Research: Dementia - Alzheimer's

Not one single person can know how much they remember. Simply close your eyes, look back at all the fun times, the bad times, the places and people you’ve seen.

Simply endless.

Our brain stores a visual memory centre with millions upon millions of images, sounds and memories are all filed away, categorically. Not one single person on the planet can explain how and why this takes place, but what we do know, is that it takes place in a very logical manner. Since our memories are arranged so neatly inside our heads, it is possible that one section could be injured or destroyed without harming other sections. E.G. Someone might have an accident and get a brain injury and have certain memories cleared out.

This can also happen in a similar manner, but from a form of Dementia. Symptoms of Dementia include;

• Loss of memory – Forgetting the way home from shops, or being unable to remember names of people and places, or even what happened earlier the same day.
• Mood Changes – Parts of the brain that control emotion are affected by the disease.
• Communication Problems – A Decrease in the ability to Talk, Read, and Write.

What would happen if you was to walk into your house, the place you know and love; and all of a sudden the walls started going blank? All of your memories faded and peeled away.

More Ideas coming.

Pre-Production: Visualising a World.

How can you visualise something that physically isn't real? That's a question that gets asked millions of times per day. When you dream, you are creating a new world, when you think about things that aren't real, (Like Flying Pigs) you create a small scene in your mind, this is how you can visualise a new world.

We can use the extreme potential of the human mind to create places we can't ever go to, but places that have meaning, and emotion. To capture this I will be basing the animation inside of a 'House' the most safe and secure place anyone can ever be. Another reason behind this is 'Family Memories' most memories are created and shared within this safe haven. It would be so upsetting to see everything that you've ever thought about, everything that you've ever done, just disappear in front of you.

This will create such atmosphere and tension from the 'Audience' which is mainly what I'm after.

How can that create atmosphere? Don't you need sound / Music for that?

Yes, I'll be accompanying the video with calm, piano based music, which will account for 50% of the overall experience.

Yes, I'm still aiming for it being an 'Experience'

I'll be exploring ThumbNail StoryBoards today.

Progress will be uploaded later.

Finding my True(Type) Calling.

...It is indeed.

Has anyone ever noticed the vast amount of TypeFaces around in everyday life? No? Well you should. To me, Font, Text, and Type are all very influential. I love working with type, I love finding new fonts.

Why not mix my love for type and this project? Confused? Read on.

What do people keep note of from everyday life? A Diary? An Experience? A Memory?

Memories are what everyone fears losing. You never want to forget that day you first found a talent. Or the day you first tried SubWay? What? You've never tried SubWay?? Get over there now! Anyway..

My point is, I want to use Type with some sort of animation for Memories. You may all be thinking, "What are you getting at, Dan?!" Keep reading.. I'm about to tell you. What if I was given the task to "Transcribe the losing of Memory"? This would open up the possibilities to link in Alzheimer's.

Using Memories written in type, as a texture on a surface. With first hand conversations with Alzheimer's patients? Dementia slots in there as well.

I don't intend just to create an animation, I wish to create an 'Experience'

You're all excited now aren't you.

Feedback is appreciated, Comments too :)