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DMP Final

Video:

https://youtu.be/iQejsT-CWbs

Final Script:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EpUqyfvYi1tNvrwiGV9Ox3e5LGawtR6MG4v3fDsTxoY

Artist Statement

What I learned:

Through this process, I have discovered new technology mediums that I can use in future lessons. I better understand Premier Pro and Audacity as tools to edit video and music. Before this project, I had only heard of verbatim theatre, but I have a greater understanding of the process of it and how to turn interviews into performances. I've also learned that art and performances can still be created virtually, with groups distant from each other, and during a crisis. By using Zoom, I learned how to communicate and collaborate virtually and I feel more prepared to teach a lesson virtually if needed in the future. I loved being able to hear peoples stories and create a performance based off of real people's words. I thought that there was great power in the art we created and I hope to teach these skills to my future stdents.

What I contributed:

I participated in the research and compilation portion of the project by conducting an interview, transcribing it, and filming my performance of the interview. I attended all group meetings and I helped mold the concept and artistic elements of the video. I supplied ideas of how we could organize and shape the stories to engage the audience. I converted a YouTube video into audio to create a through-line of a computer generated voice speaking about loss. I found a text to speech app online and created audio of "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein, and then I edited the audio by changing the tempo and silence between lines to make the poem for meaningful and connected to our video. Finally, I helped supply feedback for revisions after our preview.

How I will modify this:

This was a unique experience because of quarantine. If I was asking my students to create this type of performance, hopefully I would be in a classroom where I could help more directly. I would still ask them to do interviews, but I would require a shorter performance: maybe only using one or two interviews. I would still want the students to utilize technology in the performance, but I would only require them to use it to add a soundscape or under-scoring music. I would emphasize movement in the performance and how bodies are used to tell the stories. Additionally, I would challenge the students to find less real and more abstract ways to use their bodies and voices to tell stories. 

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