Draft Solid Works- Cactus Model

The Hypothesis - EXP 1 2008 BENV 2423

Final Found Machinima Clip

Experiment Results


I feel that this composition of found machinima clips introduces the ideas that I intended to experiment with. The clip puts forward the fundamental ideas of what porosity and a building is. I used the dictionary technique to clearly identify and explain what I would be dealing with. The clip relates back to my hypothesis on how porosity can change due to an explosion within a 'porous' (porous in terms of numerous rooms creating negative/empty space) building.

Final Custom Machinima Clip

Experiment Results


The experiment was set up as shown in the clip, with dynamite and explosive barrel ls placed in the negative spaces of the building. The negative spaces are an example of porosity and demonstrate (on a large scale) the porous qualities of objects and how it changes after an explosion. With the detonation of the dynamite, the walls and all objects inside the building either blew up into millions of pieces or were pushed away by the blast as hypothesized. This confirmed my initial ideas about 'changing porosity'. A few of the heavier objects remained but were still effected in some way.




Modes of Documentary


My Custom Machinima documentary employs a Expository style approach. I have used images and short pans to illustrate and argument, or in this case, an experiment. The Expository mode of documentation utilises the concept that knowledge is already held by the filmaker, which is true because the film gives details about areas of high porosity. This shows that the filmaker had prior understanding about what was going on. The benifits gained from using this mode are that you I could share my results and findings with others. The images, clips and captions were able to illustrate my point.

How to Embed Video (Stick it on your Blog)

Steve thought that it would be a good idea if I told people how to Embed Youtube Video's onto your blog just in case you guys weren't sure.


First, open up Youtube then find your video... Copy ALL of the embed code (as shown below)



















Then, paste the code into a new post... Make sure it goes into the "Edit HTML" not compose!\















Good Luck and enjoy

Draft 2- Experiment Using 3 Different Contexts- Water/Earth/Darkness

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When creating my 3 short clips, i decided to explore a new hypothesis.... I looked at an explosion in different contexts. I studied explosions in water, on the ground (earth), and in the dark.

With water, I wanted to explore how the objects interacted with the grid, and how the buoyancy of the barrels would affect their trajectory.

The earth explosion was based on my earlier hypothesis where I looked at an explosion in an enclosure such as a house/shed. I set up a scene and observed the way in which people and common household objects collided with each other. This concept was drawn from my found machinima clip of a shed filled with flamable barrels.

The most spectacular of the 3 explosions was the one in the dark. I focused on the contrast and change in lighting of the room, goin from pitch black to firey red/yellow. The radient heat and light that was emmitted by the numerous barrels made quite a sight.

I may in my next few experiments explore the idea and concept of an explosion in the darkness.

Draft 1 Explosion- Effects on objects in an enclosure

I will be conducting experiments into how porosity can be manipulated and changed in buildings. With the rooms acting as 'cells' or 'pockets' of space, and explosion should be able to refigure the porosity.

Hypothesis

"All the spaces inside a building/complex makes up a greater solid, this solid is the actual building. Due to the fact that the building is porous it has a certain level of porosity which when exploded, changes and expands. I hypothesize that the reshaping and expansion of a structures porosity will occur when explosives are detonated within the rooms".