Evaluation

My experimental video is called memories and I filmed Horsham park as I walked through, the reason is called memories is because the space means something to me and a selection of activities have happened in the area. My video didn't go to plan because the weather had a big effect on video because I was planning on filming when it was sunny but unfortunately it rained throughout the filming time we had. I did luckily manage to film it in the end without it raining but the weather was still cloudy and grey. I wasn't able to stick to the idea I had because I was meant to have people in my video but they weren't able to turn up so I had to change my plan slightly and have it without people. To improve my idea next time I will spend a bit more preparing for it and if I was to decide to film outside I will make sure the weather is suitable and also find a steadier path because the video turned out slightly shaky from the unsteady path. I will also make sure I have an alternative plan just in case.

Importing the footage went pretty well the only problem was my footage took a while to upload because I had to change the camera because the macs couldn't read the footage on the original camera but I after I changed the camera it uploaded without any further problems. After I installed all my footage I edited it which went pretty well, I needed some help on how to fit some parts of my video together but apart from that it turned out OK. I then added my animations and burnt the footage on to a disk.

The installation production didn't go as planned because I had to change where people viewed my video because the weather prevented me from being able to show it outside like planned. As an alternative I showed people my experimental video in one of the class rooms at the college. I did get a lot of good feedback about my video in the questionnaires that were answered. Most people got the concept of my video and gave me really good comments. They were mainly pleased with the location of my video and the music and how the film was sped up. I did also get some bad feedback but I expected there to be some bad comment because the video didn't go as planned. A couple of people didn't enjoy the music and pointed out that the photo's weren't obvious enough and that the camera was a bit unsteady. overall I was pleased with the positive and negative feedback I got it will help me to produce a better video in the future.

My Diary

I Booked my equipment out on the 13/11/09 to the 16/11/09 I done my filming on the 17/11/09 which was a Sunday. I filmed my piece in the early afternoon, luckily the weather wasn't to bad because I was worried that the bad weather was going to prevent me from filming, i would have preferred if it wasn't as cloudy because for my idea to have worked properly it needed to be a bit more sunny. I was also meant to have people in my video but for us to do so we had to film at eight in the morning but because it was raining we were unable to do so. I had to change my idea slightly but it kept it pretty much the same and just filmed the park like I was meant to. I didn't really have any problems filming apart from the dolly almost falling over because of the uneven path and there was also a lot of people in the park which put filming on pause because I had to wait for the path to be cleared so I could continue. After I had finished filming I took some still images of certain areas of the park, after I finished all this i then packed up the equipment and went.

On Monday the 16/11/09 I uploaded my data onto IMovie HD and started editing my work. I Had a few problems uploading my video because the macs didn't like the camera so I had to change the camera and cable I was then able to upload my video without any further problems. I then later on transferred the photo's onto the computer so I could Finnish editing my video properly. After I had finished uploading and editing my data I put it into IDVD and added my animaics to the video I then uploaded it all onto a disk.

Exhibition for my Experimental Video

When I show people my experimental video I plan to play it on a portable DVD player. I will be walking round town in Horsham and asking people to view my video. After they have watched the video I will give them each a sheet of paper with various questions on for them to answerer. This is to help me get some form of feedback. The reason why I have chosen to have my video shown in the park and around the town area is because my experimental video is made there, so i thought I would also alow people to watch it there as well.

Chameleon

I Viewed Chameleon whilst I was in Brighton. In the gallery there was about 8 different faces spread throughout the room on projectors.

The concept of the idea was that the person on the screen copied your moods and emotions so if I was sad the person on screen would do an impression of how I feel and look.

The craft involved was using projector screens hanging around the room with a sensor on the side so it could help the person on screen copy your mood and react in the correct way.

Muto

Muto was created by Blu this video is created by using stop frame animation. The concept to the video is rebirth everything keeps dying and coming back to life its a constant cycle in life. There was a lot of craft behind this video because there was a lot of painting and taking pictures involved This video would have taken a long time to create.

