Rob Log - July 2013

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Skype call with Andy Heyward from Motherboard. He's editing Emily James' video piece and I've used Latakoo to get him material and he's successfully been able to view and download.

Posted the ROUGH CUT of Part I of the 6in60 story and will get feedback from the team to complete. Music is temporary and script needs to filled out. Also, want to get Marcin to narrate instead of me.

http://youtu.be/Ugh4F4OD_Nc

I'll share script via Google docs.

Sent the cut to Erik Miron, the musician, for scoring.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Goals:

Last week was devoted to planning with the Team and editing 6in60 material. I didn't get as far as I wanted on the editing but it's moving ahead. The good news is that the Latakoo site is successfully being used by Remote Editors and the Transciption feature on the site works really well.

This week I will post the first major story coming out the 6in60 and will move forward on the second part of that video, that transitions to the OSBG tractor build. These will be honest accounts of the events, both good and bad.

Continue to prep and organize the Dozuki site with graphics and info.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Planning meetings with Team throughout the day.

More editing on 6in60...tedious.

Introduced Miguel into the graphics team. Now working with Jean-Baptiste on info graphics.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Editing all day on 6in60 story. Slow going through the many hours of material. Remote editor, Owen Smithyman, edited a one-minute sequence using my notes and suggestions on footage on the Latakoo site. Latakoo worked perfectly after some troubleshooting. Milton Dixon was ready to help too but ran into technical issues that he needs to iron out. He'll be ready for the next round.

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Good Design Sprint. Excellent sessions on True Fans, Permafacture Seminar planning and Development platform. Seems most remote collaborators want a simple task oriented system without the confusion of the "big picture" issues. --- Seems to be attracted to simple task driven platforms like Mantis... although I think Project Manager can do it to.

Extremely interesting side Hangout with Fred Eisele and Robert Goeller regarding their software platforms. Scott, the DPV coming Tuesday will be bringing copies of the software and we should have a Hangout with our team and them to see the excellent demo they showed me. Very impressive simulations and more with our machines. They are interested in working with rapid developers who can test their software and willing to publish results.

Tremendous connection at end of Sprint with Alexander Dale, Executive Director at Engineers for a Sustainable World. Could be a fantastic resource.

Friday, July 25, 2013

Remote editing projects launched with Milton Dixon and Owen Smithyman. Gave them script material and recommended visuals from Latakoo system.

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Thursday, July 24, 2013

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - Wednesday, July 24, 2013

After Planning meetings with entire team, focus of Dozuki documentation platform has changed. Determined that the platform is not ideal for Development and we should concentrate on what it does best.

Dozuki will be a clear and attractive introduction to all 50 machines and their underlying Modules.

Also will include an obvious link to a separate Development/Design Dashboard, which will be a spreadsheet based platform that can handle Gary's detailed Development flowchart and the many iterations of the machine along the way.

When Build Instructions are ready they will be included in Dozuki through the terrific guides the platform offers.

Jean-Baptiste's Infographic and Module sketches will be featured throughout the Dozuki platform creating a unified and professional presentation.

Best structure example with Infographic is CNC Torch/Router Table: http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/CNC_Circuit_Mill

Best Module sketches included with Backhoe http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/Backhoe

Also was decided to make Jean-Baptiste our Lead Graphics Designer and find a team he can lead to achieve the many graphics needed for this Dozuki platform.

Monday, July 22, 2013

After discussions with Team this morning, shifted gears on Dozuki plan and trying to add detailed development sections leading to a separate CURRENT BUILD INSTRUCTIONS section.

So all the Versions are separated and traced but the current "how to" is clearly indicated. See the last machine in GVCS, "Z Test Machine", for working example. http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/

Also note Jean-Baptiste's graphic at the bottom of the CNC Torch page. Very nice work.

Returning to video editing tonight. Back to Dozuki in morning... want feedback before continuing forward.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Editing on 6in60 Video. Plan to make this a detailed informational video that tells a complete story. Maybe in two parts.

Working on detailed Dozuki example for next design sprint.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Design Sprint all day Saturday. Good discussion on Dozuki as well as Tibor's wiki interface.

Tested Latakoo with Steph in Germany and Milton Dixon.

Put first videos on Latakoo video site. Need to talk to latakoo about adding graphics and other branding.

Friday, July 19, 2013

Confirmed two new Video Editor remote collaborators and signed them up for Latakoo sharing.

