We are planning to use Pharos as our method of programming the bridge. If we find that we require some more complicated effects that aren’t achievable with Pharos, we will use the python method.
Our theme revolves around the theme of seasons with main emphasis on Spring and Summer. We want to evoke feelings of joy and happiness from our audience and plan to achieve that through the vibrant colors of Spring/Summer.
Our key ideas:
- Flowers blooming —> lights turning on panel by panel
- Petals in the wind —> a pulse of color
- Willow tree moving in the wind
- Blooming energy into flowers
- Ocean waves moving
The general timeline of how the events will be placed:
- Winter to Spring transition [Show start]
- Start with white winter
- Snow melting into Spring colors?
- Spots of white fade into greenish colors, the spots slowly grow large until all the white (snow) has disappeared
- Spring
- Flowers blooming
- Lights turning on panel by panel
- Willow swaying in the wind
- Flower petals drifting in the wind in a similar way as the wave in summer
- Flowers blooming
- Spring to Summer transition
- A wave of water washing over the spring colors
- Can occur slowly or quickly
- A wave of water washing over the spring colors
- Summer
- (need help)
- Summer rain?
- Summer to Fall transition [Show end]
- Fall color “wave” of leaf progression from green → yellow → orange → brown
- Then the brown leaves “fall” and the show ends
Some questions we still have regarding implementation are as follows:
- Are there any other thematic elements that would make our performance stronger?