Finally Proposal

The objective for my midterm images was to portray the classic beauty often associated with ballet. I wanted to present something that looked very classical and romanticized. This idea was inspired by a song by classical opera singer Josh Groban, entitled "So She Dances." The lyrics speak about a lady captivated by her dancing as well as her grace and intimacy with what she feels. My sister is also a source of inspiration for this project because she was a dan er but she gave up this dram of dancing to pursue other ventures. I imagine her when I hear this song because I can feel her passion and see a sense of something missing because this is a dream she had to leave behind.

My direction for the final video has not been an easy concept for me to concretely define until very recently and it is still a work in progress. My goal is to create a piece that mimics the sentiments of the song (although it will only be a piano track without the lyrics) but to include interferences of noises/sounds that are representative of thos things that interfere in the pursuit of our dreams. I want it to still portray the classic beauty and romanticization as in my midterm but I'd also like for it to reflect a course, as in life, that is less smooth, one with hiccups.

For the final video I'm including a few elements that pull my sister into this piece although this isn't biographical; it is inspired by but not based on her. These elements include old photographs and home videos of her dancing as a child as well as my mother's ballerina jewelry box.