CDCT - Roulette - Worst Kept Secret
Brief
‘Spin the wheel, take a Chance’ the only constraints of this brief were the statements we had the luck of getting after spinning a wheel for them. Wether it was a passion project or a personal story all it had to be was a strong idea.
Idea
Create a piece that simulates what it's like to live with ADHD through the movement of graphical elements.
The choice to use bright red on blue and blue on red grabs the attention of the viewer but also simulates the feeling of intensity. When these colours meet each other, it creates an effect on the eye that distorts and blurs the edge making it difficult to focus on. It’s important that this piece educates and so the loud and intrusive but also fun and playful nature pushes for the attention of the viewer to listen and hear the narrative that’s being told.
I wanted a certain unexpectancy to the film, to surprise at each transition and to create a seamless trail of thoughts and ideas much like how a brain might think. These seamless thoughts go full circle so the film could be played on repeat also allowing the viewer to enter in at any point of the sequence. The addition of sound is essential in this outcome and brings weight and life to each scene.
Having the red on blue change to blue on red as the film repeats again was a late decision in the making of the piece. I liked how the blue gave space for the animations to sit within and breathe, while the red did the opposite and gave an intensity and overwhelming nature to the piece. The two colours work together to push your eye towards the movement.
