Final Show Website Responsibility

I have volunteered to be the editor of text for the final show website, I am currently an administrator on the website created by Sean.  This helps me meet the requirements of involvement with the final show.

3W26_Visions of Energy, Motion and Time

1. Reflect on the learning activities and tasks.

This week Andy received the DVD I sent and set up is currently being completed.  Next week is assessment week, so I will spend the rest of the time adding finishing touches to the blog and website for assessment.  The MA Digital Arts website is also being created this week.

2. Reflect on the contributions from other students.

Plans and schedules are being discussed for the final show.

3. Reflect on the quantity and quality of your own contribution.

I was part of the emails/discussions for final show prep.

4. Identify any ideas and concepts you found difficult to grasp.

Finalizing the show.

 5. What was the single most important thing you learnt this week?

Plans are essential.

3W25_Visions of Energy, Motion and Time

1. Reflect on the learning activities and tasks.

All DVDs for the final show were sent this week, and I am waiting for confirmation from Andy that they work ok and are compatible for the creation of the group DVD for the Cinema Space.  I have been organizing my blog and adding anything that can be included for assessment.

When I get the ok from Andy, set up can begin for the Cinema Space.

2. Reflect on the contributions from other students.

We discussed various issues related to the setting up of the final show.

3. Reflect on the quantity and quality of your own contribution.

We discussed various issues related to the setting up of the final show.

4. Identify any ideas and concepts you found difficult to grasp.

DVD file types.

 5. What was the single most important thing you learnt this week?

Confirmation of information is vital.

Exporting final projection for the show

I have been working on exporting the final projection from Adobe Premiere using the Adobe Media Encoder. Andy advised to save as an AVI file and MOV file, so there will not be any compatibility issues when it comes to preparation for the final show. I have had some problems due to file size being too big to run on the DVD. I am currently experimenting with decreasing the audio file in order to fit each file on two discs. This is the last stage of the work, and as soon as it is ready I will send it to Camberwell.

After changing audio compression I have managed to copy both files onto DVD and have sent it to Camberwell for submission.

3W24_Visions of Energy, Motion and Time

1. Reflect on the learning activities and tasks.

This week I have spent most of my time creating the final projection, which is finished now. I have managed to include all the work I wanted to and it has all been put together. I am currently liaising with Andy about how to save the work. There have been some issues with the MPEG-2 PAL format as it appears to be unreadable on a Mac. I have been instructed to send it as a Quicktime file with PAL codec. I will keep sending tests to Andy to see which file type will work.

I have also updated my blog with detailed descriptions of the work included in the show, and justified each one’s inclusion (see: final-show-projection-analysis)

I plan to create the DVD and send it by the end of the week, well in time for all the deadlines.

2. Reflect on the contributions from other students.

I spoke to other students about deadlines this week.

3. Reflect on the quantity and quality of your own contribution.

I contributed to the chat by asking questions about where and when to send the finished DVD.

4. Identify any ideas and concepts you found difficult to grasp.

File format for final piece.

5. What was the single most important thing you learnt this week?

File formats need to be correct to run at the show.

Final Show Projection

This is a low quality version of the final projection.

Final Show Projection Analysis

This section explains what the final projection consists of in terms of content, meaning and conclusions drawn. The sequence begins with an introduction of the theme and title Visions of Energy, Motion & Time, followed by a definition of the first element, energy. The subtitles are accompanied by a computerized voice over to highlight the meaning. The first three videos all relate to the element of energy. Below is an outline and analysis of the final projection.

Title: Energy: The ability or capacity to produce an effect.

Video 1: Jellyfish In Motion

This video portrays the movements of jellyfish over time. The jellyfish seems to radiate a constant energy which is illustrated by its movement over time. The slowed down, ghosting of the imagery links to the slow, random changes of color. The vivid colors and trailing effects attempt to show this idea, and create the first digital environment within the work.

Video 2: In Control

The second video of the sequence expands on the idea of illustrating energy. The scene involves a DJ playing urban electronic music to the audience, thus creating a sense of control and energy within the environment. The purple shade overlaid throughout the work is intended to heighten the audience’s awareness of the energy generated and what can be done with it when in control of an environment.

Video 3: Shibuya

The third and final video under the heading of energy is Shibuya. This video captures and illustrates the energy of a modern city. The audience is faced with an overwhelming scene of lights, people and traffic, all interacting and creating a flow of energy. The idea was to not simply illuminate the obvious energy sources like lights etc, but to try and project the energy generated from the crowds of people in the environment. City life can be tiring and chaotic, but very exciting, and this video attempts to show the beauty of energy in an everyday environment.

Title: Motion: The action, process or condition of moving and being moved or an instance or variety of this.

