The goal of this project was to combine self portrait of my life and growth throughout my Freshman year dealing with self-isolation and loneliness. I combined the self-portrait aspect with the 360 camera and documented my work in the Dome. I hope you find something within this piece whether it resonates or you have experience something similar.
Final Topic Ideas – Christine Ursiny
Idea 1: What it means to be Alive (Self Portrait - Dome)
(Self Portrait Critique of my life and society)
Concept:
- the journey of stepping into summer very isolated to moving through college finding my sparks through crochet, friends, and the gym, finding times where I felt most alive.
Flips back and forth from own habits on social media to actually living
- Chest Strap? Head Strap?
Idea 2: Journey through life (Narrative - Dome)
Concept:
- One Person walks up the rotunda through various times in the day. Representative of life’s journey and the climb to success (success being the development into one’s self)
- Angles? Camera follow?
Idea 3: Creation (From creator to creation) (Stop Motion - Narrative)
Concept:
- Crocheted stuffed animal animated
- Process of life in the development of stuffed animal through either the creator lens or creation life
Idea 4: The Dogs’ Journey (360 Dome - Narrative of time)
Concept:
- Following the adventures of 2 Corgis
- When they wake up and how they get through the day
- The camera strapped to the corgis
Idea 5: IRL (Narrative - Dome)
Concept:
- Similar to Idea 1
- Live life through social media
- POV angle watching aesthetic life videos online
- Tries to replicate that IRL
- The hidden struggle back cuts that sort of jump in times of struggle or failure
Light and Space
“The Power of Darkness” is a short film create by Christine Ursiny that answers the question ‘what power does the dark hold over us?’ The honest answer I found when filming is that the dark holds our thoughts and emotions. Why do I say that? It’s the culture that surrounds the dark. When the street lamps comes on its the cue to go home, for some the dark represents peace for other it represents fear. The truthful answer is the power of being alone. Alone with our thoughts when the world quiets itself. The dark though beautiful as it may be it carries an air of self-reflection. The time of day when everyone returns from whence their day started.