Milton Dixon - this was his original note:

I'd be interested in contributing to your project. I've made a fair number of videos for Midwest Permaculture, mostly weaving improvised clips into a narrative or editing recorded webinars into a finished product.

I use Vegas Pro, can create basic animations, can overlay any graphics, and am able to work in HD.

You can see my work on YouTube, I edited everything except for the bioneers video. http://www.youtube.com/user/MidwestPermaculture/videos

I could probably contribute a couple of hours a week.

Milton

Also Sean Maxwell - he edits for ToolCrete in Oregon, the manufacturer of the stucco sprayer used by OSE for the stucco application on the HabLab:

I'd like to find out if there are any opportunities to contribute as an editor or assistant editor for the latakoo documentation efforts? I have experience working as an editor using Final Cut and am very interested in making any contributions I can.

Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you.

Sean

Setup the Public video sharing site through Latako

https://opensourceecology.latakoo.com/

Will customize site with our graphics and populate with our videos. Would like to discuss best plans for site.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Digitizing footage from Tractor build and uploading to Latakoo. Developing somewhat faster upload scheme by first moving footage to local drive. System is acceptable speed but not what I hoped for. Problem may be with my older Mac.

Testing Latakoo downloads with editor Bob Shontell. Experiencing periodic crashing and need to consult with Latakoo tech team. Awaiting email response... will call tomorrow.

Beginning testing with remote editor Milton Dixon.

Spoke with Joe Justice. He is going to fill in the details of the Modules and modified interior module.

GOALS TOMORROW...WEEK WILL BE THRU WEEKEND

Wednesday, July 9 - July 17 2013

Travel to Farm and shot 8 hours of material during Tractor build. Conducted 6in60 and Motherboard interview with Marcin. Also shot timelapse footage.

Shot numerous stills for Dozuki pages.

Received response from Joe Justice. He wants to complete Phase One immediately then Phase Two in August.

Coordinated with remote editor Milton Dixon to join Latakoo.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Received new music for "6 in 60 Production Begins" video from Vintage Modernists jazz group (volunteering to write music for OSE). Recut the video in include new music and submitted back to them for notes. Will re-post Tuesday.

Reviewed Rizzoma software, in detail, with Jann from Velocar.

Skype call with Emily James in England regarding progress of Vice video. Moving along well. May need some shots and soundbites when I return to Farm this week.

Goals for last week:

Digitize and upload to Latakoo all 6in60 footage shot through July 3rd - (will need to do this at home) - Footage digitized and logged onto master Drobo drive.

11 hours of material tape from Sony Z1U camera plus 6 Canon camera cards and 2 GoPro timelapse camera cards. Material being uploaded to Latakoo.

Edit 2nd 6in60 video. Also will do at home - Need to discuss focus of video with team. Many options.

Enter 6in60 material in Dozuki - at least through web and hopefully app too. - Process begun, see Saturday July 6 log

Finalize Joe Justice agreement - Agreement submitted to Joe. Awaiting response.

Goals for this week:

Execute agreement with Joe Justice, if terms are satisfactory.

Cut another video from 6 in 60.

Add visuals and Popcorn to Hydraulics 101 video

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Excellent day with new format of Sprint hangout. Especially valuable with Dozuki session.

Discovered "Production Begins" video can't be viewed in some countries because of music rights. I knew this would be a potential problem....will stick with open source or equivalent music. Will fix with music coming from Vintage Modernists jazz group asap.

Friday, July 5, 2013

Submitted agreement draft to Joe Justice from Wikispeed. Spoke briefly with him on the phone to alert him it was coming.

Began ingesting of video from 6 in 60 shoot. Each videotape appears to be 12GB when digitized.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Filmed building of backhoe pivot. Travel back to Los Angeles.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Goals for last week:

Set up edit/production equipment at Factor e Farm - mostly accomplished but need much better internet to work with Latakoo and Dozuki. Also need a Mac to interface with hard drive, tools and programs. Probably will ship one of mine from home.

Edit first 6in60 video - Done

Production Collaborators Blog Post - Done

Goals for this week:

Digitize and upload to Latakoo all 6in60 footage shot through July 3rd - (will need to do this at home)

Edit 2nd 6in60 video. Also will do at home

Enter 6in60 material in Dozuki - at least through web and hopefully app too.

Finalize Joe Justice agreement