It has only been six weeks yet it feels so much longer. And that is not an affront to the studio but rather online learning as a whole. It has been quite challenging to keep up with everything but the studio has been something I’ve really enjoyed these past few weeks. It was quite overwhelming […]
Month: August 2020
Essay film
A very thoroughly researched video essay about the bin chicken.* . . . *This is not true.
Next Year’s List – poem/film
I was on a bit of a time crunch with this one. I’ve had an extremely busy week with work and uni stuff which seems antithetical with stage 4 lockdown in place, but what can we do, apparently fast food in a shopping centre is an essential service. My saltiness aside, I felt quite similar […]
Reflecting on the class presentation
It was super cool to hear everyone’s different presentations on some really interesting, overlapping, and sometimes confusing theories. I loved how different everyone’s approaches were, whether recording the mundane suburban voices and other sounds like Connor or creating an interactive game like Bella. I also really liked the many examples of existing artworks that fit […]
Assignment 1 – Non-representational theory
Continuing on from my last post, I’ve been further exploring non-representational theory for the class presentation assignment. I really like the freedom this theory offers, as it distances itself from traditional academic theories and structures. I’m interested in its ideas to influence creative processes, whether that be in film or in writing. I found it […]
Non-representational theory
Representational: Two men, who may be brothers or even twins, walk alongside each other, slightly hunched over. Non-representational: Am I him? Is he me? Is there a mirror following me around, indefinitely stuck to my right shoulder as I walk? No, that’s ridiculous, he’s wearing a different coat. And scarf. Same hat though. Same perpetual […]