Moving Pictures: Dragon Frame Part 1

Dragon frame induction - allows u to take pictures through the computer useful see through the camera and edit simultaneously

Matt av resource e studio email 

Work shop next to photography

Can book out a camera for moving image 

Setting up 

Base setting dslr camera

Camera connects via USB camera

Turn on

Menu - settings- auto power off must be disabled 

Turn dial on top to m (manual)

Vostram holds camera in place 

Connect USB to computer

Full battery? 

Local drive - user work - but keep work on hard drive 

Create new scene 

Bass settings...

Camera settings bottom right...

Shutter speed 606

Aptiture 1.4

ISO 100

Image quality- large fine jpg

White balance - cloudy

 Adjust the aptiture if u feel it's too bright/dark

Put wide screen mask on 

File export image sequence 

High resolution jpg tiff

Crop aspect ratio 16:9 

Scale 1920 x 1080  (33% smaller than original image) 

One folder and then into an encapsulating folder 'image sequence 1' 

To experiment and practice with Dragon Frame I created a simple image to animate and explore techniques with.

I decided to use one base image for the back ground and then just use cut out details to add and subtract from the image to show movement. I also wanted to create a magical feel to fit with my Midsummer Night Dream theme so I used a silver pen to create metallic spots in the piece. I hope that throughout the animation light might reflect off different parts of the silver pen; creating a shimmery effect... we will have to wait and see! If I had more time I would have created about 6 different photocopies of the background with different silver spots of pen and other slight changes in the background to make it look like it has more movement. However for now I have just animated the eyes to blink, the mouth to turn into a scribble, tears to fall from their eyes and a red spot exploding (symbolising their hearts/bleeding/exploding to link to the theme of lust and complicated love in the play).