tl;dr; Beautiful, articulate and informative documentation is part of the grading process for this course.
Documentation
All projects will require video, photo, diagramatic and written documentation to be submitted in a single post on the class Gallery. For most projects, the quality of documentation is part of the grading rubric.
- Video:
- Thoughtful lighting - use lamps, lighting equipment or natural light. Avoid shooting final documentation in the lab using flourescent lights
- Use a tripod! Handheld video rarely turns out well.
- Take process documentation! Remember to take video of the work as you’re developing it.
- Use text or voice-over to help the viewer understand what they are watching
- Concise and to the point - viewers should be able to understand the big picture of your project without having to read accompanying text.
- Examples of beautiful video documentation:
- Photography:
- Use a tripod
- Use DSLR whenever you can
- Shoot as much as you can.
- Consider composition: what are you trying to show the viewer?
- When shooting architecture or larger projects, keep your lines parallel!
- Diagrams:
- Can you draw a simplified version of the project using simple lines and shapes?
- What components exist?
- What is the data flow?
- How does the feedback loop work?
- Writing:
- What can you tell the reader that they can’t infer from images, video and diagrames?
- Be concise. Do not ramble.
- Do not philosophise unless you actually have something meaningful to say.
- No BS.