Unit 35 Installation Production Booklet

Unit 35: Video Installation

Installation Production Booklet

Name:

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)

Mind-mapping
Past and current video installation practice
Installation plans
Sketches on the content of your animation
Draft script of the animation
Installation / set skecthes
Progress of ideas
Types of visuals
Sound design
Lighting design
Projection vs screen
Single or multiple screens
Technological convergence
Possible venues
Location recce
Identify venue facilities
Risk assessment of venue
Final script
Storyboard
Cast and Crew and Production roles
Production schedule
Copyright issues
Venue booking confirmation
Risk assessment of installation

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Mindmap of ideas for your installation

Create a mindmap showing ideas of how you might install your video.
Define what type(s) of visuals you will use.
(Eg. video cameras, still cameras, hand crafted artwork, film, animation, digital technologies)

Gold stars of each studentwalk of fame

Project everyones
work onto a white
background with
music playing in the
background

Leavers book of what

each person has done
in class

My
installation

Audience can click on what they

want to see

Oscars night themed

Makes it more interactive

Cinema

Nomination
s

Red barriers

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Past and current video installation practice

From your research into video installation, give two examples that you think influence your work / ideas
in some way.
One should be a past practitioner, the other should be contemporary.
Past Practitioner
Name:

Nam June Paik

iography
with video installation is Nam June Paik, whose work from
the mid-sixties who used multiple television monitors Paik
went on to work with video walls and projectors to create
large immersive environments. His fascination with the
transmission and manipulation of video imagery originated
with the purchase of one of the first Sony Portapaks, the first
portable video and audio recorder.

Images

Notes on their installation

His fascination with the transmission and manipulation of

video imagery originated with the purchase of one of the first
Sony Portapaks, the first portable video and audio recorder.
The camera helped him in creating visual material for his
works. A video synthesizer that uses internal video pattern
generators to electronically create a video signal and
generate a variety of visual material without the input of
cameras.

How is it similar to your ideas?

He uses a television screen like our installation and

speakers.

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Contemporary Practitioner
Name:

Spartacus Chetwynd

Biography

Her mother, Luciana Arrighi was an Oscar winning

production designer. She studied anthropology at University
college London, then studied painting and training in the
Royal college of art. Her real name was Alalia Chetwynd, then
it changed to Marvin Gaye Chetwynd and in 2006 she apopted
the name Spartacus Chutwynd.

Images

Notes on their installation

She has exhibited her work in the Saatchi gallery,
Edenborough art festival, Tate gallery and the New Walk
museum.

How is it similar to your ideas?

She creates sculptures, paintings and her exhibits include

live performers within the art.
Specifically, one of her exhibitions for the Turner Prize in
2012 features projections of videos on the walls behind live
dancers in costumes with props with many people in the
audience watching. She designs her sets are creates
sculptural installations including coloured lights and smoke.
I like the use of colour in this exhibition as well as how lively
it is to watch with the music, exciting and interactive for the
audience.
Her work is similar to our ideas because we are creating
something that is interactive for the audience because they
will feel like celebrities at an awards ceremony and we fill
really focus on the set design.

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Installation / set sketches

Draw a series of thumbnail sketches showing ideas for your installation. Add labels to your diagrams to
identify equipment, where the image will be seen, where the audience will stand etc.

Stars
with
names
on

Name

Cookie Awards

Fancy rope
barriers

Old fashioned TV to
show FMP
on

Red carpet upto installation

definitely

Speakers for sound

Audience can stand around

here

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Draft script of FMP

Insert your draft script here. Remember to use correct script formatting.

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Sound design
What sound will your FMP / Productions have?
Audience cheering and clapping.
What sound will your FMP / Productions have?
Audience clapping/cheering. Award night type music and music from the productions.

Will you use headphones or speakers for this sound?

Speakers

Why?
It will help more with the atmosphere of an awards night, and make the audience feel they are there
together as they will be hearing the same thing at the same time. Speakers would draw more attention
to the installation as it is the Final Major Project it is quite important

Lighting design
What lighting will you have in your installation? Consider health and safety.
We will have theatre type lighting. As lights get hot, they will be out of reach so people dont touch them.
Quite bright lighitng, light bulbs around the TV, like a dressing room for actors in Hollywood.

Sketch out your lighting plans for the installation.

Light bulbs

projector

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Projection vs screen
Will you project your video or play it on a screen?
We will project our video onto a plain background with a boarder of an old fashioned TV (unless we can
source a TV, then we will play it on the screen)

Why?

Because if we cant source a TV, a

screen and boarder would be cheap and
effective

If you are projecting what will

you project ONTO? (ie fabric,
screen, materials etc)

A white Screen

If you are using a screen, will you

use a single screen, or multiple
screens?

A single screen because we dont want

to overcrowd it and want to draw
attention to each individuals work

How will that change how your

audience READS your animation?

They will read it like an awards

ceremony because at an awards
night they would only have one
main screen.

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Technological convergence
What is technological convergence?
This is the progression and change of where you can view things on different technology
platforms. New technologies take over old ones, being more advanced.

Will you be using this in your installation?

No

Explain your answer.

We will be using an old fashioned TV in our exhibition. Therefore, we wont be using more advanced
technology.

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Venues
Locate and show research into three possible venues for you to show your work.
Venue:

The Red Lion

Location:

Henley-on-Thames

Positive aspects of this venue:

1. Available

2. Location

3. Good sized room

Negative aspects of this venue:

1. Expensive
2. Within a hotel so there will be guests and you cant be too
loud
3. There is a walk through the dining area which may be
awkward if you are a disturbance.

