Structured Light Scanners, or ‘SLS’ are something you may have seen ghost hunters use when looking for the ‘physical embodiment of spirits’. While they command a high price on the internet, the chances are, you can pick up the important pieces from eBay or a local charity shop for not much outlay. You just need to know what to look for, and how to hook up them up with the right software. You’ll be surprised just how easy this is. Firstly, what do we mean by ‘structured light’?
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So I’ve just got back from Cardiff, where the sun shone on a collective1 of science communicators, performers, public engagement professionals, and other specialists in the loose field we use for ‘gainful employment’. For those unfamiliar with BIG, it is the UK’s STEM Communicator Network, (originally called the ‘Hands-On Group’, then the ‘British Interactive Group’, who specialised in museum prop building.)
Continue reading “BIG: Love Handles, Middle-age Spread, and Heat-death of the Universe”I’ve Got A Style… Apparently.
Had another bout of COVID again, seemingly acquired from open day. Anyway, just before that happened, I managed to get a load of footage to create two films. After he received the assembly cut of the first one, Chris told me that ‘I have a style’. I’m sure he has spotted something that is recurrent, but I’m hardly in the company of Wes Anderson. Maybe it’s the speed at which I cut, (or my refusal to cut fast even in a short form video). Maybe it’s the ‘walking out of shot’ element. It got me thinking about whether I should change that up a bit. So what were these videos about, and what did I learn from making them?
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