During my first Media 1 workshop we were given an assignment that would be due the following week. Well, it’s the following week, and I’ve been working on it for a few days now. I still haven’t totally wrapped my head around the process, but then again I could just be overthinking it. The basic brief was to make a ‘creative self portrait’ using media (audio, visual, textual etc) and essentially demonstrate your personal identity. Part of the project is to display it all here, on my blog, with a short explanation for each section. So here it is!
Video:
#1
The first video is just my bed side table and my bed. I showed this because my bedside table says a lot about my aesthetic likes and literary ones, too. Theres a lot of plants and stuff, as well as a framed photo of me and my best friends taken a year ago, and then a stack of books I’m currently reading. On the bed there’s my favourite book, hence the emphasis on it, called ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’.
#2
This one is pretty obvious, it’s a video of my cat. Her name is Violet and she’s my basically my best friend, so it felt automatic to have something in my portrait with her in it.
#3
This is a short clip in one of the sections of the NGV. It’s in here because it’s my favourite room and the NGV as a whole is one of my favourite places to go in the city. I love art, and I love the atmosphere there.
Audio:
#1
First audio is just something that is in my daily life – firstly is the sound my laptop keyboard being typed on and then the sound effects from this silly IPhone game app I’ve been using when I’m bored called ‘Farm Hero’.
#2
The other day I woke up, as I do every day, to the sound of Magpies outside my window. So I thought it was fitting to record their chirping because I really find it peaceful and close to home.
#3
Final clip is audio of the kettle boiling and me preparing Miso soup packet for lunch. If it isn’t soup, it’s tea or a hot chocolate… I just use the kettle a lot.
Photo:
#1
This is a picture of my polaroid camera, photo album and a few photos of myself and friends. I love photography but I also love the novelty of polaroid film and with every special occasion I’ll take some pictures.
#2
This is a photo of my two favourite sweet things – chocolate (or more specifically, caramel crunch Lindt) and Passionfruit.
#3
This photo was taken at a cafe with my best friend (pictured right). I chose it because she is a huge part of what makes me who I am, as well as the fact that we’re drinking juices (I’m in love with fresh fruit juice) and you can see my Nikon camera strap, because I’d been filming all day that day for fun.
#4
This photo is of a bath bomb. I’m a lover of long baths and I really love Lush products, especially bath bombs. I also have a huge fascination with space and this bath bomb looked like there was a galaxy in my water.
#5
This photo was taken in the local park just down my street, Johnson’s Park. It’s a place I’ve been going since I was really little, and I find it really peaceful. If I’m stressed I go there to unwind and disconnect from social media. I also went there to study all through my year 12 exams last year. It’s also symbolic of my love of the natural world.
#6
50 words of text
‘I always wanted to be something better
I always wanted to shine
and now I know I can’t deny my nature
I can’t go back if I wanted to
I don’t, I don’t’
– Angel Snow
This song was my favourite for a long time and also just holds a lot of personal significance for me. These are my favourite lyrics from it.