To begin the final project for this studio, we were given a set of questions in order to prompt us for the final task. From the final stages of Task 3, my plan was to create something along the lines of an experimental to a documentary film of the objects that encapsulated the theme of man versus nature. To further dissect the theme and how I wanted to execute it, these are the questions that show my plans step by step:

• BIGGEST THING – What do I want to know through doing task four?

Through Task Four, I would like to have accomplished the practice of noticing. I know that I will not be able to fully be a “master” in noticing all things but through this studio and through this final project, I want my skill of noticing to be apparent in my work. Essentially, what I want to know through task four is the complexities of how we interact with the environment around us.

Some of these “biggest things” will be:
– Being able to notice and differentiate man and nature
– I would like to be able to notice not only its physical appearance but its intrinsic value as part of the environment that we surround ourselves with, whether it be the city or nature
– Focusing on one aspect of an environment rather than moving around

• BIG THINGS – What do I need to do to know what I want to know

– Get the camera ready – use the same DSLR as the previous task (Nikon D3200)
– Take the shot of your subject into consideration. What tools will you be using with the camera? Tripods? Stacks of books?
– Possibly write down what your plans are for how long you will be shooting, the duration of the shots and the
– Research the location online before shooting

• SMALL THINGS – How can I break these things I need to do into doable tasks?

Week 9: Start preparing and thinking about what you will need to do for the final task – reread the last blog posts about my plans for the final project. The following blog posts will be:

• ‘Experiment, Reflection – Experiment III and Final Project Ideas’

• ‘Seeing the Unseen Pitches – the Verdict and Feedback’

• ‘Text Version of My Pitch’

These text posts all contain my preparations and plans for Task Four and what I intend to do with the theory and the practical part of the final project.

Whilst reading my previous text posts counts as planning, I will also be needing to write down what I need to do for the following weeks

Week 10: Start recording – this consists of researching the location, going to the location and spending an ‘X’ amount of time shooting what needs to be shot. What do I need to shoot? I can begin by shooting:

– 1st location: The greater areas of Brunswick – preferably the natural areas such as the parks, areas with a lot of plants/trees/foliage. Try to isolate a piece of human “figure” within the shot. Whilst in Brunswick, you can also film aspects of the environment that make it part of humans such as buildings, structures, white objects, people (both a part of nature and man) – essentially anything that constitutes human nature.
– 2nd location: Melbourne CBD – look for a single piece of ‘nature’ within the built-in area and like the human “figure’, try to isolate that piece of nature. You can, of course, record buildings and human-like structures within the city to balance it out and find contrasts between the two.

Week 11: A few days before the consultation on Thursday, start working on the rough cut of the footage that you have taken so far – separate the video into two instead of compiling them together.

Also: keep up with the blog posts week by week! 

Week 12: Keep working on the video until it is up to its optimum style that I wanted to achieve – has it well and truly captured the differentiation between man and nature? What is truly its message as a video? What does this tell me about noticing overall?

Week 13: The video should be finished by then – only a few changes should be applied then. As for the blog posts, make sure they are all updated and well-refined. This includes grammar and whether my idea is clearly reflected in my writings.

This is where I start writing my final reflection and ultimately asking myself the question again – what is it I want to learn from noticing and what is noticing?

Update my submission folder on Google Drive. Double-check that all folders have the required files and that it is the correct files too.

DUE DATE – 20th October (Week 13)

Lyreca.