Final Project Outline
I usually struggle to write accurate outlines for the reason that much of the project has the possibility to change in its final stages.
Regardless I am creating another music and visual sequence piece utilizing lots of color. I will be using yet another piece of music from Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of The Moon album (this isn't really a super specific taste in music or anything of the sort, I just think it thematically suits the projects I've been working on).
Since the theme is transformation, the images will be leading up to a final piece, rather than more sporadically attempting to convey a certain atmosphere without painting a clear picture.
I'm hopeful that I will be able to obscure the image somewhat as it progresses, so that the end result is a bit surprising (or at the very least satisfying to behold rather than underwhelming).
As I've been playing with the brushes and colors, I've decided it might also be a good idea to throw a few wrenches in the works. This would mean either "resetting" the visual transformation, interrupting it, or making it morph into something other than what it was beginning to form.
I wanted to glitch the audio in correlation with the visual changes, but since I am not using an audio editor for this project (and I'd have to carefully split the audio file) I will be passing on that. Instead I might opt for overlaying sfx of some sort. I have a library of sounds to use, but I'm not sure which I prefer yet.
I really hope no one is expecting a super creative artistic masterpiece with the final image, but at the very least I hope the progression itself is interesting.
Sarah:
ReplyDeleteI too hesitate many times to present a project proposal as my ideas can change along the way. Usually drafting something helps me organize my thoughts and even if the techniques change along the way, the central topic does not. Preparing a story board draft has been helpful to me on many occasions, especially for sequences.
I think creating content, or a work, can be scripted, but not always. For me what is important is to paint in "large and broad brushstrokes" and then refine the concept, filling the details.
I second your points, Vanessa: Writing up a proposal can be very helpful for organization, even if the end result veers far away from the original brainstorms. Sarah, it sounds exciting that you're planning to challenge yourself with a structural problem to solve—a gradual evolution, refinement, or clarification of a image. This linearity might help to remove some of the creative variables of structure and allow you to focus on other formal elements, like color and juxtaposition with sound. While I understand not wanting to get deep into the sound cutting that is possible in Premiere, it would not take too much attention or time to simply alter or cue sound to image, even only subtly. Synching a visual cut to a sound effect, as you mentioned, might just tip the viewer to the intentionality of the piece as a whole, and hold attention. In addition, using such a familiar song as you are, little adjustments (slowing, looping or layering in particular sections; or imposing a simple distortion effect of some sort) can also breathe life into a video piece, as the viewer recognizes that the song is not just slapped on, but is rather integral to the flow of information and the feelings that the piece embodies. In the spirit of moving from lack of clarity to clarity with the visuals, the sound might play a part! Looking forward to seeing how it's going.
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