Doll Face - Andy Huang

Doll Face's concept was that the doll wanted to be more and more like the person she saw on the television because it made her feel more confident. As the TV moved away she came out of her box some more. I Think this is a good way to show that most girls today are controlled by the media and how we want to be like the girls on TV. The craft is that it was created by computer animation.

Chapter Two

All the videos that I have viewed involve a lot of technology for example Muto created by Blu. This video used a lot of stop frame animation to create. Also Doll Face created by Andy Huang used computerised animation. Both videos would have taken a lot of time to created because they are bot quite complicated to create. Muto was painting and taking pictures where as Doll Face was taking pictures but using a computerised doll image.
Girl Chewing Gum created by John Smith in 1976. John Smith used basic equipment for this video. He only used a camera and then later on added a voice over. In 1976 technology like that was quite modern to them but to us it's classed as old but just because the technology is older doesn't change the meaning of the video.

Chapter Three

I have viewed many video's and I have noticed that not all the video's have a narrative for example when I went the Tate Modern Art Gallery I viewed a video called Material Gestures created by Paul McCarthy. The video was clearly a non narrative because I was able to drop in whenever I wanted and view the video because there wasn't really and structure or point to the video there was no order to the video it just started and finished.
Where as when I watched Girl Chewing Gum by John Smith I noticed his clip had a good narrative because there was a beginning, middle and end to the video.This gave me no choice but to watch the whole of the video because otherwise the film wouldn't have made any sense if I was to just watched parts of the video.

Chapter One

I have recently viewed three videos Doll Face by Andy Huang, Girl Chewing Gum by John Smith and koyaanisqatsi by Godfrey Reggio.
Girl Chewing Gum doesn't use a lot of technology its just camera and later on a voice over is added and in girl chewing gum its just a camera. Both video's have a similar concepts because there both about how the media influence people. Doll face is about how a pretty face on the TV causes people to be brain washed and want to be the same. Girl Chewing Gum is how the guy in the video made up that a man had robbed the local post office knowing that he hadn't but its causes us to believe what he says.
Girl Chewing Gum and Koyaanisqatsi a both very different because Girl Chewing Gum is a very old video and didn't take a lot of time or effort to make but when the film was created the technology to them at the time wasn't considered old where was koyaanisqatsi involved a lot of camera work and they used helicopter to show the buildings collapsing. Koyaanisqatsi was recently made where as Girl Chewing Gum is an old video so its also a difference between new and old. Ones in black and white and the other is in colour this helps to show the difference in time.

Chapter Six

When an audience view a piece of art they all tend to have their own different interpretation. For example some people might be shocked from what they have just seen or they can find it funny and something to talk about or maybe even be inspired by the piece of art. When I went to the Tate Modern art gallery I viewed a piece of art work created Paul McCarthy called material gestures there was a group of people in the room and within the group the reactions were so different. I found it very indecent but it was quite comical to watch i noticed a lot of people were very concentrated and very intrigued by the video. The video was very unique because I had never seen a piece of art before with a man torturing himself. after I viewed some of the video I noticed a lot of the people that had viewed this were very shocked as well as amused by the video, where as some people took it very seriously.
Artists tend to create their piece of art with either one or more meanings to the piece. It's mainly made with one because then the audience will all have a different opinion and view on the piece of art and not all just have the same idea its good for an audience to do this because it makes the art more interesting. And if you were to get a group together it wouldn't all be the same thing discussed it would be a different range of ideas and opinions. I don't think its important for a piece of art to have an interpretation because normally the audience all have their own view on the piece of art.

Gisele Kerozene-Jan Kounen

Gisele Kerozene was directed by Jan Kounen the film was about three male transvestites on broom sticks flying around Paris in France. The video was very different to what I have watched before there wasn't really a concept to the video. I didn't really understand the point of it, I just found it quite comical. There is a lot of craft to the video because there was a lot of stop frame animation so the video would have taken a lot of time to create.

