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OLAF MEYER

Education

1996

VCE

§     English

§     German

§     Math

§     Electronics

§     Art

§     Graphics

§     Psychology

§     Business Management

 

1997 - 1998

ADV. CERT. CORPORATE VIDEO PRODUCTION - NMIT

§     TV Studio roles and management

§     Video Editing. Technical concepts

§     Field and camera

 

1998 - 2000

ADV. DIP. ELECTRONIC DESIGN & INTERACTIVE MEDIA - RMIT

§     Interactivity design; CD ROM, Web

§     Animation 2D and 3D

§     Graphic Design

§     Electronic Design

§     Sound and Video compositing

§     Screen language

§     Research – Experimental interaction, Software and Hardware Design

 

 

2000 – 2001

B.A. MULTIMEDIA – RMIT

§     Advanced animation

§     Digital Compositing and video graphics processing

§     Screen writing anf film theory

§     Research – Non linear story structure and Experimental Interaction

§     Sound compositing

 

 

Results - Year, Results (HD, D, C, P, N, Ungraded Pass).

1997 1xC 7xUngraded Pass

1998 2xHD 3xD 5xC 1xP 7xUngraded Pass

1999 1xD 1xC 1xP 2xUngraded Pass

2000 2xHD 1xD 2xP 2xUngraded Pass

 

 

 

Professional Experience

Relevant industrial or professional experience:

 

1995 – 2003

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION FOR EVENTS

·         Content development and interactivity design

·         Co-ordination and show design

·         Technical supervisor

·         Setup

·         Administration

·         Consultation

·         finance

 

Provided performances and services for:

Ministry Of Sound

Future Entertainment

YOU Fashion

Melbourne Fashion Week

Sogo beauty Salons

Agent MAD

Oracle Laser Productions

Hardware Corporation

Try Youth and Community Services

Shelter Foundation

MUD

Stonnington City Council

Maribyrnong City Council

City of Greater Bendigo

Albury City Council

Wodonga City Council

City Of Melbourne

NextWave Festival

Victoria University

Melbourne University

RMIT University

One Productions

Corporate AV

Advanced Visuals

Self Sourcing Pudding Productions

Michael Coppel Presents

 

 

 

 

 

2003

RE-VISION, MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION

Concept, design and production of hardware and software for Multimedia installation. A Crystal Ball was produced that dynamically builds an image sequence when approached and held.

 

Sponsors: Melbourne city Council

URL: http://olaffalo.i.am/revision/

 

2002 - 2003

LOW COST INTERACTIVE TOUCHSCREEN DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION FOR THE RETAIL SECTOR, EDUCATION SECTOR & ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR.

Custom fitted laser guided touch screen interfaces for multimedia shop window displays, product display cases, projection and plasma screens, display rooms and performance spaces.

 

2002

ELECTROFRINGE FESTIVAL

Guest lecturer: Human Computer interfacing. Modular Video Instrument Design.

Beyond Equipment hire: The Balance of Technical skills and Creative skills in the multimedia event production industry.

Exhibit of Infinity Box Video instruments. UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE

Sponsors: FTO, AFC, Australia Council for the Arts.

 

2002

POLY ARTICULATE, MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITION

Consultant, design and production of hardware for Multimedia installation at WestSpace Melbourne. For artists Chris Henschke, John Meade, Justin Clements and Andrew Trevillian.

Sponsors: Australia Council for the Arts

 

2002

NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL

Exhibit of behavioural interactive space, ‘Kick The Fractal’

Sponsors: Film Victoria

URL: http://olaffalo.i.am/kick.htm

 

2002

MIND-A-MAZE GALLERY. Melbourne.

Exhibit of latest video instrument. The infinity box.

Sponsors: Kraznapolski Gallery, Oishii Multimedia

URL: http://olaffalo.i.am/infinity.htm

 

2001

TECHNART – ROTTERDAM

Exhibit of three interactive pieces & gave public lectures on their conception, for Off_Corso & the city of Rotterdam, Holland.

Sponsors: ROTTERDAM CULTURAL FUND 2001, BLEEDSPRAAK, AVDC, SAE, STAALKARTEN

 

2001

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Real-time digital video performance.

Sponsors: CINEMEDIA.

 

 

 

 

2001

IMAGINARY SPACE TRAVEL – INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION

Exhibit of final research project for B.A. Multimedia RMIT 2001. GAMMA SPACE, FLINDERS LANE MELBOURNE VICTORIA AUSTRALIA

Sponsors:CORPORATE AV, OISHII MULTIMEDIA

 

2001

UNEARTHED – BENDIGO ART GALLERY AND EXPERIMENTA PROJECT

Hardware interface design and construction for CORBY’S interactive piece ROOST.

Sponsors: AUSTRALIA COUNCIL, CINEMEDIA, EXPERIMENTA, MACROMEDIA, AFC, ARTS VICTORIA

 

2001

CHRIS HENSCHKE, SCRAPE – FIRST SITE GALLERY

Hardware interface design and construction for HENSCHKE’S interactive piece SCRAPE.

