you may wonder how dislike a beautiful landscape and have been taken so my
landscape and have been taken so my
landscape and have been taken so my short answer is I engineered them so my
short answer is I engineered them so my
short answer is I engineered them so my name is beau Tahu and I am landscape
name is beau Tahu and I am landscape
name is beau Tahu and I am landscape photographer and also I am also a
photographer and also I am also a
photographer and also I am also a computer scientist graduate from
computer scientist graduate from
computer scientist graduate from Stanford today I’m very happy to be here
Stanford today I’m very happy to be here
Stanford today I’m very happy to be here to share with you my story about
to share with you my story about
to share with you my story about engineering and art artists has vision
engineering and art artists has vision
engineering and art artists has vision and usually artists need to convert that
and usually artists need to convert that
and usually artists need to convert that vision into their medium as an artwork
vision into their medium as an artwork
vision into their medium as an artwork and this conversion process is not very
and this conversion process is not very
and this conversion process is not very easy sometimes have a lot of barriers
easy sometimes have a lot of barriers
easy sometimes have a lot of barriers the barrier might be include skill
the barrier might be include skill
the barrier might be include skill budget logistic execution physical limit
budget logistic execution physical limit
budget logistic execution physical limit and also technical available a lot of
and also technical available a lot of
and also technical available a lot of artists the creativity is limited by the
artists the creativity is limited by the
artists the creativity is limited by the barriers and it’s very common
barriers and it’s very common
barriers and it’s very common frustration for artists to compromise
frustration for artists to compromise
frustration for artists to compromise their vision because of those barriers
their vision because of those barriers
their vision because of those barriers so as a photographer myself I like run
so as a photographer myself I like run
so as a photographer myself I like run into this situation very very often and
into this situation very very often and
into this situation very very often and as an engineer I try to look a way to
as an engineer I try to look a way to
as an engineer I try to look a way to solve this problem and I the solution I
solve this problem and I the solution I
solve this problem and I the solution I discovered is engineering itself so the
discovered is engineering itself so the
discovered is engineering itself so the first story I want to share with you is
first story I want to share with you is
first story I want to share with you is about chasing the sound and I was a
about chasing the sound and I was a
about chasing the sound and I was a member of photography club in my
member of photography club in my
member of photography club in my undergrad and grad college and that Club
undergrad and grad college and that Club
undergrad and grad college and that Club just bunch of geeks and almost every
just bunch of geeks and almost every
just bunch of geeks and almost every everyone has an engineering background
everyone has an engineering background
everyone has an engineering background but we love photographs and the concept
but we love photographs and the concept
but we love photographs and the concept for this photo is very easy just a
for this photo is very easy just a
for this photo is very easy just a little guy holding a giant a huge sum
little guy holding a giant a huge sum
little guy holding a giant a huge sum but the execution part for this
but the execution part for this
but the execution part for this photograph it’s very very hard it’s more
photograph it’s very very hard it’s more
photograph it’s very very hard it’s more it’s very like a scientific research
it’s very like a scientific research
it’s very like a scientific research project you need to like using
project you need to like using
project you need to like using mathematical tool to calculate the
mathematical tool to calculate the
mathematical tool to calculate the trajectory of the Sun the moment and the
trajectory of the Sun the moment and the
trajectory of the Sun the moment and the distance where you can like a photograph
distance where you can like a photograph
distance where you can like a photograph this I did this photo not only that you
this I did this photo not only that you
this I did this photo not only that you also need to use geo information system
also need to use geo information system
also need to use geo information system to to search in all the location in your
to to search in all the location in your
to to search in all the location in your city to find the best spot to put the
city to find the best spot to put the
city to find the best spot to put the sound right above the building or the
sound right above the building or the
sound right above the building or the person so it took us one year to get
person so it took us one year to get
person so it took us one year to get like some beautiful composition between
like some beautiful composition between
like some beautiful composition between some and building person and airplane
some and building person and airplane
