"Without a clear end-goal in sight we brought this question to the entire Idea Lab group and began the brainstorming process together. “What was so fantastic about working in the CCM Idea Lab is that we started each project with a question," DeGeorge says.
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They did a series of small experiments over the summer using new projection and media equipment. She formed a group with CCM professors Stirling Shelton (Technical Production), Matt Tibbs (Sound Design and Technology), Amy Johnson (Voice), Vince DeGeorge (Musical Theatre and Opera) and Susan Felder (Acting). “We were all reeling from the onset of COVID-19 and wondering how we were going to continue creating and teaching, and this sparked a conversation about new technology and new possibilities,” she adds. The ballet was shot with a 360-degree camera and Huizinga decided to explore how CCM could implement this technique into its curriculum and performances. She was inspired by Night Fall, a virtual reality ballet done by the Dutch National Ballet. Huizinga began planning the CCM Idea Lab in May 2020. In these small, contained projects we are able to try things that we are 70 or 80 percent sure will work, but not 100 percent sure.” “Trying new technology in a high pressure, large production environment is daunting. “The fundamental nature of CCM Idea Lab is collaboration and experimentation,” says Lighting Design and Technology Professor Sharon Huizinga. Seven multimedia projects were created by the CCM Idea Lab during the 2021 spring semester, including the award-nominated music video "Gold." The performance features Musical Theatre students performing Fergus O'Farrell's "Gold” from Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová's musical Once. Watch the CCM Idea Lab videos and learn more about the individual projects below.
It is made possible with support of UC Faculty Forward. The CCM Idea Lab explores technical, artistic and philosophical questions to create short performance pieces that showcase the work of students and faculty from CCM Lighting Design and Technology, Sound Design and Technology, Technical Production, Stage Management, Dance, Acting, Voice, Musical Theatre and Media Production. The award winners will be announced during a virtual ceremony on Sunday, Oct. The Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recently nominated CCM Idea Lab music video, "Gold," for a College Student Production Award. College of Engineering and Applied Science.
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