Week 3: galavanting with the gals

This week’s tutorial saw us split into groups and sent out into the CBD under the instruction of performing various filming prompts. ‘Spectacle’ was to be the focal point of today’s tutorial and, in turn, the subject in front of the lens. Some would define the word ‘spectacle’ as something to “marvel at”, it is subjective and varies depending on what different individuals deem worthy of their attention. While others raised the point that ‘spectacle’ could be inherent within the architecture of different landscapes – triggering and recollecting memories – regardless of whether or not we are familiar with these places.

While out galavanting with my group, we admittedly weren’t the most creative or adventurous when carrying out the different filming prompts. Out of sheer convenience and time allowance, we shot at places including the State Library, the tower at Melbourne Central and the corridor connecting Emporium. Despite the simplicity of these location choices, it was how we filmed these artefacts, including our use of panning, close-up and panorama shots, that allowed us to communicate stories from the rich history of State Library and Melbourne Central to the modern urbanisation of Emporium.