some and building person and airplane finally we published this work as a
finally we published this work as a
finally we published this work as a cover story on National Geography and
cover story on National Geography and
cover story on National Geography and just talking about how we do the
just talking about how we do the
just talking about how we do the calculation and the experience I get
calculation and the experience I get
calculation and the experience I get from this project said like a foundation
from this project said like a foundation
from this project said like a foundation for my photography style which is
for my photography style which is
for my photography style which is engineering and the calculation here’s
engineering and the calculation here’s
engineering and the calculation here’s the second story I want to share with
the second story I want to share with
the second story I want to share with you it’s about a fire waterfall and this
you it’s about a fire waterfall and this
you it’s about a fire waterfall and this is it and it’s very rare but very famous
is it and it’s very rare but very famous
is it and it’s very rare but very famous national a very famous neutral
national a very famous neutral
national a very famous neutral phenomenon in Yosemite National Park in
phenomenon in Yosemite National Park in
phenomenon in Yosemite National Park in California and the waterfall usually
California and the waterfall usually
California and the waterfall usually looks boring just waterfall and but if
looks boring just waterfall and but if
looks boring just waterfall and but if you run the sunlight simulation in the
you run the sunlight simulation in the
you run the sunlight simulation in the software you will find in every year the
software you will find in every year the
software you will find in every year the four day after Valentine’s Day there’s
four day after Valentine’s Day there’s
four day after Valentine’s Day there’s ten minutes window the sunset the
ten minutes window the sunset the
ten minutes window the sunset the setting sunlight while crossing all the
setting sunlight while crossing all the
setting sunlight while crossing all the yosemite valley narrow divided rocks the
yosemite valley narrow divided rocks the
yosemite valley narrow divided rocks the mountain to project on that waterfall
mountain to project on that waterfall
mountain to project on that waterfall with just right angle to illuminate the
with just right angle to illuminate the
with just right angle to illuminate the upper part of the water waterfall even
upper part of the water waterfall even
upper part of the water waterfall even though you’ll know that timing
though you’ll know that timing
though you’ll know that timing you’re still need to physically go to
you’re still need to physically go to
you’re still need to physically go to the location to take the photograph and
the location to take the photograph and
the location to take the photograph and I choose all this like Canada like a
I choose all this like Canada like a
I choose all this like Canada like a location but I’ve
location but I’ve
location but I’ve and in my opinion the best location will
and in my opinion the best location will
and in my opinion the best location will be the rat spot and which is very hard
be the rat spot and which is very hard
be the rat spot and which is very hard to go there in the winter so what can I
to go there in the winter so what can I
to go there in the winter so what can I do
do
do and the solution very simple and I’ll
and the solution very simple and I’ll
and the solution very simple and I’ll learn how to climb I just climbed there
learn how to climb I just climbed there
learn how to climb I just climbed there and get the shot mission complete
and get the shot mission complete
and get the shot mission complete and climbing for me it’s a it’s a set of
and climbing for me it’s a it’s a set of
and climbing for me it’s a it’s a set of engineering technique to protect myself
engineering technique to protect myself
engineering technique to protect myself and also let me to reach some places
and also let me to reach some places
and also let me to reach some places that other people cannot reach to so can
that other people cannot reach to so can
that other people cannot reach to so can take some like a beautiful photo like
take some like a beautiful photo like
take some like a beautiful photo like this and this and I climbed a lot of
this and this and I climbed a lot of
this and this and I climbed a lot of place seems crazy and even climbing is a
place seems crazy and even climbing is a
place seems crazy and even climbing is a very good like engineering skill for me
very good like engineering skill for me
very good like engineering skill for me to reach some like larger the places I
to reach some like larger the places I
to reach some like larger the places I can go to but let’s also make question
can go to but let’s also make question
can go to but let’s also make question is how can I put my camera anywhere I
is how can I put my camera anywhere I
is how can I put my camera anywhere I want
want
want how about a drone like five years ago
how about a drone like five years ago
how about a drone like five years ago emerging drone technology like like just
emerging drone technology like like just
emerging drone technology like like just seems like a very ideal tool to
seems like a very ideal tool to
