Update 11/17/11

It's been a while since my last post. Sorry about that.

I've been working on my sections of the song. I think it's best that I just show you.



Above is a test render of part of the interlude I'm working on. The theme of the song is about love and loss and life, so I used pictures and videos of my family to give it that sort of timeless or ethereal feel.



Above is a second render of the intro. I wanted to introduce the song with intense imagery, which includes sort of psychedelic imagery. I use the flashing colors, stars, and faux 3d to accomplish this. It fades to white at the end in order to transition to Mike's part of the song.

In other news, we are having lots of problems with projecting our images on the cube. We can't get a computer or program to have two video outputs plus a screen to set things up. Today we're talking about it, but if we can't figure it out soon we may have to change how we project our images, which would mean reworking some of the things I already have. We'll see.

Update 11/8/11

Since the last post, we split up the song into three parts so that all of us could work on it. I am working on the intro and interlude to the song. Below is a first test of some ideas for the intro.



These are just some ideas floating around. The screen is split into four parts. From left to right, the different areas are: right side of the cube, front, left, back. Should be cool.

Final Project

It's time for the final project! These last five(ish) weeks I will be working with Mike and Autumn on an immersive motion graphics projection project. Let me explain further. We will be building a person-sized cube structure, and projecting onto its surfaces from the outside. The imagery will be to a song: "Age of Adz" by Sufjan Stevens. Here is that song:

The song is about how losing a loved one feels like the end of the world, but it is only the end of your world. The world seems the same to others around you, and this distinction is what fuels the story of the space. You will be physically stepping into a place where you and your emotions are separate from the rest of the world. Only those who are inside can really feel what it's like.

Above are concept photos to what our installation might look like in the space. Will we be projecting on all four screens.

As for the visual style, we have some references. We're still working on the details, but here are a few videos that are generally sort of similar to what we're going for: All of the Lights, Enter the Void, A Clockwork Orange, Love & Theft.

More later. Stay tuned!