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Unit 35:
Production Booklet
PACMAN
Name: Zachary Mitchell
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)
My
Installation
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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: The Lumire Brothers
Biography Auguste and Louis Lumire came from Lyon in France where
they worked in their father's photographic factory. In 1894,
they saw Thomas Edison's Kinetoscope in Paris, and decided
to design a camera of their own. By February of the next year
they had produced a working model of their cin-camera,
which they called a Cinmatographe. The machine was in
fact not only a camera but could be used, together with a
magic lantern, to project the films the brothers had taken.
The films produced by the Lumires' camera tended to be
close to 45 seconds long. Each film was taken in one shot,
with the camera kept on a fixed tripod with a set angle the
whole time. The first film ever shown to an audience was
called Exiting The Factory and featured a frontal shot of
some workers leaving a factory in Lyon. This showing was
also the first time that an audience had seen moving pictures
projected on to a screen; Edison's Kinetoscope was
designed for films to be viewed by one individual at a time
through a peephole viewer at the top of the device, rather
than as a projected image.
Images
Notes on their installation The films produced by the Lumires' camera tended to be
close to 45 seconds long. Each film was taken in one shot,
with the camera kept on a fixed tripod with a set angle the
whole time. The first film ever shown to an audience was
called Exiting The Factory and featured a frontal shot of
some workers leaving a factory in Lyon. This showing was
also the first time that an audience had seen moving pictures
projected on to a screen; Edison's Kinetoscope was
designed for films to be viewed by one individual at a time
through a peephole viewer at the top of the device, rather
than as a projected image.
In addition to Exiting The Factory, the brothers produced
several other films such as Baby's Breakfast, Jumping On
The Blanket, Fishing For Goldfish and The Gardener,
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which was also known as The Sprinkler Sprinkled. The
latter was the first sketch ever created. Some of these films
feature in the video below and by watching them it becomes
apparent that, even though it was the very beginning of
Moving Image, the brothers had knowledge of how shots
should be taken. Exiting The Factory is for example taken
with a long shot to encompass as much of the setting as
possible, while Babys Lunch is a medium shot in order for
the audience to view the smaller details on a more personal
level.
The first public screening of Exiting The Factory was shown
on 28th December 1895 in Paris. This event is often taken to
mark the birth of the cinema, although Edison and even
Louis Le Prince and Wordsworth Donisthorpe both
inventors and pioneers of cinematography of the same era -
had photographed moving pictures before then. After the
screening, the brothers began to produce their camera on a
commercial scale and it was soon in demand across the
world. The age of the cinema had begun.
How is it similar to your ideas? Although the cinematographe isnt similar to my ideas, the
Lumires who were among the first to have video
installations are total pioneers of this field. For that reason,
they are a huge influence to anyone making a video
installation, or even just a video.
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Contemporary Practitioner
Name: Cate Consandine
Biography
Melbourne-based artist Cate Consandine creates videos and
sculptural installations that explore the physical expression of
psychological states.
Images
Notes on their installation The screens are in a dark room perpendicular to one another,
and the sound is very subtle only the sound of water lapping
in one, and the sound of a dancers foot sturning on sand in
the other.
How is it similar to your ideas? The installation is in a large room like mine will be. It is
projected on a screen as well which is similar to my
installation, although mine is on a much smaller sized screen.
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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.
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Draft script of the animation
There is no script to my animation as it has no dialogue. See storyboard below.
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Sound design
What sound will your animation have?
Sound effects mainly with a short piece of theme music at the beginning.
Will you use headphones or speakers for this sound?
Speakers.
Why?
In order to make my installation as similar to a real game setup as possible, the sound should come out
of speakers.
Lighting design
What lighting will you have in your installation? Consider health and safety.
There will be a simple spotlight shining on my installation and the normal ambient lighting of the room.
Sketch out your lighting plans for the installation.
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Projection vs screen
Will you project your video or play it on a screen?
I will play the video on a screen, just like in a real game setup for example in someones bedroom.
If you are using a screen, will you use a single screen, or multiple screens? If you are
projecting what will you project ON TO? (ie fabric, screen, materials etc)
I will be using a single screen.
How will that change how your audience READS your animation?
A screen is the most common format of visual presentation, so the viewers should feel at home in the
familiar environment. Its whats around the screen which makes the installation effective the way the
screen is surrounded by a PS3 and controllers with comfy chairs adds to the homliness of the
installation.
Technological convergence
What is technological convergence?
This is when different technologiesd work together to become better for example a phone can now
have a camera, as well as basic phone functions like calls or texting. This makes the item more
desirable as it can do more.
Will you be using this in your installation?
No.
Explain your answer.
I was using a single screen monitor, so there wasnt any technological convergence involved.
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Venues
Locate and show research into three possible venues for you to show your work.
