RWMidi + Processing + Ableton Live

Midi is a wonderful language when working with sound. You’ll find that most sound programs can be controlled openly with midi signals, sent not only through midi devices like your standard keyboard, but also across programs. In my case I am using the RWMidi library in the creative coding software Processing to talk to Ableton LiveRead More »

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Multimedia Authoring – Week 1

This final year subject will be the home for my proposed interactive installation. Its main two focuses are interactive installation and urban screens. It is also flexible enough to have a BYO project, which is what I’ll be doing.  Read More »

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Mangrove Lighting Test 1

Last week I took out the new lighting setup down to the mangroves for a test run. It was a bit more difficult than originally conceived and the guilt of tramping through the waterway ecology meant a rethink of the final work. Read More »

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Sketchy Designs – Interactive Brooches

I caught myself giggling like a school girl the other day… maybe it was because I was driving to University with a box full of Arduino LilyPad Micro-controller joy. Once  the hysteria subsided I realised that I needed to figure out what steps to take to ease me into the electronic/textile learning curve. Read More »

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‘Rose’ Production Shots

These are some photographs taken on the set of my friend Tim Watt’s production ‘Rose’. The first few were taken in Minsky’s Piano Lounge and shot on 100 iso film and the second few in a back alley in North Sydney on Digital. Read More »

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DIY Lighting Setup

Anything to do with Photography on little to no budget is a stretch, but when the location of your shoot is in the middle of the bush at night it is a DIY dream come true. With $150 a day to hire a quiet generator out of the question I have devised a portable (and low budget) solution. Read More »

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