American Museum Of Moving Images

The trip to the American museum of moving images was very informative and useful which was organized by the department of New Media communication.

The first thing that we learnt about the moving images was a card that had a bird drawn on one side and a cage on the other side. Rotating the card faster made the illusion to the eyes as the bird inside the cage which was thought to us by the tour guide Victor. This brought forth the basic concept of moving images, our eyes can view 24 frames per second that creates the image in retina. Three thing that were necessary was:

1.       Speed.

2.      Bars.

3.      Sequence of images.

The speed creates the illusion to our eyes, the bars gives rest to our eyes and the sequence of images creates the moving image.

The things that fascinated me were the models that were exhibited. The model from the movie exorcist. It was so inspiring to see how they made a full length feature film with just that doll, and its head that was turned 360 degree. Then, the model of skyscraper from ‘Blade runner’ that had lights behind it.

Then was the sound room where they voice over for movies. It had a mic over the head on which the actors would record their voices after the video is shot. It is then synced with the video captured. Then was the music, it plays a very important role in moving image, as were able to try play different kinds of music for a scene and which one suits the best. It shows how important it is to play background music for any moving image.

It was a great time there learning so many new things about moving image and the best part is when we were given a chance to animated ourselves with number of frames. And we realized what it is to animate any moving image.

The exorcist and the Sound room.