Posted: August 13th, 2005 | Author: Cameron | Filed under: Audio, Photography, Video | Tags: 3-D, 3D, animation, Audio, digital video, France, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Maya, Nice, NYU, NYU ITP, PDF, Photography, Press, Professor, Video, video processing software, Villa Arson, visual media | No Comments »
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.
Posted: April 1st, 2004 | Author: Cameron | Filed under: Design, Flash, Web | Tags: animation, Corporate, Design, Flash, interim IT director and web and print producer, Internet presence, Kansas City, large energy corporations, print producer, Tyr Energy, Tyr Energy Inc., upstart energy management, Web | No Comments »
During the summer of 2003 I worked as interim IT director and web and print producer for Tyr Energy, Inc, an upstart energy management firm in the suburbs of Kansas City. As a rapidly growing company with very large growth potential, it proved to be a challenging, fun, exciting and engaging position.
This site was produced in the first month of work at Tyr as their first Internet presence. It employs the assertiveness of the Tyr logo and is similarly minimalist in its design. As a consultanting firm for large energy corporations, its site was purely an extension of marketing materials and the content reflects this. Simple Flash animation is also utilized in content navigation to provide some movement in conjunction with the “onward, upward” arrow motif.
A mirror of the site as of April, 2004 is provided below. Please note that some pages are omitted due to copyright.
Tyr Energy, Inc. Link.
