It’s been an interesting year - I’ve learned a lot but not the sorts of things I was expecting to learn. I probably thought I’d learn about techniques but I’ve learned more about myself and the way I work. I’ve discovered that I default to projection work, that interactive art is the work […]

Sam Kass had the bright idea of using his own Quartz Compositions in iMovie. iMovie already has a number of Quartz Compositions linked into it that can be used as effects, but what if you could create your own effects, more complex ones?

He details the method here, not that it’s very complex. The […]

So I managed to capture the Quartz Composition and here it is. . . . .

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Technorari Tags: Quartz Composer, Video

There are people out there doing a lot more exciting work than me with Quartz Composer (see links in previous posts) but everyone’s got to start somewhere and perhaps posting up the work I’m doing will help someone else who’s at the same stage. The following Quartz Composition uses sound to alter the position […]

I’ve been using Quartz Composer to complete the New Media unit of my degree - I was interested in it as a non-linear method for video production as I’ve used Final Cut before and have a good working knowledge of the way of working.
I had been looking at using QC to blend previously recorded footage […]

Well, this should be the final word in my series on the show formerly known as Temporary Assignment where I showed a piece of my work that also doubled up as the IRP unit for my BA.
Thinking about people’s feedback - It seems obvious that the piece had some difficulty in getting the ideas across. […]

Quartz composer rocks. SteamSHIFT has been using it for our Gojira gigs and the work he’s been churning out is just awesome - and it keeps getting better! My Mac wont run it because it just isn’t fast enough but I’m dead keen on getting my grubby paws on a machine that will. […]