seems like a very ideal tool to achieving my dream I dream and the four
achieving my dream I dream and the four
achieving my dream I dream and the four years ago I bought my first drone I took
years ago I bought my first drone I took
years ago I bought my first drone I took I took it everywhere and I take a lot of
I took it everywhere and I take a lot of
I took it everywhere and I take a lot of awesome like a unshot with my drum seems
awesome like a unshot with my drum seems
awesome like a unshot with my drum seems like the problem soft right so this is
like the problem soft right so this is
like the problem soft right so this is gongs and oops
gongs and oops
gongs and oops yes but I’m a horrible toilet drone
yes but I’m a horrible toilet drone
yes but I’m a horrible toilet drone crashes and last four last four year
crashes and last four last four year
crashes and last four last four year college room and I drone crashing to
college room and I drone crashing to
college room and I drone crashing to ground tree building and anything you
ground tree building and anything you
ground tree building and anything you can imagine and also the battery is very
can imagine and also the battery is very
can imagine and also the battery is very dangerous it’s caught fire it’s hard
dangerous it’s caught fire it’s hard
dangerous it’s caught fire it’s hard control drone really and I I’m not like
control drone really and I I’m not like
control drone really and I I’m not like learning like any like a piloting skill
learning like any like a piloting skill
learning like any like a piloting skill I just want to photograph and that’s why
I just want to photograph and that’s why
I just want to photograph and that’s why I always keep felt like but this
I always keep felt like but this
I always keep felt like but this essential reason is the drone is very
essential reason is the drone is very
essential reason is the drone is very hard to control because Joe has a ninety
hard to control because Joe has a ninety
hard to control because Joe has a ninety degree of freedom the drone system
degree of freedom the drone system
degree of freedom the drone system itself have six forward backward uh up
itself have six forward backward uh up
itself have six forward backward uh up and down left and right and also the
and down left and right and also the
and down left and right and also the camera system has three like Petri are
camera system has three like Petri are
camera system has three like Petri are in the row so ninety degree of freedom
in the row so ninety degree of freedom
in the row so ninety degree of freedom so the pilot needs to train themselves
so the pilot needs to train themselves
so the pilot needs to train themselves to transfer their imagination to a 3d
to transfer their imagination to a 3d
to transfer their imagination to a 3d camera motion in the space and by
camera motion in the space and by
camera motion in the space and by manipulating the joystick in their
manipulating the joystick in their
manipulating the joystick in their finding fingertips and that’s very
finding fingertips and that’s very
finding fingertips and that’s very complex translation process so I take a
complex translation process so I take a
complex translation process so I take a Hollywood Z as example and usually Holly
Hollywood Z as example and usually Holly
Hollywood Z as example and usually Holly will require two people to control a
will require two people to control a
will require two people to control a drone one people control the camera one
drone one people control the camera one
drone one people control the camera one people piloting the drone so they have
people piloting the drone so they have
people piloting the drone so they have enough hand maybe four hand to control
enough hand maybe four hand to control
enough hand maybe four hand to control the night degree of freedom so even like
the night degree of freedom so even like
the night degree of freedom so even like a day you have the very good pilot but
a day you have the very good pilot but
a day you have the very good pilot but student into communication so directors
student into communication so directors
student into communication so directors usually it’s very fine is very hard to
usually it’s very fine is very hard to
usually it’s very fine is very hard to communicate with pilot because some
communicate with pilot because some
communicate with pilot because some pilot doesn’t learn the artistic like
pilot doesn’t learn the artistic like
pilot doesn’t learn the artistic like background so it’s very hard to
background so it’s very hard to
background so it’s very hard to communicate so there’s always
communicate so there’s always
communicate so there’s always information lost between director or
information lost between director or
information lost between director or original vision and what the pilot it
original vision and what the pilot it
original vision and what the pilot it you can finally get so and uh
you can finally get so and uh
you can finally get so and uh occasionally the palate I can get a very
occasionally the palate I can get a very
occasionally the palate I can get a very very good shot but it’s very difficult
very good shot but it’s very difficult
very good shot but it’s very difficult to for them to repeat the shot which is
to for them to repeat the shot which is
to for them to repeat the shot which is very
very
very in Hollywood industry because where they
