project three: rough cut

here is a rough cut of the type of effect I am aiming for with this project.

project three: narrative

each word to be displayed separately, one per every-other second, with video playing in opposite every-other second.

ten significant objects

For the final project, I want to incorporate my hoarding tendencies alongside my useless collections, of which I have many. I want to add a theatrical quality to the final video, reflecting some kind of cabaret/performance. The projector screen will have heavy involvement. (description of each object at the bottom of this post, I couldn't figure out how to get it beside or under the images)

1) Seat map of elementary/high school auditorium; involvement of many performances

2) Ring; given by best friend when she left Toronto

3) Box of receipts; collected since grade six, useless collection

4) Marionette Puppet; childhood gift from grandmother 

5) Projector Screen; owned by my parents to show slides of family photos when they first got married

6) Negatives Collection; negatives from every photo I have taken on analogue camera, since a young age

7) Filing Cabinet; contains documents from all past employers, all school documents (including grade slips and project outlines), birthday cards collected since a young age, every letter given to me, postcards

8) Car Key; from my first car, which played a very significant role in my life

9) Cello bow

10) Boxes; containing useless collections of receipts, old found objects, old gifts, scrap fabric

final countdown: rip wrap

LINK:

http://vimeo.com/2915068

Before creating the final, Sara and Tracy gave the following advice, based on seeing  "mock-up.mov":

- although subtlety is nice, make sure the numbers are visible

- design the numbers uniquely from one another so that it doesn't get predictable

- use the different surfaces of the box; maybe it will roll over at different points?

- allow the paper to pile up a lot around the box, so that at the end maybe the box is hardly visible

- design each box as if it were a different present, and having no relation to the previous or next wrapping design

- create a colour scheme / use clashing colours to exaggerate the separateness of each layer

- bright colours might make it exciting

Thanks guys!

project two: countdown - creative brief

possible titles:

-package

-the delivery

-present
-gift rap
-rip wrap

This project will be executed through stop-motion photography. The subject is a cube wrapped in ten layers of paper. Each layer displays the number of its layer, as it appears in order. Each number will be designed in a unique way, but references the previous one. Each layer will be ripped/cut through to reveal the next. As the sequence transpires, the remnants of the previous layer's ripping is still seen, resulting in a building up of paper/material scraps. When the sequence reaches the end, the contents of the box is revealed. It will mimic the ways in which people wrap gifts, and the anticipation to discover the contents of the giftbox.

The audience can be anyone, as the numbers don't necessarily pertain to certain demographic. However, those who are visually aware will appreciate it more. Having said this, the ideal audience member is someone who is aware of "clever" design and typography. Each number/box design will be carefully crafted to establish a unique and strong design that, within the context of the countdown, will show the audience a visually interesting, unpredictable countdown.

I would want the audience to learn about the merging of physical design and typography, and how it can be executed within a series. Also, I hope to achieve anticipation by giving the audience little to no clue as to what the next number in the series will look like. When the unwrapping reaches the end of the countdown, the contents of the box will be revealed; I hope the viewer wants to find out what it is.

The contents of this project include various colours and textures of paper, other materials like ribbon, and (of course) a box. I will begin by wrapping the box with the "number one" design, and work up to ten. This way, as I rip through, they will be in reverse order (countdown). I plan on taking twelve photos per number; there will be twelve frames per second. I plan on keeping it simple to avoid confusion. The box and wrappings will inevitably move slightly from picture to picture, but that is fine.

This is something I found that shows a sequence transpiring through uniquely designed elements that work as a series:

Here is a quick mock-up version I made to capture the general look/feel:

project one: thatthatisis

in-class exercise three: sound