Tessa Larson

 Since I need to do one more reflection post, I thought I'd do it on my Final Project. Instead of just reflecting on it more, I'll try to also think about how I might revise it further (along with what I liked with how it turned out and thinking about the process of creating it). Firstly, the decision to take a video of the video was a sort of experiment that wasn't necessarily planned. However, I really liked how it created a sort of swaying movement that that connected the choppy repetitious loops. I was thinking about this because of a the feedback I got when presenting, suggesting adding more elements in the animation that are continuous across the video, rather than the whole thing looping. I really like this idea because it fractures a discernible sense of time and adds an interesting layer of chaos and irregularity. This idea reminds me of those 'spot the difference' videos or even in horror games where the light is flickering and suddenly a monster appears.

Routine Moments- These simulated environments are an invitation to pause and really look at everyday conventions, suggesting absurdity and vacancy in constructions of normalcy and comfort. They are my own take on the sort of environment/ASMR themed videos all over YouTube (which can range from simulating a cafe on a rainy day to specific universes from books or films). Unlike those videos, mine are somewhat unpleasant, as I was reflecting on mental health struggles and emptiness in the routines that I use to get myself to get out of bed, to get work done, and to occasionally convince myself to leave my room. A few general notes: The quality of the videos is purposefully grainy; I took a video of a video as I thought it would add an interesting effect that better reflected the themes of my project. I also liked how the grating repetition/loop of these environment videos combined with the The Desk Study is based off of hours spent studying at my desk and struggles with focus, depression,