Week 01 Complete

Spoke w/ DP Bill Burke today regarding shooting scale miniatures, motion blur and depth of field. He confirms my concerns regarding the need to shoot a higher frame rate. Research needed.
Assignments for week one are finished.

preproduction_book_01-27-09.pdf

Prep

Prepped an InDesign template today for the production book. Internet speed is an issue here, and will need to be resolved...
Still not 100% committed to the “Sugarplums” idea. I realize I’ll only be able to develop parallel projects for a very short time. Still, couldn't hurt to come up with a couple of rough concepts, and a synopsis for each.

Image Tests

Had a look at the photos I took in Wallingford. As I suspected depth of field in the miniature setup is a problem. I was working in an uncontrolled environment without enough light to open the iris. I’ll have to retest with plenty of light so I can get the maximum iris. Of course the more the iris, the less shutter speed…And ultimately what the digital SLR does is not as important as what the various video cameras shoot.
These photos were also taken before the latest evolution of the idea; I ought to shoot some scale toys from a longer distance. Need some rough sketches before the next test…

Welcome

Welcome. The purpose of this journal is to document the pre-production development of my masters thesis at NYU CADA. While it is partially being written to satisfy coursework requirements, I intend to use it primarily as a tool for me to document my thoughts, leave myself notes, and post materials for review.