{"id":895,"date":"2017-05-12T09:15:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T09:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/?p=895"},"modified":"2017-05-12T21:40:59","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T21:40:59","slug":"kerry-logistics-video-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/kerry-logistics-video-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerry Logistics&#8217; Video Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This project is not classified as a commercial. It was meant to be privately displayed inside the company&#8217;s (Kerry Logistics) reception area. It&#8217;s a couple of metres high, six times across. Pretty big, if you ask me, though I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s always some guy who can pee higher. There always is.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, that&#8217;s the reason that I can&#8217;t show, at least in its final form, what it was. But I do have pictures &#8212; pretty pictures &#8212; of the stuff that I got to contribute.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-896\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h05m37s47.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-896 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h05m37s47-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h05m37s47-300x49.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h05m37s47-768x126.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h05m37s47.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mocap data, to geo in Maya, then LW for point rendering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-897\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h05m55s229.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-897 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h05m55s229-300x54.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h05m55s229-300x54.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h05m55s229-768x137.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h05m55s229.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LW nodal displacements with the help of Denis Pontonnier&#8217;s tools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-18h59m40s32.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-898 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-18h59m40s32-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-18h59m40s32-300x49.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-18h59m40s32-768x126.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-18h59m40s32-1024x168.png 1024w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-18h59m40s32.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m12s107.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-899 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m12s107-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m12s107-300x49.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m12s107-768x126.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m12s107-1024x168.png 1024w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m12s107.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Particles made easy by LW&#8217;s nodal displacement fancy-footwork.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_900\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-900\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h07m46s25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-900 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h07m46s25-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h07m46s25-300x49.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h07m46s25-768x126.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h07m46s25-1024x168.png 1024w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h07m46s25.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Additive particle morphing in LW using nodal displacements.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-901\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m38s107.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-901 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m38s107-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m38s107-300x49.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m38s107-768x126.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m38s107-1024x168.png 1024w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m38s107.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RealFlow HYBRIDO sim. LW for instance rendering.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m54s242.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-902 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m54s242-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m54s242-300x49.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m54s242-768x126.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m54s242-1024x168.png 1024w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h00m54s242.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-903\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h01m28s104.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-903 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h01m28s104-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h01m28s104-300x49.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h01m28s104-768x126.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h01m28s104-1024x168.png 1024w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h01m28s104.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mass transformations using Denis Pontonnier&#8217;s toolkit and LW instancing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-904\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h02m48s128.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-904 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h02m48s128-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h02m48s128-300x49.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h02m48s128-768x126.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h02m48s128.png 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nixed scene. LW displacements, scene and render.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-905\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h03m10s98.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-905 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h03m10s98-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h03m10s98-300x49.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h03m10s98-768x126.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h03m10s98.png 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Motion graphic shenanigans in LW using 2-point polygons and instancing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h04m01s99.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-906 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h04m01s99-300x54.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h04m01s99-300x54.png 300w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h04m01s99-768x137.png 768w, http:\/\/faulknermano.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/vlcsnap-2017-05-12-19h04m01s99.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The keyword in this project was &#8216;repetition&#8217;. Now, a <em>guy<\/em> in the studio kept using the word &#8216;iterative process&#8217;. But no: this wasn&#8217;t iteration. Iteration means:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;repetition of a mathematical or computational procedure applied to the result of a previous application, typically as a means of obtaining successively closer approximations to the solution of a problem.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The operative phrase is &#8216;successively closer approximations to the solution of a problem&#8217;. If it were actually the case that in the so-called <em>creative industry<\/em> that iteration existed, of which my experiential opinion says is more of anomaly than a rule, it would follow that some end goal could be discerned at the beginning. This was not the case here. It began with an idea, then killed, to reincarnate into a new form, killed again, rose from the ashes, ad nauseum. Indeed, nausea is actually a good word for it. Isn&#8217;t just better just say <em>repetition<\/em> to be truthful? Instead, we are <em>encouraged<\/em> to think it&#8217;s iterative, so as to regard each &#8216;iteration&#8217; not the pointless exercise it actually was.<\/p>\n<p>Here, I also encountered the novel concept of &#8216;not second-guessing&#8217; the client. What this actually meant was that &#8216;the client doesn&#8217;t know what they want, but we do.&#8217; Basically, a Jedi mind trick. The hilarity of it all is that we&#8217;re not Jedi. No indeedy. Hence, the bulk of the setbacks were clients totally rejecting the concept and, despite the studio&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectdogtraining.com\/articles\/dog-training\/small-dog\">assumptive airs,<\/a> we took it by the balls &#8212; what choice did we really have? They were the ones with the money &#8212; and re-did it again and again and again. Joke&#8217;s on us. Actually, joke&#8217;s on <em>me<\/em>, because I was at the bottom of that food chain. As I say, things like money\/wealth may be too dense to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trickle-down_economics\">trickle down<\/a>. <\/em>But work, overtime, and frustration, those things don&#8217;t sit at the top for too long.<\/p>\n<p>At the of the day the repetition stopped. Where we got to is for Kerry Logisitics employees and guests to see. Where we had came from is, as they say, history.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This project is not classified as a commercial. It was meant to be privately displayed inside the company&#8217;s (Kerry Logistics) reception area. It&#8217;s a couple of metres high, six times across. Pretty big, if you ask me, though I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s always some guy who can pee higher. There always is. 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