project

For my icam senior project, i am planning to create a set of concert tour visuals for a song that i am creating. I want to experiment with creating compelling visuals as a storytelling for music.

Project goals:

• create a song using python
  
• create a set of tour visuals
• use projection tools/software to exhibit my work, simulating a concert tour

Moodboard

creative

Concept: these visuals will capture the tender moments of girlhood, inspiring celebration of female power

Shot list:

• glowing hands touching
  
• body silhouettes: ballerina in mirror with projection
• girl with butterfly wings: projection
• eyes looking at each other

research

to better understand how concert visuals are created in the music industry, i spoke with eden mili at warner music group.

Key insights:

• Designing for live performance versus just recorded music is a valuable assest
  
• platforms like after effects, touch designer, and blender are the most relevant tools

Additionally, i met with professor maya vanderschuit at uc san diego, who is a practing artist that has experience in projection/video works

key insights:

• the key to using projectors is experimentation, test, explore,
  
• projection mapping has its limits with requiring computers in a gallery

the music

using the program earsketch, i have been doing music production using python. by adding sounds, mixing, and recording, i have created a sample track to accompany my visuals.

Visuals

using after effects, canva, and touch designer i am created sets of visuals to align with the music for a live show. Designing for multiple screens, i am imagining each set of visuals to be displayed across a stage.

Progress

future

my final deliverables will be the finalized song and visuals to accompany it. I will ideally have tested some projection methods, and experiment with how i would like to exhibit my work.

Future goals:

• experiment with 3d softwares to add more elements
  
• sync music with visuals
• film shotlist for visuals