Final Recombitant Sequence Model

The final recombitant sequence model exists as an resultant intersection of the studies of 2A and 2B.  The sequence itself has been broken up into eight constituent sub-sequences, each of which map the camera's relationship to the General Lee.  Although there are 25 camera takes in this opening sequence, these eight are unique in the fact that they exhibit the widest range of centripetal force between the car and the surface it is traveling along.  The repetitious lofts give substance to the rate at which the different cameras in the scene move in relation to the position of the car.  Their thickness is derived from the distance between the camera and the right or left side of the car respectively.  These sub-sequence models have then been mapped along the original model which materialized the spline lines of the camera and car through the scene.

Vigorous Environments

At this point in the post, I have only gotten to the second page of text, where the concept of Vigorous Environment is being broken down into its constituent parts of vigour, environment, and the inherent ecology at play.  It seems to me that the idea of adaptation is playing heavily into the innovative threads of modern day architecture movements, and as a result, the precedent focus is shifting back to nature.  As an interesting side note, the topic of bio-mimicry is well documented on TED [ted.com], including many inspiring lectures that give foreshadowing into methods by which adaptations in nature are making appearances in technology and even building design.  For example, the whale shark has a pattern of ridges on its skin which serve 1) as protection, but also actively reduce its drag as it is moving through the water.  Think of Studio Gang's office tower in Chicago.

This is that very same technology adapted to the skin in between the floors.  The undulating form responds to the wind loads in the Windy City, and similarly reduces the impact of the wind on the building by up to 20%.  Doing so allowed for the upper floors of the tower to be utilized for office space as the skin compensates for the traditional method of including an wind damper.  Garth Rockcastle once said, "Everyday I watch the Discovery Channel, and there's always some weird animal that has some kind of weird adaptation to suit its environment."

Recombitant Sequence Physical Model

Recombinant Sequence

This model is derived as the physical condition generated through the analysis of the camera's location in relation to the right and left side of the General Lee within the confines of a selected camera sequence.  The undulations of the surface are influenced by the original parametric surface from project 2a and a new surface condition that maps the adjacency of the camera through the scene.  The uneven spacing of the individual curves serves as indication of the intensity of the camera's movement.

Digital form of physical model