2. Project Proposal
RESEARCH TOPIC:
Urban Cultural
TITLE:
Bharatanatyam Dance
BACKGROUND:
Nowadays, people are not aware on traditional dance. Bharatanatyam is a
classical Indian dance usually accompanied by the classical music. It may
not happen to all of them but in some level and proximity of the
Bharatanatyam dance became poor publicity or recognize. By that, people
are not aware on the traditional dance because of western dance especially
towards physical, mental or environment of public. Thus, this research
paper is aimed to provide a better ways on understanding the issues and
educating the Bharatanatyam dance by using video projection.
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION:
-people are forgetting their culture
-modern culture influences
-do not follow the traditions
3. Project Proposal
AIM AND OBJECTIVE:
-ties the people of a community with traditional
-respect moral values and culture
-culture gives an individual a unique identity
MOTIVATION:
I like to show culture refers to the pattern of human activity and the
symbols. Besides, culture represent through the art, literature, costumes,
customs and traditions of a community. I want the new generation learned
from the older generations about the culture.
IDEATION AND CONCEPT:
My concept on this topic is to provide a video installation or video
projection. This video covers some helpful information and will help you to
visualize and retain this important on the culture.
DESIGN APPROACH:
Video installation / video projection / digital photography
4. Research & Analysis
Bharathanatyam is a classical Indian dance form
originating in Tamil Nadu. Bharatanatyam is usually
accompanied by the classical music. It has its inspirations
from the sculptures of the ancient temple. Dance form is
often famed as poetry in motion. It is a dance that is
composition of science and art ties up three elements:
sentiments, melody, and rhythm. The techniques are
complex and require high skills to master them. It consists
of 64 principles of coordinated hand, feet, face and body
movements. The dancer has to express through
movements the moods of passion, heroic sentiments, fear,
anger, hatred, tenderness, laughter, amazement and peace.
The song accompanied the dance is mainly religious or
even erotic. Today, it is one of the most popular and
widely performed dance styles and is practiced by male
and female dancers all over the world.
5. Research & Analysis
A video projection is an image projector that
receives a video signal and projects the corresponding
image on a projection screen using a lens system. All
video projectors use a very bright light to project the
image, and most modern ones can correct any curves,
blurriness, and other inconsistencies through manual
settings.
6. Research & Analysis
Precedence Studies- Locking + Martial Arts + Projection
I use this video projection because Martial Arts is one of a cultural of Chinese.
This show how Martial Art is improving and publish their tradition method
according to the technology development.
7. Research & Analysis
Precedence Studies- Apparition Projection
Video projection of apparition is a vision or something seen in a dream ,
trance, or ecstasy, especially a supernatural appearance that conveys a
revelation. This video tells about a story of supernatural while dancing
according to music and effects.
10. Idea Development
The Initial Idea
At beginning, my topic was focus on all the tradition dance in
Malaysia. I would like to compare it with western tradition dance with
a specific Malaysian tradition dance.
Idea Development
I came to a conclude of focus on Indian tradition dance, Bharatanatyam
by using video projection. Using video projection could a new way of
presenting Bharatanatyam dance among the audience. This also could
help to educate the upcoming generation to participant in their cultural.
11. Idea Development
In order to make a montage, video or animated visuals that needed to be projected on
the stage, I would consider to use the following applications or software:
Video, animation and editing
*Adobe Flash
*Adobe After Effects
*VDMX 5
Photo, illustrative art and digital drawing editing
*Adobe Photoshop
*Adobe Illustrator
Projection Mapping editing
*MadMapper
The MadMapper provides a simple and easy tool for mapping projections. It removes
a lot of the confusion related to this medium, effectively demystifying the process,
allowing you, the artist or designer to focus on creating your content, and making the
experience of mapping textures to physical objects in real
time. http://www.madmapper.com/
12. Contextual Studies
Cultural Context can be defined by our upbringing
and cultural background. This refers to thoughts, opinions
and feelings that result from experiences. An example of
parents should be the main guideline for their children
towards culture. I’m using the context on Bharatanatyam
dance it could reflects to the audience can be an experience
and practice.
17. Content Development
Functional Specification Worksheet
Screen Name: Bharatanatyam Dance
Description: Dance Projection Visual & Sound
Person-in-charge: Pravina Selvarajan
Dancers: Prishavardhani Nair and Harshavardhani Nair
User Interaction: None
Frames within the screen/ durations of this scene: 5 min
Media Elements/content:
1. Text/description: None
2. Images/graphics: Facials expressions will be captured and projected.
3. Video: No
4. Animation: Shape and lines effects
5. Sound: Play the music according to the dance.
6. Navigation controls and icons: None