Sponsors: APPLE COMPUTERS, IMAGE BOX, RMIT UNION ARTS, MELBOURNE FRINGE

 

2000

ANIMATOR. I-VIEW ADVANCED BROADCASTING SYSTEMS

·         Animation (3D)

·         Modeling (3D)

·         Video Editing

·         Motion Capture

·         Story boarding and planning

·         Assistant writer

 

2000

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

Guest lecturer: Topics Covered; Experimental interaction, 3d animation and compositing techniques, nonlinear story structures, easy PC interfacing, Visual Trance

 

2000

ELECTRO FRINGE FESTIVAL

Guest lecturer: Topics Covered; Experimental interaction, 3d animation and compositing techniques, nonlinear story structures, easy PC interfacing, Visual Trance

Exhibit of interactive sculpture. UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE

Sponsors: FTO, AFC, Australia Council for the Arts

 

2000

NEXT WAVE FESTIVAL

Exhibit of LASER HARP interactive sculpture. SPAN GALLERIES

Sponsors: CINEMEDIA, RMIT UNION ARTS, OISHII MULTIMEDIA

 

1999

BIO <> ELECTRIC RESONANCE

Solo exhibit of interactive video works and research. PROJECT SPACE BUILDING 94 RMIT CARLTON

Sponsors: RMIT UNION ARTS, RMIT DEPT. CREATIVE MEDIA, OISHII MULTIMEDIA, M.U.D., ONE PRODUCTIONS.

 

1998

MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL – MIND-A-MAZE Gallery

Exhibit of digital animation and experimental interactive video. FITZROY TOWN HALL

Sponsors: M.U.D. CITY OF YARA

 

1996

VCE TOP CATS.

Exhibit of digital animation. NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA

 

1994

Construction of a laser lightshow & Video jukebox for JP STEVE BOWEN (Bowens Entertainment, Albury NSW)

 

 

Recent/current employment and/or projects

·         Commercial production of Laser Matrix tracking systems for IT/Multimedia/Security and Automation applications.

·         Development of systems and technology for a hybrid/ self aware audio/visual instrument.

·         Development of a modular software environment for real-time video/ sound/ light compositions.

·         Development of hardware interfaces to the Personal Computer for interactive video/ sound compostion.

·         Concept and technology development for the integration of multimedia into a New Circus skit.

 

Prior creative concept, content and realisation roles

 

1998 – 2003

SOFTWARE DESIGN

·         Collaboration with C programmers to develop real-time video composition software.

·         Basic programming concepts

·         Interactivity research

·         Computer interface research

·         GUI design

·         Video effects design

 

1999 - 2003

INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT FOR PHYSICAL THEATRE.

·         Concepts and designs for interactivity between multimedia and performers.

·         Rock and Roll Circus

·         Legs On the Wall

·         Self Sourcing Pudding Productions

 

Current research experience

Post Graduate Research Projects:

2002-2003

·         Improvisation of multimedia for physical performance.

·         Modular Software System design for real-time multimedia applications

·         Emotional and ethical effects of media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous research experience

Undergraduate Research Projects:

 

1998

·         Physical human-computer Interaction

·         Video Instruments

·         Systems for real-time animation composition

·         3D Animation and modeling

 

1999

·         Non-physical human-computer interaction

·         Visual Trance

·         3D Animation and modeling

 

2000

·         Experimental interactive interfaces for installations

·         Non linear story structure within a space based interactive

·         Facial Motion Capture

·         3D Animation and modeling

 

 

Academic Awards

 

1998 - $600 Arts Grant RMIT Union Arts. Laser Harp Project.

 

Software                    OS

§         DOS

§         WINDOWS 9x

§         WINDOWS 2000

§         WINDOWS NT

§         MAC OS

§         LINUX

§         AMIGA WORKBENCH

 

WEB

§         HTML

§         DREAMWEAVER

§         FIREWORKS

§         FLASH

§         SHOCKWAVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANIMATION

§         LIGHTWAVE

§         3D STUDIO MAX

§         FAMOUS FACES

§         DELUXE PAINT

§         PAINTER

§         POSER

§         BRYCE

§         FRACTINT

§         DIRECTOR

                                   

 

COMPOSITION

§         MEDIA STUDIO

§         AVID EXPRESS

§         PREMIERE

§         MEDIA 100

§         AFTER FX

§         MEDIA CLEANER

§         FINAL CUT PRO

§         PHOTOSHOP

§         ILLUSTRATOR

§         SOUND FORGE

§         DIRECTOR

 

*Proficient in new software and GUI concepts, and moving across operating systems and software.

 

Referees                    RMIT- Department of Creative media

Murray McKeich, Course Co-ordinator E.D.I.M.

Building 94

9925 4815

 

I-VIEW Advanced Broadcasting Systems

Steve Middleton, Director of Research

Level 1,  340 Collins st

Melbourne 3000

9429 4739

 

NEXTWAVE Festival

Sue McCauley, Digital Arts Co-Ordinator

31 Victoria st, Fitzroy, 9417 7481