Moving Words 11th December
With only
this morning to sort out the rest of my installation, I had to work quickly to ensure
everything was finished before my presentation this afternoon. The book was painted
and inked, all the letters cut out, and my paragraphs were ready to be edited.
All I had left to do was finish my projection and move my book over to the Fine
Art room.
The
projection seemed straightforward. What I had to do was take a photo of the
book so I could get the scale and shape of the text I needed for the projection.
Then I had to load both the photo and the paragraphs I wanted onto Photoshop. I
edited the size and saved the file as a jpeg, then opened up Illustrator so I
could load two images of the same text. With a little bit of readjusting of the
settings, I was able to make the text 'move', become blurry, and appear three
dimensional. I was surprised how easy it was to create what I wanted in so
little time. Once the timing was sorted out, and I'd copied and pasted some of
the points to make the film a loop, I could refine the film and save it to my
memory stick.
It was
now time to move my book from 3D all the way to the art room. Some of the
tutors helped to move it. We managed to get it through the hall and up some
small stairs. After placing it in the room, we could then set up the projector.
Once the pictures were clear and the sizing had been sorted, I could then start
on my letters. After spraying them outside and letting them dry, I could stick
them to the other side of my book. I placed the letters as if they were on the
page, then made them peel off, distorting them so they were more difficult to
recognise as letters. I had very little time to do this. I found it hard to fix
the letters on using fishing wire. What I needed was a stronger line that would
hold the letters in place without having to tie them to anything.
Even though
the book wasn't finished as much as I would of liked, I'd managed to get a lot
done in the last three days. As for myself, I was glad I came in to work, despite
not being well. If I hadn't been ill, I know it would have been finished.
When it
was my turn to present my work I was calmer than I thought I'd be. Talking
about dyslexia was fine. In fact, I could have talked for longer. I explained
my ideas, why I chose this topic, how I made it, as well as all the research I'd
done.
All the
comments were helpful. Some suggested building it into an installation. If I
were to develop this idea further, one area I found interesting was the use of
images and dyslexia. For most dyslexics, images are better learning tools than text.
Perhaps I could have a clear image in with the projection? If I was to take
this project further, I would do more on the film side, and make the letters on
the right side of the book look more dramatic by distorting and having them
flying out the page.
This
project allowed me to research my dyslexia which was good as it's a part of me I
didn't know a lot about. My dyslexia was something I hadn't really wanted to acknowledge,
but with more knowledge I now understand myself a little better. I don't think
this will be my last project on this subject. The ideas I have may end up as a
personal project I do outside college, or after I finish my foundation course.
I would like to help people who have dyslexia so they can develop the
confidence to achieve their goals.
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