A conversation with Jess
Whilst piggybacking on Jess’s exploration of the walk scene, I have discovered how others have approached this research of methodology differently. Looking at Jess’s project and mine, our approaches are almost opposite in nature. She has set very clear goals and parameters in conducting her experiments as well as always being aware of keeping it simple; whereas my own experiments tend to revolve around an idea of aimlessness and curiosity, with no perceivable goals or perhaps even more questions. I think the most important discovery out of working with Jess was keeping a dialogue going between two minds, despite how different our projects are. In one way, this helps stimulate our reflective thought process, and have someone to give you more available feedback. On the other hand, we can provoke each other as we respond to each others’ discoveries or epiphanies with a fresh perspective along with our personal experiences.
After our first conversation, it inspired me to appreciate the dialogue more than just working with or assisting other filmmakers. This added a new tool for me to explore my topic with, and a new way of documentation.