THE SHOW
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Genre:
TV based
communal karaoke musical
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Duration:
weekly
show of 30 minutes
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Timeslot:
Friday
or Saturday night
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Roles of the user:
viewer,
performer (karaoke singer)
TV'oke is a late night interactive karaoke musical
series where
users can participate by singing popular songs
together.
Each episode would be in a different theme,
Hippioke-Karaoke representing a sample. The viewers
can call in and/or use their webcam to join the
party and sing the songs. They are represented by
an on-screen animated character with the real head
of the participant. If participants sing well and
loud, as analysed by our special software, their
character will increase “bloom”, which
is made clear with visual clues related to the
theme.
In between the communal karaoke performances there
are pre-recorded clips that act as a narrative
thread that takes the story forward and ties the
songs together.
INTERACTIVITY
> REGULAR TELEPHONE CALL > players voice only
> WEB-CAMERA via our Website > both voice and face of the player
> INDIVIDUAL SINGING LEVEL leads to “ TV CHARACTER BLOOMING ON SCREEN ”
> OVERALL COMMUNAL SINGIN SCORE - which, if it exceeds a maximum value, could effect a complete fractalization on the screen
STRUCTURE OF AN EXAMPLE EPISODE
> Participate by singing popular songs together
> Different theme every week! (60's, 90s’, 80s’, Elvis, gospel etc. )
> Pre-recorded animations that act as a narrative thread between the songs
> The structure is similar to a musical cinema
> READ THE SCRIPT
> LOOK AT THE STORYBOARD
WHY THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT
> DIRECT INTERACTION WITH IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK
> SEE YOUR FACE ON THE TV SCREEN AND BE PART OF THE ACTION
> VISUALLY ENTERTAINING STYLE
> SEE / HEAR YOUR FRIENDS SING ( not location based ) OR BE THE START YOURSELF
> CLEVER FUNNY STORY TO CONNECT THE SONGS , with historical references
> capable of relating to DIFFERENT SOCIAL / AGE GROUPS due to change in weekly theme
> web-calls are FREE = more participants
> FLOATATION of singing on-screen characters = LARGE # of participants at the same time
> better than TEXT SMS programs, which are often visually dull
> GROUP WORK possible between singing friends > leading to BEST IN TV'oke AWARD !
THE TEAM
Viara Gentchev: Tuukka Ylonen : Tuomas Karhu : Frederik Vincx :
- FREDERIK –
frederik.vincx@telenet.be
phone: 041 775 4775
- SCENES PLANNING / RESEARCH OF STYLES / FLASH DEVELOPER / FLASH
ANIMATIONS /
- VIARA –
viara@solarhive.com
phone :: 045 133 4420
- PRODUCER / SCHEDULING / SCRIPT HELP / STYLIST / WARDROBE FOR ACTORS /
ARTISTIC STYLE AND PHOTOSHOP / FLASH ANIMATION
- TUOMAS –
tuomas.karhu@uiah.fi
phone: 044 045 0585
- DIRECTOR – SCRIPT WRITING / COMMUNICATING BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS /
PROGRAMMER INTEGRATION OF SOFTWARE / FLASH
- TUUKKA –
tuukka.ylonen@uiah.fi
phone: 050 351 7253
- HEAD OF PHOTOGRAPHY / CINEMATOGRAPHY / STORYBOARD /
> technical set-up
> influences
WHAT
WE LIKED....
Great aimation style:
http://www.bobschneidermusic.com/captainkirk/∞
sofake∞
guys (remember
http://www.eminem.com/∞)
bip bip∞,
verry prety animation by Romain Segaud. In the
still photo style but less gritty as the works
of sofake
kickass kungfu∞
video
fractal art∞
OUT OF CONTROL PRODUCTION @ University Of Art & Design Helsinki
Experimental
Interactive Television [EXTV]
'Out
of Control' is an experimental interactive
television course in which definitions of
'narrative' and 'story' attempt to go 'out of
control'.
The
end result of the workshop has been three
interactive television programmes in which
'control' is relinquished by the makers and
empowered to the viewers - to a greater or lesser
extent. There were no predetermined outcomes - but
because this course is part of the 'interactive
Audiovisual Narrative' (IAN) focus area it was
essential that storytelling was the main feature of
the products made.
Students have been encouraged to go 'out of
control' with definitions of narrative and to seek
innovative and appropriate technical ways in which
the viewer 'takes control' of the viewing
experience. The communal aspects of interacting
with a live broadcast have been emphasised, rather
than uses of high-tech gadgets or set-top boxes. In
this respect the programmes would be suitable for
broadcast on any network and all viewers would be
able to interact if they so wished.
Course
leader, lecturer, artistic director: Chris Hales
Tutoring and supervision: Teijo Pellinen
Producer: Pipsa Asiala
Studio
Tutors: Pekka Uotila and Taku Kaskela
"Out of Control" is an educational co-production
between UIAH Media Lab and KHLIM Communication and
Multimedia Design Belgium. To learn more about the
actual program of study,
click here
Other
Shows made under the same time frame
were.
THE DADAPHONIC MAGIC
SHOW
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The making of
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KAHDEN VAIHEILLA
('Inbetween')
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The making of
...