“I study a part time MSc in Advanced Multimedia Design and 3D Technologies at Brunel University”.

When I get asked this question, which is quite often, there are two main reactions from people; nodding and smiling - because they don’t really understand what it is, or they say “that’s sounds cool” because they don’t know what it is!

I must admit it is difficult to briefly explain what I study, without accompanying visual aids, so here goes….

Below are the modules I have studied:

3D modelling - Motion Capture - Stereoscopic 3D Production - Match Moving - Compositing and Interactive User Design.

Green screen cyclorama (compositing) - This was the first time we used the green screen  and 3D match move technique, I underestimated how difficult and technical it would be. This technique is widely used in films that have any VFX work.

The links below are examples of 3D match moving on a green screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU7VrW4vA3k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvj9quXqBto&feature=related

3D Modelling

Using 3Ds Max, I created a 3D environment - an abandoned underground car park, being used by homeless people sleeping, seeking refuge from the cold.

Stereoscopic Film (3D Film) - yes you need two cameras.

Motion Capture - Here is an example of motion capture in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJfTzR6Vj4

Interactive User Design - For this module I used flash professional and action script 3 scripting language, to create an prototype  interactive TV health care guide. The below will make no sense to most people, but to programmers and developers, this stuff is burned into their retinas.

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, myKeyDown);

function myKeyDown(event1:KeyboardEvent):void{
if (event1.keyCode ==  37){
//stage.focus = aw;
clickeffect.play()
vidStream2.pause();
vidStream.play(“media/aw_video.flv”);
vid.x = 300;
vid.y =  150;
vid.height = 952;
vid.width = 534;
if (testbox_mc.visible == false)
 testbox_mc.visible = true;
 trace(“left”);
}else if (testbox_mc.visible == true)
 testbox_mc.visible = false;
 

(Source: jblakemedia.com)