As a member of Syracuse's student programming board, I work closely with a team of students to plan and bring about various events to our campus. One of our most well-known events in the spring is Mayfest in Walnut Park.

I'm sure that many 360 videos already exist with music festivals and large scale concerts as the subject, but this one would differentiate from them because it would show the overall transformation of Walnut Park over the course of the spring semester.

Since Mayfest isn't until the end of April, the opening scene would just be a peaceful day in Walnut Park. The camera would be at the height of a person standing so that the viewer can feel as if he or she is being transported through the days and nights leading up to Mayfest. The camera would stay that height throughout the entirety of the video, and record various days and nights leading up to the event.

There might not be much movement at first besides cars driving down the street or people walking through the park to home or class. Eventually though, the viewer would be able to watch the set up in the park from the fences going up around the perimeter to the stage being built, inflatables being brought in, and tents being set up. On the day of Mayfest, the 360 camera would be right in the middle of the park, providing views of people rushing to enter, event-goers eating everything from chicken tornadoes to corndogs, and being right in the center of the mosh pit in front of the stage.

I am hoping that this gives viewers an opportunity to have an inside look at all of the work University Union does leading up to their large-scale events, and provide future Syracuse students excitement leading up to one of the school's favorite traditions. While there isn't really a protagonist in this story, it moves forward day by day and closes with the deconstruction of the tents, etc. in the park. My biggest concern with this idea, however, is ways in which to keep the equipment protected.