Video is one of my favorite mediums. It possesses such power for storytelling and exploration. In this section I’ve included works of video art, music videos, and interactive video that I have made over the past few years.

World War II Experience
Etv
role: Visual + Interaction Design
Georgia Institute of Technology ETV Protyping Group:

Janet Murray , Program Director
Paul Amsbary
Brandon Br own
Negar Farhi
Sergio Goldenberg
Hartmut Koenitz
Nate Olson
Susan Robinson
Allison Sall

The eTV Prototyping Group works by prototyping applications on current and hypothetical platforms, using narrative material drawn from actual and planned television shows and by creating its own narratives specifically designed for interactivity. This prototype is a collaboration with the AFI Digital Content Lab and the History Channel and focuses on a premium broadband service for viewers who want in depth access to materials on World War II. The eTV prototype is designed to enhance the presentation of historical documentaries on television. The prototype exploits the encyclopedic nature of digital media to deliver multiple human perspectives on the complex events.

The World War II Experience assumes a broadband, video-on-demand
environment that merges the rich content of television with the interactivity and archiving capabilities of the Internet.

The WWII Experience prototype takes as its focus one day in history,
D-Day (June 6th, 1944). The prototype features related clips from key
wartime leaders, personal voices, and key events in time. It allows the viewers to sort and choose from many video clips and to notice the connections among related clips. Viewers can create their own playlist and easily switch between the perspectives of American and German leaders and participants. The prototype maximizes the juxtaposition of canonical accounts of the war with local realities through iconic images of key figures and personal stories.

Rhinoctopus – 2004
interactive video instrument

Allison Sall + Paige Taylor

Rhinocopus is an experimental Atlanta Band. I paired with one of the members, Paige Taylor to create a video instrument. The end prototype is a sensor infused silicone controller that manipulates video images presented on screen.

By playing with the controller, a user is able to alter and change the images that are projected. For instance, squeezing the controller in one way results in a video of a flood of moving tentacles, while bending the controller in another direction presents a flash of sparkling rectangles. In addition, the overall video image bounces and jiggles as the user explores the controller.

Tools: Max/MSP/Jitter, Final cut pro, Flash, AfterEffects
Hardware: flex sensors, force sensing resistors, silicone, circuit, miditron, laptops

OnceTwice – 2002

diskette, Allison Sall

I was invited to participate in the digital music festival, Once Twice. I was matched with the 80’s influenced laptop musician, Diskette. To compliment his music, I created a video with home-shot footage that was taken in 1983. The footage exposed my older brother, 12 at the time, performing his break dancing moves in private. I attempted to transition his awkward moments of practice into something graceful and confident.

Tools: drawing, flash, final cut pro, after effects

Untitled – 2000

Exhibited at Vedanta Gallery and Art Chicago

An experiment with slight trickery, shot in Baltimore’s Inner harbor as a side project music video.

Tools: digital video, Avid