Unit 35 Installation Production Booklet

Unit 35: Video Installation

Installation Production Booklet

Name: Joe Walley

Order of contents (italics show areas you must add in yourself)

Mind-mapping
Past and current video installation practice
Installation plans
Sketches on the content of your animation
Draft script of the animation
Installation / set skecthes
Progress of ideas
Types of visuals
Sound design
Lighting design
Projection vs screen
Single or multiple screens
Technological convergence
Possible venues
Location recce
Identify venue facilities
Risk assessment of venue
Final script
Storyboard
Cast and Crew and Production roles
Production schedule
Copyright issues
Venue booking confirmation

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Mindmap of ideas for your installation

Create a mindmap showing ideas of how you might install your video.
Define what type(s) of visuals you will use.
(Eg. video cameras, still cameras, hand crafted artwork, film, animation, digital technologies)

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Past and current video installation practice

From your research into video installation, give two examples that you think influence your work / ideas
in some way.
One should be a past practitioner, the other should be contemporary.
Past Practitioner
Name:
Biography

The Lumiere Brothers

Lumire brothers, French inventors and pioneer
manufacturers of photographic equipment who devised an
early motion-picture camera and projector called the
Cinmatographe

Images

Notes on their installation

The Lumiere brothers were the first people to do a public
showing of moving image. It was held in Paris in 1895 and
showed 10 short video approximately 50 seconds long each
How is it similar to your ideas?
As Lumiere brothers are massive pioneers in moving image
its hard to not take some similarities from their installations. I
want to have various different videos play one after another
similar to theirs.

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Contemporary Practitioner
Name:

Bill Viola

Biography
Bill Viola is see as one of the leading artist in using
electronics, moving image and sound as a medium. His work
ushally looks at life, death and aspects of coincesness.
Images

Notes on their installation

Bill Violas installations are very creative especially with
sound and visuals. In his work titled The Quintet Series in
2000 he created four videos of people in slow motion. In
looked at facial expressions and movement and how they
look when spread over long episodes of time.
How is it similar to your ideas?
The way he sets up his work in my opinion is done really
well. Creating a void of darkness and having the screen
standing out create a really nice effect of space and depth. It
will be hard to create this in the area I am using because of
other work. I want to create the same effect of isolation
though, instead of visually I am going to try and do it with
audio. Cancelling out all other noises in the room and making
the viewer feel like they are in their own world.

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Installation / set sketches

Draw a series of thumbnail sketches showing ideas for your installation. Add labels to your diagrams to
identify equipment, where the image will be seen, where the audience will stand etc.

Standardbasicsetup.
Haveallofthescreens
onthetableaspeople
walkpasttheycanview

Havemoreofaprivatesectionwherea
handfullofpeoplecangoinatatime
andtakeabitlongandlookinmore
detailfreely

Haveacompletelyprivate
arewhereonlyoneperson
canenteratime.Haveall
thevideosononescreen
withheadphonesaswell.
Thiswillgivetheperson
thewholetimetowatchthe
videotothemselvesand
paymuchmoreattention

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Sound design
What sound will your FMP / Productions have?
The main sound will be the music as it is a music video. The song is Breezeblock by Alt-J. There will
also be some sounds effects to set the mood at the begging and throughout the video.

Will you use headphones or speakers for this sound?

The sound is very important and some of them are at low frequencies so to get the full effect Im going
to use high quality sound cancelling headphones

Why?
I want the audience to be able to hear as much of the small detail as possible. Normal headphones may
not pick this up and if it is being played out loud a lot of sound and detail will be lost.

Lighting design
What lighting will you have in your installation? Consider health and safety.
The lighting is going to be all natural for my installation. Some of the venues have adjustable lighting.

Sketch out your lighting plans for the installation.

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Projection vs screen
Will you project your video or play it on a screen?
Im planing to use a screen for my installation

Why?

IusealotofcloseupshotsinmyFMP
andusethefocusforeffect.Thismeans
Iwanttohavethebestreselution
possibleandfindingaprojectorthatcan
projectinahighqualitywillbehard.
AlsotheareaImusingformy
installationisreletivlysmallanditwill
beunpractical

If you are projecting what will

you project ONTO? (ie fabric,
screen, materials etc)

notprojecting

If you are using a screen, will you

use a single screen, or multiple
screens?

ImplanningtouseasinglescreenasI
dontwanttodistracttheviewfromthe
mainvideoandthemessageitself.

How will that change how your

audience READS your FMP?

Itwillallowthemtotakein
everythingfromonearea,they
wontfeelditrachedbyother
screens

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Technological convergence
What is technological convergence?
Technological convergence is the tendency that as technology changes, different technological
systems sometimes evolve toward performing similar tasks

Will you be using this in your installation?

I will not be utalising it to its full abilty but my radio drama with be being played on an Ipad.

