http://www.futuricity.info/ The ten newest pages on the Futuricity web site en Copyright 2006 University of Kent. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:52:50 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss PerryTech SiteLiveRSS webmaster@futuricity.info 30 Futuricity is a short film being created by students at the University of Kent as part of their final year project. The film will be a mixture of computer created graphics and live action, it will tell the story of a democracy taken to extremes.This web site will be used to document every stage of the develo... index http://www.futuricity.info/index/index All rights, including copyright, in the content of these Futuricity web pages are owned or controlled for these purposes by the University of Kent.  In accessing the Futuricity web pages, you agree that you may only download the content for your own... about http://www.futuricity.info/about/copyright Welcome to the Syndication Centre.  If you are totally new to RSS the BBC offers an excellent explanation of what these feeds are and how they work. Futuricity.info :: Latest Pages... about http://www.futuricity.info/about/syndication Students on the Multimedia Technology and Design course, run by the Department of Electronics at the University of Kent are required to undertake a project whilst completing their final year.  The project can be an individual or gro... about http://www.futuricity.info/about/index Our course requires us to make a presentation half way through the year to give the staff an idea of how we are progressing.  The presentation allowed each of us five minutes to talk about our involvement.  The staff reaction to our project was incredibly positive and they had several suggestions for ways in which we can improve our project.You can see the presentation that we gave by se... development http://www.futuricity.info/development/midproject You can find out how we developed Futuricity, including what tools and techniques we used by selecting one of the sections below:  ... development http://www.futuricity.info/development/index To produce Futuricity we will be using industry standard applications and techniques.  The software we use includes:Alias Maya 7Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5Adobe EncoreAdobe After EffectsFuturicity will be ... technology http://www.futuricity.info/technology/index This is a showcase of some of the best media available from the Futuricity team.  ... media http://www.futuricity.info/media/index The primary team consists of four third year BSc Multimedia Technology and Design students from the University of Kent.  The team work under the creative title Pixelbox.Adam HawkinsBryon HomerGemma IsonMark PerryYou can find out more about each team m... team http://www.futuricity.info/team/index Adams biog will appear here soon...Email: adam@futuricity.infoBlog: http://www.futuricity.info/blog/team/adamYou can find out how Adam is involved in the project by taking a look at the Futuricity Credits.... team http://www.futuricity.info/team/adam Coming from a more creative background than technical, I took on the Multimedia Technology and Design Degree as a challenge. At times it has been a struggle, but I’ve learnt so much over the past two years that…well, I’ve forgotten parts of it!I have always strived to be different with my work, sometimes leading to interesting results which many might find ‘unprofessional’, this sometime... team http://www.futuricity.info/team/gemma Hello, and welcome to my biography page!  I'm currently 21 years old and studying Multimedia Technology and Design at the University of Kent.  My main involvement in the project is writing the script and maintaining the web site, that's not to say that I don't do anything else but you wouldn't really be interested in the rest.The concept for Futuricity was a group decision; we decided th... team http://www.futuricity.info/team/mark I have always been interested in Information Technology, since a very young age. My parents gave me lot of support and encouragement to study this, which vastly helped to increase my knowledge and understanding of this subject. I'm now 21 years old, Enjoying my third and final Year at University of Kent Canterbury, Currently studying Multimedia Technology & Design. I myself have been... team http://www.futuricity.info/team/bryon We have decided to make our content available to site users in Windows Media format only.  The decision to limit the content to one format was primarily taken to reduce the cost (in both time and money) of creating content for multiple players.The software to create Windows Media format is freely available and easy to customise, this allows us to create content quickly which in turn mean... media http://www.futuricity.info/media/whywmp Adam Hawkins - 3D Animation and RenderingBryon Homer - Video Capture and Editing, Visual Compositor, DVD Authoring... team http://www.futuricity.info/team/credits The technology behind the Media Player is licenced to us by PerryTech.  It is based around a MySQL and PHP engine which allows us to easily add new media files as soon as we have them available.There is more about the technology behind the media player on the blog.... media http://www.futuricity.info/media/player Alias MayaAdam’s portion of the project will be done almost entirely in Alias' Maya software with which he will model, animate and render multiple 3D scenes on which actual people will be composited.Adam has many constraints to work around and the largest of these is the dynamism and parameters of a shot as we do not have a way to sync a Camera in Maya with an act... technology http://www.futuricity.info/technology/maya The Final project will be produce on an Interactive DVD Disc. Adobe Encore is the authorware package which Bryon has decided to use to produce the interactive DVD menu system to allow the user to navigate around the DVD content. The fundamental advantage to Encore is the user can quickly compose the design of the DVD project as the user using drag and drop editing to produce outline picture, th... technology http://www.futuricity.info/technology/encore Adobe After EffectsThis project will require large amounts of green screen to composite real video on CG Animation produced by Adam in Maya. Adobe Aftereffects is the package which Bryon has decided to use to composite video footage. Aftereffects is designed for the most demanding production environments, which combines the core 2D real video image, and 3D compositing an... technology http://www.futuricity.info/technology/aftereffects This project will require massive amounts of video editing to produce the final product, Adobe Premiere Pro is the package which Bryon has decided to use to edit all raw video footage. Premiere is a powerful editing tool, which has the capability of producing high definition video to broadcast standards. Although the application is not use in the most popular top level television production, th... technology http://www.futuricity.info/technology/premierepro We are required by our degree program to carry out research into all of the aspects that our project will cover.  