Intro to Documentation

TL;DR

  • Tripod
    • don’t move the camera if you don’t have to.
  • Straight lines (use a level on your camera or the built-in one)
  • Natural light or intentional artificial lighting
  • Consider every thing/object in scene.

Examples

Mutable Landscape from Leah Wulfman on Vimeo.

  • Lighting
  • Angles
  • Setting
  • Sound

Petal Pavilion from Jakob Marsico on Vimeo.

  • Lighting
  • Music
  • Angles
  • Seamless baackground

TACTUM – Tactile Augmented Reality from Madeline Gannon on Vimeo.

  • Font / Graphic Design
  • Music
  • Timing / Direction
  • Titles / Text overlay
  • Black background
  • Lighting

  • Narrative / Storytelling
  • Covert Capture

  • WEIRD / Avant Garde
  • Music
  • Voiceover

Resources

Screen Capture

  • OSX Screen Capture: ⌘+Shift+4 for Drag selection; press Space for Window selection
  • OSX Quicktime Player: File > Screen Recording
  • FRAPS (Windows)
  • Camtasia (Mac + Windows)

Editing Tutorials

Music + Sound Resources

On-Campus Resources

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