Project #2 - Mythic Journeys

Goals:

Learn about Mythic Journeys.
Improve consensus building and collaboration skills by developing a project as a team.
Learn new Shadow Puppetry skills and practice those already acquired. ¥ Acquire familiarity with the artistic process used in Project #1.
Gain experience performing with shadow puppets.
Develop negotiation, organizational and time management skills.
Develop communication skills by discussing projects and presenting ideas.
Experience art as a way of knowing and develop understanding of personal and group artistic processes.

Objective:

Develop a short performance piece based on research around one or several of the following topics: - Mythic Journeys - Fairy tales - Myths about Shadows and Shadowlands.

Suggested Pathway:

For Tuesday October 21

1 -Research: Read to find area of interest, story or idea. Take notes. Research the country, characters, customs, historical period, geographic information, social customs, anthropological information, similar stories, dramaturgical background.
2 -Emotional Response: Create a expressive work, using any medium. Keep. Base it on your "gut feeling" or emotional response to the spark (story or idea selected). Do not analyze or try to explain until you are done. Have fun with it.
3 -Research: Collect Imagery and visual stimuli about the topics chosen. Keep in a folder. Include music, photos, books with "pictures," paintings, magazines, video, films, academic journals, etc.
4 -Team Selection: After looking at everybody's work in class, we will create compatible teams.

For Wednesday October 22

5- Start Storyboards. Create a series of preliminary storyboards based on your idea. Start to make three storyboards. Do one each day. Allow yourself to dream and use your imagination. Use each series to advance and explore your ideas. Do not bog yourself down with thinking about technicalities. Try to find the most useful way to sketch. Switch to different materials if necessary. Keep all attempts and "mistakes."

For Thursday October 23

6- Start Character Sketches: Create large preliminary sketches to develop the characters, settings and other aspects of the performance you have in mind. Make three series for each. One each day. Use each series to advance and explore your ideas. Discuss al work as a team. Do not bog yourself down with thinking about technicalities. Try to find the most useful way to sketch. Change material or hands if necessary.
7¥ Start Script and Sound Design: Start a preliminary script and start on music and sound ideas. Work on several drafts for the script. Discuss al work as a team. Do not bog yourself down with thinking about technicalities. Make a set of tapes and a script to bring to class.

Dates

Week 4 - Preliminary work - Note: Wednesday Morning Video Editing Proficiency.

Week 5 - Continue Project as homework.-Wayang Workshops - Get Materials.

Week 6 - Work In Progress (TUE) and Presentations (THU)

Note: this schedule and these details may change.

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