I should have mentioned this when I had my first meeting with Michelle from the Nottingham Youth Orchestra, but I guess this will have to do now...
For the past few years, the Nottingham Youth Orchestra have given a concert at the end of February. They wanted to spice up the performance a bit, so they started a collaboration with Nottingham Trent Multimedia students. A theme is set each year, and this year it was Time travel/time machine, with each piece in the repertoire, corresponding to a certain time period, from the Roman empire, up to the WW2. Whatever I come up with (pictures, video, animation) will be projected unto a screen between the pieces.
So, here is what I`ve done. I started off with a very basic idea: present vs past. I initially thought of shooting models dressed in their everyday clothes, and then have them transition into costumes representative of each period. I have managed to secure most of the outfits via the Theatre Design`s course collection in Waverley, and arranged to film in a studio. All fine so far, until...surprise!...the human element made its way unto the scene...yes, I was let down by people (shocker!).
But, as it would seem, my muse didn`t abandon me, and thanks to a last minute idea, I managed to do part of the transitions required.
I have completed 4 of the 8 transitions, so at least, I won`t feel really bad about tomorrow`s meeting (which will be the first rehearsal with the orchestra).
Ok, so you might ask...what`s up with the glass head? Well, besides the fact that it looks a tad awesome, I thought I could play around with the idea of it being a spectator (not having a body, he can but be witness to the unfolding of images from the past in front of his/her eyes). And, of course, our perception of history is something strictly confined to the realm of the mind, as we cannot physically interact with it. Enough of the talking, here is one of the transition videos (I`ve only uploaded this to Youtube because it`s the smallest):
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