Dancing Blind: Senior Project
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My name is Tommy Batchelor and I am a rising Senior at The Ohio State University earning my BFA in Dance. This summer I will be working on my Senior Project in New York City. As the title suggests, my project is centered around blindness. I will be making a dance film that uses blindness as a choreographic tool, researches how blindness effects dancers and choreographers, and delves into the many emotional effects of blindness on an individual. I will be choreographing on and with five OSU dance majors. The film will include audio and video from interviews with blind and partially blind dancers and choreographers. I hope to spread awareness of blindness specifically in dance culture. Dance is currently primarily a visual performing art form. With this film I am advocating for an awareness of blindness in how dance is taught and performed.
Budget:
Camera (Sony FDR-AX100 4K Ultra HD Camcorder): $1,698.00
Fluid head tripod (Benro S6): $295.00
Dancer Salary: ($350 each) $1,750
Travel Expenses: Gas (Estimating $1.97 a gallon, 15.3 gallons at 35 MPG, will need to travel to and from New York 3 times) $180.85
Housing Expenses: Rent (Airbnb at $35 a night, staying total of 8 weeks) $1960.00
Food: ($100 a week, total of 8 weeks) $800
Costuming: ($50 each) $250
Rehearsal Space: Rent ($22 an hour, 2 hours a day, 3 days a week for a total of 8 weeks) $1056.00
Dance Film Location Rent: ($250.00 an hour, 4 hours a day, 2 day rental) $2000
Total Expenses: $9,989.85
I am planning to be in New York on June 6th. I will be working on the pre-production and production aspects of this project during the months of June and July. I will then work on post-production editing throughout the school year from August to April. This project means a great deal to me as it is the culminating work of my four years at OSU. I will be completing this project with distinction and will present it at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. The final video will be available to the public on YouTube and Vimeo. I plan to make a short film version of the final product to send to film festivals.
Your support is greatly appreciated, every little bit helps!
Promo video and website coming soon
Budget:
Camera (Sony FDR-AX100 4K Ultra HD Camcorder): $1,698.00
Fluid head tripod (Benro S6): $295.00
Dancer Salary: ($350 each) $1,750
Travel Expenses: Gas (Estimating $1.97 a gallon, 15.3 gallons at 35 MPG, will need to travel to and from New York 3 times) $180.85
Housing Expenses: Rent (Airbnb at $35 a night, staying total of 8 weeks) $1960.00
Food: ($100 a week, total of 8 weeks) $800
Costuming: ($50 each) $250
Rehearsal Space: Rent ($22 an hour, 2 hours a day, 3 days a week for a total of 8 weeks) $1056.00
Dance Film Location Rent: ($250.00 an hour, 4 hours a day, 2 day rental) $2000
Total Expenses: $9,989.85
I am planning to be in New York on June 6th. I will be working on the pre-production and production aspects of this project during the months of June and July. I will then work on post-production editing throughout the school year from August to April. This project means a great deal to me as it is the culminating work of my four years at OSU. I will be completing this project with distinction and will present it at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. The final video will be available to the public on YouTube and Vimeo. I plan to make a short film version of the final product to send to film festivals.
Your support is greatly appreciated, every little bit helps!
Promo video and website coming soon
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Tommy Batchelor
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Columbus, OH
