Thursday, 8 December 2011
Audio Experimental
Now that I have gathered all my information and audio regarding the project meaning I am now just on the verge of needing to put it into a audio timeline that will be the final product. Although I am still having problems in terms of being able to keep my audience appealed as I am having second thoughts in the way that I think my piece is going to be a bit to bland (just playing a montage of ringtones that will be changing in terms of greatness) I need to find a way of getting a safety cushion that would help keep my audience listening. This may include asking Andy for some advice . . . . . .
This is another piece of paper work that I have produced based around my three minute video idea. In this picture you can see a list of world events that have happened in the past 50 years, from the assassinations of Martin Luther King and JFK right through to the capture and death of the Al-Quieda terrorist Osama Bin Laden. This links to my video idea as to produce 50 years in three minutes I obviously need some information to work around and give me a guide path in being able to gather some video footage to put the piece together.
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
The Grand Location Shoot Mark Gardener.
In this multi camera session we were at a different location. We were in the Grand in clitheroe. The venue as to where big events and gigs are held throughout the year. Lucky enough we had been asked to produce a shoot on location at the grand. I felt quite excited for this one as I have only been to the grand once and they are very professional at what they do, light mixing, sound mixing with a very big dinning and venue, it was industry experience. With the multi camera session announced we didn't know who we were going to be filming Mark Gardener who is a musician, formally known for his work with creation records label band Ride, not apposes to work solo. This was a great opportunity to claw some real detail about his career up to press as he has been in the music industry for a good 20+ years. This was also an exclusive acoustic session that college had prepped for us.
The shooting went very well, we were only handed two cameras to be able to use, initially I thought this wouldn't be that hard to film as there was only Mark Gardener who we would be recording. On the other hand it would be quite hard to contain a lot of footage with just two cameras and also to get interesting shots that will keep your audience appealed and glued to watching it. We also had a camera that Declan bought in to take photos for evidence. Me and Declan both were taking photos of Mark Gardener. We aimed to get some interesting shots from all angles, such as low down, side on even from behind him on the stage. After Mark had performed his acoustic set then we were to set up and conduct an interview. Baring in mind that we had the questions intact we had to remember that we were focussing on Mark's work and solo work, we were not to bring up all of the stuff he performed with Ride under the creation records.
There was also another band session afterwards but due to work commitments I was unable to be part of the crew who were going to be filming the event,
The shooting went very well, we were only handed two cameras to be able to use, initially I thought this wouldn't be that hard to film as there was only Mark Gardener who we would be recording. On the other hand it would be quite hard to contain a lot of footage with just two cameras and also to get interesting shots that will keep your audience appealed and glued to watching it. We also had a camera that Declan bought in to take photos for evidence. Me and Declan both were taking photos of Mark Gardener. We aimed to get some interesting shots from all angles, such as low down, side on even from behind him on the stage. After Mark had performed his acoustic set then we were to set up and conduct an interview. Baring in mind that we had the questions intact we had to remember that we were focussing on Mark's work and solo work, we were not to bring up all of the stuff he performed with Ride under the creation records.
There was also another band session afterwards but due to work commitments I was unable to be part of the crew who were going to be filming the event,
Three Minute Moving Image
Three minute moving image diagram that has many ideas for my 3 minute experimental video, from animation, music video to a drama to an interview. Sketch ideas that I have elaborated on with each individual genre.
Introduction To Photography
Today I was introduced to photography of a higher level. This lesson about photography was all to do with telling a story through photographs, almost like a storyboard.
The lesson started of by being shown a series of photos by three different photographers and being able to try and understand what feelings you get from looking at the photo's. We were shown several photos but one of the photos that stood out to me most was a photo that showed 2 sides of a house, the front room and the kitchen. In the photo the major difference between the two sets were the lighting that was used between the two. The lighting in the kitchen was extreme in context to the light that was in the from room. The front room was very grim with light reflecting only from the TV onto the old woman' body, this creating a very ill atmosphere and i suppose a kind of a spooky feel. In comparison with the lady in the kitchen (I'm presuming her daughter) where she is cooking/preparing something i guess for tea (Due to the darkness outside). The photo is just very interesting how it is shot, what objects are clear in the light or dark in shadow.
The lesson started of by being shown a series of photos by three different photographers and being able to try and understand what feelings you get from looking at the photo's. We were shown several photos but one of the photos that stood out to me most was a photo that showed 2 sides of a house, the front room and the kitchen. In the photo the major difference between the two sets were the lighting that was used between the two. The lighting in the kitchen was extreme in context to the light that was in the from room. The front room was very grim with light reflecting only from the TV onto the old woman' body, this creating a very ill atmosphere and i suppose a kind of a spooky feel. In comparison with the lady in the kitchen (I'm presuming her daughter) where she is cooking/preparing something i guess for tea (Due to the darkness outside). The photo is just very interesting how it is shot, what objects are clear in the light or dark in shadow.
Iranian Chadored Warriors Short Analysis
Irans Chadored Warriors
This photo is by Jean Gaumy. It was taken in 1986.
When i studied this photo and did some research on it I came up with a few assumptions as to what i thought the meaning was behind the photo. I have bulleted some points that what I think the photo entails ;
- Seven years prior to this photo was the iranian revolution.
- Muslim religion the women are not aloud to work, drive cars which therefore makes men dominant.
- I take this photo to be of rebellious women that want to prove they can be just as powerful.
- These are a bunch of rebellious generation women.
- Some sort of training camp as they are in a rocky terrain that looks to be in the middle of nowhere.
