Thursday, November 26, 2009
Hello class
Monday, November 9, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Castle Video #2
What do you guys think?
Post a comment.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Castle updates and Audio Production Q&A
Oh, and I apologize now for the not-so-dynamic screen shot. Where the water and sky meet in the pic are bothering me but the only other picture I have of the new features on the castle lacks the door on the side. It has a better vantage point, but I'm trying to show what I've accomplished... so here she be:
1.What range of frequencies are detectable to the human ear?
20Hz – 20kHz
2. Define Audio
Audio means “sound”. It specifically refers to the range of frequencies detected by the human ear.
3. Audio production involves what four elements of audio?
Production, recording, manipulation and reproduction of sound waves.
4. List 10 careers in audio and list a local company for six of the career fields
- Studio sound engineer
- Live sound engineer
- Musician
- Music Producer
- DJ
- Radio Technician
- Film/Television Sound Recordist
- Field Sound Engineer
- Audio Editor
- Production Audio Creator
5. List three careers that need to have an understanding of audio production concepts
- Video Camera Operators
- Micing up drum kits
- Creators of synthetic sound effects
7. What is a waveform
The sound wave curves on a x vs y graph are called waveforms.
8. Is sound two dimensional or three dimensional?
Sound is three dimensional.
9. How do variations in sound pressure correlate to a waveform diagram?
High sound pressure shows the waveforms densely packed together on the diagram.
12. Define transducer
A device that converts energy from one form into another.
13. Define amplifier
A device which takes a signal and increases it’s power.
14. Define signal processor
Devices and software which allow the manipulation of the signal in various ways.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Working on the castle's textures
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
White Castle
Or maybe it is... I can't really tell what's inside but it's white and castle shaped, so White Castle it is:
What have you learned about 3D Modeling?
Everything I know at the moment is very basic stuff, but it is all new. Everything you see in the castle pictures is everything I have learned to date. Making ripples and shapes and fitting them together.
What has been your biggest challenge in 3D?
Learning 3D in general. It's new and I sometimes have problems with that, but I'm used to it and I like it a lot now that I'm passed the basics.
What would you do differently if you were to do your castle model over again?
I would probably make the land connecting to the bridge smoother, I think it's too lumpy. Hills are okay, but it's just too much in that area. I probably would have done the mountains differently, I would have stretched them out more.
Was your research sketch helpful?
Yes, I tried to base my castle mostly on the image and changed small things here and there.
My thoughts:
I'm liking 3DS, I like being able to model my imagination into a 3D image. I feel that I have a lot of potential when it comes to learning this program, and I plan to use it in the future in projects my friends and I make. Kyle will definitely want some stuff modeled for his games and movies and I will want to do some modeling for my own films. I just want to make sure I can do it well enough before I add it into my films because bad CGI can really ruin a good movie... like James Cameron's upcoming movie 'Avatar'. It is largely composed of CGI and from the trailer I think it looks terrible. Hopefully it isn't the final render. I know Speed Racer had unfinished CGI in it's trailer.
Now I'm just rambling.
Goodbye.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Castle pictures
I bet Kyle Monroe will like this.
Now I'm off to take a lap around the school building.
Friday, September 4, 2009
3D Studio Max - First few days
And just for fun I've been messing around, here is a little project I started myself and plan to make better as I progress:
Thursday, September 3, 2009
The First Post.
Now, in the future I'll be posting the projects I am working on and the progress I am making, just as every IMD student will do. Looking forward to that? Me too (unless you said "no" that is). I'm just as clueless about what types of projects I will be doing as you are, it's up to Fitzer and DiMasso.
Ghost from 'Ghostbusters Generation'