I wanted to create another movement piece to complete my project however, this time I wanted the angle to be from above. I organised within my school a day to set up my space and film the piece using a Drone and a high tech camera also filming from the side. I am really pleased with the result as the shots they got of me creating this piece are incredible and really shows my progression of the charcoal on the paper.
Evaluation
For this art project, we were given the title ‘Structure’.
I chose to call my project ‘Movement within dance’ relating to the structure of
a dancer. From using this title, I followed several different steps in enabling
me to complete my final piece. My final piece was managed to be completed by
having done lots of preparation and planning in my sketchbook and my online
blog. For my final piece, I have created a large-scale charcoal drawing and a
video inspired by the artist Hannah Hansen. I have used 9 A1 pieces of sugar paper
to create one large sheet. I then used charcoal to create the movement and set
the work with a can of hairspray. Using these materials helped give my work
more of a smooth and final look and using music towards the piece also helped
give my work a sense of performance along with myself moving on the paper. I am
happy with how the video and the piece turned out as the paper was not easy to
keep still due to it not being one large canvas. Some of my ideas for this
piece did not work as well due to the paper (performing the choreography)
however, if I were to re-create this piece I would get a large sheet of
material or a roll of paper so the charcoal would be much easier to apply when I
am moving and not having to worry about creases and edges. Furthermore, the
paper would be much more stable. My work would be displayed on a wall or large
board and I would project my two films on top of the work and keep them on a
loop. Here my audience would be able to view how I created the piece and view
the movement that was supposed to happen on the piece. I have taken one A1 part
of my piece and projected the films on top to show a small idea of what the
presentation would look like, which I have linked on my blog and put on DVD. Overall,
I am happy with my final piece as the work shows exactly how I wanted to
portray my movement onto the paper and how a dancer’s movement can create many
different structures when put down onto paper.
Hannah Hansen Final Piece: Presentation
Here I have filmed my one part of my final piece with my videos projected on top. This gives an idea of what my final piece would look like when being presented.
Hannah Hansen Final Piece: Images
This is the set up I used to produce my final piece. I hired out our school theatre to assure I had a big enough space to produce and film. I taped 9 A1 sheets together and then stuck that to the floor to stop the paper from moving. I also set up two cameras from different angles of the room to film my process of creating the work. Having two angles helped show how my body portrayed movement through charcoal onto paper. I also brought in my speakers to listen to the song whilst producing the work.
These images are showing the end result of myself and the piece. I really liked the look of these images as it shows what parts of my body worked/moved most on the paper. I really enjoyed creating this piece as I got to show how I used movement to improvise and produce the pattern onto paper using charcoal and my body.
Hannah Hansen Final Piece: Video
This is the final video for my inspired final piece. I filmed on two cameras from different angles to capture the full effect of the piece as I had only one chance to get it right. I chose to have the video in black and white as it helps focus on the charcoal; the pattern being produced on the paper. Overall, I am very happy with the video as it shows exactly how I produced the piece and how my body moved to create the pattern.
Sam Smith Choreography
This dance is a short movement piece that myself and Arianna choreographed along with my Hannah Hansen final piece. My original ideas were to have us perform the dance onto the paper using charcoal however, due to the paper moving a lot we decided to keep the dance as a separate piece to show what we would have tried to portray on paper. We used the same song 'When Will I Know - Sam Smith' when creating both pieces so both movements matched the song.
Hannah Hansen: Filming Ideas
I came across a video on YouTube and when watching, it gave me an idea of using paint or another media to show how movement between dancers can in a way be transferred onto one another. I really love how they have captured the movement between the two dancers and how they use so many different ways to show the attachment between them. This has inspired me to also create a similar piece of choreography using these ideas and also linking this video with my research on the artist Hannah Hansen. I feel creating the videos and also the inspired Hansen piece will help my project develop by showing how I can physically make art whilst dancing.
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