The Day of the Final

The day of the final we found out that we would not be using the black box theatre. Instead we would be setting up our installations in the classroom. This didn't deter us as we battled technical difficulties and cramped areas. Overall, I think it was a success.

Daniella's Screen

Today is the day of the installation. We're going to have to improvise because the television I was going to bring is too old to hook up. I don't think having one less tv is going to effect the feel of the piece.

Everything is right on track.
Brando finished his screen.
Habib is probably finished with his screen.
I'm nearly done with my screen.
HOORAY!
Monday is the big show!
Our installation piece will be complete!
We will of course have pictures because I know you are ever-so-interested in it. :P

1. Explain the layers of interface in the project.
2. Explain the interactivity in the project. How do the viewers participate? What are the roles? Is the interface a success? How was the navigation?
3. What is the audience changing?

1. The layers of interface that we are using are projections screens and television screens. The projection screens are going to be very large as to surround the viewer. The smaller television screens will be in the center causing the viewers to have to walk closer to the projections.
2. We are forcing the viewers to unwillingly interact with the projections. Since the televisions in the center force them closer to the projections, their shadows are cast onto the images. We will try to make it seem that we do not want them to block the art to cause frustration and confusion since there is no way that the viewer can move away. The roles of the viewer is to obscure images in the projections and television. Even though they are blocking the media, it is still engulfing them. The room will be difficult to navigate around comfortably. The idea is to create discomfort.
3. In this project there really is nothing the audience can change except for the flow of traffic within the room and obscuring the image. It is not designed to be permanently altered. The shadows will alter the videos for brief moments.

Brando's videos

Here are my 6 videos. I've placed them in tentative categories. I need help downloading and mixing. (had 9 settled on 6, should I add more?)

Thanks,

Brando

Auto:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIv-f9vwUuo

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xwYBBpHg1I (really want to keep this one)

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxta1hRyhP4


Fast Food products:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjDfalOlNSE&feature=related

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOU7iCaM9G4

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFXCyicFkNQ&feature=related

Habib's videos

Hey, these are the videos that I will most likely be using for my segments for the project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIqL99_NBlU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mul8zYO_qQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiusxYyw16o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UsNbsjpuLc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN4AAppdTSI

I feel that I'll be able to pull some interesting quotes and sound bites from these segments, and will hopefully make for a good narrative.

Daniella's Videos

My screen is about entertainment. I took videos of various entertaining things from television, film, and video games.

















There are two more videos: One of me playing Pokemon and another of me playing Tetris... they took to long to upload to blogger.

Team Master Blaster Project Proposal

Here is the idea that we, the Master Blasters (Brando Cox, Daniella Napolitano and Habib Awan) have for our project. The proposal is to have a quasi pop culture theme featuring news, entertainment and TV ads focused on the theme of “oversaturation in our society.”

The conceptual goals of Project Master Blaster started with the fascination about popular culture. The themes we first thought about were the shelf life and the idea of time as well as peoples’ obsession with it. We looked at ideas where things that were scary or appealing in the past that do not have the same meaning today. Through discussion we realized that media is all around. It is almost impossible to escape.
As a group we decided to split up these three categories into three screens. The design is to have not three but four multiple screens, maybe reflecting one screen image with a mirror. The screens will create a room full of media. We want to make it so that the viewer has a hard time focusing on one thing. The distractions will not only be visual but also auditory. Sound from different screens will play at different times.
The timing of the sound clips will be important. We want to design them in such a way that they seem to form a stream of random and nonsensical questions and sentences (such as “If you think that’s great, then you should check out the most recent case of swine flu, which could go all the way to the Superbowl.”). However, we plan on looping the footage, so the second time around, the sound clips will be in different spots, to lure the viewers into a false sense of knowledge.

For interaction with the audience we had the idea that viewers will walk through the live projection/ images while looking at our work. Recorded voices will play a key role, by either yelling at the audience to move out of the shot or involving them by asking them questions. No matter where they stand, they will be blocking something and need to pay attention to the monitors. This will make them unwillingly interact. At different intervals we will yell “down in front” or “can you please move?” to add to the discomfort and awkwardness. A live feed will record their reactions.

Brainstorming Notes

Pop Culture:
Idea of time
Something scary back in the day → not scary now, comical
Shelf life
Obsession

Multiple screen ideas:
Make viewers walk through projection?
Record reactions? → Yell at them? Ask questions?

Can’t get away from media. It’s all around. “Media Overload”

Sensory overload?
Make it so it’s hard to focus on one thing
Force the audience to walk through, in front of, on top of, etc.
Live feed:
Reactions
Ask people questions, record answer

No matter where they stand, they’re blocking something.

Live feed display shown outside of the room.

Unwillingly interacting

Sound from different screens play at different times (i.e. screen 1 plays sound for 30 seconds then cuts off, screen 3 plays sound for 15 seconds, etc.)
Sounds juxtaposed against image
Sounds matching image, lures viewer into “false sense of security”