In creating this somewhat experimental, non-narrative video piece, my primary aim was to visually explore the form of the home movie and to discuss the ways in which these amateur documentary-esque products can be used to construct, fabricate, refresh, and prompt memory. I chose to experiment with the Super 8 aesthetic based on its past popularity amongst families who were…
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Project Brief 4: WIP 2
After writing my previous WIP post, I shifted my focus (somewhat), deciding to instead explore the world of ‘maker spaces’ – communal/collaborative workshops in which individuals can gather and work on a range of predominantly handcrafted projects. I began planning an interview-driven investigative documentary piece, with the intention of further exploring the ideas of handcrafted practices that we touched upon…
Project Brief 4: WIP 1
At this stage I’m still unsure of what exactly I’d like to make for this final project – the broad nature of the set task has made it challenging (for me) to narrow down the ideas I’ve come up with so far and decide upon what I actually want to work on. The goal in writing this post is to…
Project Brief 3: NEON GLASS BENDING
While preparing to meet with Karl (our craftsman subject) we all agreed that it would be extremely important to spend a significant amount of time observing his neon glass bending process and to capture a substantial amount of video footage which we could use to faithfully illustrate this process as well as the intricacies of the craft. While we had…
“tangible media items hold more value”
For many people, the more tangible quality of older media formats is something of great value and significance. These groups find comfort and satisfaction in being able to pick up and feel physical items such as books, newspapers, photo albums and vinyl records. Something about the more tactile nature of these analogue mediums fosters a different level of interaction and…