in Hollywood industry because where they
in Hollywood industry because where they want to have the several take for the
want to have the several take for the
want to have the several take for the exact exactly the same shot so seems
exact exactly the same shot so seems
exact exactly the same shot so seems like a drone it’s very approaching to my
like a drone it’s very approaching to my
like a drone it’s very approaching to my ultimate like a dream system but simply
ultimate like a dream system but simply
ultimate like a dream system but simply bring more barrier to two in front of me
bring more barrier to two in front of me
bring more barrier to two in front of me so how can I solve this question at this
so how can I solve this question at this
so how can I solve this question at this problem so imagine if what if there is
problem so imagine if what if there is
problem so imagine if what if there is like there’s a sweetie model or like a
like there’s a sweetie model or like a
like there’s a sweetie model or like a miniature version of the scene you want
miniature version of the scene you want
miniature version of the scene you want to film in front of you and I think you
to film in front of you and I think you
to film in front of you and I think you can just manipulate the camera very
can just manipulate the camera very
can just manipulate the camera very easily just like it this like
easily just like it this like
easily just like it this like stop-motion setup you can’t because
stop-motion setup you can’t because
stop-motion setup you can’t because everything is shrink down so you can
everything is shrink down so you can
everything is shrink down so you can move around to take the photo you want
move around to take the photo you want
move around to take the photo you want and alternatively you can be a giant
and alternatively you can be a giant
and alternatively you can be a giant like like a buildings or giant to
like like a buildings or giant to
like like a buildings or giant to control a drone back with your hand
control a drone back with your hand
control a drone back with your hand that’s also very cool unfortunately
that’s also very cool unfortunately
that’s also very cool unfortunately there’s no technology can help you scale
there’s no technology can help you scale
there’s no technology can help you scale up or have the environment and scale
up or have the environment and scale
up or have the environment and scale down so what can I do
down so what can I do
down so what can I do so I actually trying to bend the rule of
so I actually trying to bend the rule of
so I actually trying to bend the rule of reality by the power of virtual reality
so you can immerse into this virtual San
so you can immerse into this virtual San Francisco by wearing of your goggle you
Francisco by wearing of your goggle you
Francisco by wearing of your goggle you can like it walk like Godzilla and see
can like it walk like Godzilla and see
can like it walk like Godzilla and see in your playground and now I have a very
in your playground and now I have a very
in your playground and now I have a very intuitive like tool to access this like
intuitive like tool to access this like
intuitive like tool to access this like a miniature world so I can control the
a miniature world so I can control the
a miniature world so I can control the camera as if like it’s in my hand I can
camera as if like it’s in my hand I can
camera as if like it’s in my hand I can plan the shot I can add it in the shot
plan the shot I can add it in the shot
plan the shot I can add it in the shot in the virtual world like that and also
in the virtual world like that and also
in the virtual world like that and also I can preview the shot before I even go
I can preview the shot before I even go
I can preview the shot before I even go to the location so I can like address
to the location so I can like address
to the location so I can like address the shot whenever I want
the shot whenever I want
the shot whenever I want until I satisfy it if i satisfy the shot
until I satisfy it if i satisfy the shot
until I satisfy it if i satisfy the shot I created a virtual world I can send
I created a virtual world I can send
I created a virtual world I can send that to the real drill the drone will
that to the real drill the drone will
that to the real drill the drone will fly out to match the exactly essential I
fly out to match the exactly essential I
fly out to match the exactly essential I plan in the virtual world
plan in the virtual world
plan in the virtual world that’s the very smooth cinematic shot
that’s the very smooth cinematic shot
that’s the very smooth cinematic shot taken by the drone and it’s without any
taken by the drone and it’s without any
taken by the drone and it’s without any human error
human error
human error no one control the drone actually
so actually now the drone fly like 20
so actually now the drone fly like 20 meters per second it’s very hard for
meters per second it’s very hard for
meters per second it’s very hard for human to control the drone but still
human to control the drone but still
human to control the drone but still maintain the smoothness and here is a
maintain the smoothness and here is a
maintain the smoothness and here is a comparison about the tribe plan in the
comparison about the tribe plan in the
comparison about the tribe plan in the virtual reality and the real footage you
