Because I was running late with the actual photo taking, I had to take all of my photos in one session. Because of that, I explored a couple of different ideas I had on the spot, and used that as both of my sets.  The original inspiration for my photos was to play with motion blurs in light. I took inspiration from photographers who utilize motion and motion blur, such as Michael Orton. A lot of his photos have a sort of strange, almost dream-like feel to them because of the vibrant colors and motion blurs. I wanted to replicate that with my sets, and I ended up continuing to experiment with other ideas I had along the way. Much of this had to do with light as well, which was mostly from my own inspiration and the fact that there were a lot of lights to play with in the studio.

Out of these photos I ended up picking three different triptychs, all taking inspiration from the photos of Michael Orton. Also, the reason this took me so long to make is because I spent a lot of class trying to figure out how to get Capture1 to work, and I’m still doing that, so I wasn’t sure how to sort through photos. It’s here now though.

I have read about one book, but composed of around one third of three different books. The first that I started reading I had to stop because it was on my computer so I couldn’t read during class, the second I stopped because it was boring and I sort of hated reading it, and the third I simply have not finished yet.

The biggest impact to me has been the first one, Song of Achilles, because of the topic and the writing style. It’s a book about Greek mythology, which is something that interests me deeply. Along with that, it is a bit of a romance novel, which I don’t usually read. However, I really enjoyed reading this one, which impacted me because it was a nice change of pace that also surprised me. Along with that, I enjoy the way this author writes. In the book, she makes time pass by quickly, so I didn’t get bored like I do with many books. Also, she is very descriptive, which I really appreciate because I like it when books paint a clear image in my head.

When it comes to creative language techniques, I must say that the third book I began reading, Crooked Kingdom, had the most and best language. It uses many metaphors which helped give the feel of certain people or situations very accurately, and described things in a way that was almost abstract rather than literal. This makes the whole novel feel fantastical, even almost a little dream-like, which highly contrasts the characters who have a very realist view on their world.

The thing that most surprised me about these books so far has to be in Song of Achilles, where there were a few scenes that I would not have expected to see in a book about Greek mythology. I won’t go into much detail, but suffice to say I was shocked at what I was reading.

I chose to give up on the second book, which I forgot the name of, because it was extremely boring. It took too long to get started, the characters were all annoying, and it felt like I needed context to actually understand the world it took place in. Perhaps I will try to read it again sometime, but for now, I have no intention of finishing it.

So far these have all been fiction, so I’ll continue that. I will finish reading Crooked Kingdom, and then see if I can finish Song of Achilles afterwards.

Design Process

1. I found a tutorial online and a guide for where to put the holes
2. I drew a blueprint and found each measurement in cm. and in.
3. Then, I got a PVC pipe of the right diameter, and then cut it to exactly the right length
4. After that, I got a ruler and measured out where I would put each hole, and marked the spots
5. I took it to the big drill machine, and drilled in each hole
6. Next, I cut wood pieces in the right diameter and glued them to the ends of the flute
7. Finally, I did finishing touches like sanding the holes and cleaning it off, then making sure it was tuned correctly

This product has a few strengths and weaknesses. It is durable, loud, and simple, which are all bonuses. However, it does not look very flattering, and the last two holes don’t work like they are supposed to. If this were a practice flute for children, which was my original intention, it would be pretty useful, because the kids would not be able to break it accidentally very easily. However, not being able to use the last two notes could hinder the practicing, so if I had to change this, I would make sure those notes worked. Along with all this, the flute was extremely easy to make and design. All I needed was a PVC pipe and something to cut and drill with. It would be easy to make many of these at home if someone wanted to.

The design specifications for this project was for it to show some sort of energy conversion. I have succeeded in that. The energy conversion I chose to show was kinetic energy transferring to sound energy. This is very clear to see when used, as when you blow into it you are moving air particles, which is kinetic energy. That then transfers into sound energy when it goes into the flute, which can be easily and loudly heard.

I am most proud of the fact that the notes that can be played are all almost correct. Each one is just slightly off, but sound pretty much right. That was difficult to do, as the measurements were hard to get right, so I am proud of myself that it went well. The most challenging part of this was, in perfect honesty, playing it. I have never played flute before in my life, so it took me a long time to get it right. I needed the help of student who actually play flute in order to finally make a sound. Eventually though, it worked out, and I was able to check the tuning.

Here are a few pictures and a video of my product.

Movie on 3-1-23 at 2.18 PM

This is a photo of the fly space. This is the area above the stage and backstage, where the flies, or the wires, are controlled. This can be used for many different things in theater, such as moving and changing backdrops, or attaching actors to wires so that they can “fly.” Our school has multiple levels up, the fly space, full fly space, and at the very top, the roof.

This is a picture of the lighting booth, the room behind all of the seats. This is where the lighting, sound, music, and other technical effects are controlled. Usually there will be a few people back here during the show controlling everything. In fact, during Chicago I was back here with a few other people doing music and sound effects. Mics are also controlled from the lighting booth, so stage managers will have to communicate through intercom and cue them.

This is the catwalk, the area where the lights and spotlights are. Its above the audience and covered in huge electric lights. These lights are classic, which gives a natural, cool look, but also means they generate a ton of heat, so it’s always hot on the catwalk. Our theater has 3 catwalks, and behind that is the followspot room, where the HUGE spotlights that are manually controlled are.

This is a view of the wings (from above). That is the backstage space by the side of the stage. Usually, this is where actors are waiting before entering, and also where onhand props are for easy access. The bigger the stage, the more space there is in the wings, making it so we have a lot of space at our large theater.

This area is called the dimmer room, a small, somewhat dank space above and to the side of the backstage area. It is accessed using the stairs that lead to the fly space. Here, there are large cabinet-looking objects, which are full of tech drawers. These each have a copper coil inside of them, which controls the intensity of each light.