When it came to choosing which project we wanted to work on, I chose this one because I’m a photo major and it seemed the most up my alley. During the planning phase, we ordered the supplies we needed: some sheer curtains and metal rods. Then we got into the shooting phase in which we all shot video footage for the final projection. The concept was to bring nature indoors and create competing senses of both peacefulness and chaos in nature. At first we all shot scenes that were long, quiet and peaceful: i.e. fields of flowers, running water, and clear blue skies. Then during phase two of shooting we decided we wanted to add that chaos element and we all started shooting chaotic things in nature. I tried to focus on bugs and decay for this portion of the project. We then began to compile the footage in premiere. During this period we decided to add smooth transitions to the peaceful portions of the film and add rough and choppy transitions to the chaotic portions. During the editing period we also decided we wanted to mess with people’s senses by making the audio not match up with the clip. This lead to us experimenting with different audio/visual combinations. While the video was being edited we simultaneously were building the installation. We installed the metal rods and sheer curtains in the storage room behind the printmaking classroom. Cleaning that room out for our installation was a process of its own and it took several class periods. After we got all the curtains up we decided to start testing projectors. We brought in pedestals from the hallway to get our projectors at the right height. Once we were happy with how the projectors and curtains looked, the primary focus became getting the film done. Once we got the film done we put it onto the media players and connected those to the projectors. We decided to offset the video the projectors to create a more sensory-warping experience. Overall, This project came out really great and I’m super proud of my team and all the work they put into this. Upon reflection, I would say my greatest contribution to the project was probably the stuff I shot during the shooting phase. I spent a lot of time walking through nature and gathering video and audio clips and I’m glad a lot of them ended up being important to the final outcome of the film.