LENS- TASK 1, Research an Artist

Shigeyuki Kihara. 

What do I See- Dim lighting, red colour, multiple movements overlapped. one subject in middle of screen. 

What is the idea the artist is communicating- The different Pacific Island dance movements

What is working- I love this piece. I love how the background is dark and that the focus are the different dance movements. I love how the movements are in colour and are in the centre, making you notice it straight away. I also like how the movements have been overlapped in such a way that although there are a lot of movements going on, your eyes aren't confused. 

What is not working- No audio

What would you do differently- I would add some music that is connected to the movement to set the tone even more.

LENS- TASK 9, Match cut

what's not working in this clip is that the lens is not focused properly, therefore the images are not as clear as they could be.

LENS- TASK 11, cross cutting

LENS- FINAL MOVING IMAGE

LENS- TASK 10, Omni directional and Directional Sound

LENS- RESEARCH, audio

One Republic: I lived

i like this song because it has a uplifting beat and it sets a happy mood when listening to it. :)

LENS- EXPERIMENT, mother flash cards

just experimenting with one person going through different words about mothers.

not very successful.

LENS- EXPERIMENT, mother survey

i got some of my friends to hold up descriptive words about their mothers

I like the black and white tint and also the 'dip to black' video transition that is used that makes the different videos flow more into each other. I also like how the video transition also connects well with the tint of this clip.

if i had them all sitting in the same area, it may have made the clip more organised and professional looking.

LENS- EXPERIMENT of movement

slowed down the movement which made the action more in sync with the music

the movement is still too messy, although not as much as my other video.

LENS- EXPERIMENT; overlapping dance movement

i was inspired by shigeyuki kihara's piece which she did called Siva in Motion.

What isn't working in this experiment is that the movement is too messy; if she had stood in one spot and moved her body it would have been less confusing for the eye to watch.

LENS- EXPERIMENTATION: connecting images with audio

I used an Ed Sheeran song called "Small Bump" that is about a friend of his that had a miscarriage. I only used the first verse and the chorus and connected as best i could the certain images that would relate to the lyric being said.

LENS- RESEARCH:Alan Watts - Acceptance of Death

I love how the man speaking is connected with the images and video.

I also love the message behind the video, that death is apart of life, and when you die life is carried on through other individuals.

I also love how the music intensifies the mood by becoming more dramatic and becoming louder or softer.

LENS- EXPERIMENTATION- colour, overlap, audio

Adding a blue tint to all the images and videos. I've left the silhouette of the pregnant lady black and white.

I've added the blue tint to the other images to show the progress of life that could happen. Blue tint is to represent the baby scan.

LENS- EXPERIMENTATION- overlapping with audio

The song used is Kehlani- The Letter, which is a song about how her mother left her.

Using a sad song creates a depressing mood.

Context: Mothers that leave children miss out on the joy or happiness that a child brings

Evaluation: I don't like the mood of the clip. I want something more happy and uplifting. So maybe ill change the song to a more bright and upbeat song.

LENS- EXPERIMENTATION with overlapping images and videos

Baby Mingo

Using two images and having them shown at the same time. 

Decreasing the opacity of the silhouette of the pregnant woman so that you are able to see the video of Domingo (the baby) laughing. 

Gives off the idea of two lives intertwined. Two lives present simultaneously. 

LENS - CATCH UP; Continuity Editing

Match Cut- eg. CU of blood going down a drain, cutting to CU of eye
Saptial Relation- zooming, WS, EWS; allowing the viewer to recognize where thery are
Rythmic Relation- using music; cutting on the beat
Jump Cut- Glitch or bump
Cut in- e.g EWS of house on hill and then cutting to being inside the house
Cut away- e.g looking at CU of hand with match lighting fuse and then cutting to explosion of bomb
Cross Dissolve- Shift in space in time
Match on Action- multiple shots showing action scene, shows momentum
http://collegefilmandmediastudies.com/editing/

LENS- RESEARCH, MOTHERHOOD

Quotes that could be spoken and used as audio in the background. 

LENS- RESEARCH, MOTHERHOOD

Idea: When filming use low light, and have only the silhouette of the mother filmed, with the toddler or baby overlapped (increasing the opacity to make it see through).

LENS- RESEARCH, MOTHERHOOD

I like how in this video it shows a number of photos and objects and the only moving image are the hands that are placing and replacing these objects. I like how the photos become moving images with the woman moving them.

I also like the idea of having an interview or a story being told as the audio instead of music. By doing this it also brings to life the photos and the objects.

LENS- RESEARCH, MOTHERHOOD

I like how this video shows the roles of mothers in everyday life and how they have an impact on the lives of their children.

LENS- TASK 7, Soviet Montage

SOVIET MONTAGE

LENS- RESEARCH and EVALUATION

https://vimeo.com/14633105

This is another one of Shigeyuki Kihara's works that i like. I like the concept of two cultures both performing traditional dances at the same time. 

Watching this gave me an idea for my moving image piece, where i want to have a mother do house work and a child playing at home all at once. 

e.g have the child playing with toys and have the mother cleaning up the toys at the same time. 

Concept of motherhood. Or parenthood. 

