Carl Lostritto, Instructor
School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
exercise 04
lines and point (exe04)
convergence
forced perspective
forced perspective
Brief
Exercise04>Modeling Experience: Digital Stage Set due>9/25/08 before the start of class goal> Use a 3-d modeling environment to establish the perception of space through the creation of a virtual stage set and camera. Also at issue is the further exploration of graphic text. product>Each student will produce a single collage graphic that demonstrates the “stage set” through its intended view, reveals the reality of the modeled forms with an orthographic projection, and employs text as a graphic element within the composition. Students should utilize the same space image for this exercise as was used for exercise 03. After establishing a fixed “view,” model using only planes and lines the critical geometries necessary to convey the space as represented in the photograph. Use Photoshop to collage together images generated from the model (all taken though the set view), found environmental photographs to be treated as backdrops in the virtual set, and an orthographic projection which reveals the reality of the model. A headline will be created that reflects the space or the process of modeling the stage set. The headline text should be large and will interact with the other source images. Student should maintain and keep the working files but will only turn in a compressed .jpg not to exceed 250KB, posted onto the course blog, http://0095b6.com/lostritto/arch470fa08 Things to think about>Consider what might be abstracted or exaggerated in a literal stage set and how those conditions might apply to your graphic. It may be necessary to define “collage” as a noun as well a verb prior to defining and individual intent. Students may be interested in exploring extreme and/or unexpected ambiguities between perceived and literal depth.
