UniSA STEM Innovation Experience

Topic outline

• Movie Magic, References and Resources

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  • Helpful Visual Effects (science task) link:

    • History of visual special effects - Cat Harris presentation

             This presentation is approximately 30 minutes long, but you can scan through and see some of the visual effects, including cheap, expensive, simple and complex examples. It includes explanations of effects used in Star Wars, Mary Poppins, 2001 Space Odyssey, Toy Story, The Matrix, Ben Hur, and more. 

             

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    The link to the above video is listed below, if the video does not play just copy and paste the information to view it. 

    You Tube -  Cat Harris: A brief history of effects in film

    www.youtube.com/watch?tv=ZrFwu-baYVo

    
    

    
    

    The fascinating facts and secrets behind "Forrest Gump"

    https://yourdailysportfix.com/about-interesting-forrest-facts-vs/?utm_source=facebook-vs&utm_campaign=vs-ww-d-yds-forreen-rdc-m08-c1264-a1&pixel_value=0.06#15
    

    
    

    Helpful Technology Links:

    • Arduino program download
    • Learning Arduino home page
    • Arduino Glossary

    • Books that might be useful 
    •   Arduino Workshop 
    •  Exploring Arduino

    • How to use a breadboard when prototyping Arduino circuits  

             https://www.losant.com/blog/how-to-use-a-breadboard

    • What is 3D printing and where is it used? 

              https://3dprinting.com/what-is-3d-printing/

    • Free online CAD program with tutorials

              https://www.tinkercad.com/

    Helpful Engineering Ideas:

    The engineering design process steps can be found here:

    https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/engineering-design-process/engineering-design-process-steps

    
    

    • Example of a giant camera dolly, as well as discussion on cinematic techniques from the beach scene of the movie Roma (2018). 

           https://youtu.be/d8BanE_LKMQ?t=4

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    • Links to camera dolly ideas

          https://www.2bridges.nyc/filmmaking-guide/diy-how-to-build-a-camera-dolly

          https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/10-cheap-tripod-dolly-options/

          https://petapixel.com/2015/01/13/build-camera-dolly-lego-pieces/

          https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Motorized-LEGO-Camera-Dolly/

    Helpful Mathematics Links:

    • Sample templates for film budgets
    • Online Graphing and Calculator tool (GeoGebra)
    • Excel hints and tips

         https://www.excel-easy.com/introduction/formulas-functions.html

          https://learn.filtered.com/blog/10-most-useful-microsoft-excel-tips

          https://support.office.com/en-us/excel

          https://au.pcmag.com/office-suites/24315/20-excel-tips-for-becoming-a-spreadsheet-pro

    Short Film Production

    Camera tracking footage in the opening scene from Spectre (2015) shows a clever use of camera dollies, tracking, some well edited joins and a touch of computer graphics. Can you figure out where the scenes are stitched together from one tracking sequence to the next? 

    https://youtu.be/cbqv1kbsNUY?t=8 
    

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    • Behind the scenes information

    How to create stop motion animations 

    https://www.acmi.net.au/education/online-learning/magic-aardman-education-resources/how-create-stop-motion-animation/

    How to use chromakey

    https://www.techsmith.com/blog/how-to-create-a-diy-green-scre/

    Editing software suggestions

    •  There are many free software programs, but beware of trial programs that let you edit but not save the final task. 
    • Suggested software links

    Referencing Information:

    • SACE Guidelines for referencing

    
    

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