070703 Wakow Notes

In Bed animation:

Maybe bouncing ball would better indicate reading by audience, though there might not be room for it on the screen. Could take some time technically, too, though it is doable. At any rate, G definitely wants to get the audience participation, if possible. Being in the gallery during the opening, we could start the reading in hopes others would join.

Nathan thought the animation rhythm might dictate a certain rhythm in the sound, and I assured him it didn’t. Perhaps slowing the text down, or at least the ball, would better indicate the liturgical rhythm.

N was concerned that audience might not know this is the same poem. Have the text stay the same while the ball bounces, or some other animation (ie words to be read get brighter, etc), might better show that.

Images:

Juxtapose burning refinery smoke stack with flag shot of Mindy’s. That is a must-have in this thing.

G showed N a few of the 200 some photos he shot over the weekend focusing on capturing movement through still shots. The flag series were particularly interesting, he thought.

What effects/movement can we add to photos or elements within photos? La Jettee imposes narrative on images, but every once in awhile there is a motion or effect (like shimmer). For example, cut the flag out of the church shot using Photoshop or Adobe Fireworks and have it move like a bouy in water while sound of water issues from soundtrack.

We went over the order of service to see where we might need sounds, animation, etc. Nathan said he would work on 3-5 “hymns,” including the sermon, of 2-5 min (15min in case of the climactic sermon).

I said I would have some animated “chunks” designed especially for the side screens but could also serve as elements for something up front. Also, thinking about using all three screens panoramically—holding three similar/complementary images on three screens for a sustained period of time would encourage viewer to look around—we would thereby be creating an experience for the audience, not just relation experience or message.