Megan presented her piece based on an observation about her housemate sewing. The clip she showed was a mix of found footage with fashion shows and shining jewels, which I think was used in a purposeful way to create a strong luxurious aesthetic. I think her idea to have her own footage of close up sparkling makeup and textiles will work quite well to mirror the professional show. I was inspired by Megan’s desire to strive for an abstract piece through portraying the footage in reverse order, and getting clips such as silhouettes through a frosted door.
I also liked her idea to film the makeup and fabrics in different shots because I think it will make a nice display of different textures. I think this was greatly enhanced with the colour palette, of strong warm tones like pink and orange. This gave the piece a very warm and homey mood which works perfectly with the concept of it being an at-home fashion show, essentially.
Voiceover work can be a tedious process depending on what one is going for, but I think Megan was extremely successful in keeping her original observation as the voiceover. A lot of the detail of the written piece was necessary to keep the spirit of the video, so I hope she keeps the entirety of it moving forward.
Megan’s work so far has inspired me to go in a more abstract direction in my own work, and to keep experimenting. I think her idea to play out the scene backwards could be very successful, and is only something that is achieved because of experimentation. I particularly liked that the explanation of those first steps of the sewing overlaid the ‘final’ shots of the fashion show, because it urges the viewer to think about how the garments are actually created, and the personal perspective of the creator themselves. That being said, working to make a chronological timeline of the footage would also work, because that is how the observation goes – so this is a direction that could be explored with more experimentation. Overall I was very impressed with Megan’s work and look forward to seeing her final piece.