Over the course of this module we have collected a great deal of footage. This can be seen in a previous blog post titled Acquiring footage for our performance. We decided to sort through the footage we already have and choose what is appropriate and necessary. Below videos can be seen of the footage we used in our performance. This includes two videos that occur on each of the screens alongside a commentary of why we used them.
The video footage projected onto the roof.
1- Sky footage. We decided to use this as it would play when the audience came in. From watching the video and the feedback from the work in progress the general consensus was that the footage was relaxing. This was exactly the mood we wanted to create as we wanted to place the audience is a sleep state.
2 – Stop motion. Throughout our piece we have the use of repetition and routine as this occurs at night time and in dreams. We had created various stop motion pieces and we decided that it would be projected up onto the grid whilst Olivia and Luke are performing the same routine on the grid. For this we took influence from Paul Sermon and his project Telematic Dreaming.
The idea was to place the stop motion in the same bed as those on the grid.
3 – The moon. This was used to show that the dream reality was ending. The bright sunny sky at the beginning represents the beginning where as the moon represents the end due to it being night time. For this we took influence from the ideas of Olafur Eliasson and James Turrell and their use of light to create mood and atmosphere. This has been discussed in more detail in a previous post. The use of the moon was used to confirm to the audience that it was the end and question if what they had just experienced happened or if it was a dream.
The video footage used on the Cinema Screen.
1 – Talking about dreams and sleep cctv –
Stop motion of sleeping in the bed
Stop motion clouds
– All of these were used as sleep related media. They were used to reiterate the idea of sleep and dreaming. The stop motion of the clouds in particular were used to link back to the reference of the grid.
2 – News report
– This was used as the beginning of the immersive performance. This provided the initial steps for the investigation, stating what happened, creating the mystery of who was responsible.
3 – Picture of a suspect – Used as an instruction to find the character in the space.
4 – CCTV footage – This was used as a plot device to place the character of Maria in the frame.
5 – Backpack – Used as an instruction to find the item in the space.
6 – Picture of suspect – Used as an instruction to find the character in the space.
7 – CCTV footage – This was used as a plot device to place the character of Matthew in the frame.
8 – Voice mails – Confirming that Matthew is guilty.
________________________________________________________________________________
Online Citation:
cheongyianling. (2007). Telematic Dreaming – Paul Sermon. [Online Video]. 16 Nov. Available from:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=f2HhY_8FO2c. [Accessed: 13 May 2013].
By Nina Woods
Comments are closed.