future plans

The future of this project and my research in DXARTS department would be a more interactive installation with multiple projections. In order to to capture more of the experiences of the characters, I would also show some variety in the size projections and monitors within the installation. In the future, I would ask myself more of the questions about the installation that were brought up during the discussion in my class like; is this the right space, how many projections should I have, is this feeding the concept of my project?

On the more technical side of the project I want to explore how I can integrate sensors into my projects. It starts with having a better knowledge of the technology in order to use it correctly. I want to be able to allow the audience to interact with my videos on a physical level. I think that my projects would become more powerful if it could alter itself as people approach it or touch a sensor. In order to achieve this I plan to take the mechatronics sequence so I can apply these technologies to my own projects.

I also want to create more complex, lush soundscapes that can compliment the videos that I create. I think that the sound for the piece was impressive for the modest things that I could do to the sounds. What I hope to research is stereo sound and how I can make each speaker project a different track, or possibly bouncing sound from speaker to speaker. I hope that the sound sequence offers me the opportunity to research this topic and implement it into my projects.

description

This piece is based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Pit and the Pendulum," which explores the emotional and psychological decay of a character trapped in solitary confinement. "Isolated," is a multi-channel experience that explores the relationship and choreography that happens between multiple screens, and how the viewer can perceive space within that relationship. This is my first attempt at a multi-channel piece, and also my first attempt at a video installation.

documentation

So I finally presented on Wednesday and here is the video that I took from that presentation. I also had a viewing with some close friends to get there reaction as well. I am happy with the response I received from those that got to see it. Here is the video from those screenings:

project update #10

Well, we presented on June 3rd, and everything went off without a hitch. The projections worked fairly well and I think the content played well to the ideas and concepts that I was trying to portray and explore. Overall, I think the project came out ok, however, there are still many parts of this project that I want to correct or rework.

One of things that came up in the discussion of my piece was the idea that this project needed more projections that would cover the entire space. I think this is a great idea and it would help bring the audience into the psychological state of the characters that are inhabiting the space. I think it was interesting how it was suggested to also play with having projections in obscure positions and spaces, while also exploring how having monitors within the space might also change the experience of the installation.

project update #9

So everything is pretty much set in its way. We made subtle changes to the video, mainly color correction and rearrangement of the clips. I think that the final product is quite good but I haven't seen them in the context that they will be shown. However, I have tested the videos side by side and they worked very well. We composited all the sound together onto one track, what this has done is allow all the audio to be played from one source.

The set up of the room will be two screens one on the north wall and one situated 7 feet in front left of the screen.

project update #8

I have locked the films and are exporting now. We incorporated more characters into the environment and the films are trying to explore the idea of space and are perceptions of it. I think that the audience will have a nice sensation with the way space and depth are played with in this presentation.

I am going to author the dvd's soon and then wait until tomorrow to set up the projectors and monitors. All the sound will be played from one composite sound track that incorporates both films. The films will be on a continuous loop in order to create the idea that the story does not end.

project update #7

So the last few days have been quite hectic. I reserved equipment to project my piece on two screens in Rait 205, and have pretty much locked in my concepts in terms of presentation and also the video itself, for the most part. I want to continue to work on it up until the time of the presentation. Most of my time has been geared toward authoring the dvd's and tyrying to learn how to write scripts for DVD Studio Pro and how to go about looping my video in a random order. Right now, I am still in the testing phase of this process but things are looking more optimistic now then at any other time of this project.

In terms of the coding I have learned how to randomize the playback, but I still need to find a way to track those clips so that they all play before old clips repeat. So that is my challenge as of now and setting up the room, which will always be a challenge on the day of.