by Phil Olarte

Scale. Light & Control. S.Fitzgerald. NYU Fall2024

Objective

Make a 60 second video piece that is pixel accurate for the LED screen in the MoCap Studio. Avoid using representational imagery, render out an animation in max, premiere, after effects, openframeworks, etc. Think of color fields, individual pixels, scale, and scope. If you have a generative application, bring it into class, but also get a clean recording at 3888 x 1512 pixels

The Video

For this project I utilized Photoshop (PS) and After Effects (AE) to create a simple exploration of depth, color, and texture. Inspired by stars and chaos of space I uploaded several layers of PS into AE to give me channel level control so I could orchestra when they faded in or out. I also used AE to scroll the background and make a few elements of transformative bending of the back layer to simulate the birth of a new red star.

This video is intended for a screen that is 50 feet long, so this small format does not give it the impact you would experience from a larger one, but you might get the idea.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zRnyQbsIlhATHbLCim5HTFDB4w1OuLv/view?usp=sharing

My biggest takeaway from this experience is that it is hard to imagine what the outcome of a composition on a small screen would look like when scaled up to 50’ width and 20’ tall. You need to have time with the final intended screen format, if not start with it, to achieve your intention.