LENS- RESEARCH ARTIST- Shigeyuki Kihara

http://shigeyukikihara.com/about/

https://vimeo.com/channels/shigeyuki/50271507

I like this moving image because of the overlapping of images that have been used. Opacity may have been changed with each different image and then overlapped on top of each other. I like how doing this shows different movements all at one go.
 I also like the lighting, how there is low light being used, which creates a mysterious look. Doing so makes the dance or the siva look more interesting and inticing to watch. 

LENS- TASK 6, Low and High Light

High Light

Low Light

LENS- TASK 5, Mis es scene

From the opening scene of "The Lion King"

LENS- TASK 4: AUNTY MA :)

Earthly Father, Heavenly Father

I love the camera movement in this short clip, especially at the end when the camera pans and twists around the kids as they move outside. I also like how the use of a dolly is shown when they show close ups of the kids.

I like the mood of this clip, and want to do something similar to this kind of moving image film. :)

LENS- Camera Movement

College Film and Media Studies

http://collegefilmandmediastudies.com/cinematography/

Catching up on class work. :D

LENS- Camera Movement

LENS- TASK 2, 8 DEADLY SINS OF MOVING IMAGE

Jogging

Firehosing

Potrait

Backlighting

Headhunting

Snapshooting

Motorzooming

Upstanding

LENS- FINAL picture and CONTEXT

This photo captures my interpretation on eternity mirrors. 

Candles are lit and placed in between two mirrors that are facing each other, showing reflection upon reflection and giving the 'never ending' effect or the 'eternity' effect. 

The background is dark with unlit lanterns hanging and the only light is coming from the candles, making the candles the focal point of the photo. The concept of forever, or eternity can seem daunting and scary for some people. Different reasons such as difficult challenges or the unknown could be what scares people which is shown through the black background. 

The purpose of a lantern is to give light in darkness and yet these lanterns aren't working. So the unlit lanterns represent 'paths of life' that may look apealing and may look like the right paths to take but aren't. 

The multiple refections of the candles have created a linear effect, leading your eyes from the bottom to the top. This represents the 'right path' for you, into eternity. On the right path you should take, there are no decieveing unlit lanterns; just multiple lights that guide you along. 

Lights in a dark room do make you feel safer. The path that the candles have made show that despite the mystery of eternity, there are always going to be 'bright' and happy times in our lives, giving us the comfort we need. 

Lights represent ideas that you have, or that you finally understand something- 'the light bulb effect'. Knowing and understanding what you are doing in life does make you optimistic. 

I used the rule of thirds to know where to place the mirrors. Doing this gave more focus to the reflections of the candles. 

Different textures and sizes of the candles are used to represent that light comes in diverse forms. Although they are different, they still shine the same, symbolising that you can have a variety of people, or cultures, or ideas and still appreciate the 'light' within each one. The fact that we are all different, is the same thing that makes us all the same. 

I used oranges, reds and yellows, showing that these colours are harmoneous. Adds to the concept of people being different and yet still living in harmony.

So despite this image being farely dark, i love how the candles illuminate it. 

The idea of eternity should be one that reflects hope, light and something to definitely look forward to. 

LENS- Repetition and Pattern

Repetition

Pattern

Breaking the Pattern

Fills frame with Pattern

LENS- Presentation, Te Tuhi

Title: Interigation

Artist: Ignas Krunglevicius

Date: 2009

What is it made out of: Dual channel video installation. 

Where is it: Two large screens placed on the floor.

How big/small is it: Both screens are farely huge. 

How is it framed/mounted/displayed: The screens are connected, and are placed in a V shape. You can see inside the V shape, and are able to see both screens at the same time. 

What is the light doing: The room has been darkened, and the only light is on the screens which help us to focus on what the video is showing and not on other distracting images in the room. Makes you feel like you're in a movie theartre, where you are expected to be quiet and not distracting throughout the presentation. 

Other: "This enthralling dual channel video installation delves into the psychology of police interrogation through an abstract assault of sound, text and colour. The work borrows an excerpt from a US police transcript between the detective Robert John and murder suspect Mary Kovic (a pseudonym) who allegedly killed her husband in 2004.Interrogation is an immersive experience that deconstructs the politics of power laced within language and explores the ability to coerce compliance through the craft of speech." http://www.tetuhi.org.nz/exhibitions/exhibitiondetails.php?id=152

LENS- Experimentation with photoshop

Playing with the RGB channels to make greyscale picture. 

Using the dodge tool to make the flowers lighter and more flouresent-like. I also used the blur tool between the branches to blur out the background to have you focus more on the mirror in the foreground. 

BUILDING IMAGES- Photoshop images

ORIGINAL

PHOTOSHOPPED

ORIGINAL

PHOTOSHOPPED

BUILDING IMAGES- Experimentation

USING PHOTOSHOP TO ADD NAMES
USING DIFFERENT FONTS AND SIZES

LENS- Experimentation with photoshop and editing

LENS- Experimentation and Evaluation

I decided to take mirrors outside and take photos of reflections of the plants and trees in my backyard. Mirrors used as windows.

I took photos of when the weather was sunny and when it was cloudy and raining.