ROCKING CHAIR In French, there are two different words for chairs with (fauteuil ) and without (chaise) armrests (source) Rocking chairs, like these ones, can be traced back to the early 18th century (source) Michael Thonet is believed to be the creator of the world’s first rocking…
Today’s workshop was cancelled, so our group decided we would use the time would have spent in class filming for PB4. We’ve decided to use some of the audio from the audio essay in the video essay, so we can focus more on the visual…
We’ve just played the draft of our audio essay to the class and got some feedback. The edit is still in the early stages. Currently, we only have the main dialogue track and haven’t really addressed the creative criteria of the brief. The main feedback…
Currently in the workshop, our group is attempting to refine our research questions to reflect what we want the final essays to focus on. After some feedback from the class, these are the questions have come up with: Audio essay – How has the way…
Project Brief 4 has been more than a little confusing for most people in my workshop. I think just about every group has found the sheer amount of material given with the brief, especially after having no media related classes in week 8. I think…
This week’s workshop was cancelled, so we have to complete the set work from home. It’s a little challenging, seeing as we didn’t have a lectorial either this week due to the ANZAC day holiday, but I’ll try my best to keep on top of…
Today’s workshop involved screening all the films for PB3 and giving feedback to others using the hats model. The following is the feedback for my group members Amber, Yellow hat: I like the old found footage. The link between her family history and current politics…
What is the ‘controlling idea’ (Robert McKee) of your portrait? In other words, what is the most interesting thing about your participant/interviewee that you want to communicate? The controlling idea behind my portrait is the dedication and passion required to pursue a career or interest…
Unfortunately, due to the fact that we only had the two of us in our group, we were unable to meet all the criteria for this exercise. So instead of doing a traditional interview, Lucy and I created this direct-to-camera survival guide for the first…
Once again, this week’s workshop focused around preparation for Brief 3. With the tables arranged in a very conference room manner so we were all facing one another, we discussed where everyone was at in terms of finding interview subjects and planning their project. While…