For this assignment, I will be thinking about in particular how noticing can be used as a media practice. I aim to create an audiovisual piece that focuses on drawing attention to unseen qualities, and expand my knowledge on media production and nonfiction media. In class we have begun to explore how media can be used to linger, tune, wonder, encounter, vanish and prime. So far I am intrigued by the idea of media pieces that linger and tune into surroundings, and I would like to further delve into these concepts.
Lingering involves being present in one place, without the intent of going anywhere. It is somewhat voyeuristic, and I imagine it will involve observing people or events. If I choose this as a prompt I also feel that it will give me the opportunity to hover in one place, and create an atmosphere of anticipation in my work. Tuning is similar in that it has a sense of focus on certain stimuli. Work that tunes has the ability to shift between clarity and vagueness, or intensify something through focusing, blurring or magnifying the image. I like the idea of tuning because it plays with attention and closeness with certain places. I feel that both prompts involve a level of connectedness with a location and it would be interesting to demonstrate this relationship in my own work.
To begin developing my ideas, I am going to bring 4 pieces of media (2 inspiration pieces and 2 tests made by myself) that respond to two of the prompt words (lingering and tuning) for this assignment. I will also be paying close attention to equipment, framing, sound, location, duration, and camera movement as I complete these tests. I believe that by taking these restraints into consideration, I will be able to formulate an idea of a recipe for my audiovisual piece.