Our findings are available on this page in both HTML and PDF formats.  You will also find a copy of the presentation that we gave to our project tutors outlining our vision for Futuricity.... research http://www.futuricity.info/research/index The members of the Futuricity team decided that it would be important to research into current architectural abilities and how these techniques may be used in the future.  Mark decided he would be best suited to carrying out the research for this part of the project.Futuristic Buildings... research http://www.futuricity.info/research/architectural Looked at current research, theories and events that could one day lead to colonising the moon, due to our project being entirely based around a fictional city built on the moon, Gemma  looked at similar structures on earth, as well as theories into this actually being developed in the future. She also looked at current research, theories and events that could one day lead to colonising the moo... research http://www.futuricity.info/research/futuricity The members of the Futuricity team decided that it would be important to research into software applications that are key to the project’s success; without these applications the members of the Futuricity project will not be able to produce a product to the level of professionalism required. The Members chosen of the Futuricity team to researched into the following applications were Bryon and A... research http://www.futuricity.info/research/software The members of the Futuricity team decided that it would be important to research into three common conceptions for the future as portrayed in multiple films, books and video games.- The Wasteland- The Dark City- The UtopiaThe WastelandThis is where the culture and design has been lost and people have reverted back to a more primitive form of li... research http://www.futuricity.info/research/concepts In discovering different ways to present the future, the members of the Futuricity team actively researched three futuristic science fiction films. The research was undertaken by Bryon who viewed three films and then produced a write-up upon each film, to express any important points noted. The following films specifically identified in the research included:- Fifth Element- Star W... research http://www.futuricity.info/research/films Mark PerryThe Discovery Channel (www.discoverychannel.co.uk)NASA (www.nasa.gov)European Space Agency (www.esa.int)BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk)The Artemis Project (... research http://www.futuricity.info/research/sources Sound is extremely important in a project and the Futuricity team realise that a negative audience reaction can be turned around through the use of effects and ambient sounds.  The project will use a mixture of custom composed tracks and audio sourced from royalty free music collections.You can listen to the ... development http://www.futuricity.info/development/sound Go to the Futuricity Blog...... blog http://www.futuricity.info/blog/index Invented by Adobe Systems and perfected over 15 years, Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) lets you capture and view robust information — from any application, on any computer system — and share it with anyone around the world. Individuals, businesses, and government agencies everywhere trust and rely on Adobe® PDF to communicate their ideas and vision.You can download the latest editio... about http://www.futuricity.info/about/pdf This page is now archived and will not be updated - for accurate details regarding the production of Futuricity please visit the Filming pageHello and welcome to Futuricity.  Please note that as this is a University project we will not be able to pay for your participation but everyone involved will receive a copy of the film on DVD.... audition http://www.futuricity.info/audition/index Click any of the images to see an enlarged version (you may need to disable your pop-up blocker for the enlargement to work correctly)Black and White Originals... development http://www.futuricity.info/development/storyboard Video / Audio                                                     Reason 2x Canon DV Cameras                                        Camera 1 / Camera 2 2x Sony TRV 33 DV Cameras                             Camera 3 / Interview Camera1x Television Monitor                                           Director Preview 1x 16 Channel Audio Mixer             ... filming http://www.futuricity.info/filming/equipment Filming Futuricity took place over two days in the Department of Electronics Green Screen studio.  Before each shoot the green screen and associated equipment had to be set up and configured; several elements were critical at this stage.  The first was to ensure that the green screen cloth was as flat as possible.  Every crease would cause problems at the editing stage and so it wa... filming http://www.futuricity.info/filming/index Once we were happy that the scene shot was usable for the final edit it was time to record interviews with each actor to find out about their experience of working on Futuricity.  These interviews were also filmed in front of the green screen to allow us to insert the... filming http://www.futuricity.info/filming/p3 Building Futuricity is the title of the 'making of' documentary that will appear on this site and on the Futuricity DVD.  It was shot on the two days of live action filming that the team undertook and tells the story of the development of Futuricity from conceptio... filming http://www.futuricity.info/filming/makingof You can also get Futuricty on your XHTML enabled mobile device.  Simply enter www.futuricity.info/m and you will be taken to our site.We will be adding content that you can download to your mobile phone including pictures and video clips.  To take advantage of this service your mobile device will ne... about http://www.futuricity.info/about/mobile The rest of the scenes would require careful planning as many of them called for movement of some kind.  One major limitation of the green screen is that it provides a very limited space in which to move, as a result of this each scene was planned b... filming http://www.futuricity.info/filming/p2