We had a group discussion with Jules mainly to discuss: What is a performance? What constitutes a performance? , and What do we showcase?
A performance involves live production/show of work – VJ-ing, controlling multiple computers, and automating and synchronizing visual and audio pieces, is what we understood.
Ideas he shared with us:
- Having two videos playing where they blend or fold into one another. These can be created using Jitter or Vizzie.
- Use of dance mats for interactions. The audience could trigger a change in audio/ video when they step on them.
- Augmenting the performance. Producing video clips with partial sound and adding/ altering more live.
He advised us to build a narrative using collages with sounds and images. We also discussed an idea – moving through land or time– where we could show the effects of pollution using Alice in wonderland as the backdrop.
He encouraged us to collect sounds from nature, and since we are talking about pollution – sounds of crushing bottles, engine sounds, etc.
We will start by developing the narrative and moving forward from there!