virtual reality and the real footage you
virtual reality and the real footage you can see it’s very accurate so what
can see it’s very accurate so what
can see it’s very accurate so what you’re imagining is what you get and
you’re imagining is what you get and
you’re imagining is what you get and that here is also a comparison between
that here is also a comparison between
that here is also a comparison between to take for the same shot one happened
to take for the same shot one happened
to take for the same shot one happened in morning one happening in afternoon
in morning one happening in afternoon
in morning one happening in afternoon it’s almost identical so you can create
it’s almost identical so you can create
it’s almost identical so you can create a repeatable shot so to achieve this
a repeatable shot so to achieve this
a repeatable shot so to achieve this position and also repeatability I spent
position and also repeatability I spent
position and also repeatability I spent last two year to study robotics and to
last two year to study robotics and to
last two year to study robotics and to build I saw a robotic navigation system
build I saw a robotic navigation system
build I saw a robotic navigation system software embedded in the stay of Lea the
software embedded in the stay of Lea the
software embedded in the stay of Lea the drone system and also I build the
drone system and also I build the
drone system and also I build the virtual reality interface – I like to
virtual reality interface – I like to
virtual reality interface – I like to reduce the barrier of the artist to the
reduce the barrier of the artist to the
reduce the barrier of the artist to the technology and now I’m not only can
technology and now I’m not only can
technology and now I’m not only can create the precise repeatable shot I
create the precise repeatable shot I
create the precise repeatable shot I also can create some like impossible
also can create some like impossible
also can create some like impossible shot for the like human hand like it’s
shot for the like human hand like it’s
shot for the like human hand like it’s just like an animation so in the real
just like an animation so in the real
just like an animation so in the real world so to summary like a holiday most
world so to summary like a holiday most
world so to summary like a holiday most of art artwork is limited by the barrier
of art artwork is limited by the barrier
of art artwork is limited by the barrier like technology barrier I think in the
like technology barrier I think in the
like technology barrier I think in the future the technology like the artwork
future the technology like the artwork
future the technology like the artwork were only limited by creators creativity
were only limited by creators creativity
were only limited by creators creativity and all the barrier well will be handled
and all the barrier well will be handled
and all the barrier well will be handled by robotics and the computation power so
by robotics and the computation power so
by robotics and the computation power so in my imagination the future filmmaking
in my imagination the future filmmaking
in my imagination the future filmmaking can even just one person operation you
can even just one person operation you
can even just one person operation you can like it just like express your
can like it just like express your
can like it just like express your vision into the virtual system maybe we
vision into the virtual system maybe we
vision into the virtual system maybe we are maybe AR and then the drone or the
are maybe AR and then the drone or the
are maybe AR and then the drone or the robot will take care of the rest of part
robot will take care of the rest of part
robot will take care of the rest of part they will carry camera lights props
they will carry camera lights props
they will carry camera lights props even like became an actor for you to
even like became an actor for you to
even like became an actor for you to directly transfer your idea into a real
directly transfer your idea into a real
directly transfer your idea into a real product and
product and
product and [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and I think I’m what I’m still walking
and I think I’m what I’m still walking
and I think I’m what I’m still walking on this and a lot of people think art
on this and a lot of people think art
on this and a lot of people think art and the technology is separated but I
and the technology is separated but I
and the technology is separated but I think is not I I I have like just only
think is not I I I have like just only
think is not I I I have like just only scratched the surface of the what’s
scratched the surface of the what’s
scratched the surface of the what’s possible with the power of engineering
possible with the power of engineering
possible with the power of engineering so I hope my story can like encourage
so I hope my story can like encourage
so I hope my story can like encourage you to embrace the power of engineering
you to embrace the power of engineering
you to embrace the power of engineering to push the frontier of creativity and
to push the frontier of creativity and
to push the frontier of creativity and what you’re imagining is what you get
what you’re imagining is what you get
what you’re imagining is what you get thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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