Storyboarding and Camera Angle exercise

One of the submissions done by my students on 'Storyboarding' and 'Videography'.

The whole idea of this exercise was to get students to be aware in the use of different camera angles, and understand the intent and purpose of the differing angles.

With the use of storyboards, students were able to visualize their stories better, and henceforth, be able to suggest angles to better tell their stories.

To make the exercise challenging, only the last scene/clip was given to the students, i.e. the picture of a broken pencil. Students, working in pairs or trios, were free to explore the storyline that leads to that final scene/clip.

Above is just one of the storylines done up by the students.

Audio was recorded in post-production, and clip was done using iMovie by yours truly.

An-IDEA-a-DAY: the Holey Chopping Board

The chopping board design takes into account the motion of users chopping on their raw food products, with the idea that the separation of the chopped pieces should be a one-flow motion. The use of the jigsaw-puzzled hole adds to this convenience. With the ability to add an attachment for cups or containers to hold the chopped food items, this will add another layer of convenience to the users.

The detachable nature of the holed section allows the user to vary the hole size, to fit and suit the sizes of the chopped food items that they are working on.

The final touch of using a wood-based material adds a little bit of nostalgia to users, who are more inclined to feel the warmth and earthiness of having a wood-based chopping board, compared to a plastic version.

An-IDEA-a-DAY: the iProcessor

The idea of the iProcessor is to remove the clutter of a regular food processor, and to give it a more minimalistic look and feel. The swinging out aspect of the food bowl gives added space to the food processing experience, with a possible attachment that makes the internal space hemispherical for a more atypical food-processing experience.

The hidden controls and handle also adds to the degree of minimalistic look and feel, with the idea of making the use, operation, wash-up and storage of the entire iProcessor unit more pleasant and a worthwhile experience.

As a final touch to aesthetics, the usual colours are offered, so that users can mix and match the colour of their iProcessor, with those of their other current utensils.

An-IDEA-a-DAY: The Tiltable Umbie

Drawing my bad experiences of using the umbrella during the monsoon rain season, the tiltable umbrella design above takes into account the shifting wind directions in a typical rainy situation, to allow for maximum protection of the user against getting wet.

The off-centred design allows the user, especially those who are tall, to still be able to keep themselves relatively dryer, compared to current designs. The proposed wind/moisture sensor at the tip of the umbrella allows the user to have greater control and knowledge on the shifting wind directions, especially when on the move. It allows for a pre-emptive change of the cover to happen, to offer better protection.

An-IDEA-a-DAY: Modular Wardrobe Hanging system

With constraints in space within the wardrobe, the modular hanging system proposed above aims to leverage on the differing sized of clothing items to optimise the space. Using a modular pole-like system that is detachable and can be set up modularly, the redesign allows different users to customise their wardrobe experience by setting up the space within their wardrobe to cater to the usage patterns, or/and the kind of outfits that they have.

The system also takes in to account the use of the depth of the wardrobe space to optimise the usage rate better, allowing the system to be aligned in 2 axes/directions.

The possibilities are endless with a modular system, and if further work could be done on the design of the wardrobe itself, the possibilities are even more wide open for further customisations.