SS24 – TD – CCIS – 02 / Recording of June 7th
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Homework:
For our next meeting, please create a storyboard based on your concept and today’s feedback. The storyboard should include a description of every shot in the sequence of events, detailing how the elements change throughout each shot. This is best expressed through “pencil on paper” sketches.
Additionally, the storyboard should indicate the approximate duration of each shot, ideally in seconds. These durations can change, and it’s practical to render shots with extra footage at the beginning and end to allow flexibility during editing and final compositing.
I find it useful to start a timeline in the software of your choice, incorporating the sketches of each shot while adding a rough soundtrack. I typically do this in Premiere, and if I don’t have images yet, I use markers that can hold text descriptions of the shots. This approach will give you an early sense of the timing. An added benefit is that these markers can be exported to a CSV file, which can then be used in TD to drive timers.
Consider how each scene should be created, as they may come from different software and use various techniques. The storyboard will be the primary source for breaking down the production process, helping us determine which approaches to take to achieve the desired scenes and images. It will also guide us in identifying the techniques to research and the scope of work involved.
Tip: Try to minimize the variety of different techniques used, as each one may present challenges and take longer than expected.
Please share the storyboard (ideally as as PDF) on Discord.
Inspiration
Here are some of the links that have been mentioned in the chat during the live lesson:
https://www.miraruido.com/
https://www.teamlab.art/
https://ephemeraltomorrow.com/
https://www.tamschick.com/project/invisible-worlds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyaanisqatsi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baraka_(film)
https://www.instagram.com/bb.dere
https://www.gafferhq.org/index.html
Ephemeral Tomorrow talk at TNI Roundtable – dealing with scientific data in a poetic way:
https://www.youtube.com/live/ur5gx7N0gI8?t=3570&si=OxbkOugdprbbxDFM
FIELD.IO talk at TNI Roundtable, especially the IBM project – dealing with scientific data in an abstract way:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nWcVr-t5JE&t=249s
TouchDesigner Techniques
These are some example components from my archive that I felt might be useful for some of your ideas.
Most of them are uncommented, please let me know if any questions come up! We can always meet on a quick zoom….
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HXJWEHqr-MlWLJs_wdVrvnsyLknDOuQm/view?usp=sharing