Working on the final, really got me interested in working with augmented reality. I am interested in manipulating a space, this could be a good form of storytelling. Almost like the ultimate dream space, making the imaginary real! I would like to use this to make a full length feature one day. I'm not sure what the plot would entail, or how it could be executed. Maybe it could be a action-response kind of thing, where I have a character living her ordinary life, but then somehow I can manage to show her inner thoughts as actions, via augmented reality. I don't know how though. And I'm not sure what aesthetic the film would take? It would be interesting to play with color......

I was kinda bummed out that our projections didn't work out for the final, but i think the overlays worked well with our concept. I'm not sure how we would go around reshooting the projection scenes, originally we wanted the projections so that the interactions between the characters appeared clearer, :(

For some reason shooting took a long time, and no matter how much we tried storyboarding, things didn't work out. It was frustrating, but we finished so thats that. If i were to revisit the project I would like to work with the projections, and the 2nd life footage. Also I didn't really focus on the advantaged of life in the virtual space. Aside from the comparisons we made for the narrative, we didn't go to much in depth with the appeal of each space was. Although i'm ok with the outcome the narrative can be a little more clear.

The possible StoryBoards

We changed our "script" numerous times this was the basic final structure for a portion of the video:

We got really good suggestions in class regarding our final proposal. I was really interested in one in particular, what I understood was: to attempt to question reality more in a way where the viewer isn't aware of which is the real the virtual or the imaginary. (Fight Club reference)

To do this, I think we could frame our main shot a little more with the theme in mind and this kind of augmented reality I want to explore.

SO, we could have the projection scene be the longest portion of the video. I was thinking we could very strategically set up the shot with the main character performing an activity (maybe playing the video game (so the song selection is more in context), or some kind of stationary performance, or maybe even dance, (point being how the character occupies that space) In that same shot off to the other side we can set up the dolls or whatever and have the avatar interacting with the objects. I think the avatar should have a voice, maybe even the dolls if we end up using them. The shot can start out on the character, pan to the avatar then come out to show both. So, we never actually know which is intended to be the "real" and we see distinct interaction between worlds, and how they affect each other.

Although this may deal with perception and how protocol between spaces change and are created.

On another note, to comment on the technical side, 2nd life, aside from being very time consuming, and somewhat of a frustrating drag, it too can be just as blah as reality, except I find I am more bored in 2nd life, so I find myself questioning what is life and why do I exist yet again!!

So I am abandoning the infomercial idea for now. Instead, I am working with Katy on the Final, and we are going a different route. We began with the idea of a music video and build from that. Katy suggested we use music from the silent hill soundtrack. I was drawn to one of the songs in particular because it gave me a type of nostalgia for childhood, but the other sounds incorporated in the song are kind of eerie, and I find myself forced to construct some type of narrative.

After talking with Tracy, I became very interested in the parallels between the real and the imaginary. Where does the virtual lie? So, I hope the project address these boundaries and how they and we exist in them.

Some thing we plan on using:

2nd life, porcelain dolls, and projections!!