Interviewing Marcus

This week our group interviewed Melbourne based artist Marcus Cook. His work is highly sensual based. He does allot of audio based work including manipulating sounds and sound frequencies. He works with music festivals and up and coming artists and assists with technical specificities. The main project that our interview focused on his work located at Testing Grounds. This was an interactive art work that used sensors to monitor human behaviour and create the appropriate sensual reactions relating to their movement. This allows audiences to activate the site and create their own live art work through interacting with these digital machines. During the process of filming the first consideration was the scripted questions. We had to try and cover all aspects of Marcus` work and ask probing questions that prompted an answer that was detailed and allowed Marcus to expand on his thoughts and perspectives. The next consideration was technical ones. We had to use appropriate equipment to capture and document the events from as many angles as possible. We used a base camera from a front angle as ell as trying to capture short snippets from different angles. We also recorded the whole interview on an external microphone incase the camera audio was insufficient. The environment was another consideration, we tried to get somewhere without distracting background noise or echoes. We used a plant as a prop to provide background visual stimulus. Lighting was also important, we had to light Marcus from multiple angles to provide light without being blown out or harsh.

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