Studio Discussion 01/05 (Week 8)

REPORTING: Today’s studio consisted of an in-depth discussion relating to our individual online video explorations, as well as the studio intention as a whole. Seth reiterated the importance of simplifying our investigations and, rather, expand on the explorative sketching process. The objective is to be as free and creative as possible. As a class we deconstructed narrative and non-narrative form, which was very helpful in establishing a clear distinction between the two to greater inform our projects. Similarly, we discussed  linear narrative, linear non-narrative, multi-linear narrative, experimental form, categorical form and associational form.

RELATING: I rely heavily on theory to inspire ideas for my studio projects. As a student I feel it is my ‘duty’ to do so–to engage in, and recycle, thoroughly considered theoretical foundations to support and harness my academic endeavours. In regards to Bordwell and Thompson, narrative encompasses both form/structure and content and is thus a little perplexing at times, especially when dealing with ideas and analyses which look at both form and content. Though, I find these readings hugely constructive in understanding, and (hopefully) applying, the studio prompt to our project.

REASONING: Narrative is a flexible term. It is used to describe a variety of concepts surrounding storytelling, structure and format. Understandably, narrative is confused across these areas of exploration and, ultimately, ambiguous.

RECONSTRUCTING: In the interest of refining our understanding of narrative form in relation to Vine, it is important for us to position our project accurately to ensure we can answer the studio prompt when it comes to final assessment.