My explosive list video explores the idea of wonder and what cannot be seen with my chosen object being various die in a case. After making this video and taking notes of class content, I developed an understanding of an explosive list to have multiple facets and having speculative open interpretations which describe the complexities of an item or idea making that accessible. 

An explosive list I learnt can be broken down into “multiple simultaneous relations” (Adrian Miles, 2018, pg312) and facets which highlight various interpretations ranging from the most obvious meanings to something that is very abstract. I applied this thinking to my video by utilising the poetic technique of categorising the most obvious meaning of the die rolled and having visuals, sounds resembling the die being built in a factory and shots of a dragon relating the die to its use in the game Dungeons and Dragons. 

I then transitioned into using a mosaic of glimpses to expand on the idea of these die having a lifeform to them and speculating the “relationality between living and nonliving things”. (Adrian Miles, 2018, pg304). In this part of the video I explored anthropomorphism in associating human feelings to an object and thinking beyond their ordinary use. With this in mind I personified the die to create a narrative of the experience of feeling trapped and claustrophobic in their case screaming to get out. The use of glimpses being of close up angles helped convey this claustrophobic tone with the rare use of a wide angle to highlight how trapped the die are. I also experimented with color tones by using blue tones to symbolise that the die are lonely with no one to escape. This contrasted with orange warm tones to convey a happy memory of when the die were free from their case. 

Resources: Adrian Miles, 2018, “Critical Distance in Documentary Media” pg301 – 319 “https://rmit.instructure.com/courses/96991/files/21322219/download?download_frd=1