Chapter Five- Experimental Video

I'm planning on filming Horsham park and adding in some still images. The concept of my idea is to show the good memories that I have had the past few years and how much the space means to me and what events have happened in Horsham park.

First of all I am going to borrow a camera and get together some still images of the duck pond and maybe get some people to act out a few memory's I have had in the park such as playing rounders. Then I'm going to get a video camera and film Horsham park for a couple of minutes, after I have the two I will then put them in together. I will start it by showing apart of the park being filmed then suddenly stop and go on to a still image I then will continue to do this for a Minute or two.

koyaanisqatsi

koyaanisqatsi created by godfrey reggio

The film had many different contrasts such as old things like cave man drawings then a rocket taking off, a rocket is more modern and new. I think the creator chose to do this because he wanted to show us how the world has changed over many years and how it will continue to keep changing, also for example he shows the Grand canyon and how its very natural and will always have its history and be appreciated where as in a town there's old buildings that aren't worth anything anymore so there just destroyed and replaced by new buildings.
There was a lot of destruction like buildings falling down as well as other buildings such as a bridge. The city is shown a lot differently during the day than it is as night, Godfrey shows how the day is really rushed and uses rapid music to help present this, the scene is also shown in slow motion I think this was done so we could watch it in more detail and see how the daily routine goes. Night time in the city is presented very calm and peaceful with an over view of the city's sky scrapers and other nice buildings all lighten up.
The background music fits in well with each different scene such as during the day its very fast rapid music in the city and at night its calm slow music and when the rocket takes off its very slow piece full music and there's also a chant going on.

Chapter Four

How does the exhibition space change the meaning of the work?

When your in an exhibition you look at the art a lot differently than you would anywhere else. An Exhibition is a quiet area in an art gallery if you were to enter you have to be silent. Being quiet helps you to understand and respect the piece of art. When you enter an art gallery you automatically think its art even when it might not be. Having an Art gallery allows peoples work to be appreciated because it has its own area where as if it was in a house people wouldn't understand the meaning of the piece and just see it as a picture because you go to some ones house as a guest so if you were to have a piece of art there they wouldn't necessarily want to know about the piece. Where as in an art gallery you go there to learn about a piece of art your there for a reason, your there to see art and understand it where as your wouldn't take the time out in some ones house to hear about it. Although not everyone sees it as a piece of art a lot of art becomes what it is because of people’s opinions and making of the piece of art.

When I went to the Tate Modern art gallery I viewed a video piece by Paul McCarthy called material gestures. The video was viewed in a dark room played through projectors when I first walked in the room I didn't expect to see what I did the film was very indecent, there was a random man covering himself in chilly sauce and abusing himself I felt slightly uncomfortable watching the film because I wasn't the only on in the room. After a while I began to see the funny side to it but I was left quite confused to why someone would want to film something like that. I Can understand why it is art because for someone to think of something like that and actually produce the piece of art takes a lot of confidence because some people do video's like that every day and get looked down at. The room that I viewed the video in I think made an uncomfortable atmosphere because it was just a big room and I got the impression I had to be quiet and really concentrate. I found that because there was projectors aimed at both walls and there was about 6 projectors playing a selection of different clips as well as pictures coming up I had to really concentrate and make sure I watched a bit of them all which I found quite hard because it got confusing trying to watch all of them at once. Also people would get in the way of the projectors which made the video hard to watch.

Girl Chewing Gum

'Girl Chewing Gum' By John Smith (1976)
Girl chewing gum is a video clip about everyday life on the street. John Smith is a voice in the background directing every ones actions.

CONCEPT
When he says the man walking down the road has just robbed the local post office we don't know if this is the right concept because he could be right or wrong.

CRAFT
The video clip had already been filmed so John isn't actually at the scene at that moment in time he is somewhere in a Field adding his voice to the video clip.