Venue:
Location:

Positive aspects of this venue:

Negative aspects of this venue:

The Old Fire Station Gallery

OLD FIRE STATION GALLERY, MARKET PLACE, HENLEY ON

THAMES,
RG9 2AG
1. Location
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.

Good lighting
Quiet
Expensive
Waiting list
Hired on a weekly basis

Venue:

River and Rowing Museum

Location:

River & Rowing Museum, Mill Meadows, Henley on Thames,

Oxfordshire, RG9 1BF
1. Nice interior design

Positive aspects of this venue:

Negative aspects of this venue:

2. Near river, pretty setting

3. Quiet
1. Bad location, slightly out of Henley town

2. Small rooms

3. Bad lighting

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Risk assessment of venue

Complete risk assessment for the VENUE

RISK ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY

HAZARD

RISK
H/M/L

PRECAUTIONS

Walk of fame
stars

Falling down on
someone
viewing

Stand at a
distance.

Drinks near TV
or socket

Electric shock,
fire.

Make sure no
drinks are near
exhibition.

Wires

Tripping over
them.

Light bulbs

May blow up if
they get too hot

IN PLACE

REVIEW
DATE

YES

REVIEWER

AC

YES

AC

Make sure wires

are out of way
or taped down.

YES

AC

Dont touch or
go near bulbs

YES

AC

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name ..
. Date

Signed

KEY:
Activity :
Describe the component part of your pursuit.
Hazard : List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your
activity that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the likely harm.
Risk:
Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your
assessment consider all of the circumstances.
Precautions:
Consider what you could do to minimise / negate the risk.
In Place: Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date:
When would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it might
be whilst you are undertaking the activity.
Reviewer: Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.

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Installation plans
From the ideas in your mindmap, create a more definite proposal for how you will install your video.
Diagram of final plan:
Add labels to clearly identify your diagram

List the equipment you will need:

An old TV or TV style cardboard boarder, light bulbs, a red carpet, stars, cookies, sparkling
drinks, a table, Ropes & Stanchions, glasses, projector.

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How have the following influenced your ideas?

work of the artists you have researched

venue and facilites

lighting

sound

screens / projectors

speakers / headphones

Omar Fasts work influenced us to use

the space and ambience to draw the
viewer into the work and create an
atmosphere and theme.
We had to come up with an idea
that was realistic in the amount of
space we had to work with.
We research the lighting used on
award shows and they were quite
bright and striking. We decided to use
strong lighting from the lightbulbs
around the screen because it had to
be bright but realistic within our
budget. We chose to use light bulbs to
represent a Hollywood dressing room
to be bright but also tie in with our
theme.
We wanted to use speakers to that it
was loud like an awards night would
be. We wanted to use sound effects
like crowd clapping and cheering to
recreate the atmosphere of an awards
night.
We chose to show ours on an old
television because it related to our
ideas of the classical Hollywood
productions that would have been
originally shown on these screens.
We wanted to use speakers to that it
was loud like an awards night would
be.
We thought it didnt need headphones
because we are displaying the Final
Major Project so we felt it was quite
important as the final unit of our
course.

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Cast and Crew and Production roles

Research into each role. Define what they do, what skills they need to accomplish their task and who
will be completing the taks in your animation.

Director
Describe their job.
They decide where to take the production, instruct other people on what to do.

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Communicative, organised, good at leading, focused, creative.

Who will be completing this task in your animation?

Kerri Roberts

Producer
Describe their job.
They have the final say of the production, editing and exporting. They organise budget.

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Organised, good time management, critical, good communication skills

Who will be completing this task in your animation?

Holly Smith

Set builder
Describe their job.
Builds and designs sets.

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Creative, productive, strong
Who will be completing this task in your animation?
Amber Cann
Lighting Director
Describe their job.
Set the lighting to fit the mood. Set up lights.
What skills do they need to do their job well?
Good eye for detail, good eye sight, able to set different types of lighting up.
Who will be completing this task in your animation
Holly Smith

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Production schedule
Complete the production schedule for your animation. Complete one for each day of filming.

Day

Task

Completed

23/6/16
6/6/16

Complete production booklet

Putting installtion video
together
Complete installtion video
Build set
Build set
Install set

Yes
Yes

7/6/16
9/6/16
10/6/16 19/6/16
20/6/16

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

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Copyright issues
What potential copyright issues could your FMP infringe?

How can you be certain that your work does not violate any copyright
infringements?

Venue booking confirmation

Add the booking confirmation from the venue here:

Risk assessment of installation

Complete a risk assessment for the INSTALLATION

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RISK ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY

HAZARD

RISK
H/M/L

Low ceiling

Boards
falling over

Loose wires

Installing
FMP video
exhibition

PRECAUTIONS

REVIEW
DATE

REVIEWER

Yes

20/06

Kerri
Roberts

Ensure they
are stable and
properly
installed

Yes

20/06

Kerri
Roberts

Make sure they

are taped down
and moved
away from the
walk way.

Yes

20/06

Kerri
Roberts

No
jumping,
walk slowly
and
carefully,
duck your
head if
necessary

IN PLACE

Please leave this section blank

Risk Assessment checked by: Name ..
. Date

Signed

KEY:
Activity :
Describe the component part of your pursuit.
Hazard : List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your
activity that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the likely harm.
Risk:
Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your
assessment consider all of the circumstances.
Precautions:
Consider what you could do to minimise / negate the risk.
In Place: Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date:
When would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it might
be whilst you are undertaking the activity.
Reviewer: Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.