Video 4: Silhouette In Motion

The second part of the projection attempts to illustrate the idea of capturing motion in an environment in order to educate the audience in appreciating the visual elements of motion which is evident in the work. The first video is intended to create an environment completely filled with motion, the subject is a silhouette dancing to the music which is slowed down over 25 times. The main aim in this video was to further push the environment to the audience, and to create a virtual space.

Video 5: Hands

The fifth video of the sequence focuses on motion through the subject of hands. As artists, we use our hands all the time, but this idea does not stop at the artist, everyone uses their hands constantly in everyday life. The idea of motion is again highlighted through the slowing down of time and the concentration of the patterns and color created by such movements. The video also attempts to slow down the work so much as to almost capture individual frames, which allows for a closer look at the patterns of motion.

Video 6: DJ

The sixth and final installation of the motion section focuses on the motion created by the music and environment. It is a less subtle way of illustrating motion, but is still effective in doing so and relating it to familiar environments. The music is played at 80% of the original speed, creating a confusing and disorientating collection of images and sound.

Title: Time: A finite extent of continued existence; for example the interval between two events, or the period during which an action or state continues or a period referred to in some way.

Video 7: Tokyo Subway

Time is the third and final element illustrated in the sequence. Another environment that was easily accessible to the audience needed to be included to keep the audience’s attention and focus. I chose to include this video of the Tokyo Subway system. When I sit on train, time can feel slower, like similar activities of waiting for something. I wanted to create that feeling, and also still keep the idea of disorienting the audience through the us of reverse speeds and echo effects, which are intended to amplify the feeling the audience gets of waiting for something and time seemingly slowing down.

Video 8: Airport

The airport video is an example of how systems work in order to provide efficient services, in this case, air transport. The mixture of man and machine working together to make this happen is clearly defined in the work. Set up on a tripod, the camera is left to film for 1.5 hours and slowed down over 20 times. This is the only video without sound, as I felt it was most suitable to be silent, to link to that feeling of waiting, but this time with the element of time seemingly sped up.

Video 9: Waves of Time

The last video of the sequence focuses on time in a natural environment, and relates again to the feeling of how time can change in different situations. The ocean seems to break in an never-ending sequence over time, where time seems to slow down, and the details of the water crashing on the algae covered rocks, which has built up over years.  I wanted  to include a natural environment to show how time can be illustrated through natural environments too.

Risk Assessment

I have recently completed the risk assessment for in preparation for the final show. 

Please find the document here: Risk Assessment

Decisions on material to be included in the final projection

I have finally made some concrete decisions on which materials are to be included in the final projection. It has taken me a long time to decide not only on the content but the sections/amount of work to be included. I have divided the projection into three sections, each focusing on an element. The order is: Energy, Motion & Time, this links to the original title of the project and proposal.

The first section on energy consists of the following sequences: Jellyfish in Motion, In Control and Shibuya. These images and videos illustrate the element of energy.

The second section on motion consists of the following sequences: Hands, Silhouette in Motion and DJ. These all illustrate the element of motion.

The third section on time consists of the following sequences: Tokyo Subway, Airport and Waves of Time. These are all elements of time.

The text links them together along with a voice over which is meant to help the audience understand the definition of each element. The overall idea is to show how the elements work together and overlap to in each environment/scenario.

Decision not to include stills for the final projection:

I wanted to include stills underneath the titles/text, but chose not to because of flickering due to unstable file format, and feel this would distract the audience.  The decision to not include individual stills separated from the text/video work was made because the ideas of energy, motion and time were suited to the video work, and the inclusion of photos would have made the work too long in terms of time.  I wanted to include as many environments as possible, and therefore decided to stick with looping video sequences.

3W23_Visions of Energy, Motion and Time

1. Reflect on the learning activities and tasks.

This week the group used Elluminate for the chat session.  We had a chance to ask Adriano and Katrin questions regarding space for the final show.  Some final changes were made and they liased with indivudual’s concerns/needs.  Andy used the rest of the time to answer issues related to the final show.

I am now working on the last few final drafts before preparing the files/projections to be sent to London for the set up.  I was instructed  to prepare a MPEG-2 file for submission, as this can be added to a DVD file for looped play during the show.  I will upload the last few drafts and make a final decision on the one to be used and will justify and explain my decision.

2. Reflect on the contributions from other students.

Face to face students discussed plans for the final show with the online students.

3. Reflect on the quantity and quality of your own contribution.

I asked a few questions regarding DVD formats etc for the final show.

4. Identify any ideas and concepts you found difficult to grasp.

Exact file settings for final show.

5. What was the single most important thing you learnt this week?

Make sure everything is clear to avoid problems.