Further notes written after talking to Emily via Zoom on Wednesday 1st April 2020 can be seen below;
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Graphic Design for the Web. Second year, Trimester 2. Week 11. Further Development and Experimentation for the VR 360 Film.
The selection of images that can be seen below demonstrate the various ‘Lumetri Colour’ options present on the Premiere Pro Programme that I feel would compliment the final look for the VR 360 Film. Several of the options will be highlighted Red to indicate which option are considered for the final film. The options are considered for both the positive and negative sequences of the film;
Kodak 5205 Fuji 3510 (by Adobe);
Monochrome Kodak 5205 Fuji 3510 (by Adobe);
SI BIG;
SL BIG MINUS BLUE;
SL BLUE ICE;
SL BLUE MOON;
SL CLEAN FUJI B SOFT;
SL CLEAN KODAK A NDR;
SL CLEAN KODAK A HDR;
SL CLEAN KODAK B ULTRASOFT;
SL CROSS HDR;
SL GOLD ORANGE;
SL MATRIX GREEN;
SL NEUTRAL START;
SL NOIR 1965;
SL NOIR LDR;
SL NOIR NOUVELLE;
(31/03/20) During Week 11 via email James manage to produce a second music suite with darker intonations as proposed by myself to him in Week 10. At the time I’m writing this down I have been very impressed with the quality of music produced by James Blunsdon and Jessica Bowen. I’ve yet to hear from the other composers who showed interest in this film and received the email I sent them several weeks back.
The names of the chosen Options from the 15 overlooked earlier in this blog can be seen below in bullet points. I plan to hopefully incorporate all these options in the final film to differentiate between certain scenes in the film as well as hopefully providing more visual substance to the final presentation of the film as a whole;
- SL BIG MINUS BLUE
- SL CLEAN KODAK A NDR
- SL CLEAN KODAK B ULTRASOFT
- SL GOLD ORANGE
- SL NOIR 1965
Still Frames of the Footage that will be used for film will also adopt the options listed above.
The YouTube Videos that can be seen below list all the experimental MP4 clips I created over the last few weeks on Premiere Pro and After Effects respectively. I felt it was worth posting the videos here so they can viewed in their entirety rather than through screenshots. This will be implemented in future blogs through embedding.
Tweaked Tiff File (Frame) of ‘SL BIG MINUS BLUE’ lumetri colour seen below which was used for transition from moving footage to still photo with moving anomaly animation seen in the clip ‘Test A. Week 11. James Second Music Suite’ above;
‘Warp’ feature with ‘FishEye’ applied to create a pulsating effect to the original static PNG within the clip ‘Test A. Week 11. James Second Music Suite’;
Interactive Environments. Second Year, Trimester 2. Week 10. Notes in Sketchbook and Further Research/Experimentation.
(22/03/20) The sketchbook page below expands on another discussion I had with Uttara on planning out on who’s researching which particular subject as well as move things along for hopefully the final development of this project;
(25/03/20) After the Online Zoom discussion with Emily it has become clear what the new assessment guidelines are due to the circumstances that are occurring at the time this blog was written. A Final Tutorial will be produced presenting the Interactive Prototype that Uttara and Myself will propose during the last week of the semester (final hand-ins)
The two sketchbooks that can be seen below expanding upon the plans laid out for the next week or so in relation to research and experimentation (if possible) with components linked to prototype we both would’ve made if the current circumstances didn’t stop this from happening;
The fifth point that I forgot to mention in the sketchbook page displaying the tutorial layout plan is the section dedicated to what the final prototype would’ve looked like if displayed in the original scheduled ‘DM Tech Fest’ Exhibition which has sadly been cancelled;
First Word Document that can be seen below demonstrates the research I performed (with a few links provided by Emily) before the Online Zoom Discussion with Emily and the group with added thoughts about the sites and videos I found in relation to the prototype I’ll create with Uttara;
Links sent to me and Uttara by Emily as well research I done in my own time (Weeks 9 and 10).
Graphic Design for the Web. Second Year, Trimester 2. Week 10. Further Development and Experimentation with VR 360 Film.
This blog is dedicated to further experimentation I performed on premiere pro and after effects with added music from composers interested in the film with added feedback from the group on Monday 30th March 2020.
