Preparation Day for The Big Build had many highlights and generally felt like having fun with friends. Started with loading up a van, fit to burst with cardboard as well as making new friends on the Animate Team. With the serious preparation for 8 primary schools arriving over the next two days all completed and ready. The underlaying vibe was let’s test out our costumes and see who looks the funniest? We posed for a NASA style group photo.
We went walkabout, this must have turned a few heads!
I have to mention that a really important part of this project is the documentation. This is pioneered by Timothy Leek using 360 virtual reality photography. The preparation day enabled a little experimentation with the equipment before the event and a few fun trail runs. The funniest was a small animated film (click on the link), titled Space Dance Timothy Leek where we all practiced our space walking. The youtube video is worth watching. If you watch on a phone you can move your finger across the screen and the 360 vision follows your movements. If your watching on a computer then the mouse movement will dictate the video view. Try it, it really works and is very amusing.
Photos on Instagram by Bethroo Photography also covered the day very well (click on the link) Bethroo Photography. who also took great head shot of me with my space helmet.
We did find time to prepare some of the build ready to save time as actual build time on the day was short. My main task will be to construct a lunar moon buggy. I did manage to construct the axels and find the right size cardboard tubes for the chassis.
