A5 pt2 Studio Review
AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE
Project Toblerone
This group’s final work of a Super bowl style ad was super humours and carried many interesting elements of AI throughout the video. The theme of the commercial was clever, having it set in Ancient Egypt due to the shape of the Toblerone, with this science fiction tone to the whole story. The use of the voice overs and the way that they made the mouths of the characters move just showed the level of effort the group went to when creating it. The only thing I would have maybe changed is the music. It wasn’t super catchy and it lacked that jingle that most successful Super Bowl ads have, other than that I really enjoyed this work.
We Are How We Live
This audio diary entry piece was a standout to me, the way that all the music was AI generated blew my mind. Within episode 4 of the diary entries the music becomes the main element and I feel myself become immersed into this audio world. The way it was broken up into sections and the story followed through them was so clever. I loved the voice overs as well, spoken so clearly and smoothly. The only thing I wished this piece maybe changed was the length it was a 40 ish minute audio piece and due to the exhibition time and layout I don’t think anyone got to finish all the episodes which was disappointing, however for a session time gallery exhibition this would have worked nicely.
OTHER STUDIO
USES OF PHOTOGRAPHY
What is a photograph now? This was the overarching question the students were exploring within this studio. Over the 12 weeks they explored some of the diverse uses to which photographs are put by both professional and non-professional image-makers. And how they can expand literacy around a still image.
Within Jinli Axtens MELBOURNE’S PALETTE it was clear that Jinlin was exploring the natural landscape of melbourne and the colours found in everyday life. This photography collection made me feel excited as I got to identify all these places in Melbourne I had been before. It almost felt nostalgic, evoking memories and stories in my mind. The way that there were three images all containing the same colour was a very clever way to compare the similarities of that colour in Melbourne as well as bring to the forefront Melbourne’s rich natural beauty.
What’s In Her Bag? By Saskia Christensen explored the ideas within the studio via an exploration into what people carry in their handbags, such a universal item that most people have with them everyday. It had witty little comments beside each item and showed a diverse range of what people carry around with them everyday. It made me reflect on my own bag and wonder what my pile of things would look like. It was such a simple idea but executed so well and the layout of the images was amazingly clever.
