Balla Investigation 1

Study the movement of footballers in a game by using the variable search buttons on a video.  Develop portraits of sports personalities in this way.  Similarly collect photographs of a particular sports personality in action.  Create a collage of movements by superimposing layer on layer.  An investigation like this can be helped with the use of a photocopier to reduce or enlarge elements.  A scanner and graphic software would also useful tools in this exploration.  Avoid the temptation to create a lifelike portrait. (see aesthetics).

Balla Investigation 2

Think of the movements used by a tennis player, or someone playing ping pong.  Video someone playing a game which involves movement of the arms.  Use these gestures to develop paintings or dance.  On a sheet of large paper (the design of a table tennis table could be drawn in) allow two 'competitiors' to represent a game of table tennis with large paint brushes.  Colours could depict aggression and/or strength of movement. 

Similarly using a frame by frame analysis depict the movements of players and ball in a soccer game, or for a small portion of it.