Project 5 - Masking Project Write Up

In project 5, exploring masking has been rather challenging in the beginning. The concept of masking itself is easy to understand, but when it comes to the technical aspects of it, it can be frustrating just starting out. Overall, after working with this project I definitely have a better understanding of the range of possibilities masking can accomplish.

Conceptually, this project started out based off of the saying, "the elephant in the room" regarding space and comfort in a direct relationship. What could be better, right? Well, the aesthetics just weren't matching up and the actual possibilites for masking in that scenario were very limited for what I had planned, so I compromised concept to show a more technical skill over masking.

Masking is found in the curtains in the windows with smart interpolation. The fly is a mask over a white solid and follows a masking path. The dashed line features a mask over it to allow it to appear as the fly is flying around. And finally, the fridge has a mask over its inside to show a sort of opacity to add a small glow.

Project 5 Masking Version 2

Dynamic Imaging Project 5 Version 2 from Christi Lemke on Vimeo.