saturation, kept the brightness the same, and lowered the
color temperature. Fixing the color of a film sequence can help me in IFDM to create visually appealing and interesting films. For this class, I can energize my animation with vibrant colors. Color can change the way an audience views a film and the concept that is portrayed based on that color.

This is also one of my photographs. It is a bush on the side of my house. The bush is focused in the foreground, while the brick wall is unfocused in the background. I can use this in IFDM to focus a camera in a film to highlight one object or idea. The background is blurry signifying that it is less important. This affect can be used to capture the attention of the audience. Focusing can pertain to many elements of media for this class. For example, focusing can be applied to a 3D animation, when trying to distinguish foreground and background space.