I assumed this is what the photo is about, the fact of them having guns aiming in a rocky terrain give me the sign that they wanted to be just as dominant as the men in the muslim religion.
This photo is by Jean Gaumy. It was taken in 1986.
When i studied this photo and did some research on it I came up with a few assumptions as to what i thought the meaning was behind the photo. I have bulleted some points that what I think the photo entails ;
- Seven years prior to this photo was the iranian revolution.
- Muslim religion the women are not aloud to work, drive cars which therefore makes men dominant.
- I take this photo to be of rebellious women that want to prove they can be just as powerful.
- These are a bunch of rebellious generation women.
- Some sort of training camp as they are in a rocky terrain that looks to be in the middle of nowhere.
I assumed this is what the photo is about, the fact of them having guns aiming in a rocky terrain give me the sign that they wanted to be just as dominant as the men in the muslim religion.
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Karate Session/Shoot
This was our second experimental video shoot in the TV studio. Prior to shooting this work we looked at the work of Maya Deren. We looked at one of her pieces called ''Meditation on violence.''
In this shoot we tried to create a modest 21st century version of this. In Maya Deren' work she uses two different locations to shoot on (visually) a room with a backdrop of curtains and another which is located outside somewhere. We weren't going to re-enact the outside location due to only being able to accommodate indoor facilities. (outside, the facilities and the end produce quality would not have matched the studio quality)
A catering teacher is part of a karate organisation and got a few friends to come in and do some routines. Each routine was filmed through three different cameras that were situated in each corner of the studio (not next to the door for safety reasons.)
We planned to get shots that would upfront, slow/fast and showed true emotions whilst they were performing to create a video sequence of meditation on violence.
In this shoot we tried to create a modest 21st century version of this. In Maya Deren' work she uses two different locations to shoot on (visually) a room with a backdrop of curtains and another which is located outside somewhere. We weren't going to re-enact the outside location due to only being able to accommodate indoor facilities. (outside, the facilities and the end produce quality would not have matched the studio quality)
A catering teacher is part of a karate organisation and got a few friends to come in and do some routines. Each routine was filmed through three different cameras that were situated in each corner of the studio (not next to the door for safety reasons.)
We planned to get shots that would upfront, slow/fast and showed true emotions whilst they were performing to create a video sequence of meditation on violence.
Recently I have been introduced to the word art. When I always hear the word art I have stereotyped it to just be based around drawings and sculptures, the One of the first pieces of work that we came across was of a women called Gillian Wearing. Gillian Wearings work is based around art, not drawings or anything like that but confession art. Confession art is where you are to tell a confession of yours. We tried our very own confession art in the TV studio as we were all to think of something that we had to own up to on camera and we were to record them all together and put them in a sequence. My confession was that when I turned 16 for my birthday I told my mum that I was going to go to my friends for the night only to have a couple of drinks and stop over, but in actual fact I went to my mates and got some more drinks, met up with a big group of friends and camped on a field that is literally about 1/4 of a mile away from my house, this was my confession.
Another piece of work that was introduced to us by Gillian Wearing was called 'Signs that you want them to say and not signs that someone else wants them to say.'' When I first heard of this I thought this was pretty straight forward, like when your driving on the road and you are in a hurry and you see a speed camera sign alerting you of one ahead, you would like to replace it with something else so this doesn't delay you. Gillian Wearing on the other hand would approach people on the street and ask them to write down something that they don't specifically want to say to somebody (Confession) on a piece of card holding it up to the camera for a photo.
There is one photo that I have come across on the internet
This is one of the photos that Gillian Wearing took for her confessional work. In this photo you see a man holding up a sign that he has wrote ''I'm desperate''. Now looking at this photo I can't help but be drawn towards the fact that the gentleman is actually dressed in a suit. This gives me the feel that he is out trying to find a job vacancy that he can possibly apply for. Although with the scenery that he is in gives me the feel that maybe he may just be walking home or going to his car from his job, the rural background looks a bit rough. These two cross each other.
*Assumption number two* ; Taking a second look at the photo I realise that the man actually hasn't got any rings on. More notifying no wedding ring. This linked with the information that he has wrote on the card and what Gillian Wearing has produced this has made up my assumption that this man is not in a marriage therefore the ''I'm desperate'' refers to his wishes in life and dreams of someday having a wife.
Another piece of work that was introduced to us by Gillian Wearing was called 'Signs that you want them to say and not signs that someone else wants them to say.'' When I first heard of this I thought this was pretty straight forward, like when your driving on the road and you are in a hurry and you see a speed camera sign alerting you of one ahead, you would like to replace it with something else so this doesn't delay you. Gillian Wearing on the other hand would approach people on the street and ask them to write down something that they don't specifically want to say to somebody (Confession) on a piece of card holding it up to the camera for a photo.
There is one photo that I have come across on the internet
This is one of the photos that Gillian Wearing took for her confessional work. In this photo you see a man holding up a sign that he has wrote ''I'm desperate''. Now looking at this photo I can't help but be drawn towards the fact that the gentleman is actually dressed in a suit. This gives me the feel that he is out trying to find a job vacancy that he can possibly apply for. Although with the scenery that he is in gives me the feel that maybe he may just be walking home or going to his car from his job, the rural background looks a bit rough. These two cross each other.
*Assumption number two* ; Taking a second look at the photo I realise that the man actually hasn't got any rings on. More notifying no wedding ring. This linked with the information that he has wrote on the card and what Gillian Wearing has produced this has made up my assumption that this man is not in a marriage therefore the ''I'm desperate'' refers to his wishes in life and dreams of someday having a wife.
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