Project 2 Proposal:
For my proposal for project 2, I decided to change it up and do something different from my first project. I think the whole idea of using video to tell a story different is really interesting and wanted to display a subject that was more important to me that hadn’t been covered yet in class. Around spring time of last year I made the big transition of my life to come out as gay. It was definitely a long process and it’s something that I truly struggled with for years. When I finally came out though, it was such a relief and I could and will not ever go back to that point in my life because of how happy I am with myself now. For this project, I want to use video and projection mapping to emulate this story and the feelings I was having the whole time I was in the closet in hopes to relay the same feelings on to the viewers watching my video.
For the layout of my project, I came up with the idea to film and project everything in a small, enclosed, room. I don’t know exactly what that room is yet, but I was thinking either a bathroom or a walk in closet. I’ll then project my four videos on to each wall. The videos will be thoughts that I was having at the peak of my closeted mind. Including, thoughts about guys, thoughts about trying to like girls, what others would think, and how I would be perceived. I’m thinking about putting the camera above me sort of like a bird’s eye view looking down at me and my struggles. Obviously, we don’t have the resources for me to use 4 projectors so, I’m going to have to try to work with what I have.To project onto four walls, I’m guessing that I’m going to have to use two projectors and put them in separate corners.
For the performance, I plan on showing myself going into the room and then being stuck in the room as projections start to appear on the walls. I wanna have a title screen then project on all four walls with a voice saying “who cares?” or “what’s the big deal?” something along the lines of that because it really reflects on the realization that I had right before I came out and made it easier for me to do so. And then I’ll show myself opening the door and “coming out” of the room and then when I close the door and leave, I want to project a pride flag onto the door as well.
For materials, the list is pretty simple. I think that I’ll only need the room that I’m projecting in and myself. I might update this list though with other materials as this project develops more.
Timeline:
- FIND ROOM/ STUDIO
- Record videos
- Act out a script
- Create videos in mad mapper
- Rent out projectors
- Practice performance
Sketches
