Studio Brief 2 - Making Pendulums

Serial Vision and Pendulums 

To develop the idea of moving through the Corridor of Time and to create more accurate images at different perspectives, mock ups of the pendulums were created and attached to the ceiling so photographs could be taken at various positions. 

 

The pendulums were mocked up using paper printouts which were then attached to foam board to make them more substantial. Originally the 'pendulums' were attached to the ceiling using string to reflect them as they were in real life, however the 'pendulums' kept twisting making it hard to take pictures of them in the correct positions. Attaching the pendulums to the sticks kept them in the right places and angles which better reflected the positioning of the originals.

To show the journey, images were taken leading up to, approaching and underneath the pendulums. Drawing around the images meant that all the different perspectives could be reflected in the end image. Drawing the inside detail of the pendulums was not possible because it made the images too complicated. 

Combining all the images into a sequence created a design that had a flowing feeling, that also reflected the layout of the pendulums and their swinging movement. This design started with the image that was taken beneath the pendulums. This created a sense of perspective as if the images are going into the distance, however it is not reflective of the journey going along the corridor, which would start with the images that are further away then getting closer. 

From research it was found that the pendulums glowed, to reflect this yellow was used. Making the pendulums a lighter colour shows they are brighter than the surrounding area.

Using block colour on either side of the design places the 'pendulums' within the corridor, with the colour acting as walls around them. This creates a sense of the length of the corridor, the brightness of the pendulums and the journey along the corridor through the perspectives of the pendulums.