RESOURCES
Below are videos and instructions of programs and equipment that we will be using throughout the day.
Materials
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A tripod
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A camera
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You have to be able to manually adjust the settings
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A glowstick
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A camera remote control (if alone)
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Someone to push the trigger (if not alone)
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A blank wall
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This isn't entirely necessary but I think it looks better when there's nothing in the background to distract the viewer
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A dark space
Instruction
The first thing you have to do is to place your camera on a tripod and put it on manual mode.
From there, two things need to be be manually set:
The shutter speed
The ISO setting
The shutter speed will determine how long your shutter stays open for and, subsequently, how long you have to "write" with the glow stick. The longer the shutter is open, the more time you have to write.
The ISO setting is the camera's sensitivity to light, so the greater the ISO the greater the sensitivity to light and vice versa. In this context, the greater the ISO the brighter the glow stick and the surrounding area will look. The setting of the ISO really all comes down to preference and how you want the picture to look. If you want it to be brighter go with a higher ISO, if you want it darker go for the low end. I picked a medium of 800, I liked that it was bright enough to see the writing but not so much as to ruin the look of darkness.
Tips and Tricks
Here are some little tricks and tips I figured out will experimenting with glow stick photography
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Everything you write is captured as a mirror image by the camera. If you want to write words you have to write backwards and left to right.
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However if you have Photoshop or any other photo editing program you can just invert the picture and you should be fine
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If you want to draw something without all of it being connected, like a smiley face (eyes, mouth, etc.), cover the tip of the glow stick with your hand, move it to where you want to beginning drawing again, and then remove your hand.
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Putting your hand over the light prevents the camera from capturing it, thereby letting you draw separate segmented parts
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Try changing your distance from the camera during the shot for a change in perspective.
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Try to keep the glow stick level.
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Move your arm instead of tilting the glow stick so writing looks straight on.
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Now go have fun experimenting with glow stick photography, I'd love to see what you come up with! :)
Painting With Light Instructions
Ideation Information
•Working in pairs, students will create one of the following on Tilt Brush work must incorporate movement, light and space.
1.Recreate a dream, or create a dreamscape.
A dreamscape is a landscape or scene with the strangeness or mystery characteristic of dreams.
How can we combine our dreams to make a cohesive environment?
How can we use principals of surrealism to create a dreamscape?
2.List both of your fears, both partners must pick their fears and create a scenario where they interact.
Where are these fears?
How/why are they interacting?
3.Using your favorite songs as reference create an abstract drawing using rhythm as the theme. How will these two songs interact in the same space?
How does color convey an emotion?
Can movement tell a story?
How do our songs connect? Do they have any similarities?
Light Paintings
While waiting for use of Tilt Brush students must create a series of light paintings. (no less than 3!)
This can include but are not limited to,
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Create a series of contour light paintings
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Create a series that tells a story
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Create a series that starts with one emotion then ends with a different emotion.
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Create a series that goes from abstract to literal
***Remember- a series is a number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another