MOMI- Class trip

During the class trip to the MOMI we got the opportunity to interact with different parts of film production, including sound and visual. The first item we got the opportunity to experience was a thaumatrope which has a bird on one side and a cage on the other side of a flat disk. The thaumatrope is the earliest form of combining two images to create one via persistence of vision. During the demonstration the museum guide explained that what made the combination of the image possible was the empty moment in time formed when the disk was flat on its side and neither image was seen, also speed is necessary in order to create the image and the two images that are being combined. 

 We moved on to the Zoetrope next during the tour.  The cylinder shaped zoetrope has slots that allow the viewer to see a running man. The slots create the break in time necessary to build the visual motion. It was nice to see the zoetrope in person.

On a more modern not, we viewed a piece that created an illusion when placed in a strobing light. The on and off effect of a strobing light created the break necessary to portray the illusion that combines all the visuals. Although discussed in class, the idea of needing a break in time and being able to see it in person, made it easier to understand how a moving image is put together or broken down. 

An interactive photo booth, which video taped movement of people posing in front and than chops it up in to pieces so you can create your own flip book. A flip book is often used in animation to create the effect of motion using several images. 

Seeing the many cameras of each generation was interesting because of the change in material shape and sizing. The one camera we specifically went over was a wooden one, which really shows how inconvenient filming was at the time being that over heating of the camera could cause damage of the footage or just burst all together.

 I personally enjoyed going into the soundproof room where people record voice overs. Students got the opportunity to read a few lines and place voice over the school of rock movie. The voice over sounded funny and it doesn’t seem like a fairly easy job. 

Lastly we went over sound reviewing a section of the titanic film and how different each part of a specific scene sounded when turned off, on and broken up into segments. Leading us to the discovery that many of the sounds actually came from animals and even folly artists who use objects to create sound effects for specific scenes in a film. Over all the trip was a good experience and I would love to go back again and learn some more on my own time.