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
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 :Lumiere brothers

Biography
The Lumire brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas (19 October
1862, France 10 April 1954) and Louis (5 October 1864, France
6 June 1948), were among the first filmmakers in history. They
patented an improved cinematograph, which in contrast to Thomas
Edison's kinetoscope allowed simultaneous viewing by multiple
parties.

Images

Notes on their installation They invented the cinematograph which was the first machine to
successfully project images.
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How is it similar to your ideas? This is simuair to the installation of using a projector for the final
installation of work. Using a projector would allow me to project
peoples work on a big scale onto walls.
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Contemporary Practitioner

Name: Douglas Gordon

Biography
Much of Gordon's work is seen as being about memory and
uses repetition in various forms. He uses material from the
public realm and also creates performance-based videos. His
work often overturns traditional uses of video by playing with
time elements and employing multiple monitors.

Monster, 1996-7, color photograph by Douglas Gordon, Private

ownership- Michael Hue Williams
Gordon has often reused older film footage in his photographs
and videos. One of his best-known art works is 24 Hour
Psycho (1993) which slows down Alfred Hitchcock's
film Psycho so that it lasts twenty four hours.

Images

Notes on their installation

Uses objects to provide context to the work.

How is it similar to your ideas?

I would use objects related to each piece and place them

around the laptop which is showing the work to accopany
them. For example a packet of skitles on the laptop whilst a
video about skitles is being played.
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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 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?

The only sound present will be the sound from the prodcutions, however these sounds will be hidden by
headphones.

Will you use headphones or speakers for this sound?

We will be using head phones.

Why?

This will reduce sound pollution from other videos around the exabition.

Lighting design

What lighting will you have in your installation? Consider health and safety.

We will not be adding any ligthing to the installtion as the exabition location has preexisting lighting.

Sketch out your lighting plans for the installation.


Projection vs screen
Will you project your video or play it on a screen?
Play it on a screen
Why?
Saves space and is will made the adverts
more detailed as the video wont be
stretched to bit a wider screen. The area
is also full of light, this means that the
video wont be soid colours and instead
will be faded.
If you are projecting what will
you project ONTO? (ie fabric,
screen, materials etc)
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If you are using a screen, will you
use a single screen, or multiple
screens?
Single
How will that change how your
audience READS your animation?
It wont because I believe this
would complicate the advert as
well as change the way in which
the auience preseves the advert
into something which the creator
did not want them to see it as.
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Technological convergence

What is technological convergence?

technological convergence is the evolution of a piece of technology,which has the same skill set
as the previous evolution however combines mulitiple other technologies to do other tasks. An
example of this is the iPhone, as it can play music, make calls and play videos.

Will you be using this in your installation?

No

Explain your answer.

I wont as I am using a single device to show the adverts.

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

Venue: The old fire station gallery

Location: Henley-On-Thames

Positive aspects of this venue: 1. Close to town centre

2. Open space

3. Close to car parks

Negative aspects of this venue: 1. Small area

2. Bright room so glare from the sun on the sreen will be a

problem

3. The location is hidden behind the town hall so is unnoticed

by people

Venue: Red Lion Hotel

Location: Henley-On-Thames

Positive aspects of this venue: 1. Clode to town

2. Big area

3. Car park

Negative aspects of this venue: 1. Other guests

2. The hotel is dark due to material used

3. Very busy
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Location recce
Complete the location recce for the final venue.

Type of room/area:
Art gallery
Location Address:
Henley
Sat Nav details (Postcode):
RG9 2AQ
Nearest Train Station:
Henley station
Nearest Bus stop:
Bell street bus stop

Lighting Information: Solutions:

Over head lighting as well as natural ligthing N/A

from windows
Sound Information: Solutions:

Location is on a busy road in the centre of Will use head phones to show the work
town

Power Information Solutions:

Plug sockets available around the location n/a

Hazards Solutions:

Small area so tripping hazards are a problem Hide cables from laptops and position the
exhibitions away from each other.
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Risk assessment of venue

Complete risk assessment for the VENUE

RISK ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY HAZARD RISK PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE REVIEW REVIEWER
H/M/L DATE

Setting up Tripping or M Be aware of /

exhibition hiting surounding
somoen on
the
installtion

Charging Fire starting L Be hesitant of /

laptops fires

Talking Tripping L Make people

aroudn the aware of their /
exhibition suroundings

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.
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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:

Laptop
Charger
Headphones
Headphone splitter
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How have the following influenced your ideas?

work of the artists you have researched Douglas Gordons work has
highlighted the importance of
providing context through props.

venue and facilites

The location is very busy as it is
located in the middle of town, this
means that our exabition should
be smaller so that people arent
squished together when trying to
view other pieces of work.

lighting
The venue is very open and is full of
light this change the idea of usign a
projector for a more suitable laptop so
that the videos arent affected.

sound
It is a busy area so there will be a
lot of nocie, knowing this made us
decided that it would be best to
use head phones instead of
speakers.

screens / projectors
As the ligthing is so good, the use of a
projector would be uneffective in
showing the videos as the light would
change the contrast in the video.

speakers / headphones

It is a busy area so there will be a

lot of nocie, knowing this made us
decided that it would be best to
use head phones instead of
speakers.
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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.

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Who will be completing this task in your animation?

Producer
Describe their job.

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Who will be completing this task in your animation?

Model Maker
Describe their job.

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Who will be completing this task in your animation?

Set builder
Describe their job.

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Who will be completing this task in your animation?

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Storyboard artist
Describe their job.

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Who will be completing this task in your animation?

Stills Photographer
Describe their job.

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Who will be completing this task in your animation?

Lighting Director
Describe their job.

What skills do they need to do their job well?

Who will be completing this task in your animation?

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

Day:
Time Scene Shot Location Characters Art Costumes Notes
Description dept/props
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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:
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Risk assessment of installation

Complete a risk assessment for the INSTALLATION

RISK ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY HAZARD RISK PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE REVIEW REVIEWER
H/M/L DATE

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.