BLINK 2024
Role: Art Directon, Animation, Editing
I was invited to a team of 22 people at my school to design and create an art piece for Blink’s 2024 art show. Blink is the United States' largest open-air art gallery, where 80 different global artists are invited to decorate Cincinnati with various pieces, spanning 30 blocks of the city. Our contribution - "Giant Step", took place on the YWCA Building as one of the centerpiece projections for BLINK 2024.
Role: Art Directon, Animation, Editing
I was invited to a team of 22 people at my school to design and create an art piece for Blink’s 2024 art show. Blink is the United States' largest open-air art gallery, where 80 different global artists are invited to decorate Cincinnati with various pieces, spanning 30 blocks of the city. Our contribution - "Giant Step", took place on the YWCA Building as one of the centerpiece projections for BLINK 2024.
BLINK 2024
ROLE: ART DIRECTION, ANIMATION, EDITING
I was invited to a team of 22 people at my school to design and create an art piece for Blink’s 2024 art show. Blink is the United States' largest open-air art gallery, where 80 different global artists are invited to decorate Cincinnati with various pieces, spanning 30 blocks of the city. Our contribution - "Giant Step", took place on the YWCA Building as one of the centerpiece projections for BLINK 2024.
INITIAL CONCEPT
The team was given the theme "City of the Future" as a base point for our contribution. Our piece aimed to convey a conflict and eventual harmony between two opposing forces - nature and industry. This eventual harmony is what we envisioned the "City of the Future" would look like. Our piece is aptly named "Giant Step", due to the massive change that takes place throughout the merging of the two opposing forces, where innovation and environmental recognition can come together as one. This story unfolds across three different acts.
Our team split into 4 groups of 5/6 people during our initial storyboarding, so we can get as many broad and unique ideas on the table. Throughout this initial planning, we met back with our teams individual storyboards 3 times within the week, each time narrowing our focus to eventually achieve a cohesive vision all members were satisfied with. We decided on splitting the 5 minute runtime into 3 acts, each focusing on a different element of what "City of the Future" might mean for Cincinnati, and the world.
INITIAL CONCEPT
The team was given the theme "City of the Future" as a base point for our contribution. Our piece aimed to convey a conflict and eventual harmony between two opposing forces - nature and industry. This eventual harmony is what we envisioned the "City of the Future" would look like. Our piece is aptly named "Giant Step", due to the massive change that takes place throughout the merging of the two opposing forces, where innovation and environmental recognition can come together as one. This story unfolds across three different acts.
Our team split into 4 groups of 5/6 people during our initial storyboarding, so we can get as many broad and unique ideas on the table. Throughout this initial planning, we met back with our teams individual storyboards 3 times within the week, each time narrowing our focus to eventually achieve a cohesive vision all members were satisfied with. We decided on splitting the 5 minute runtime into 3 acts, each focusing on a different element of what "City of the Future" might mean for Cincinnati, and the world.
INITIAL CONCEPT
The team was given the theme "City of the Future" as a base point for our contribution. Our piece aimed to convey a conflict and eventual harmony between two opposing forces - nature and industry. This eventual harmony is what we envisioned the "City of the Future" would look like. Our piece is aptly named "Giant Step", due to the massive change that takes place throughout the merging of the two opposing forces, where innovation and environmental recognition can come together as one. This story unfolds across three different acts.
Our team split into 4 groups of 5/6 people during our initial storyboarding, so we can get as many broad and unique ideas on the table. Throughout this initial planning, we met back with our teams individual storyboards 3 times within the week, each time narrowing our focus to eventually achieve a cohesive vision all members were satisfied with. We decided on splitting the 5 minute runtime into 3 acts, each focusing on a different element of what "City of the Future" might mean for Cincinnati, and the world.
INITIAL CONCEPT
The team was given the theme "City of the Future" as a base point for our contribution. Our piece aimed to convey a conflict and eventual harmony between two opposing forces - nature and industry. This eventual harmony is what we envisioned the "City of the Future" would look like. Our piece is aptly named "Giant Step", due to the massive change that takes place throughout the merging of the two opposing forces, where innovation and environmental recognition can come together as one. This story unfolds across three different acts.
Our team split into 4 groups of 5/6 people during our initial storyboarding, so we can get as many broad and unique ideas on the table. Throughout this initial planning, we met back with our teams individual storyboards 3 times within the week, each time narrowing our focus to eventually achieve a cohesive vision all members were satisfied with. We decided on splitting the 5 minute runtime into 3 acts, each focusing on a different element of what "City of the Future" might mean for Cincinnati, and the world.
STORYBOARD TEAM
Adam Edwards, Stella Hudson,
Irene Nicholson, Gus Kirkpatrick, Greyton Manne
STORYBOARD TEAM
Adam Edwards, Stella Hudson,
Irene Nicholson, Gus Kirkpatrick, Greyton Manne
STORYBOARD TEAM
Adam Edwards, Stella Hudson,
Irene Nicholson, Gus Kirkpatrick, Greyton Manne
THREE ACTS
Act 1: The introduction features mostly natural and organic visuals. Flowers, microbial blobs, and a nature scene can all be found on display representing a past of untamed wildlife before technology takes over.
Act 2: This section is completely centered around said technology. Different circuit boards and wires take over the building while simultaneously pushing out the organic aspects from Act 1, showcasing the rapid advancement and overreach of technology in the modern era.
Act 3: The final act pushes to find a balance between the 2 extremes. The act starts with a space scene that flies into Earth before showing different harmonious visuals between nature and technology, such as prismatic butterflies and flowers. With the end goal to bring Cincinnati into the future and show what is possible
STILLS FROM EVENT
THREE ACTS
Act 1: The introduction features mostly natural and organic visuals. Flowers, microbial blobs, and a nature scene can all be found on display representing a past of untamed wildlife before technology takes over.
Act 2: This section is completely centered around said technology. Different circuit boards and wires take over the building while simultaneously pushing out the organic aspects from Act 1, showcasing the rapid advancement and overreach of technology in the modern era.
Act 3: The final act pushes to find a balance between the 2 extremes. The act starts with a space scene that flies into Earth before showing different harmonious visuals between nature and technology, such as prismatic butterflies and flowers. With the end goal to bring Cincinnati into the future and show what is possible
STILLS FROM EVENT
