Once again it’s been great to see the work of everyone else in the class, especially in regard to just how diverse a set of projects we are all working on. Not only do we each seem to have a unique subject matter, but also a unique approach or focus. One particular presentation which really grabbed my attention and that I found really interesting was Sufeeya’s. I thought that the composition of the visual component of her piece was really excellent and was absolutely loaded with subtext and extra levels of intrigue, given how simple it was visually. I thought that the sort of quadrant framing she had created was really cool and that it would give her a great platform upon which to build a sort of soundscape for. I think that the potential for this project, especially given the nature of this class, is quite boundless. I really love her idea of having a sort of blended sound palette that merges the cool and warm sides of the frame and I hope that she gets really ambitious with the audio element as I feel this would really bring her project up a notch. In its current state, I think her video is great – but definitely could use that extra element of sound to really hold your attention and add more overall depth to the piece.
If it were me making a project based on this concept, I’d almost have the instinct to move the camera a little bit – ever so slowly, from the cool side of the frame into the warm side, as I think it could be really cool to see the image evolve as it moves between two polar opposites. I don’t know if this might take away some of the impact of the original concept though, as I feel that the way in which Sufeeya has done it originally makes the idea behind it abundantly clear and if only the sound was fully integrated with the visual it would need no further adjustment. That said though I’d almost like to see it done both ways and to compare and contrast the two together to gauge the impact. Regardless I think Sufeeya has done an excellent job with this first video piece and has certainly created something which is absolutely in the spirit of this class.