Screenshot below depicts the tweaked photo I chosen from the gallery created on the ‘Insta360 Camera’ app on my iPhone for the ‘Tweaked Background with Anomaly’. This was done instead of using moving footage as it didn’t prove affective when applying it initially due to crashes with the adobe programmes as well as there being too much information for the programmes to render the edited composition to a final MP4;
Colourized Hue/Saturation Background with added ‘Twirl’ effect can be seen below, creating a cosmic presentation;
Added Anomaly/Vortex Portal fading in and out while spinning in the tweaked background video that is documented above.This animated clip was created on Adobe After Effects;
Final Screenshots that can be seen below showcases that compilation of all the assets documented in this blog compiled together in a 30 second clip with Binaural Sound. The clip in question gives a clearer depiction of what the final VR 360 Film will look like once completed. This clip was created on Adobe Premiere Pro;
The thoughts I had of the experimentation before I showed the work to group is quite positive. I felt that not only is it possible to create several of the visuals that I had conceived initially in the original development of this project but it comes across in a visually pleasing way.
Comments that were provided after sharing the work are mostly broken down to making sure the narrative of the film representing the experience of meditation is made a bit more explicit which is something I will think a bit more after this week. The music sent by the composers at the time this was written can also be seen in the clip demonstrating the Binaural sound quality that will be prevalent in the final film.
Another comment made by the class was to possibly add more features or assets to the film. I believe this possible extra asset would be to incorporate vocal recordings from actors that appear in certain sections of the film or look into more effects and tutorials on Premiere Pro and After Effects to uncover tools that can further refine the final VR 360 Film.
The 360 footage used for the film will be incorporated into the final VR film with change in vibrance and saturation, not too dissimilar to what I implemented for the Interactive Film ‘Groundless’ which I produced for the First Trimester during the Digital Media Course Second Year.
Screenshot of Jessica Bowen first music suite she sent me during Week 11 displayed on Adobe Audition which will be implemented in a future experimental clip for this module;
Two screenshots of the two music suites created by James Blunsdon. Time Away being an existing song that I felt suited the subject of the film I’ll create. The second music suite was create specifically for the film under the guidelines I sent for each composer on StarNow through email. Adobe Audition was the program used to display both WAV files of the said music suites;
Both Jessica and James have produce really nice music suites, the only request I asked when sending a reply via email to both of them is create another tack that is more ambient and darker in tone to fit into the sections of the film where the vortex/anomaly appears.
Interactive Environments. Second Year, Second Trimester. Week 9. Further Development and Notes written during Online Group Chats.
Screenshot below showcases the first online class discussion held during Week 9 with Emily (Tutor) providing updates on what steps to take when approaching this module in the coming weeks and months;
A photo of the notes I written down in my sketchbook after talking to Uttara and Emily after the scheduled online lesson can be seen below;
Graphic Design for the Web. Second Year, Trimester 2, Week 9. Development of VR 360 Film and Communication with Composers via StarNow.
The first Word Document link that can be seen below demonstrate the first communication I had with the potential composers who show interest in working on my VR 360 Film;
Composers StarNow. Graphic Design. Week 9.
Screenshots of the Call Out I sent via my StarNow Account can be seen below;
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The link to word document below expands on referencing to research I performed on further experimentation for Final VR 360 film as well as rough mock up of second message sent to chosen composers for final film;
Development of VR 360 Film (Week 9). Second message to Composers.
Screenshots and JPEG’s that can be seen below showcase the experimentation I performed on After Effects, Photoshop and Premier Pro whether it is testing out possible animation for the final film or seeing which portal/anomaly design best fits the film;
Wednesday 18th March 2020-
PNG of First Orb I created on Photoshop when watching a tutorial on YouTube and screenshots of an animation created using Premiere Pro;
Despite being able to create an orb for the film it has been decided by myself that it is better to use the early glowing vortex without the swirly effects as depicted in a photoshop tutorial on YouTube. This is due to the early glowing vortex looking more aesthetically pleasing than the orb I produced above.
A reoccurring problem that is seen both in the Orb and Vortex Experimentation is the implementation of ‘VR Immersion’ effects not working on Premier Pro or After Effects. The lack of GPU Acceleration accounts to the effects not working. Despite this problem I should be able to use the other effects tools to achieve the same immersive features although it’s a shame that I can’t use the original ‘VR Immersions’ effects.
PNG of Vortex/Anomaly I created from YouTube Tutorial and Screenshots of Animation that incorporates Vortex/Anomaly;
Unlike the experimentation with the Orb, the rough Vortex Animation proved to be very effective both on the unedited footage as well as edited footage. The only issue that occurred was too successfully transfer the transparent background with the vortex animation (Link to tutorial seen in one of the words documents on this blog) over the edited background.
Even though I successful achieved this (documented below) I’ll consider editing an original photo with the tripod removed rather than moving footage which proves to creates too much information when After Effects or Premier Pro is rendering the experimental VR MP4’s. The overload of information led to the Premier Pro or After Effects programmes to fail rendering or crash.
