Tuesday, 29 March 2011

  • Pick a handful of the best photographs from the contact sheet of all the photograph's documented by my assistant, Jules.(150 photo's in total) A4 size. To go in sketchbook.
  • Develop disposable camera and get them printed A4 size - Pick a small number of the best ones to put up in the degree show.
  • Have edited 2 hour video footage into a 6 minute video. Sped up using Final Cut Pro.
  • Soundtrack over video called 'Awareness - Relaxed', take from a GarageBand sample.
  • Soundtrack refers to the unknowing (i didn't know what the public reactions would be). It has an eerie, spacey, quite strange feel to it, to represent the atmosphere of the live performance.
  • The music starts when a person walks in the space, as that person is creating the eerie atmosphere.
  • The music heightens when there's people in the room, and fades when the room starts emptying out. There's quiet when there's no-one in the space.
  • Final film is 1.22 GB which is saved on my memory stick and will be transfered onto a computer which has the Final Cut Pro software on it in order to play the film. It will be on repeat, playing over and over with the soundtrack playing, and will be projected onto the wall in my space.

Sunday, 13 March 2011

Thomas Parker House- Monday 14th March - need to take with me, a 4GB memory stick to put all of the photograph's onto.
Edit video footage- how long do i want it to be? Should i have a soundtrack in the background?
Need to work out what size to get the disposable photo's printed, as these will be mounted in the degree show as my final pieces.

The day after the live performance

The live performance went very well, had some great reactions from the public!. I could'nt of done it without the help from Jules Clune, a third year photography student based at Thomas Parker House. Dave Overton, a photography tutor at Thomas Parker, had asked Jules if he was interested in documenting my performance, and fortunate for me, he was. We made contact through facebook and arranged to meet up on Friday 11th March, to discuss what i wanted him to capture in the photographs. This went well, we talked about the different kind of shots he could get etc and said he would video the performance for me too. He stayed through the whole of the performance, taking photographs and video recording from different angles in the space. In the end, we had 2 hours of video footage and around 125 photographs. There were some excellent participants in the performance, who gave their contact details and positive feedback in the comments book. I have already emailed them asking for their feedback. On Monday, i will be going to Thomas Parker to print a contact sheet of all the photographs taken, pick a handful of the best ones and get these printed out about A5 size. These will go in an A4 sketchbook, where i will write an evaluation on how i feel the performance went, and what i would have changed or done again. I also have a disposabe camera which i placed on the table for the public to use, they could take a photography on anything they wanted to, it was their interpretation. I am excited to get this film developed, i may use these photographs as my final pieces for the degree show. They represent the participants interperation of the performance, thats what its all about. Jules' photographs are also important, but their more a documentary of the performance.

Monday, 7 March 2011

Have emailed Helen with a couple of queries- I will be able to arrive at the gallery at 9 a.m. on Saturday to set up. Posters and directions will be put up to direct the public to the clore studio in the Usher Gallery.

Friday, 25 February 2011

Objects

Take photographs of each of the objects on Friday, after i have picked them up. Get good quality print-outs of the objects for the degree show.

Outcome

The image below is a black and white photograph with 1 letter press text panel of Marina Abromovic's Rhythm O, 1974.

















This is the design format i am aiming for to present the still images from my performance.
My photographs will all be in colour and will have the text panel underneath listing all of the objects.
On the board, at the degree show, i will have a vertical panel of coloured photographs of each object.
Need to buy comments book and sign in book.
Need to make signs for the public: 'There are a number of unusual objects laid out on the table, that you can use on me as desired. I am the object. During this period i take full responsibility.'