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March 28, 2005
Part I: Inside the box
The original Kinetoscope will stand with its back flush against a black wall. Individuals can go up to Kinetoscope (as in the original) and look through the viewfinder, turn the crank, and see illustrations come to life, reacting to their specific cranking methods. This will be achieved by a monitor placed on a shelf inside the actual Kinetoscope box at eye level. Also in the Kinetoscope box is a computer and a projector. The projector will be projecting a second set of related images that also react to the handcrank, but are different from what is seen in the viewfinder.
Part II: Outside the box
The black wall against which the Kinetoscope is standing is actually one wall out of a black room. The walls making up the room can be made of either painted plywood/drywall or a series of theater blacks. The wall opposite of the Kinetoscope is a white lycra projection screen. Beams will be placed across the top of the black room, on the side of the projection. The screen has seams along its top and bottom edges. The rope/cable running through the seams will be anchored by eyehooks/turnbuckles in the wall and beams. This will allow for the screen to take a more interesting shape, without having shadows cast by supporting wood structures.
Additional Notes
Leah will create a fresh set of drawings that we will animate together. There is a possibility we will silk screen part of her drawings onto the lycra, and project more animations on top of those. Another option is to use frosted plexi in place of fabric.
The drawings in the Kinetoscope will feel more like you are peeking into the internal workings of a city (gears, motors, propellers, dense), while the larger projection, which multiple people can experience, will have the larger cityscape overview outside feel.
Kinetoscope (2005) will be shown as part of the Comix ex Machina show at Flux Factory in Long Island City, Queens, New York on June 18 - July 23, 2005.