Fields and frames brief

Experimental art

Installation

Narrative

Documentary

Expanded cinema

Expanded Cinema –

-          Content shaped by materials and technologies

-          Experiment = challenge industrial/commercial

-          Exposure/speed/focus/celluloid itself/surface/lens/printing process

-          Smallest increments of screen

Spaces and screen:

-          Bodies

-          Screens

-          Multiple tech

-          Live events

Projectors:

-          Projections as event

-          Manually pull film

-          Adapt/customise

Fields and Frames

-          Use new “innovative” tech

-          Apply existing tech  in “ “ way

-          Critical historical & theoretical framework

-          Moving image histories & digital futures

-          Social themes (physical & biological sciences)

TV interruptions – david hall (1971)

Tap – It was a tap filling a clear container full of water till it reached the top then drains diagonally. I think it’s meant to jolt casual TV audiences back to reality.

Night sounding – Kyla parker

Turbulent – Shirin Neshat (I responded to turbulent. I liked it as I’m a fan of cultural things such and singing, music, architecture, and outfits. There are opposites such as, colour, background, sex, music. 

Dresden Dynamo – Lis Rhodes

Expanded cinema = weird gallery work

Tony Ousler

Horror film – Malcolm le grace

What I’ve learned: How to make an expanded media piece 

Dance brief

Sadly I was not here for the Dance video briefing due illness, however I asked people what happened, what sort of films we looked at and the general idea for what was to be produced from the dance film.

Apparently we looked at some interesting dance videos to help us understand what sort of dance there is and what kind we'll be looking at specifically.

Le P'tit Bal - Philippe Decoufle (1994)

 

Woman (Reading) - La Dispute

Ghostcatching - Paul Kaiser/Shelley Eshkan/Bill T Jones (1999)

Husk - Eiko and Koma (1997)

Channel/Inserts - Merce Cunningham (1982)

Studio shoot evaluation

After a few production meetings to discuss what the film would be about, and then our roles in the pre-production process and during the two shooting days. I took the roles of Set Designer and Continuity or Script supervisor. I then went off to do my part as set designer, however the desired outcome the director wanted me to do was not explain properly. I researched what a set designer was to do and did exactly that, but according to the director all she wanted was a Mood Board of sampled wallpaper and colours for the set, with a list of props that would be on the set. Anyway, after the mucking around I finally made mood board for her and scrapped the set design. 
My job was then done till the shoot days so I researched my role for Continuity which I found out was also called Script supervisor. Looking at the things that continuity looked at and for I wrote down notes for myself to remember on the days however, with the fact that our shot didn't contain any lines and we didn't have access to slates I could focus on other things.

I took images of the props if I knew they would change during the take so I could put them back. Same with the outfits as we didn't have the same actor the next day.

We also had to redo the hole wall for the next day so I photographed it for reference for the next day and the same for the back side of the wall.

For the final shot which we tracked the camera through the hole in the wall so I took note of where Laura is as she would be seen in both shots and I also noted which position the camera went through the hole so that it could be matched the next day when we had time for pick up shots. 

Overall I enjoyed this experience however during the 2 shooting days there were a few things that could have been improved, as continuity I got a chance to sit back and observe the set whilst everyone filmed and I noticed a few roles changing, some people didn't keep the roles they were given and adapted others, and others slacked, not doing their jobs properly and not paying attention. I must admit looking back at my role, I could have done a much better job keeping track of everything, but there was so much going on I kept forgetting what was where and what I was doing. Also no one really took notice of my role, before each take I normally had to stop people because I wasn't ready noting everything down and had to keep reminding the Director to tell what shots she preferred and so on. But seeing as that was our first attempt it could have gone a lot worse and now we can look back at our mistakes and improve for next time.