Activity 2.9: Thematic 2 Person Show Proposal

WCI Idol: passion, determination, and talent all on stage

For this two-person thematic photography project, our chosen theme is revolving around the “WCI Idol” competition, where the chosen top ten and top five contestants will share the stage and reveal their valuable singing abilities.

“WCI Idol” is an ongoing, popular tradition held at Waterloo Collegiate Institute for many years, providing an opportunity for young singers to experience the sensation of performing and intense competition. This particular event would be an excellent theme to showcase to the audience how much dedication is put into a show in the span of three weeks. Our theme would also represent the atmosphere of “WCI Idol” with a “behind the scenes” look at as well as big performing moments onstage. We want to capture the full essence and beauty of the art of performing, and a large aspect of that is seen in singing. With the shows being no longer than an hour each, so much compassion and spirit can be released in a school event, which is what we want to show in our photographs. From the instrumentation and lighting to the highest note in a singer’s voice, we want to capture it all.

Using this theme will also be perfect timing since the show times are on Monday, October 15^th and on Wednesday, October 24^th. This allows us to create desired pictures during two shows and gives us time in between to edit and prepare the project.

We have several ideas as to how we want to approach our theme. This involves a variety of techniques such as lighting, angles, close-ups of performers, shots of instrumentalists, etc. We plan to make the audience visualize the feeling of being up on stage by capturing performers singing with the audience 

By implementing these ideas into pictures, the audience will gain feelings of joy and pleasure, remembering the moments of these singers and the incredible journey that brought them to the stage. We will also capture the roaring cheers of the audience to remind them of their own reaction. The overall tone and environment we want to set for our viewers is a motivating and enjoyable experience for both the performers and the audience.

Below are more specific selection of photographs that we would like to incorporate into our thematic design.

View of guitarist:                    

Singer belting out of high note:

Audience shot:

However, backstage can be applied to “WCI Idol” theme, because backstage is where the singers are doing their rehearsals. We can focus on the face expression, their feelings through their eyes such as frustrated, worried, tired …, when they're praying, or just trying to relax and calm theirselves down before their turns to perform for the show, doing make up,  taking photos with the fans, friends … or talking to the directors before the show. Therefore, we could do some close-up shots to express as much feelings as the singers express.