fri 31st oct

Today i spoke to 2 vocal actors (still looking for 2 more) and arranged a time to get them in the studio to record for us, also researched different effects which can be applyed to vocals to create a more authentic sound appropriate to that time.

Started creating the patch that will allow us to fade between the before and after pictures. Using a jit object and loaded the pictures in, this distored the pictures although the fade worked quite well. I then used an Fpic object which proved to not damage the photo quality (max isnt compatable with jpeg images to i converted them all online to .png

Script work - Jed log

Im working on writing up all the information that will be in the installation. We've decided to have the bulk of the information read out by a voice over and just have key points on screen. This will keep the screen clutter free and will also make the installation more interactive.

Tuesday 28th Oct

Used the effects and sounds i had downloaded to create ambient noises for both the pre bombing and during the raid scarborough

Emi - Log 5

For demo-ing purposes we will focus only on the 'during' phase of the interactive display. The Before and After will be added at a later date.

Today I am doing to following:

• Programming in the BPatcher window (the below is just a placeholder to demonstrate what it'll look like)
  
• Will fix non-standardized items - window (size), images, buttons, etc.
• Reword pop-up information windows
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• If time permits I'll work on the mini-game aspect of the project - if you answer correctly an old picture fades into one we've taken 2 weeks ago of the same location (old to new comparison)

Also,
I emailed a Peter Bobroff asking if we are allowed to use his information, pictures, etc. that are on his website <http://navalhistory.flixco.info>. Some pictures, escpeically of the ships, are very rare and could only be found on this website. Besides the rare photos of the time, the information is great - and him sending back a "Feel free to make use of the site..." was of great help.

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• Quiet day at work so I'm working on the patch. Finished the title page and a main menu (to navigate between before/during/after)

• Finally got around to resizing every pop-up window which should've been set to the standard I set in "Log 4" (840x400). Now to change the font size, colour, etc. and resize buttons...

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Tuesday 28th Oct

Researched 1914 music and war songs today, downloaded the appropriate ones. Also downloaded more war sound effects and scarborough sounds