Project Brief #3

 

PROJECT BRIEF #3 WRITTEN REFLECTION

In creating this portrait I was pleased with the way in which I was able to coordinate the visuals and soundtrack fluidly with Mum’s narration. The visuals were directly based on what she was talking about and as a result I was able to play on her sense of humour and make a relatively quirky representation of her conversation. I also feel that the soundtrack that I composed and performed, rather than simply providing the background, was able to set the varying moods throughout the portrait and similarly took its cues from Mum’s narration.

 

The found footage I included depicts Mum’s fascination as a child with being a “lady” however in future I will spend more time searching in order to find the most appropriate material possible. I also was not entirely satisfied with the final edit – again, in future I will aim to practice navigating Premiere or Final Cut rather than iMovie as it was quite restrictive for this task in terms of creating titles and editing audio.

 

As I planned and produced the film I realised that portraits often focus on the things that people have done and less so on what they do and what they enjoy occupying their life and time with, which I think is far more interesting and accurate if you’re calling it a portrait. So in making it I aimed to capture the essence of Mum rather than give a rundown of her history.

 

I found that my main skills lie in coordinating visuals and audios, and particularly in the creation of soundtrack to accompany visuals, as I am able to effectively and efficiently create soundtrack material that will enhance visuals put before me. I plan to practice the use of editing software to strengthen and nurture this skill. I also found that I desperately need to work on my time management in order to meet my full potential, as some of my ideas lacked in execution as a result of my poor work ethic and hurried production.

Found Footage Source:

 

https://archive.org/details/FashionH1940

User: Donahue (Harry D.)

Original material produced 1940

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