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Capturing the trajectory of movement under slow-motion lenses

Driving Questions

  1. How to Improve Athlete Performance Through Scientific Training?
  2. How to convey the dynamic beauty of motion through photographic techniques (the connection between movement and visual art)?

Project Introduction

Disciplines/Subjects: Health and Sports & Visual Arts

Key Themes: Slow motion and movement trajectory.


Scientific Research and Artistic Presentation

Biomechanical Analysis: Slow-motion footage can be utilized in biomechanical studies to scrutinize muscle activity and force transmission during movements. For instance, when examining the batting trajectory in baseball, slow-motion can capture the muscle contractions and the path of the movement, providing a foundation for scientific training.

Data Recording and Analysis: Slow-motion can record detailed data of movements for subsequent analysis and research. For example, in track and field training, it can document an athlete's running posture and stride frequency, assisting coaches in devising more scientific training plans.

Visual Effects Presentation: Slow-motion enhances visual effects, enabling students to more intuitively comprehend the physical processes of movements.

Display of Action Details: Slow-motion can clearly reveal complex actions and movement trajectories, allowing the audience to appreciate every detail of the action. For example, in action films, slow-motion is often used to showcase stunts and fight scenes, intensifying visual impact.

Aesthetic of Movement: Slow-motion can transform ordinary actions into visually appealing experiences with artistic beauty. For example, slow-motion footage of dance or sports movements can highlight the grace and power of motion. Students will take burst photographs of their peers' swinging motion, stitch each frame together in photoshop as a work of chronophotography. Through the process, they will observe the continuous motion of sport and transform it into colorful visual languages.

Core Competency

Habits of mind:

  1. Curiosity
  2. Empathy


Cognitive skills:

  1. Creative Expression: Creating
  2. Creative Expression: Connecting


Content Knowledge:

  1. Basic Swing Practice,
  2. Sport Psychology,
  3. Sport Physiology
  4. The techniques, composition and application of chronophotography
  5. Photoshop collaging and color editing