TING!!

After thinking up the book projection idea i have decided to stray away from it due to me wanting to project only one page from the book, whereas books aren't just one page long and it would be too difficult to program or just set up more than one stencil in the spine of the book. Therefore i have abandoned that idea for now. I have had plenty of ideas that i could do. For example i really enjoyed the idea of using acetate as the pages and using a UV pen to write or draw on the pages which can only be revealed using a UV light. HOWEVER... after deciding with the tutors on one specific process of Light and Shadow (kinda still projection but more narrowed down) I have come up with the idea to use a light bulb, or several (not sure yet) to create a light and shadow projector. I am not completely sure which will be the best way but im going to try etching, painting and negative painting. However I know that focal point is a big thing to make it work. I have researched into this idea a bit and have found it hard to find any images of this being done in the past so maybe it wont work...

until..... i found this image

This image shows basically what i aim to do, however this bulb has been sandblasted leaving a frosted back ground. With the light bulbs I aim to put some type on them which will only be revealed when the light is switched on. (Just like a projector) I hope to display the light onto either a life size cylinder/ Lampshade size (this all depends on the focal point and where its clearest. So the place where its going to be projected will change according to the accuracy of projection quality)

My aim now is to find some A-line CFL lights, which are light bulbs that don't get hot, and begin experimentation. If I can't find any of these lights locally I think I'll try out the normal light bulbs and see how it goes.