Week 1 (Thursday the 2nd of March)
The first week was an introduction into the studio with our semester studio lecturer and guide ‘Christina Heristanidis’. She gave us the low down on what the studio was about as well as initiating ice breakers in order for all the students to understand and acknowledge each other better. It is always hard to write a critical reflection when you’ve only had one class so far but I will say that the first class touched on quite a lot of aspects that would be covered throughout the semester course. This includes the major assessment that is a short film based around the theme of fashion, and in particular a fashion designer and their story. I’m most excited to start examining my own cinematography within this course to make it more contemporary and incorporate a new level of mood lighting I have been working upon.
We had a very short activity during our first class that was based around taking photographs of objects and visuals that ‘weren’t’ fashion. I decided to take photos of the shadows the clothes on display made within the RMIT Design showcase. I thought this would be ‘ironic’ as the shadows themselves aren’t fashion but a mere reflection of something that could be. I also like the mood they reflected which was somber and evocative.