GMU:DIY-Microscopy/Amel

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Hacking web cam

In the lab we dissassembled a webcam in order to turn the lens.

The lens must be removed, flipped 180° and glued back in place with a hot glue gun. You need to be very
precise to keep your lens clean and dust free otherwise you will encounter imperfect imaging later on.
We also removed the LEDs with a soldering iron.Mainly, because we will be using different light coming
from the microscope construction, we will be building later.

CamerHack 01.jpg CamerHack 02.jpg CamerHack 03.jpg

Miroscopy Stage Construction

StageConstructionAmeWikil.jpg

3D Model

3dStageconstuction 1 amel 2.jpg 3dStageconstuction 1 amel.jpg

Media:3D Construction 2 amel.zip

Stage Construction Cardboard Model

Mocro Stageconstruction amel.jpg

Lazer Cut Components

LazercutComponents-01.jpg

FSH Assembly

FSH Components Amel.jpg Assembling Parts.jpg

FSH Microscopy Stage Construction

FSH Construction Amel 1.jpg FSH Construction Amel.jpg

First Microscopy Experiment

Most of the samples I used were very close by. Only for the leave and some soil I went to our garden.
I dug a big hole to find living organisms. I probably found some but the microscope is not zooming enough.
Next week I will try to find some organism that I can capture with this cam.


Idea Scatch from Amel and Nils

IdeaScatchAmelundNils.jpg


Working with video stills

Stillidea Amel.jpg


Animation Idea with vector graphics

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Collecting New Footage

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Final Work

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The video footages, taken by our DIY microscope appeared very roughly. The resolution as well as the image quality were defined by glitches and a certain limitation in color and saturation. At the same time the aesthetics were new to us and we were impressed by the visual outcome of accidents and random happenings. We started by focusing on aesthetical aspects and the idea to combine a micro and macro world. For that we were inspired by a video detail of one second from Alfred Hitchcocks movie "the birds" from 1963. Which is one of the first commercial movies that adapted experimental video and sound effects. After animating the footage with vector graphics we assembled the surfaces with microscopy videos that are matching to the objects. By changing the video elements with several visual and timing effects we aim to carry further an abstraction.