Category: Unit 7

This is the promotional piece that my group and i created to advertise our installation and animation, this piece will be placed on the classes Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

The reason we decided to create this piece was due to the theme in which we based our animation upon, this theme was depression and LGBT+, this issue is not talked about so the advertisement will be used as exposure on the issue.

We also created another poster which is another idea in which we are contemplating on using, below is the option:

This poster features the dark theme in which we are targeting and also includes many different words that are frequently said and used towards the issue of mental health, this can be incredibly damaging for the person suffering with this illness.

Definition of Balance, emphasis, rhythm, scale.

Rhythm- the rhythm is when something is repeated. This can be used to create a flow through the  image.

Balance- when something is balanced equally throughout the image. This could be used to show good vs evil and light and dark.

Scale- the different sizes of characters to show power or key parts of the story. This is used to show what the goal of the story is and also the main subject of the story.

Emphasis- this is when there is a focus point to create emphasis on the object. This could be used to show main characters or object in a story which are vital, an example of this is the infinity gauntlet in Avengers.

 

 

For this installation we needed to make some props. Our initial idea for some of the props was to paint a black piece of card and then add red paint but we would dot his by using a splatter technique so it looked messy, this would of been used to add the effect of craziness that some of the people suffering with depression and suicidal thoughts may feel. As we begun to paint this i accidentally write a ‘p’, this lead me to think of the idea of writing help all over the board with question marks in between.

As out theme is suicide we are planning to have a rope with a chair underneath to signify the temptation that people have, we will have a rope around this so that nobody gets injured or hurt

This risk assessment will be followed throughout the process of installing the installation, this will be followed to ensure the safety of everyone involved.

As the process of the installation is risky we will need to begin hanging things from the ceiling as well as using electrical items, we need to follow the safety rules and know what could possibly go wrong with the installation so we are able to act upon them if things go wrong.

To plan the instillation and to figure out where the props go, we had to take photos of the room we are going to use and then draw it out so we could plan what we had to move and where the props could go.

These two images show the front wall and the back wall of the photography room. The front wall has the entrance to the dark room as well as a desk and whiteboard.

The back wall has a whiteboard and clipboards to showcase students work. There is also a table in the middle of the room.

In this chart my group and I begun listing the jobs in which our group had to complete for the following week, we will follow this chart as we are wanting to complete all of these task to get the highest quality installation we can produce.

Our initial idea for our instillation was to have a room in which we set up two sides one being a dark side and a light side.

On the dark side we will have set up a black board with splattered red paint, the red paint signifies death, pain, hurt and anger. We will also have a chair with a hanging noose this will signify suicide and what could be if you are lead down the dark road, the noose also signifies the pain and horror that these young teens are feeling everyday and also the darkness that they experience which leads them to commit suicide.

Where as on the light side we will have a bright light shining through a LGBT+ pride flag this will allow us to signify the light in which you can have if you don’t choose to end it, all the darkness in which you are feeling is temporary but the pain that the ones you love feel will last forever.

This installation will be made to showcase the different sides of depression and the different roads that people go down, I feel as though this subject has not been portrayed in this way before and in this form of media. My group and I believe this is the best way to show this issue and also educate people who may have never heard or listened to these types of issues.

The audience in which we are targeting is both the older and younger audience, we are targeting the older generation as we are trying to educate them on this issue that may be affecting their family and even their kids.

The reason in which we decided to target the younger audience is because depression/suicide is most common in their age range and they need to know where to go if they ever get to the point where they are thinking about suicide.

This time table shows us the activities and tasks that we need to complete based upon what stage we are at on our project. As me, Izzy and Libby have completed our animation, we have been set the task to complete and instal a installation that matches the theme of our animation and showcase it to a live audience.

This installation will have props and a mood to represent what our animation is about.

This project we were set the task of completing a animation set on a theme. I had decided to work in a group with Izzy and Libby this was due to us being able to work well as a group and our communication skills were good when it came to pre production and production.

As a group we decided to that our theme, which was depression and suicide in the LGBT+ community, should be used to bring awareness to the issue as no one is really talking about it.

I believe that the project as a whole was produced to a high standard, but there are things that I wish we would of done better, this includes our time management as we hadn’t set out the whole schedule for our project, we just did things when they fit best but I believe if we had set out our times and bookings for equipment we would of been able to fit a lot more into this project.

The group and I also did things that I wouldn’t have changed or done better one of these was our time that we left ourselves for experimenting different ways in which we could execute this project. These testers lead us to our end product and gave us as much experience as we needed to execute this type of animation.

When we begun to think about this animation we decided to use the type of animation called stop motion/pixelation, this allowed us to be able to use the skills in which I prefer of photography to complete this project, using the skills that I have learned from previous projects gave me enough of an idea of which type of settings and equipment that we needed to use. On the other hand I wish that I could of had enough experience with using lighting, this would of allowed me to be able to use lighting that hadn’t been seen before and produce something truly unique.

When this project was in the beginning stages of being created I wish would of made more time to add research and planning as this would of allowed me to be able to take inspiration. On the other hand the research that was conducted allowed me to create something that hadn’t really been seen before.

A positive of this project as a whole was the communication in which our team had in all aspects of the project, this communication allowed us to be able to produce the animation to the best of our ability.

Over all this project was a success and gave us the opportunity to learn many new skills including stop motion, after effects and many others. I would love to be able to practice these skills in the future, including my FMP (final major project) as a way to show issues surrounding the world as it allows you to be able to reach all audiences.

Reflection- 

reflecting back on this project as a whole I believe that it went well due to our teamwork and communication and allowed us to touch on a subject that isn’t really talked about.

The planning could of gone better as we couldn’t decide what type of animation to tackle, this was due to us not being sure on what we could achieve but we knew the type of story in which we wanted to tell.

The editing went well this was due to our knowledge of premier pro and also knowing what we wanted it to look like and the audio In which we wanted to use.

In reflection this project was a success and has taught me many new things that I will be able to take with me during my life, there were a few things that could of been improved upon but mistakes are a pat of learning and making the mistakes has taught me things along the way.

Next steps-

As a result of completing our animation we had been set the task of building a installation, with this task set we decided to re-design the photography room. This included putting a chair and neuce with many other props which include a skull with roses as a juxtaposition and a black board with help written on it in red paint, these all play a part in our theme of depression and suicide.

On the light side we decided to add lights and hanging statistics which will allow the audience to see what the effects of this type of illness are. Our aim of  this installation is to create a room in which we can bring awareness to this issue and allow people who are not educated on this issue to learn what could happen to a loved one and people around them.

Installation–

As a part of our project we had to showcase the end product to an audience and take feedback based upon our animation, as a whole this installation was a success with only a few things that could have been improved upon.

A thing in which didn’t go as planned was the lack of the team that turned up, I was unable to turn up as I had a hospital appointment this fact hindered the team. For my FMP I am planning on having a date set so this incident won’t occur again.

Another thing in which I wish could have been improved upon was that my group and I didn’t gain enough traction within the installation it’s self, as a result of this we had to rebuild it to allow us to complete all the feedback forms that were needed.

A thing that I believe worked out incredibly well was the installation and the way in which it was built, this was due to the planning in which we had done before building it. The planning allowed us to visualise what we wanted and where we wanted things, this allowed us on the day to build everything without issues and create a installation that we were proud of.

As a whole I enjoyed this part of the project immensely and am excited to see what I am able to create for the FMP and any other future projects. The things that could have been improved upon will let me know what’s needed to be done in the FMP.

Below are the images of the installation: