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September 29, 2005
Apple Slice
For the first half of the motion assignment I decided to try to map out the motion of an apple being cut in half. The slice of the knife sends the apple halves in opposite directions. Curved, they end up wobbling back and forth until finally settling.
My knives are so dull that the force required to cut the apple in half sent the apple halves flying. I had to first cut the apple in half and then put the slices back together to simulate an apple being cut in half. Also notice that I covered the apple in thumbtacks to accentuate reference points.
The final segment, from release to no motion, lasted a little over four seconds. I had 16 sheets of plastic which came out to about eight frames a sheet. I proceeded to hold my sheets of plastic to the monitor and trace the apple. Lined portions are the outside of the apple, clear portions are the inside of the apple. As I proceeded I realized some segments were more interesting than others so some of the plastic sheets are less than 8 frames apart.
Below is a photo of the final stack of plastic sheets. I haven't figured out how I am going to spread them out but even flat on each other the motion is visible. Neat.
Posted by mb2811 at September 29, 2005 02:24 AM