METAPAGE (the explanatory hows and whys) [BACK]

Cast
- The Goat
- Justin Nakatsuka
- a Kong

Shot on location at Cattle Point, Victoria, British Columbia. Summer 2001. This project was shot and created over a period of about 2 weeks.

Hardware: Nikon 990 Coolpix Digital Camera - setting [ Fine ]
- shooting method: camera in Manual mode. Using auto-timer and coordinating the Kong toss with the shutter. This is the only way to get an action shot with the Nikon because it has a shutter delay of up to 2 seconds. So I let the camera dictate the action rather than the action dictate the camera.

Software: Macromedia Fireworks 4 and Dreamweaver 4.

Design Scheme: the layout was designed to be simple and similar to the project called "I Dress in the Sea". They are related by location and subjects. This project is meant to be quick-loading and browser friendly with very few tricks or javascripts. The background is obviously thematic. The sizing of the content space is meant to fit a browser at 800 x 600 resolution. The design is meant to be non-distracting and allow for full impact of the important visual and text elements without being confusing or overwhelming. The navigation requires initial self learning, but with only 3 options (forward, back, and quit), I felt that it would be easy to learn and not require instructions.