Domesticated Spectacle Vs. Pink Shrimp - A short Film

The exhibiton in the East Gallery was Two Lives in Colour: Celebrating the Fred Dubery and Joanne Brogden scholarships at NUA. The work in the show was mainly paintings which are quite figurative and curated traditionally in frames. There were a couple of textiles and fashion bases pieces, and overall I think the whole exhibiton really contrasted with my pieces which are obviously quite abstracted. I did think the Orla Kelli show prior to Two Lives in Colour would have been better because the handbags were fun which fit with the impression I wanted to get from the audience and I think they would have been easier to pretend to steal.
I think if I made a fake gallery space it would be better because then the robber could actually take the work off the wall and run away with it.

The wearers cannot see at all. Like at all. Which obviously made it hard for me to show them exactly what I wanted and it made them feel like they couldn't perform as well as they could've done if they had been able to see. One of the ways we discussed to counter this would be to insert a mesh panel of the same colour as the rest of the spectacle underneath the flaps as level with the eye as possible. Whilst this would mean that you might be able to see a bit of the face, the alien feel would still come across. However somehow I feel this would corrupt the integrity of my pieces as one of the reasons I make them the way I make them is because I enjoy the fact that the audience cant see. It was difficult to get consistent lighting in the gallery, and whilst I tried to edit this in post it is obvious that some scenes look much clearer. I should note that if I now decide I want to do some more filming then the lighting will not be the same as it would be on a different day.

Ultimately I had a vision of how this short movie would turn out - I thought it would be bright and colourful and funny and whilst it was definitely enjoyable to make I need more time to perfect my filming and editing skills - and I dont want to spend my time trying to perfect new skills when I could be focusing my energy on the good craft skills I already have.

ALWAYS SAVEEEEEE - halfway through editing I pressed a button accidentally and everything disappeared. It was a nightmare and I couldnt get it back the way it was because I hadnt saved it!

I thought I wanted a burglar type melody in the background something that sounded ominous and sneaky but because I was finding sounds online that didn't have copyright they sounded too polished and finished when paired with my experimental film. I think I need to compose my own sounds that enhance the comical aspect of the film. How would different sounds or music change the meaning of the video??

Is there a strong enough narrative? I think the narrative is definitely stronger when both characters are in shot, as there characters can play off each other, which is good because in the degree show I picture them working together. Does it even need a narrative? I think the narrative couldve been stronger if my filming and editing skills were better - HOWEVER at the same time Fischli and Weiss's work has a loose narrative that is often confusing, so I can definitely draw parallels between my work and theirs. Whilst the narrative might not have been as strong as I had thought, the spectacles definitely worked well together when they were both in shot as their characters played off each other. The 'flaps' (gloves and the stripes), helped to create another layer of movement, which helped to develop the spectacles characters.

I think I directed my actors to make them act too 'human'. By that I mean that the natural movement of the spectacle would have made them look more otherworldly, but because I added movements like looking at watches and pointing guns then it all looked too human. This was probably enhanced by the gallery environment. Although I had planned this film to be in a gallery setting and have a toy gun prop, I can now look back and realise that this is not the environment my spectacles should be in. I think they need to be outside in a more natural setting. I also know now from making this film that documenting my spectacles in this way is not what I want for the degree show, but at least I have some really good stills from the film that will be supporting evidence.

https://youtu.be/-BbcROEByXA (copy and paste for video)