Ramesh Raskar Imaging at a trillion frames per second

Imaging at a trillion frames per second

Ramesh is the Associate Professor of the Media Artsand Sciences, the Co-Director, Center for FutureStorytelling and the NEC Career DevelopmentProfessor of Media Arts and Sciences.

Ramesh started his presentation by showing this picture taken in 1964 of a

bullet being shot through an apple.

In 1964 this was somewhat of a big deal. Being able to capture something as fast a bullet with a camera. With an

exposure of a millionth of a second.

He went on to say that 50 years later we can see the world not at a millionth

or a billionth, but a trillionth frames per second.

With this new kind of photography called Femto-Photography we can take a slow motion

movie of light traveling through space.

The slides that Ramesh used in his presentation read well and were clear to the eye. I knew what he was talking

about.

His delivery was very good. Even with hisIndian accent I was able to understand himperfectly. He spoke loud and clear. Healso did not speak to the point where hewas out of breath. Not only was hispresentation well prepared but Ramesh alsoadded in some jokes to keep the audienceentertained.

Robinson/RaskarBoth Robinson and Ramesh were great speakers. They both presented their material in such a way that you were able to understand it without a problem. Both were clear and easy to understand. One thing that I did notice is that they both didn’t move at all. In my opinion it would be better to just walk back and fourth to keep the audience “awake.”

Tips

Hello classmates some things that we can all do tobetter our presentations is to speak loud andclear so we are easily understood. Make sure thatwe all are dressed appropriately for thepresentation. And the big one in my opinion islighting, make sure that your audience and seeyou without a problem. Proper lighting is key. Justmake sure to stay calm and breathe, you don’twant to run out of breath while you are speaking.