performance proposal

media: performance, participatory

equipment required: index cards, pens, mobile phone with speakerphone capabilities

for my performance piece, i will distribute index cards to the class and instruct them to write down instructions and phrases. i will then make a prank phone call to someone while working in what the cards say. class members can give me their cards at any time before or during the performance.

my main sources of influence are the "whose line" game from whose line is it anyway? and "black friday shopping prank" from impractical jokers. links to those videos are below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAem-MsRN2s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbVpAwGGGs

personal criteque & reflection - video project

my main inspiration for this piece was drawn from old disney animations. every frame of which consists of 2 separate paintings: the background painting, and the cell with characters and props. this is done to save time and resources, as a single background painting can be used for an entire scene. it would be incredibly inefficient to paint a new background for each frame. this combination of separate backgrounds and foregrounds is what inspired me to make this piece. i took this concept, and replaced the background painting with video, and the foreground cells with my own crude drawings.

my piece was changed significantly since my proposal. my original intention was to have the drawings pre-drawn on transparencies and change them along with the video.  this was compromised because i was unable to find transparencies.  my idea was changed from changing pre-drawn transparencies to drawing the pictures live and erasing them as the video changed.  despite adding to my performance, i felt that this change hurt my project. i was too rushed drawing the pictures, and if i made the videos longer i would have exceeded the time limit. if i were to do this project again, i would do the same piece, but iron out all the technical details. i would have better diffused the light from the overhead projector as to see the background videos more clearly. as previously stated, i would have used pre-drawn transparencies.  there was a great risk involved as i did not have an opportunity to practice my piece. the biggest critique i got was to practice the performance aspect ahead of time. this is a fair critique and i agree with it. overall i felt that i my piece was successful in entertaining the class. classmates appeared to be engaged and entertained, and could clearly see the vision I was trying to execute.

video project proposal

media:  digital video, still drawings

equipment required:  computer with internet access, overhead projector, transparencies

                the concept for my idea is to overlap drawings onto a video background. the drawing will be made on transparencies and projected onto an already playing video. the video footage will consist of the background and the drawings will consist of the foreground.  there is an aspect of performance with this piece as i am changing the drawings myself as the video is playing. this project relates to the theme of intermedia as there are three prominent elements utilized: video, drawing, and performance. i expect the piece to run approximately 3 to 5 minutes. i do not yet have any ideas for content but i would like to explore juxtaposition of two themes.

the equipment required is a digital projector and an overhead projector. these projectors will be set up to project onto the same screen.

a challenge i expect is that the drawings won’t be visible on the video. if this problem arises, i will turn down the brightness of the video.  another challenge I will face is to make the drawings fit the moving background.

welcome.

in the future i will be posting various pieces of artwork in accordance to my art 280 class.