Here is the link to the studio book, version 2.03.  The file is 41.5 MB.  If you click on the link, it will take a little bit to load.  You can also right-click on the link, select “save target as”, navigate to a location on your computer and save the file.  I found this to be the easiest way to view it.

Book v2.03

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ps.  ignore the page that is bigger than the others…  it will be the same size in the end.

first draft layout..

lights - pdf link to lighting diagram

(edited by StudioSwamp)

 https://filestogeaux.lsu.edu/public/download.php?FILE=yzhong3/150184FmKU5

I test several materials to get physical fire ascend from ground to the air.  There are two materials work well. One is the 100% cotton yarn, the other one is natural jute#28. I rubbed more than 16 lines together, you can see from the video how they work.

Fire is light. The process that fires go up slowly from ground to the air is a journey from death to rebirth.

Well,  YouTube doesn’t allow you to upload any movie longer than 10minutes …That’s why I had to  divide our film (15minutes) into two parts…

I have added a Lemur ‘cry‘ which I think fits perfectly into this little film.

I did my best playing with the reverse and slow motion features…  ;o)

Film2_PART#1

Film2_PART#2

Ancient Egyptians as well as the Native Americans used color and colored light to heal.  Although color symbolism differs from culture to culture, many of the Native American color symbols have to do with the four directions or the four sacred mountains (blue, white, red, black – Cherokee or white, blue, yellow, black – Navajo)

Blue – represents tranquility, calm, stability, reliability, order, water, cold, technology and depression.  It can slow the pulse, lower body temperature and reduce the appetite.  Is considered the safest global color. China = immortality, Columbia = soap, Hindus = color of Krishna, Jews = holiness, Middle East = protection, Native American = intuition

Black = power, sexuality, formality, mystery, fear, evil, mourning, death.  Native American = harmony, listening

Green = nature, health, good luck, renewal, envy, misfortune.  It is not considered to be a good packaging color because of the varied connotations.  Some tropical countries associate green with danger. Native American = living willfully

Orange = energy, balance, vibrance, demanding attention.  native american = kinship

Purple = royalty, spirituality, ceremony, mystery, cruelty, arrogance, exotic.  Purple dye was made from the mucous gland of a snail.  It required thousands of snails to yield 1 gram of dye. NA = wisdom

Red = pay attention, love, danger, desire, speed, strength, violence, anger, blood, fight or flight response, makes heart beat faster.  Not a good choice for psychiatric wards or prisons.  China = celebration and luck, India = purity, Native American = sacred and sunlight and south and communication

White = reverence, purity, simplicity, peace, innocence, youth, birth, sterility, marriage.  Japan = white carnations signify death, eastern cultures = coldness and sterility, NA = clarity and wholeness

Yellow = joy, happiness, optimism, imagination, hope, philosophy, dishonesty, cowardice, betrayal, jealousy, deceit, illness, inspiration. NA = overcoming challenges

I think it is interesting that all the colors have both positive and negative associations which works well with the entrance and exit taking on different meanings even though they are the same thing.

I think the entrance/exit works either way with green/blue/red or switched around a bit to blue/green/red… green to symbolize a choice – misfortune or luck, blue to slow the pulse, then red to hasten it again…  I’m up for any suggestions though…

And…

Native American medicine wheel, color, animal:

east = yellow, new dawn, eagle

south = red or green, passion, porcupine

west = black, reflection, bear

north = white, wisdom, white buffalo

I have worked with the images and sounds Natalie and Mikeila have added to the server so far with my own little research of iconography for our little story….

The video presents the ‘lemur language’ combined with the ‘language of light’ it presents the three heavens…that which I think is a good combination with the altar concept and the other projections.

The audience can ‘try’ to understand what is going on ….

I have inserted the tree and the concept of fire also…

Thanks Natalie for the sound!

I love the Lemur Dance!! it’s kind of creepy in a way they are like people….

I’m working on images for the map and altar ideas

I am working on the story film that we are going to be projecting using symbols and other images that I have been working on.

If anyone else thinks they have images that I can use please post them on the server, I can definitely check them out and modify them if necessary.

Suggestions are more than welcome….I will update this little film by wednesday.