Working on Assignment n#1 - Kaleidoscope

Assignment 1, Light & Shadow - create a 90 second, in-camera edited, silent B/W experimental study of "light and shadow." Must feature an experimental optical in-camera effect such as camera obscura, heat distortion, split-screen using mirrors, glass mattes, etc. 12 day project completion cycle.

-To work on this assignment I started searching the web for home made special effects and visual effects (http://www.illuweb.it/). That also brought me into looking at web-sites that talked about physics and light theory.


-Soon I started thinking about Kaleidoscopes especially does that reflect the images they get from the outside. I started getting intrigued with the possibility of creating one and finding a way to attach it to the camera. I found a series of great web sites that explained how to make a Kaleidoscope.
-http://www.arborsci.com/CoolStuff/cool24.htm
-http://baublesbynancy.com/kaleidoscope.htm
-http://www.kaleidoscopestoyou.com/crtured.html

I also found a web site with great suggestions on how to take pictures of the images inside of a Kaleidoscope. Which was very helpful in the understanding that my idea was possible, before investing too much in it.
-http://kaleidoscopeheaven.org/he00005.htm