Rocco Francisco - Final Intervention Project DRAFT

 Mental Health Piece Draft

Mental Health Piece from November 20, 2024

How are you doing?

Think of someone important to you. 

Tell them you appreciate them, and ask them if they are okay.

When was the last time someone checked on you?

How does that make you feel?

How are you really doing?

*What is your project? Why you have chosen this topic and form of outreach?

    My project is an expansion of my performance art intervention from November 20th, 2024. My topic is that of mental health, and is explored through short instruction and interviewing. This is important to me, as mental health is an aspect of life that should never be overlooked, yet often gets lost on both a personal and outward level.  

*What is your message for the audience? 

    My message for the audience is to pay attention to mental health. You can help the people you care about, and it's also important to make sure you're okay too.

*How did you reach an audience (ie "publish" the project)? How did the audience engage with the project? What feedback have you received?

    I plan to reach an audience by both having people participate and by having my video available for viewing online.

*How does this project fit into your professional aspirations and your portfolio?

    I simultaneously have a personal interest in video creation and art, and also am taking a degree in graphic design. Creating this project helps me in these fields while also allowing me to explore an emotional topic that I am passionate about.

*What artists or other projects have influenced or inspired your own project? List 4+ artists that connect with your project with brief explanations of why they connect or inspired your own project.

*What research has helped you inform this project? List 5+ resources that informed or inspired your project in a resource list at the end of your project summary.

    My project is an expansion of a previously explored topic. I plan to use the footage I had already obtained, as well as new footage from both active participation and candid footage to use for filmmaking elements. For those I can record either new footage or have a second session with, these elements will be combined together. 

    I am currently in the process of obtaining footage and converting it into compatible files at home; the editing work will be done outside of class on my home computer. I am also drafting black and white typographic posters using snippets from interviews.

The process of encoding recorded files to make them compatible with my editing software.

Early example of a typography draft.