This is me and VICKI, backstage at Machinal. From this table we (mostly Vicki) operated all the video for the show. But how did it work? The right and middle computers both ran two programs: Resolume and MadMapper. Resolume is the software Vicki used for PLAYING video. For example, we wanted Tokyo Tower to fade… [read more]
The semester is wrapping up and that means final projects are due! It’s time to finally take a break and see the results of your effort. Today we’re showcasing a group in the Multidisciplinary Design program. The group consisting of Ryan Purcell, John Lavoie-Mayer, and Grant Miars, supervised by Marina Epelman, Brian Gilchrist, and Matt… [read more]
Machinal happened last week; performances were Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The cast and creative team were charged by the result and sad to see the process end. In this post, I’ll discuss a few aspects of the projections that were done on the show. Photo: Rishi Daftuar As you can see in this picture, there… [read more]
I’ve been going hard at Machinal video all week and am eager to get into the space for tech week. My hard drive crashed on Monday, which meant I had to start from scratch with the 2-3 transitions I had edited. This was a horrible, horrible thing but four days later I feel pretty well… [read more]
Electronic Lunch made lanterns for Festifool’s Foolmoon celebration. Our goal was to create lanterns that acted as if they were communicating with one another. To make the lanterns we first laser cut chipboard to serve as the frame of the lantern. The frame was made of 16 of the C-shaped ribs and two slotted rings…. [read more]