One Hundred Ghost Stories: Showcase Video (Studio 1 - Final Project)

Showcase video of my Studio One final project: the One Hundred Ghost Stories book installation.

CREDITS:

One Hundred Ghost Stories

Concept, Animation, Interactivity & Projection
Helen Kwok

Mentors
Kate Cawley
Max Piantoni

Sound Design
Frances Inguillo

Installation Video

Director & Editor
Helen Kwok

Videographer
Alex von Hofmann

Music
The Carnival of the Animals - VII. Aquarium by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by the Seattle Youth Symphony
Downloaded from musopen.org
Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Special Thanks

Brendan Harwood
Homie
Studio One Classmates
Projection Club

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Behind-the-scenes footage and write-up available here: http://magistudio.net/work/one-hundred-ghost-stories-behind-the-scenes

Overall, I’m quite proud of what I produced for this book installation. Looking back, I started this project with no prior experience in projection mapping or installation work. I wasn’t even sure if I could get something up and running. So to watch this video, and to see my vision actually realised, makes me a bit teary-eyed. 

Obviously, this achievement isn’t mine alone - I had a lot of help along the way - including really supportive mentors and classmates who were always willing to help and lend a hand. For this, I’m extremely grateful. Credits and special thanks can be found at the end of my video.

In terms of my inquiry, I felt that my installation successfully transformed the humble book and took the user into “another world” - a ghostly world from ancient Japan. Through the light projection of my animations, an excellent soundscape, and the invitation to physically interact, I hope that I’ve successfully taken the user into an otherworldly experience.