The unit overall i found very fun, although i did feel very anxious about my chosen practice - Film. The theme i chose was fear, i felt it would be easier to use this theme because i use this in a lot of my work already. I started with the basic idea of film, moving image, and how it was originally used in film and moved along looking at sound, composition, movement, mood, concept, speed and green screen.
I found Composition very close to what i learned in photography, and also about experiment, knowing the rules to break them. i like the way the camera moves around, sometimes with photography i always thought of it as a scene, as in what will they see next? and now with film i can express that.
I found that sound is half the battle, it effects the mood and the way you perceive what is going on, it could be a shot of a door but with sinister sound it changes how you view it. It helps you say what you are trying to say. I found it very daunting at first because it is in itself something massive to explore.
I would have liked to do much more, but as i found out along the way it is very time consuming... 30 minutes of filming and i would only use a few minutes of film. I really liked looking at sound and the way it can change the mood of a film. Editing i enjoyed the most, seeing it come together and putting all the final touches on it but also very time consuming, taking up most of the time. I liked using a camera, as i did with photography and again, i found you could really use anything you can film on, unless you want it to be crisp and clean. But at one point i just used my phone.
I looked at a wide range of artist, that you can see on my blog and i will mention in my oral presentation. But i think actually going to the Alchemy film festival was the most helpful being in that environment and sitting down to really watch a film and take it in, was very inspiring i thought.
I have developed a love of film from this unit, and i am going to continue it next year. I am hoping to learn much more over the summer and using film as a way to document my time at the Venice Biennale.
I found Composition very close to what i learned in photography, and also about experiment, knowing the rules to break them. i like the way the camera moves around, sometimes with photography i always thought of it as a scene, as in what will they see next? and now with film i can express that.
I found that sound is half the battle, it effects the mood and the way you perceive what is going on, it could be a shot of a door but with sinister sound it changes how you view it. It helps you say what you are trying to say. I found it very daunting at first because it is in itself something massive to explore.
I would have liked to do much more, but as i found out along the way it is very time consuming... 30 minutes of filming and i would only use a few minutes of film. I really liked looking at sound and the way it can change the mood of a film. Editing i enjoyed the most, seeing it come together and putting all the final touches on it but also very time consuming, taking up most of the time. I liked using a camera, as i did with photography and again, i found you could really use anything you can film on, unless you want it to be crisp and clean. But at one point i just used my phone.
I looked at a wide range of artist, that you can see on my blog and i will mention in my oral presentation. But i think actually going to the Alchemy film festival was the most helpful being in that environment and sitting down to really watch a film and take it in, was very inspiring i thought.
I have developed a love of film from this unit, and i am going to continue it next year. I am hoping to learn much more over the summer and using film as a way to document my time at the Venice Biennale.
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