Setting up the projection.

Went into college the day before the assesment to set up the projection. We suspended the ball from a beam by the fishing wire then worked out the best place for the projector. The projection was going past the ball and on to the wall behind so we blocked it off with some card with a hole cut out. This was critical to making the ball appear to float. We marked off and measured the distances so that we could set up quickly the next day. We were quite pleased with the effect the projection had on the ball.

Sketches for ideas on projection.

We are at the point where we need to burn the video to Dvd. We need to see how the film looks when projected on to the ball to get the angles right and if parts don't look good then think about re-doing them. So Ally is e mailing Rob to see if he can give some instructions on burning the Dvd so that we can proceed. It seems a waste of a few days waiting for the lesson on Tuesday afternoon.

H2 Out by Tony Oursler 2006

Fibreglass sculpture
142 x 127 x 76 cm
I find his work fascinating and would love to see it in an exhibition but all his exhibitions seem to be in America.

Purple Dust 2006 by Tony Oursler

Fibreglass sculpture
127 x 127 x 127 cm
Dvd Projection

'Corps Etranger' (Forign Body) by Mona Hatoum

With the assistance of a surgeon she passed a fiber optic video camera through her body to create a video self-portrait.

The Final Video........at last!!!!!!!!

The video we are happy with so i hope it will look ok when we project it.

Entrails Carpet by Mona Hatoum 1995

The body is often present in Hatoum's work. A carpet would evoke feelings of comfort and warmth. The rubber shapes could be large loops of wool but they look more like human entrails which are repelling. I found the surface interesting as i could cover the ball shape with insulation foam to make it appear as a brain . This would fit in with the idea that we are inside the brain dealing with inner thoughts and dreams.

Ideas for projection.

It was interesting today to see other peoples ideas and blogs. The more i look into the video installations the more i am finding it interesting. It's just the technical side of things i find off putting. When we went into the art studios i was very inpressed when we were looking at projecting on to different surfaces and a whole load of new ideas came to mind. Maybe this lesson should've been at the beginning. The papier mache ball looked good with images projected on it so i was happy it had not been a waste of time. I am going to attach some fishing wire and cover it with mod rock.Although i quite liked Kits idea of using latex. It may give a matt finish and look more human. Although an eye ball is shiney. Not sure how to acheive that, maybe gloss paint. Anyway we will give this some thought over the next few days. Liked the idea of blocking off the edges of the film with cardboard with a hole in it so that there is no extra fim and it is all concentrated on the ball. We will have to experiment with the projection to decide on angles and distances and whether we need two projectors.

The Final Video........at last!!!!!!!!

This is the video we are happy with so lets hope it looks well when we project it.

Progress.

We went into college and added the mask film to the end and added more sound to certain parts of the video. We have'nt agreed on the sound for the last part so Ally is recording some tonight from her piano. Hopefully we will finished it tomorrow. Then we will have to concentrate on the projection looking right. Added the last coat of paint to the ball ready for tomorrow.

Video so far with more sound and film changes

The video is about the Minds Eye and how we visualise images in our brain. So it starts with a journey into the eye,the body and brain and then random images that are dark,worrying and dreamlike but then change to happier thoughts. We are still editing and testing different sounds at this point.

Working on the ball shape

Joining the two halves together was not easy! Used double sided tape to join the middle together then i will do a few more layers of papier mache and paint it. I have ended up with a few bumps and dents but there is one good side to project on to. If the projection works i may cover the ball with modrock to make it stronger.

Imagination, dead image 1991 by Judith Barry

A 5 channel video projection, mirror and wood. Not sure how she has used the mirrors but i like the effect of the head being inside the box.

First and Third by Judith Barry using a beam projector

This projection is a series of interveiws about the thid world and reflects the immigrant experiences. What interested me was the way the head floats. Judith Barry used a beam projector which does not create a cone of light and so allows the images to appear to float.

Tijuana Projecton

Faces of women wanting to escape Mexico are projected on to a very large dome.They say the are escaping hell for another kind of hell.

Researching projections.

I have been looking for other artists other than Tony Orsular that project on to round or domed surfaces. Krzysztof Wodiczko has projected on to large buildings and for the Tijuana Projection it is the domed surface which interested me. He says he does lots of sketches to make sure the faces fitted on to the dome. We have no idea as to whether our video will fit on the ball shape and how close the projector will have to be.

Still making ajustments

We have been in college today to add more sound and because we have been watching it over and over certain parts of the film have been taken out and i am going to film the mask again for the ending. We could not use the footage from the beginning because we wanted to put two effects over it.(Reverse and old film)The computer did'nt like this. On Monday we will hopfully put the finishing touches to the video so that we can experiment with projecting on Tuesday.
The papemache ball is coming along, i now have two halves and i will now attempt to put them together.

Bright Light Through Trees

More camcorder footage to create the eerie atmosphere. Walking through these woods was spooky.

Sea

More footage used in the video. This is Morecambe Bay on a very windy day. I could hardly hold the camcrder still but it seems to have added to the atmosphere we wanted.

Video so far with some sound.

Finding sound to go with the video is not easy as it sets the scene and gives it the atmosphere we want to create. There are parts that have no sound yet and others need some fine tuneing with how loud or how quiet it should be.The speakers are not very good at college and also we have to consider other people. Not sure about the music at the end of the video as it starts to look like a pop video and its quite well known music. Ally is experimenting with her piano and guitar to create the sounds we are looking for.Also after looking at the video again i think towards the end there needs to be something to show we are coming back out of the persons thoughts and eye maybe reversing some footage from the beginning.