In the summer of 2005 I left for Nice, France to participate in NYU’s Nice: A City in Motion program. Steeped in 3D animation, theory, and design, it explored the word of digital video and its manipulation.
The course covers conceptual design and production using animation and video processing software. We look at ways to shoot and manipulate visual media in 2-D and 3-D, playing with motions, colors, lighting, textures, camera movements, gestures, sounds, and human expressions. Students are asked to create their own story combining video and 3-D animation. Topics addressed include designing digital storyboards, motion capture, creating animated digital characters, camera tracking, lighting, and compositing. Course taught by NYU ITP Program Professor Jean-Marc Gauthier. [above]
My final project in this course involved using Maya3D to construct an extractable layer over a still photograph of the city of Nice, France, animating the buildings to represent the political vibrancy of it’s old section. Undergoing rapid development, Nice could be seen as standing to lose much in the coming years and this project can be taken both in a political and artistic sense within this context. All audio, photography, and rendering is completely original.
New Interface (QT H.264, 21MB) Link.
Program Website Link.
Exhibition Press Release (PDF) (French) Link.
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