GMU:Spacial Information Lab/Maud Caillet

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TITLE : KRONOGRAPHEIN [kʁɔnɔɡʁɑfəin] : masculin ; contraction from the grec Kronos (time) & "Graphein" (record)

Video : https://vimeo.com/147832889

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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.

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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.

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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

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PRESENTATION 04/12

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'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.

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