Stardust

stardust.

Cosmic love by Anders Røkkum

Thinking about Maps and Networks, I always think back to the first thing that started the network that then led to human life. The big bang! Whether you believe in God or another higher being, it is undeniable that we are all made of stardust...no, literally! Ok; maybe we are not literally stardust, but we are made up of the same elements as the stars. 

With this thought in mind, and after the artist research that we did I was really inspired by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's surveillance installations especially "Third Person" and "Subtitled Public". The idea of the camera tracking somebody's movement and creating art out of it amazed me so that's what I wanted to explore further when doing my own project. 

My initial idea was to have the person tracked by a Kinect camera so that the closer that the get to the screen the more their silhouette disintegrates into stardust.

• This can be achieved through coding which I will have to learn but I believe it's achievable with the right particle . I'm looking into using Open Frameworks
• Kinda like this 
Simple openFrameworks Video Pixel Analysis from Hamish Rickerby on Vimeo.

My 2nd idea was also to explore projection mapping or projection photography. In this case, people can be detected by multiple Kinect cameras and have stardust projected onto their bodies as soon as their detected. With the photography idea, I would have to go into the studio and do some photoshoots but I want the final image to be a gif with the stardust flowing through their bodies. 

“The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. On this shore, we've learned most of what we know. Recently, we've waded a little way out, maybe ankle-deep, and the water seems inviting. Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return, and we can, because the cosmos is also within us. We're made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”  - Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Maps and Networks Ideas

1) A kinect detecting movement of a person and then a webcam showing them their face, enter their birth date and then an overlay of their zodiac sign shows up on screen and then disappears when the kinect detects another person (raspi camera)

Idea 2:

Journeys...where did we all begin our journey? Where did humans all begin their journey? The universe. Human existence manifested from the universe..from "God", a "higher power", the big bang or whatever it may be that you believe...we are products of stardust. Every element on earth was formed at the heart of a star. This is not bs, this is science!!

kinect will detect a person and the closer they walk to the screen their body disintegrates into stardust.

Production Assistant

What is a Production Assistant?

A production assistant is the entry-level position on a film crew. Usually, PA's run around performing small but important tasks in the office, around the set and on location. They are hired by film and tv production staff to basically assist wherever they are needed on productions.
In a production office, their duties typically include:

• Answering phones
• Filing paperwork and data entry
• Arranging lunches, dinners, transportation reservations
• Photocopying
• General office administration
• Distributing production paperwork

On set however, their duties would usually include:

• Acting as a courier
• Helping to keep the set clean & tidy
• Distributing call sheets, health and safety notices and other paperwork

On location shoots, they may also be required to help coordinate the extras, help with crowd control etc (except where this would be dangerous, which in that case it would be some by police officers or something like that).

They are required to be flexible and well organised. They must also be able to work in a fast paced environment and think on their feet. They should be able to relay messages quickly and accurately but also know when silence is required on set. They are needed to have strong verbal and written communication so that they are able to make things run as smoothly as possible. Production assistants need to have a positive attitude and be able to form good relationships with the people on set so that there is always a positive atmosphere.