Venues
Locate and show research into three possible venues for you to show your work.
Venue:

The Red Lion Hotel

Location:

Henley

Positive aspects of this venue:

1. Its near to the centre of town making it easie to for people
to park
2.

Then room has enough space to fit all of the installations

and fit visitors in

3. The venue has its own bar mean on the opening night
guest can get drinks. Also mean we dont have to provide
Negative aspects of this venue:
1. The location isnt as obivous as it could be, especially if you
dont know the area
2. Although it can fit all the installations in everyone is give a
minimum amount
3. Because its a hotel we must makes sure none of the guest
are disturbed

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Venue:

Town Hall

Location:

Henley

Positive aspects of this venue:

1. Brilliant location right in the middle of town meaning it will
be easier to advertise and locate
2. Massive amounts of space
3. Free to hire
Negative aspects of this venue:
1. The hall is used a lot by local people and classes so find a
free tiem may be difficault
2. Its an old building meaning healthy and safty would be high
3. No park at the building itelf

Location recce
Complete the location recce for the final venue.

Risk assessment of venue

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Complete risk assessment for the VENUE

RISK ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY

HAZARD

RISK
H/M/L

PRECAUTIONS

Putting up
display
boards

Falling
hazard

Be carfull
Use to
people to
carry and
place

Wires

Tripping
hazard

Make sure
all of the
wires are
either
tapped
down or
under
tables

IN PLACE

REVIEW
DATE

Please leave this section blank:

Risk Assessment checked by: Name ..
. Date

REVIEWER

Signed

KEY:
Activity :
Describe the component part of your pursuit.
Hazard : List the things you anticipate might cause harm or the things associated with your
activity that have the potential to cause harm. Consider the likely harm.
Risk:
Assess the risk as either H (High), M (Medium) or L (Low). When concluding your
assessment consider all of the circumstances.
Precautions:
Consider what you could do to minimise / negate the risk.
In Place: Will the precautionary measures be in place at the time of the activity?
Review Date:
When would it be reasonable to review your assessment? Remember it might
be whilst you are undertaking the activity.
Reviewer: Name of the person responsible for completing the risk assessment.
A copy of this form should be taken on the activity or visit by the Reviewer.

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Installation plans
From the ideas in your mindmap, create a more definite proposal for how you will install your video.
Diagram of final plan:
Add labels to clearly identify your diagram
Face on

List the equipment you will need:

Ipad
Laptop
Headphones
Sound canceling headphones

Birds eye

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How have the following influenced your ideas?

work of the artists you have researched

venue and facilites

lighting

sound

screens / projectors

speakers / headphones

All of the three artists I have

research have influent my work in
different ways. The Lumiere
brothers gave me a good idea of
how moving image was original
shown in its basic form. Bill Viola
show me that lighting and sound
can create an effect on the
audiences emotions and feelings
Lastly Douglas Gordon influence
how Im will present my visuals
with speed and taking moving
image in different directions and
looking at them from different
angles.
This is been a big part as the space
that I am given determines what I can
do with my installation. If its big I can
have bigger screens; if Im given a
small booth then I will have to down
size.
Lighting hasnt be a major impact
in my installation as I dont have a
lot of space. Also it could influnce
other peoples work in the
surrounding area

Sound is an important part of my

installation as I want people to feel
isolated using it. Especially the
radio drama as it is all sound and
some of the sounds are very subtle
This isnt a massive influence on my
installation as although the visuals are
key as long as they can be seen it
should be fine.
This is a big influence on my
installation. I want the headphones
to cancel out all other sound to
create the feeling of isolation and
to immerse the view into the story
of the radio drama and the visuals
of the movie.

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Storyboard
Insert your storyboard in here

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Cast and Crew and Production roles

Research into each role. Define what they do, what skills they need to accomplish their task and who
will be completing the taks in your FMP.
Director
Describe their job.
The role of this job is to make sure everything runs smoothly and goes to plan. They will have to
direct the actors and crew and makes sure everything is filmed correctly and to a good
standard. They will be in charge of basically everything on the production side and a large part
of the marketing and distributing
What skills do they need to do their job well?
To be a good directer you need to firstly know what it is you want to create and show. You have
to be able to take control of a team and need the skills to be able to direct them.
Who will be completing this task in your FMP?
I will be completing this role
Producer
Describe their job.
The producer oversees all aspects of video production. They are involved in the budgeting and
maintaining the schedule for the filming. They are also involved in editing and selecting the
script itself.
What skills do they need to do their job well?
They need to know a lot about market research and competitors. They need to have the skills to
be able to determine if a product is going to sell and how to sell it. They have to have brilliant
organization skills as they are involved in pre-production, production and post production and
making sure everything runs smoothly until the release date.
Who will be completing this task in your FMP?
I will be completing this job throughout my final major project

Storyboard artist
Describe their job.
Storyboard artist is the person who basically draws the Storyboard. Is their job to give a visual
representation of how the film will look, it also works as a guideline to the director and film
camera operators to what they want the shop to look like.
What skills do they need to do their job well?
Storyboard artist skills mainly consist of the ability to your to draw and to be to visualise how
shot and scene will look
Who will be completing this task in your FMP?
Ill also be completing this task from one in which product

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Production schedule
Complete the production schedule for your animation. Complete one for each day of filming.

Copyright issues
What potential copyright issues could your FMP infringe?
Well the song itself could be a problem. The song is written by Alt J and is called Breezeblock. If I
want to use the song in my video I will have to make sure I specify that it is for non-profitable reason
and may even have to get permission from the record company themselves.
How can you be certain that your work does not violate any copyright infringements?
By making sure all company are informed and I have gotten written permission. As long as I follow the
guided lines laid out no copyright should be infringed

Venue booking confirmation

Add the booking confirmation from the venue here:

Sarah has booking confirmation