Jisu’s neo-pixel practive& Halloween costume ideas

LINK 🔗

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SQkf6Wjg_8xwQQhyEg1zyNfAh-jkQCvFVwN324HI1io/edit?usp=sharing

3 IDEAS

Idea 1 — Powerpuff Beam 🕶️ + 💙🩷💚

This is a team project with Batu, Yennie, and me.
We got inspired by The Powerpuff Girls and their superpowers — especially the laser beams from their eyes.
Based on our classmates’ feedback, each of us chose one Powerpuff character, and we’ll develop our own colors and concepts accordingly.
Our idea is to create sunglasses that project LED beams from the eyes, representing each character’s unique power and symbol.

Idea 2) Witch’s magic spell nails 💅 + 🪄

This idea is about Witch’s Nail — a Halloween concept inspired by witches’ hand. Since I came to New York, I’ve never had my nails done, so I want to make some nail stuff for Halloween. Like a witch, I will wear black gloves with LED nails, and when I touch something or do a certain hand pose, the color of the LED changes.

Idea3) 🧥+🕸️+💡

I designed a cape with a spiderweb pattern made of LED lights to express the Halloween mood.I designed a Halloween cape that reacts to movement. Using Arduino and LED strips, the spiderweb pattern lights up and spreads out as the wearer moves, creating the illusion of a living, growing web in the dark.

Hi, I’m Becky Stern

Hi, I’m Becky! I’ll be your instructor for Making Studio. Here’s a little bit more about me: I love to make things and share them. Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve loved to do all sorts of crafts, like sewing and knitting. I learned some DIY electronics in college at Parsons School of Design and fell in love with combining electronics with soft materials to make art, costumes, and other gadgets. I’m a self-employed content creator. I’ve published several hundred step-by-step guides about everything from jewelry making to internet-connected displays. Before striking out on my own, I was product manager at Instructables, director of wearable electronics for Adafruit, and senior video producer for MAKE Magazine. You can find more of my work on my website and my YouTube channel and Instagram. After Parsons, I went to Arizona State for grad school, where I dropped out twice– once from a Ph.D. program and the second time from an MFA in sculpture. I’ve lived in New York City for 17 years, and I was raised in Connecticut. I’m really excited to get to know you and your creative work.

I usually ride my Vespa scooter to get to class.

I love animals, and I’ve got a dog and two cats.

Please feel free to reach out to me at any time. I’m always happy to schedule a 1:1 meeting or help over Slack or email between 8 am and 10 pm.

I’d love to get to know you a bit more, as well as get you set up on the class blog. Please check your email for a WordPress invitation to MakingStudio.blog, create your account, and introduce yourself in a new blog post. Please include a recent photo of yourself, and let me know where you are from, what you were doing before coming to PoD, any other info about your background that you care to share, some of your favorite things to make, do, and eat, what you are most looking forward to in this course, and what you are most apprehensive about in this course. I’d also love to follow you on social media if you want to share your links.

Video Review

Hi team,

Here are the transcribed notes for the videos we viewed in class today!

Effective

  • Shows product being used
  • diagram overlay
  • combining close-up shots (detail) with medium shots (context)
  • Shot composition
  • Shows software workflow
  • Leads viewer to where to find more information
  • Tripod to stabilize
  • Shoot during daytime -> diffused lighting
  • Establishing shot
  • Giving/restricting “personality” of characters/objects
  • Surprise and humor
  • Music changes to fit theme

Distracting

  • Over-the-top acting
  • Too slow/fast
  • Hands shaking
  • Background noise / poor audio
  • Irrelevant music
  • Extraneous b-roll
  • Too long
  • Too much motion

Video Notes : from class

#chrisRand

Here are the notes we took during last class on the video examples Becky orchestrated for us. In the comment section, please add anything I left out and I will amend this post.

AUDIENCE : (get to IT in the first 15 seconds)

  • potential customers
  • gadget freaks
  • tech industry folks
  • entertainment
  • other makers

TECHNIQUES :

  • write a script
  • story arc
  • implying thought through close-ups (intrigue)
  • manual focus
  • variety of shots
  • point of view
  • perspective
  • white balance
  • depth of field
  • call to action
  • concise editing
  • audio quality
  • tripod
  • free-hand camera (not a tripod)
  • split screen

VISUAL STYLE:

  • intrigue
  • cool subject
  • provocation
  • humor
  • clarity through repetition
  • don’t leave the audience hanging
  • nuance
  • object as character
  • empowerment
  • emotion
  • empathy

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