Thursday 19th March 2020-
Screenshots below expand on the further experimentation I performed in attempting to combine the animated spinning vortex together with the VR footage tweaked in colour adjustment;
Changed colour of VR Footage without Tripod (Tripod removed successfully during Week 8)-
Spinning Vortex Animation (After Effects) without Transparent Background. I manged to save a file of animation with a transparent background which is incorporate in the final animation experiment seen after these screenshots;
Screenshots below showcase final successful animation experiment of combining vortex and tweaked footage;
The photos that can be seen below showcase further notes and development for the VR 360 Film during Week 9 with a mind map dedicated to the early ideas of what the film might be called;
Interactive Environments. Second Year, Second Trimester. Week 8. 3D Workshop visit and Further Development of Final Piece (Messages to Uttara etc.)
(09/03/20) The photos that can be seen below showcase my visit to the 3D Workshop near ‘The Peter Taylor Building’ within the University;
The sketchbook pages below demonstrate the notes I written after talking to Andy Mcdowall (Main Head of 3D Workshop);
The screenshots below this paragraph expand on the initial conversations I had with Uttara via Messenger in planning out the final piece for this module as well as setting out tasks for each other throughout week 7 and 8;
A link to a Word Document can be seen below that contains the research I performed for this module so far (as well as Uttara who shared links during our discussions set up throughout Week 8);
Research (Materials for Final Piece). Week 6, 7 and 8. Interactive Environments
Harvard Reference below showcase the video dedicated on to create a ‘Control servo with ultrasonic distance sensor and Arduino Uno’, linking to the original ‘Ballerina Idea’ the Uttara and Myself had before changing to the next idea;
James McManus, 2017. Control servo with ultrasonic distance sensor and Arduino Uno – YouTube. Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6YNDse4-aw> [Accessed 14 March 2020].
Another sketchbook page showcasing the two ideas (Drawings) I produced between week 7 and 8 as part of a task set out by myself and Uttara;
(11/03/20) Notes that can be seen below expand on the conversation I had with Emily ‘Tutor’ in relation to moving towards the ‘Ballerina’ Idea with the moving mechanism triggered by a touch sensor. This was discussed with Uttara who use FaceTime during the session to talk to Emily and Myself.
(14/03/20) Further discussion with Uttara on finalising plans for final project piece. A final idea is coming together although a future discussion with Emily or Tina is needed before myself and Uttara proceed to buy the appropriate Hardware/Software for the final piece. At the time this was written down the concept of an Interactive Bluetooth speaker is still being strongly considered for further development.
Screenshots of the messages sent between myself and Uttara during the discussion held on 14/03/20;
Graphic Design for the Web. Second Year, Second Trimester Week 8. Further Development of VR 360 Film (After Effects etc).
The screenshots that can be seen below showcase the VR settings in action on YouTube after uploading the ‘VR 360 Film Test #1’. The chosen Preset that I will further use in the future is ‘VR Monoscopic Match Source Stereo Audio’ which enables the ‘Binaural Sound Quality’ I want to replicate into the final VR Film;
Further Screenshots showcase the other VR Features that are present on my YouTube Account when I played the video on my iPhone. Footage is split into to sections mimicking how a VR Headset works. Extra images can also be seen demonstrating my initial research into creating Binaural Sound Effects on Premier Pro which I successfully recreated;
Overall I am quite pleased with the outcome of the VR 360 Film Test #1 with many assets that i wanted to replicate into the film being made achievable and assessable for the future development on the final VR 360 Film.
The Word Document that can be seen below expands upon further research I have performed on how to create a VR 360 Film from Week 6 to Week 8;
Interactive Environments. Second Year Trimester 2. Week 7. Screenshots of the Idea PowerPoint Presentation (Uttara and Manon’s respectively). Further Development on Final Idea.
The link that can be seen below showcases the PowerPoint Presentation created by Uttara for the Final Idea Pitch during Week 7 (The PowerPoint has added tweaks from myself after the scheduled lesson);
The link that can be seen below showcases the early planning for the ‘DM Tech Festival’ which will be set up at the end of this trimester. Original PowerPoint was created by Manon, with added tweaks provided by myself later on;
DM Tech Festival Presentation (Early Development).
Word Document dedicated to research into materials needed to create stereo;
Sketchbook page depicting initial notes written when discussing the recent development in the final idea pitch with Uttara. Two drawing were also produced (Sketches) to further flesh what the final stereo might look;
Graphic Design for the Web. Second Year, Trimester 2. Week 7. Further Development and Sketchbook Pages. Jason Silva Research.
The sketchbook page that can be seen below showcase the notes taken after I had a one to one tutorial with Tina (Tutor) during Week 7. Note talking about change of direction for the project idea and planning for what I’ll do for the rest of the week;
The link to the Word Document below expands on the research I done on the Futurist ‘Jason Silva’, who will contribute greatly to the visual and conceptual presentation of the 360 VR Film I’ll attempt to create for this module;
Callum Forster 