Ismail Sanusi: W3 Curate

Original Twenty-six items

The crossed-out items are to be replaced.

1. Suitcase
2. Rice Cooker
3. Glasses
4. Doorag
5. Dressing Gown
6. Toolbox
7. Pencil case
8. Flask
9. Family picture
10. Super Malt
11. Baby Christmas tree
12. Laptop
13. Weights
14. Alarm Clock
15. Earphones
16. Off Black Tea
17. Documents
18. Ironing board
19. Xbox One
20. TV
21. Slippers
22. Wallet
23. Lucky Watch
24. Phone
25. Cocoa Butter
26. Stress ball

Revised list of 26 items

The 13 new Items are based on things I interactive daily and have a deeper meaning to me. Items 14 to 26 are the added items.

1. Glasses
2. Doorag
3. Dressing Gown
4. Flask
5. Laptop
6. Alarm clock
7. Earphones
8. Ironing Board
9. Slippers
10. Wallet
11. Lucky Watch
12. Phone
13. Cocoa butter
14. Toothbrush
15. Desk
16. Bag
17. Dark Knight Poster
18. Book Binding Kit
19. Keyboard Mouse
20. Camera Stand
21. Headphones
22. Office chair
23. Skipping Rope
24. Vests
25. Mirror
26. Nail Clipping Kit

Audio Recording

After testing all the recording options I have I found that simply using my phone was the better choice, it has an app that is capable of isolating individual voices in a conversation, very useful when I’m working with one mic and I want to make some edits using Adobe Audition.

Film Recording

The visual representation of the exhibits(items) will be through a video recording of each object illuminated by shifting coloured lights within a dark room and black backdrop. I felt that still, images were a bit boring hence the recording, the lights were inspired by a previous project where I did something similar but for the purpose of photography.

images of the previous project:

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I would like to have photographs of each of the items as a thumbnail for each video but to also serve as a typology set on a white canvas, which could be the web page background.

Sketch of typology on website and website concept:

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Process

I’ll use to lamps with coloured translucent objects to create the light show, I want a dynamic and intense shine and glow to radiate from the object so ill be holding the lamps really close to the item and also moving them around franticly to get a blend of colours. Each item has its own texture and behaves differently when reflecting light so this method will be adjusted to suit each of the items.

Photo of the lamps I am using:

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I am using a camera stand to hold my phone still while it records, the stand will be adjusted depending on the size of the item so I will have to organize them in order of size to minimize the number of adjustments to the camera’s position.

Photo of my tripod:

I’ll be using the slow-motion program on my phone’s camera to slow the movement of the lights and make the shimmering last long. If I had more time with this, I would record each object from multiple angles and have fade in transitions which I will now use in transitioning between items for the purpose of the project.

Quick Revisions

I have removed the ironing board and have replaced it with my iron, they both have different functions but I feel the iron is more essential to me as the iron does not need the board to do its job, it is also much easier to manage.

Photos of ironing-board vs iron:

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I initially had my family members present in the description’s audio recordings, but I found it hard to keep them on the subject and having multiple voices took away from the calm atmosphere I was trying to produce. They did help refine my questions and build my recording confidence.

The recordings are being edited I will have one item recording up before the whole video because of render time bare with me. I’m also adding the audio tests on a SoundCloud link to an unlisted playlist.