Arch 2003

Transformation

Professors Ursula Emery McClure + Kristen Kelsch

TA Kelli Cunningham

Arch 2003 is an introductory course to digital architecture techniques comprised of second year undergraduate students and first year graduate students. For their first project, the students were given a pair of objects and were asked to digitally create the world in which one object transformed into another. The transformations included, button to balloon, cypress to mosquito, jack to umbrella, net to water bucket, cotton candy to crystal chandelier, and oyster to dam. Through a series of collage and diagram exercises the students produced the world in which this transformation could happen, then brought the world to life using Adobe After Effects to animate their stories of transformation. The videos were then awarded on “Judgement Day,” with Oscars for:

BEST FILM EDITING _ John David Moore
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS _ Marie Garrett
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE _ Sarah Eikrem
BEST DIRECTOR _ Mary Swysgood
BEST PICTURE _ Eva Knapp  

The final videos can be viewed at https://vimeo.com/channels/824834.