This week’s close explanation of PROJECT THREE gave us a boost in progress. There were some things that were cleared up, such as the marking system, and how directly the prompt had to relate towards the current assignment, particularly in regard to creating sketches that removed the video aspect, e.g only using sound or GIF images to portray similar information to a video.

In regards to PROJECT FOUR, Nate and I discussed with Seth whether the finished prototype could conceptual/in part conceptual. This was prompted by brainstorming alternative platforms where skate video could be taken to. As this is the first semester this studio is being run, it seems as if there is a lot of scope for experimentation and I feel this is enhanced after every discussion in class. With purely the coursework that is given to us, some of the content can seem vague or hard to explore in a concrete form. The visual representation of the projects so far, and how they link into and inform one another, really helped me find a guideline for preparing for the prototype in project 4.

As far as presenting to a panel goes, one of the positives I am already drawing from it is the forced distillation of ideas, to focus and consciously think about which would work best in a real-life environment.

We spoke with Clare and Maria, who were examining Vine videos, and the constraints of the form, which ultimately leads to creativity. This helped us prompt and develop some of our concepts, such as taking skate video to other formats, such as GIF, audio and Snapchat.

I think today was one of the more productive classes, due to the open form of communication between the tutor, as well as inter-group communication. While everyone’s projects are very different, I found verbalizing our work added a lot more shape to our project.