I was luckily able to tag along to the MOMI with the class to view so many coo aspects of media production and the different processes, inventions and history behind each. I was very familiar with the MOMI, as I went on a trip there in JHS. However, it stood out in a much more significant manner now, being that i actually took a media class in college, at the time when i wasn't 12 without a care in the world or what the trip was about.
As I took a look around with my section leader and class, I noticed one thing that really caught my attention. I even stayed back a bit longer to really take a good look at it and to examine the way it works. This was the Feral fount. This was a few sculptures mounted on extended rods on a revolving wheel, kind f like the way a ferris wheel spins around, except MUCH faster. The mechanism was quite clever in my opinion and i have never seen anything like it. The lights would be on, for you to see it in its natural state, what was built, then the lights go out. When the lights go out with some source of lighting that's really minimal, you can actually see a production of a moving image. This looks completely different with the lights on. Moreover, what is the point of this mechanism? Lets think about how a video is made. We know that lighting is important and when huts the surface, there is shutter than opens exposing light and closes, blocking out light. This is how a camera works. Therefore, the image is being produced throughout the ongoing blinking of the lights to replicate a shutter and how it works to present to us the image that the feral fount is creating.
Upon existing the MOMI, there were a few of the actual dolls or mechanical dolls used in particular movies, such as the exorcist, black swan, etc. There were an array of old video games that i did experiment with as well as viewing sculptures, blue prints and mini figures/3d models of old and modern house building designs. These to me were pretty fascinating to me because of attention to detail.
Overall, I decided to take another trip to the MOMI one day. I find it to be so enjoyable with fun things to try out like the ADR station, for example, where you can dub sounds. That was one of the more sillier experiments. I would highly recommend anyone to take a trip here, should they want to explore and learn a lot more about the magic, science and art behind media.
