loose work

Here are some of the loose pieces of relevant work I scanned in...

Some of the thoughts taken from my diary, that I recited for the film
Altar and mind sketch


Installation layouts

meditation space research

I watched the links below on youtube advising how best to prepare a room for meditation.

Here are some of the things that help create an ideal (sensory) space;

candles

incense

water - enhancing a feeling of stillness

a cushion

flowers

a buddha

meditation book

Mastermeditaiton. (2010) Meditation space [online] available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsaEtMK04L4 (accessed 9th January 2012)

Calaelen, S. (2011) My meditation series - Altar tips [online]available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThkZfAti6XM&feature=related [accessed 9th January 2012]

installation altar from Nathalie Moore on Vimeo.

Meditation altar

I made this altar with the intention of using it in my film to signify the beginning of meditation session. It is very literal, but I think if someone is watching the film with no understanding of meditation, then it gives an indication to the viewer about the subject matter.

installation altar from Nathalie Moore on Vimeo.

ink drops - calm

Here is a test I have created to illustrate the body in a particular state of calm. I have used ink drips into water and made it into a stop frame animation. I then overlayed an image of my back in a relaxed state, with a mask around the edges of the back, so that the ink has some boundaries.

Blue ink drips test from Nathalie Moore on Vimeo.

Installation design ideas

Here are some pictures of the shrine at the buddhist centre that I attend. They have focused light downwards onto the shrine and the colours are rich and warm looking. I would like to create a something similar to this, but much simpler focusing on the candles, incense burning and a small buddha shrine. Ideally I would like to paint the room a warm rich and sensual colour - a reddish yellow.

I haven't quite decided what to put up on the walls either side of the walls yet but it needs to have an element of journey, that starts off very busy at the entrance and then fizzles out as it gets to the projection. This will depict how the process of meditation allows all the thoughts to essentially dissapear.

The main focus will be on the film projection, which I envisage to be focused at the back, although I will have to finalise this and make sure that it is viable in the allocated space. I also need to accurately take the measurements of the space again.

Heart beat test

Heart beat anxiety from Nathalie Moore on Vimeo.

Here is a stop frame test that I have created based on how I feel when I am anxious and stressed (pre-meditation). I need to work onhow to make the heart beat.

After meditation, all the stresses and anxieties melt away and you feel calm, but alert.

stills from an animation of how the heart beats -

issaq01 (2009). Heart Beat animation [online] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOiyjNFB0as accessed 6th January 2012

Peter Greenaway

A zed and Two Noughts

I have only watched the trailer of Peter Greenaway's film, A Zed and two noughts which looks at death and decay in quite an explicit way.

The use of time lapse depicts the theme of decay very accurately, and is interjected into the film sequencing at various points. The lighting used in the shots illuminates the objects in focus at various points and then fades them out to black. He sometimes flashes the light intermittently. These effect add contrast and impact to the viewer.

Greenaway, P.(2007)A Zed And Two Noughts [online] available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIL3xu_omFc (accessed 4th January 2012)