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Update #14: Come See A History of the Sky at Maker Faire This Weekend!
I'll be showing A History of the Sky along with some of my panoramic time-lapse pieces at Maker Faire this weekend, May 19+20 in San Mateo, CA:
http://makerfaire.com/pub/e/7914
It will be projected nice and huge (about 18' wide) in a big dark room, similar to last year. I hope you all can make it!
P.S. if anyone is interested in a volunteer opportunity (a few easy breezy hours in exchange for a Maker Faire weekend pass), drop me a line! (ken@murphlab.com).
Update #13: "History of the Sky" shortlisted for Vimeo Festival + Awards
Hi all!
I'm very excited to share with all you "History of the Sky" supporters that my video has been shortlisted for the 2012 Video Festival + Awards (in the "experimental" category). The event is June 7-9 in New York City, but you can vote online now:
https://vimeo.com/awards/vote/experimental
In fact you can vote once per day through 4/30, so please help me win in this category by coming back and voting as much as you can! Just make it part of your daily routine: wake up, put on some coffee, vote for my video, etc. :)
Thank you!
Ken
Update #12: Full-Year "History of the Sky" Video Online!
At long last, I've made a 360-day version of "A History of the Sky" available online:
Originally, I intended only to show the full-year version nice and huge as a projected piece, but it actually works well online in full screen/1080p mode. Here's the direct youtube link.
Why 360 days? It makes a nicer rectangle!
I hope you enjoy it!
Update #11: Showing "A History of the Sky" (and Other Work) Tonight in SF
It's been a while since I've posted an update here on Kickstarter... I apologize to all of you who follow along here! I've been keeping busy working on A History of the Sky as well as a few other projects, which you can read about on my blog (www.murphlab.com).
Tonight, I'll be showing a single-projector version of a 360-day History of the Sky, along with a few other time-lapse pieces at area Carl Pisaturo's studio/workshop/micro-museum, Area 2881. Carl will be showing his collection of luninokinetic sculpture, robot performers, and 3D photos, and Dave Johnson will have his hand-made wooden automata.
The location is 2881 23rd St. (at Florida), from 8PM-midnight. It's free, and part of MAPP, the Mission Arts Performance Project. It will be very cool event, and it would be great to see some Kickstarter supporters there. More info:
Update #10: Purchased projectors, and other updates
I've purchased a lovely pair of Optoma HD20 projectors (see photo). These are 1080p DLP projectors, and are really bright, which makes them well-suited for this project. I went with DLP (over LCD) because I want people to be able to look at the piece up close, as well as from afar, and DLP doesn't have that "screen-door effect" found with LCD projectors. I've done some preliminary tests in stretching a vey large (3840 x 1080) movie across both projectors, and it looks great!
Lately my focus has been on some post-production and cleanup of captured time-lapse images, such as taking the flicker out of the footage, which is a common problem with time-lapse photography. This has been very labor-intensive, but with positive results, and I'm on track to have that done before my After Effects trial expires!
Finally, I've sent out all the phtographic prints and postcards to those of you who provided me with a mailing address. For those of you who didn't... you know who you are! Your prints are packaged up and ready to go, as soon as I know where to send 'em.
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A postcard featuring still images from "A History of the Sky," thanking you for your support.
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"A History of the Sky" screensaver. I'll send you a link to download a screensaver that cycles through a recent series of time-lapse movies of the sky. It's a miniature version of the final piece!
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A unique 5" by 7" printed digital still from "A History of the Sky," mounted on an 8" by 10" matte. Each print is a one-of-a-kind mosaic of images of the sky, individually selected by the artist. The print will be signed and labeled to indicate the range of dates and exact time-of-day shown in the images. Also included: Five "A History of the Sky" postcards to send to your friends, and the screensaver (see above). Also included: Five "A History of the Sky" postcards to send to your friends, and the screensaver (see above).
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A unique 8" by 10" printed digital still from "A History of the Sky," mounted on an 11" by 14" matte. Each print is a one-of-a-kind mosaic of images of the sky, individually selected by the artist. The print will be signed and labeled to indicate the range of dates and exact time-of-day shown in the images. Also included: Five "A History of the Sky" postcards to send to your friends, and the screensaver (see above). Also included: Five "A History of the Sky" postcards to send to your friends, and the screensever (see above).
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Ken Murphy is a musician, programmer, artist, and tinkerer living in San Francisco. Ken's past creations include Blinkybugs: simple, electronic insects that respond to their environment by blinking their LED eyes. He has written for Popular Science and Make Magazine, and is currently working on a childrens book and kit featuring his Blinkybugs. By day, he helps keep the website for his local public broadcasting station humming along.
