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Our concept was a quick decision for our group following our initial met up. We begun by discussing our individual ideas we had previously picked and how they may all collaborate together to make one whole concept which sooner revealed how well they would all tie together.  For example, one using camera angles and filming techniques, another using different filming environments and finally how movement can be inspired from daily sights/art around London. Merging all of these ideas together led us to the collaborative decision of using different styles of art from around London, such as, modern arts ad graffiti to inspire movement.  This idea of using such a diverse range of art made the decision of arts and filming environment difficult as there is such a wide rage of style of arts around London. So as part of our process we brainstormed a few locations that would be suitable and accessible within a spider diagram to help show what could work. This was then developed into a PowerPoint format which we would use to pitch our ideas. We later discussed these locations in depth and selected the most suitable and inspirational places we would like to explore  and develop our ideas further.

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Our team’s concept for this project was to create a short video portraying the idea that visual art can inspire movement wether this art is paintings, sculptures or videos. Being that London could be considered a hot spot for artistic experiences through its wide variety of museums and street art we decided to base our project in and around this location also making it accessible for the team when filming would later take place.

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Carlie - Videographer
Tom - Choreography
Teo - Choreography
Liv - Costumes/Makeup
Ellie - Producer
Maisy - Music

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In knowing we would be outside and possibly at locations were there would not be a huge amount of time due to pedestrians or passing traffic, workshopping movement began in the studios prior to meeting at these locations. With ideas of some art we were hoping to use, for example the pair of swans in a tunnel , a duet was created based of off this idea of majestic swans moving together. Another example of art we workshopped was the loud bright graffiti that could possibly be seen throughout London, for this the movement would be more commercial based and possibly in a group.

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Once we sat down to discuss the selection of arts and locations possible for use it was decided that as a group we would take a day outing to the Tate Modern museum to get inspiration from Paintings and prints on display. While out our Videographer, Carlie, would photograph a selection of different styles of artwork that would possibly work for creating movement on at a later date in the studio. Another Location decided on visiting was the graffiti tunnels located in Southbank where a variety of unknown artists have the freedom to express their feelings and ideas through their work. Using such an ever changing location like the graffiti tunnels it was decided that filming onsite and creating the movement in the movement would be best, this meaning the movement would be original with true presentation of how the arts made us feel. Once at these selected onsite filming locations we took time to select the art pieces and begin creating a collection of choreography. After a period of choreographing and cleaning movement we began filming a few takes of each piece to ensure the quality was maintained and that a selection of angles were available.

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As my role as producer we had to find dates to go out and film as well as going to photograph the works in the Tate modern museum. Being a larger group of 6 finding time where we were all free was a challenge due to members having work or rehearsals, however a select few weekends did work so we made a point of utilising the time we did find available. Once these dates were selected we wrote out a day plan to make sure everyone knew where they had to be and at what time. This breakdown of the day also allowed us to stick to a schedule and not overrun with timing, making the best of the day.

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Unfortunately for one of the filming days I was unable to attend due to previous commitments however I voiced this to the group and due to the selection of choreography they would be performing we decided it would still be possible to film at these locations. Once they had filmed on these locations the unedited versions of video were shown to me so i was still in the loop of where we were in our process.

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Once we had collected all of our artistic inspiration, created the movement and filmed it was only the collaboration of all these sections into a video left. Thankfully our team were lucky enough to have the assistance of our videographer, Carlie, who edited these clips to make one video with the use of different angles highlighting the different ways art can be perceived. Her knowledge in video graphic software was a great asset to this team in helping convey to the audience the initial image we had of creating as our final product.

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At the beginning of this project I was not sure how I felt about working as a larger group due to past experiences with opinions and ideas becoming confusing or members feeling left out. Although, with this in mind as a group I felt we all had a high level of understanding and respect towards each other and their opinions and worked together to achieve our objective.

A development in the process I would consider working on however would be the roles that we each play in the development of ideas and making sure we all understand what they are and what they involve. Personally our roles crossed paths and what each person inputted became a blur, understandably as it was a group project we all worked collaboratively with the end goal in mind but it became more of a work load for individual members. Another development I would make would be to try spread out filming days to ensure the highest quality of footage possible due to the days being fewer in number but longer hours I felt by the end of days we all began to feel fatigued and the final movements could look weighted and tired.

I thoroughly enjoyed the process as a whole and felt it was beneficial to work with people I wouldn’t normally be in a group with. With a happy ending to filming and creating this video it is hoped the audience can see our perception of the works throughout.

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Videos used to inspire how we would like our work to be filmed were found during our research into this concept and we developed ideas through the use of the camera too. For example in one clip of our final product we have dancers, Teo and Maisy, sat doing choreography with the table as there main feature however behind them Tom and Liv are seen presenting another piece of art. With creating a stance that would work for their piece of art as well as the one in motion they are also seen to be the bedpost in the perspective of the art focused on.

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Bombin' - 1987 Documentary About British Graffiti and Hip-Hop Culture

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The documentary on British graffiti and hip hop culture was also found and showed some perspectives that we could try incorporate and develop into our final product.

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Bombin' - 1987 Documentary About British Graffiti and Hip-Hop Culture

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For filming in the studio the idea of angels was inspired from this video found on YouTube.

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This idea of using such a diverse range of art made the decision of music difficult. Knowing this sound would have to work for a selection of different styles of movement such as lyrical into commercial it led us to the collaborative decision to select a piece with no lyrics.  This decision came after workshopping a few songs with movement and it becoming apparent that the lyrics may possibly have an impact on how the audience perceives the movement and take away from the initial artistic inspirations. We originally planned on using ‘people watching’ by Conan Grey, however after trying different styles of movement it became clear that as much as it was great for the lyrical content it was too strong of a contrast to use with the incorporated elements of commercial. We made the decision to use the fully instrumental version of ‘Omen’ by Disclosure ft. Sam smith as the beat behind this song worked for all sections of dance.

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Disclosure - Omen ft. Sam Smith (Official Instrumental)

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Once we had selected the art we’d like to used from our day at the Tate modern museum we booked a studio and began working with these. Portraying how the art made us feel through moment led us to working together and performing as a whole group as well as smaller groups. The movement we created was then filmed numerous times, again using a series of different camera angles to allow us to have a variety of choice and capture the best possible perspective of the choreography. Once all these shots were taken it was time for the final stage of production to begin, the collaboration of all the short clips to create our final product.