This is my final draft of my collage, which was concocted from 16 screenshots from both me and my peers' screenshots from media we consumed over a weekend. I was inspired by the show I was rewatching at the time, "Inside Job" to do a sci-fi esc collage with thematic ties to conspiracy theories.*

      I tried to grab a lot of background elements from the screenshots to build a setting. I focused on finding and making a cave-like feel, with electronic portions. I don't know exactly what drove me to make the middle of the piece a giant screen, but I really enjoyed applying the lighting effects to each individual element. Making a bright light source in the center of the piece let me play with shading and focus in a way that I normally don't get to experiment with. It's by no means perfect or completely realistic, but I think the green of the screen and the deep purple of the rocks allows for some good contrast, and draws the eyes in. "Inside Job" is a show about insane conspiracy theories being true, and I had also sat through a documentary about an Australian journalist whose house was firebombed, not once, but twice, for reporting on the corruption he saw in his home country. With the themes of what I had consumed floating in my head, I tried to concoct what could have been a real plot point in an absurd episode, combining the elements to brew up a false storyline that can be implied, or perhaps an alternative storyline to the show itself.

      I also used screenshots as textures for a lot of this piece, to try and diversify the way I used the assets presented to me. Overall, I really enjoy how this turned out, however now that it's done I can't help but notice a lot of little details that I could improve or change. I guess that's how the saying goes, "Art is never finished, just abandoned." Maybe one day I'll come back and try to give this a better polishing, but for now I'm satisfied.