Venue: Margaret Day Room
Location: Henley
Positive aspects of this venue: 1. Big
2. Well lit
3. Nice ambient atmosphere aesthetically pleasing interior
design
Negative aspects of this venue: 1. VERY old could be unsafe
2. Uneven floor
3. Not much blank wall space lots of beams
Venue: TV Studio
Location: Henley college, Rotherfield
Positive aspects of this venue: 1. Professional lighting
2. Spacious
3. Lots of electrical ports
Negative aspects of this venue: 1. Low ceiling
2. Up a huge hill transport of equipment could be tough
3.not very aesthetically pleasing very grey, has a big greren
screen curtain, huge metal scaffold holding up lighting.
Venue: Rotherfield hall
Location:
Henley college, rotherfield
Positive aspects of this venue: 1. Very spacious
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2. Nicely lit
3. Similar atmosphere to an expo/gaming festival hall
Negative aspects of this venue: 1. Its a hall so sound is very echoey and has a lot of reverb
could be annoying if lots of videos are all playing sound
2. Not many electrical ports in the middle only at edges
3. Quite isolated
Location recce
Complete the location recce for the final venue.
See images below.
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Risk assessment of venue
Complete risk assessment for the VENUE
ACTIVITY HAZARD RISK
H/M/L
PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE REVIEW
DATE
REVIEWER
General
movement
Wires
everywhere,
Low beams,
Exposed
nails,
Uneven floor,
Electrical
appliances
M
Lots of the
space is filled
with
installations so
people can
only move
slowly.
Wires on the
floor covered
by tape/wire
covers.
Danger tape on
low beams and
nails.
Yes
Please leave this section blank:
Risk Assessment checked by: Name .. Signed
. Date
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.
RISK ASSESSMENT
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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:
Table
Ps3, controllers
Computer screen
Fake games festival banner
Computer screen
Semi-circular table
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How have the following influenced your ideas?
work of the artists you have researched
Cat consandine done on a
screen
venue and facilites
Installed in a large room
lighting
I decided I wanted my installation
to be lit well rather than darkly like
in Cut Colony by Cat Consandine.
Sound
The sound for my production plays
out of speakers like in Cut Colony.
screens / projectors
Im using a screen becuase thats
whats available and also because
thats what would be used in a games
arena
speakers / headphones
Speakers. Headphones are more cut
off and make you feel isolated which
isnt the feel I want to go for.
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Final script
Insert your final script in here
There isnt a script for my production as theres no dialogue.
Storyboard
Insert your storyboard in here
See images below.
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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.
Visualise the production and give orders to the team on how to create it.
What skills do they need to do their job well?
Leadership, teamworking as well thoguh. Good decision maker.
Who will be completing this task in your animation?
Me
Producer
Describe their job.
Provide funds and equipment. Source a lot of members of the crew.
What skills do they need to do their job well?
Organisation
Who will be completing this task in your animation?
Me
Model Maker
Describe their job.
Create the characters and models out of materials the director desires
What skills do they need to do their job well?
Arty
Who will be completing this task in your animation?
Me
Set builder
Describe their job.
Create the set out of the materials the director wants in the design he wants.
What skills do they need to do their job well?
Arty
Who will be completing this task in your animation?
Me
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Storyboard artist
Describe their job.
Create a visual step-by-step breakdown of the story.
What skills do they need to do their job well?
Imagination, good visualisation, organisation, arty
Who will be completing this task in your animation?
Me
Stills Photographer
Describe their job.
Take the photographs of the animation photographing the set and the models as they are
moved around.
What skills do they need to do their job well?
Photography, arty, creative, patience!
Who will be completing this task in your animation?
Me
Lighting Director
Describe their job.
Set up the lighting for the production
What skills do they need to do their job well?
Good visual eye, skills with electricals
Who will be completing this task in your animation?
Me
Production schedule
Day:
Time Scene Shot Description Location Characters Art
dept/props
Costumes Notes
Day 1 Intro,
game
play
(first
half)
The get ready
part and also
Pacman actually
playing the game
The old
Bakery
Pacman, all
ghosts
The whole set
the
background,
characters,
cherries and
so on.
None.
Day 2 Game
play
(second
half)
and
outro.
The game over
part and the
again? part and
also Pacman
actually playing
the game
The old
Bakery
Pacman, all
ghosts
The whole set
the
background,
characters,
cherries and
so on.
None.
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Copyright issues
What potential copyright issues could your animation infringe?
None.
How can you be certain that your work does not violate any copyright infringements?
Not stealing any music or footage, only recreating an idea
Venue booking confirmation
Add the booking confirmation from the venue here:
Teacher confirmed booking.
Risk assessment of installation
Complete a risk assessment for the INSTALLATION
ACTIVITY HAZARD RISK
H/M/L
PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE REVIEW
DATE
REVIEWER
Sitting at the
screen
Wires could
be
considered
dangerous if
they were
damaged for
example
L
The wires are all
checked and are
undamaged
yes
Please leave this section blank:
Risk Assessment checked by: Name .. Signed
. Date
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.
RISK ASSESSMENT