TITLE : KRONOGRAPHEIN [kʁɔnɔɡʁɑfəin] : masculin ; contraction from the grec Kronos (time) & "Graphein" (record)
Video : https://vimeo.com/147832889
CONCEPT
My aim in this project is to analyse the movement through the speed. I want to decompose the movement as Muybridge did it with the Chronophotography : the video will become slower to bring up the different image representing each stages of the evolution of the movement. And I want to observe it in his speed : the video will be accelerated in order to make disappear the body and keep such as Light Painting Video only the movement which will be represented by a light line.
For the realization I will use Blender for the Light Painting part and Premiere Pro for the editing and the Chronophotography. I am also thinking about filming the entier choreography with normal camera in order to overprint it on the motion capture part. I would like to finalize my motion capture registered with a 360° angle, so the camera will turn around the body.
In order to realize this project I will need only one person moving in a fast choreography (fast movement, maybe a mix between danse and french boxing). I will also need one capture of a bore in order to create a loop and having a reference of speed (witch will be accelerated and slowed down). I would like to realize the choreography bound with a music composition. The nude choreography will last around one minute but that will work as a loop so the final project will maybe last longer.
EVOLUTION
Screen shot during the evolution of record and post production on Blender also with the Light Painting effect on Blender.
Screen shot of the 360° camera's adjustments on Blender.
Screen shot during the test editing on Premiere Pro.
REFERENCES
1 _ Chronophotography was invented by Edward Muybridge in 1878 : taking a succession of really fast photographs in order to decompose chronologically the movement.
2 _ Bodycloud by Raphael Perret is a project about transforming human motion into sculptures. https://vimeo.com/groups/339579/videos/54024393
3 _ Fom1 by Christian Rizzo is questioning the idea of ghost using a smoke body which disappear with the movement. https://vimeo.com/groups/339579/videos/91417194
4 _ Choros by Michael Langan and Terah Maher. https://vimeo.com/groups/339579/videos/61453009
5 _ M.E. by Ryan Mitchel is an experiment in movement and chronophotography. https://vimeo.com/groups/339579/videos/137490281
6 _ Red time light painting by Mass lighter et Cisco is about light painting real time vidéo. https://vimeo.com/groups/339579/videos/101806508
PRESENTATION 04/12
'PRESENTATION 11/02
In the principle the realization is presenting all the main ideas. There is just some details I am still working on because of some troubles with Blender. I wanted to realize a camera going from a front point of view to a top one. And I am still trying to use more or less blur depending of the shots. I had a great discussion with Frederik Baker during his time in the motion lab for his own project and he suggested me the idea to introduce a real shot from an object in motion. This shot could create a real time reference that which could be really useful in the comprehension and movement analyse. Moreover I am still working on the music part because I wanted to use some sound design but I didn't have enough time to make it.