After some discussions, we've come to an agreement regarding the specification of the project and technology we will be using. Also, we listed all the requirements of the implementation before coding starts.
Platform: Adobe Flash
Programming language: ActionScript 3
Resolution of the whole piece: 1024 x 768 (ratio: 4 x 3)
Resolution of individual movie: 1024 x 576 (ratio: 16 x 9)
Requirements:
1. Must show all four movies simultaneously
2. Must be able to resize movies and adjust volume dynamically according to the cursor position
3. Must loop the whole movie after each run
4. Mysterious scenes will take over the whole screen at certain points
5. Audience will have the freedom to focus on any of the four movies they wish to watch
6. No pause, once it plays, it plays through the whole thing without stopping
Foreseeable Challenges:
1. New platform and programming languages to the coder. It might take some time of getting used to.
2. Since unfamiliar to the platform, not sure what's achievable.
3. Since four high definition movies will be playing simultaneously, some computers might not be able to handle it.
4. Dynamically resizing requires careful planning so that no movie will get on top of the others and the transition has to be smooth.
