For this project I borrowed a canon camera and tripod from the FTU and set it up opposite my stage area, wherein I had set up some random items from home.
The brief for this project: "defying gravity" left me feeling a bit baffled as to how to go about levitating things; levitating things without showing strings or giving away too much about how it was done. But as the shooting went on, my grand scheme of having them all flying around my helper's head was soon proven to be a little too ambitious. Therefore, only the ring leader flew having tied an invisible wire to it's waist.
Considering that the random items (at first) don't move when my helper is looking at them, it is safe to say that the principle that "toys come alive when we aren't watching" as featured in Toy Story is present. Also, when they wish for revenge on a human as with next door neighbour's Sid in the first film, they find it perfectly acceptable to move in there presence, which is also the case here. Other visual references include: Alice (1988) by Jan Svankmayer and Toys (1966)bby Grant Munro.
I am pleased with the overall effect, especially as the music changes with the mood of the room when my helper makes an appearance. Although upon close examination it is not entirely obvious that the items are only moving when they are being watched. In order to promote this idea, I think if I were to do it again, I would have my helper very obviously looking elsewhere when they come to life.
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