For your final project your task is to create a either and original story, or 4D portrait that is representative of a moment in time from your life. To create either your story or portrait you may revisit a combination of two or more of the 4D (time-based media) explorations we have done this semester: Animated Narrative, Game Design/Play, Video / Performance / Audio, or Light and Space.
Or you may explore representing a moment from your life in the vein of Marcel Duchamp’s “Nude Descending a Staircase, No2”. In Duchamps’ work he explores movement over time and through space by abstracting each step a body takes down a staircase. Though the painting is static, Duchamp’s exploration is inherently 4D and viewing the work requires imagination to bring the movement back to life. Your abstract exploration of how time looks or feels for that moment can be done using drawing, or photography and further manipulated with a digital tool of your choice.
Requirements
This final project should be something that we can experience in class during the final exam week so it should be no longer than 3 minutes. Aside from that requirement, you may use any materials or technology at your disposal. Further you should document each step of your process, sketching, making, and testing through photos and video.
Process
Your process should begin with mind mapping 5 different ideas. Each idea should consider both content and format. Documentation of your notes and sketches will need to be presented when we meet next week. Then you’ll have studio time to focus on refining one of your ideas.
Wed. 4.17, Thur 4.18 and Wed. 4.24, Thur 4.25 will be studio time and individual meetings for you to continue work on your refined idea after presenting progress documentation.
May 2nd you’ll present the final form and/or documentation of the final form of your portrait for final critique. This will need to be ready and polished for the start of our exam time.
Goals and Objectives
This final project should highlight your understanding of 4D as a time-based and interactive medium. It should showcase a refinement in your ability to: tell a story, engage viewers through play, capture a performance or manipulate light; beyond the skills shown in previous projects.
