Shaping the Curve
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posted on 2022-10-19, 00:36 authored by Louise HarveyLouise Harvey, Diana TolmieDiana TolmieDigitally-generated abstract animation screened behind live musical performance featuring Dr Diana Tolmie on-stage at the Hanson Dyer Hall, The Ian Potter Southbank Centre, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
History
ERA Category
- Recorded/Rendered Creative Work - Film/Video
Funding type
- Self funded
Eligible major research output?
- Yes
Research Statement
Melbourne International Saxophone Festival Animation Project Shaping the Curven Research Background: The interpretation and representation of music via colour, form, and movement has been central to abstract animation since the invention of cinema. Animated representations in a live performance context have presented challenges to animators from Oskar Fischinger’s Raumlichtkunst of 1926 until the present day. Research Contribution: Advancements in 3D and 2D animation software and hardware drive experimentation into new techniques and creative approaches to creating animation for live performances. Shaping the Curve represents a series of animation experiments aimed at exploring and evaluating the creative possibilities afforded in the latest iterations of a selection of animation software (Autodesk Maya MASH plugins, and Red Giant Trapcode suite for Adobe After Effects) in the context of the visual representation of music in a live performance. This project makes an important contribution to the wider discourse of designing effective abstract animation to music. It provides further points of discussion and inspiration for animation practitioners and theorists as they continue to seek visual solutions to musical conundrums. Research Significance: The Melbourne International Saxophone Festival is Melbourne’s premiere world-class saxophone event, run annually by Melbourne Saxophone. Behind this organisation are renowned international saxophone performers and academics who are dedicated to furthering and showcasing saxophone performance and education. Screening at MISF, in front of an audience comprising primarily of musical professionals, forms an opportunity to prompt insightful discussion across the musical and animation disciplines, inciting further creative ideas and collaborations.Publisher
Melbourne International Saxophone FestivalPlace of publication
MelbournePublisher URL
Confidential / Culturally sensitive
- No
Medium
digital animation softwareSize of work
resolution 1920 x 1080Number of discrete components
oneLength of recording
8:45Date of recording
6/30/2019 12:00:00 AMDuration of performance
8:45Performance size
- Group
Number of work performers
1Estimated size of audience
60Was the work disseminated?
- Yes
Form of dissemination
- Public performance
Scope of dissemination
- International
Did the work go on tour?
- No