Once we had
been put into our groups and had been given our scene, we started to go
through possible ideas that went with the brief we had already been
given. One of the ideas was that we used a tree outside to film Antigone
hanging herself and then instead of projecting this onto a wall, you
could project it onto a screen behind the same tree so the image matches
up. This would make it look like Antigone was hanging from the real
life tree making the whole event seem more real and possible. This is
because when you mix footage with real-life things like the tree it
isn't just a image any more. It becomes something very real that can
happen to anyone in any circumstance . However, this was one idea of
many around the brief of 'repeated footage of Antigone hanging herself
and Heamon stabbing himself on repeat'. We talked about having a video
of a messeger running through various landscapes in order to get to his
destination. Although, these ides weren't taken any further than just
discussing them. We then started to consider the space we were given to
work in and realised that the only space provided for us was one of the
theatre rooms. This meant that showing footage of Antigone hanging
herself down by a tree was not possible as all footage had to take place
in the theatre room. The reason for this was that the projectors were
in the theatre rooms and these couldn't be transported anywhere else.
The limited space available made us consider how we were going to show
three different sets of footage on only one projector screen. We
discussed having a split screen when showing Antigone and Heamons death
when the audience are entering and then switching to showing footage of
the messeger on the full screen when the audience are settled in the
space. It would then go back to playing Antigone and Heamons death on
repeat but in the background. Another possible way of doing it was to
have Antigones death played over the whole screen and then switch to
Heamons death. So instead of playing them both at the same time you
alternate between each piece of footage. We thought it would be better
to make this decision when it came to editing our footage as it depends
on how it looks and how easy it is to out the footage into a spilt
screen.
The next lesson was focused on developing our ideas further for multimedia within our given scenes. We were also given a chance to put these ideas into practise in order to experiment and move our ideas forward accordingly. We took the stimulus (repeated footage of Antigone hanging herself and Heamon stabbing herself) and ideas already developed in the previous lesson further. An idea was given by Cameron of having footage of the Messenger running through various extreme landscapes in order to reach the space. This footage would allow us to create the illusion that the Messenger has endured a long and tiresome journey. I think this would build up some suspense or possibly tension as the audience is unaware of why this footage is being played. It gives the sense of something approaching, this doesn't have to be a person, it could be a sensation of trouble or terror looming ahead. This feeling of trouble ahead has a strong link with the footage of Antigone and Heamon killing themselves as the audience is immediately presented with a very dramatic action of suicide which straight away would create a feeling of uneasy. The feeling of uneasy only makes the suspense and foreboding strong through the journey as the audience knows that their can only be a negative outcome to this because of the previously seen suicide. It also links in with the character Teiresias as he has already predicted that no good would come out of this situation, adding to the theme of looming sorrow and pain.
We then developed this idea through trying out various ways to film it, our group came to the conclusion that this footage would be best filmed by a shaky camera. We thought this because a shaky camera gives the sense of instability and urgency. By filming it this way it gives the impression that someone is running after the messenger, this gives the footage urgency as the messenger is so important that someone is trying hard to keep up and failing, showing how fast he is running. The instability also enhances this feeling of uneasiness and insecurity with the oncoming events as even the camera is unstable. We also had some ideas about changing between slow-motion and normal speed to give a more dramatic effect. However we are still developing and debating over this idea, we can't know or develop this idea fully until we get to the editing process as it's hard to know what it will look like in slow motion.
I then had the idea to find images on-line of people, mainly young people, who have committed suicide and hang them from the poles going across the room. I thought this would make the issues raised in our peice more relevant to moreden day. Suicide is a common topic in todays society and self harms happenes a lot, especially around the young generation. Having these suicide victims drapped around the room also brings attention tot he suicide in the greek tragedy. Often you excpect a death in greek plays and suicide is a common way of dying therefore it doen't always have a large impact on the audience as it would if it happened to someone today. By hanging the on string from the pole will mean that it wont be obvious to the auidence what the images represent. I like this idea as it means it is open to interpertaion and will keep the audience thinking about possible meaning for these photos. Although this is effective we may have to have some kind of hint so to nudge them in the write direction, this will mean that they can wonder about the meaning yet still staying within the theme of suicide victimes. This lead me to think that if we could hang the images from the pole, but so that the string is wrapped around the image as if they are being hung, giving the images an air of suicide but without pointing it out directy so people minds are still free to interpretate. This will hopefully mean that the audience can reflect more in depth about the issues raised and connect strongly with these issues. This could even spur them on to take some action or offer support to people who seem in danger of suicide, therefore having a postive effect on the community.
The next lesson was focused on developing our ideas further for multimedia within our given scenes. We were also given a chance to put these ideas into practise in order to experiment and move our ideas forward accordingly. We took the stimulus (repeated footage of Antigone hanging herself and Heamon stabbing herself) and ideas already developed in the previous lesson further. An idea was given by Cameron of having footage of the Messenger running through various extreme landscapes in order to reach the space. This footage would allow us to create the illusion that the Messenger has endured a long and tiresome journey. I think this would build up some suspense or possibly tension as the audience is unaware of why this footage is being played. It gives the sense of something approaching, this doesn't have to be a person, it could be a sensation of trouble or terror looming ahead. This feeling of trouble ahead has a strong link with the footage of Antigone and Heamon killing themselves as the audience is immediately presented with a very dramatic action of suicide which straight away would create a feeling of uneasy. The feeling of uneasy only makes the suspense and foreboding strong through the journey as the audience knows that their can only be a negative outcome to this because of the previously seen suicide. It also links in with the character Teiresias as he has already predicted that no good would come out of this situation, adding to the theme of looming sorrow and pain.
We then developed this idea through trying out various ways to film it, our group came to the conclusion that this footage would be best filmed by a shaky camera. We thought this because a shaky camera gives the sense of instability and urgency. By filming it this way it gives the impression that someone is running after the messenger, this gives the footage urgency as the messenger is so important that someone is trying hard to keep up and failing, showing how fast he is running. The instability also enhances this feeling of uneasiness and insecurity with the oncoming events as even the camera is unstable. We also had some ideas about changing between slow-motion and normal speed to give a more dramatic effect. However we are still developing and debating over this idea, we can't know or develop this idea fully until we get to the editing process as it's hard to know what it will look like in slow motion.
I then had the idea to find images on-line of people, mainly young people, who have committed suicide and hang them from the poles going across the room. I thought this would make the issues raised in our peice more relevant to moreden day. Suicide is a common topic in todays society and self harms happenes a lot, especially around the young generation. Having these suicide victims drapped around the room also brings attention tot he suicide in the greek tragedy. Often you excpect a death in greek plays and suicide is a common way of dying therefore it doen't always have a large impact on the audience as it would if it happened to someone today. By hanging the on string from the pole will mean that it wont be obvious to the auidence what the images represent. I like this idea as it means it is open to interpertaion and will keep the audience thinking about possible meaning for these photos. Although this is effective we may have to have some kind of hint so to nudge them in the write direction, this will mean that they can wonder about the meaning yet still staying within the theme of suicide victimes. This lead me to think that if we could hang the images from the pole, but so that the string is wrapped around the image as if they are being hung, giving the images an air of suicide but without pointing it out directy so people minds are still free to interpretate. This will hopefully mean that the audience can reflect more in depth about the issues raised and connect strongly with these issues. This could even spur them on to take some action or offer support to people who seem in danger of suicide, therefore having a postive effect on the community.
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