CCP by Maddy Smith

maddy1423 — 2024-01-27 10:22:14 UTC

• Our project was about how different body parts correspond to nature by precise movements. We wanted an inside and outside element that helped impact how we moved visually.

maddy1423 — 2024-01-27 10:28:03 UTC

• We want the audience to have a feeling that is peaceful and not alarming and so we want to make it well-defined and simple. We want to get across how you can tell a story by movements using different body parts and using what’s around you in day-to-day life. We helped create a strong relationship with our audience by making them feel involved by doing something everyone can do. We had a moment when the audience could start realising what life is about by making them think as we only had background sound which made them acknowledge what life can do.

maddy1423 — 2024-01-27 10:28:53 UTC

My contribution was the costumes, which were all black as it would make it clearer for the audience to know what body part we were focusing on, more than what we were wearing in that moment. As black is a natural colour it doesn't distract you from the main picture. I wanted to make everyone feel comfortable with what they were wearing. I wanted to keep it tight clothing however I didn’t want it to look like dancers. I wanted it to look more realistic than leotards in a park. Another asset that I contributed was the hair and keeping it more everyday hair which helped create an effect of freedom.

Mood board of inspirations

maddy1423 — 2024-01-27 10:43:22 UTC

We have chosen this mood board as it has different body parts with inside and outside elements.

maddy1423 — 2024-01-27 10:46:45 UTC

Lessons that we learnt while doing this project were that each of us had a different timetable which made it difficult to find time meaning we had to organise when everyone was available. We achieved the project that was asked for by working together as a group to come up with individual ideas that allowed us to see different lenses which made the project successful by allowing us to see what other people had in their imagination. Another way that we made the project possible was sticking to having just one or two roles as there was no stress to the process and everyone knew what they were doing. Another learning point was that not all ideas are going to work, such as hitting the brick wall while having someone throw small pieces of stones at it. One thing I learned from a team that I would probably not have learned from working alone is that there are multiple ideas to choose from because of everyone's different imaginations.

The issues that we encountered were that the surroundings made it hard to hear the sound of nature, for example, people walking past or animals making noises. However, despite this we made it work by having a background sound in the video so that we hear the main focus. A different issue that was encountered was not planning enough that when we got to the place we just had lots of different ideas.

To make this project simpler in the future we would have to have more meetings as this would have made it clearer what we wanted to produce.

We found that different camera angles add different natural sounds which made it more realistic to the audience. If the shot was from on the ground you could hear more of leaves crunching compared to a bird's eye view, you would hear more of the people walking past or the aeroplanes flying.

The video that we produced works because we have the scenery going from bottom to top. The things that didn't meet our expectations were that we had to cut most of the clips as we were running out of time which meant we had to cut some body parts out such as the head and allow it to focus on going from the bottom to the top.

maddy1423 — 2024-01-27 11:51:04 UTC

• The video was shot using many different angles but how we determined it was which made the best natural environment sound, which included the main focused body part. We chose to do it close to the body part we were filming as it would make it clear and simple to the audience watching the video. It did require multiple takes as we had a clear vision of what we wanted to do however as we got to the destination, we kept having ideas.

maddy1423 — 2024-01-27 11:52:12 UTC

I enjoyed the freedom of choosing the colour and style we wanted, as it allowed us to focus on whatever task was being shown. I didn't enjoy the tight-fitting clothing as it looks more like dancers than non-dancers . The role helped me and my group to succeed and grow by making it clear to the audience the project's purpose. I would change how simple my role was and have everyone look the same, for example, if the hair was curled, everyone's hair should be curled.

maddy1423 — 2024-01-27 11:52:29 UTC

There was a time where we disagreed on which body parts we were going to use as we wanted to create a space where someone that was watching the video could relate to. We resolved this by coming up with a set plan of the body parts we wanted to include. The outcome of the disagreement made it clearer of what we wanted to do with the project.

maddy1423 — 2024-01-27 11:52:53 UTC

The main goal and objectives for the project were to show how body parts interfere with nature with how it can change the movement of the body part. This project is beneficial to the audience as it can show a different element of nature and a person's body which allows us to do this in day-to-day life.

video inspiration

maddy1423 — 2024-01-29 20:01:11 UTC

AMA- A short film by Julie Gautier- We used this piece for inspiration for many reasons, the main reason was how the environment changes the style of the movement for example the hair, if this was not in a pool. The hair would not have a movement as if it were on land. We also liked how it started with just the rain and the silhouette of a body. We liked how the camera angles changed throughout from going from full body to different body parts such as chin, shoulder, hand movements and finally the face. I was inspired by the caption below the video as they were trying to interpret movements in their own way. We also liked how it was a silent video which makes you think and wonder and question. As it went through the video it got more and more sound which showed a more dramatic quality through the video which helped create the music and the environment an atmosphere of pain.

video inspiration

maddy1423 — 2024-01-29 20:03:00 UTC

Hand on the Wheat Field 2- There were many videos which were similar to this but we found this piece, which inspired us through how the lighting was used, for example, when it was daylight we could acknowledge everything clearly and sharply and it was just the arm and hand as the body parts. The camera angles were interesting as the further, you got into the video the closer we got to the arm and saw a body. It was the tip of the fingers which created a feeling of freedom and a choice of a path you want to take. As it was sunset lighting it allowed us to feel calm while having a moment to realise what the feeling of freedom could feel like.

maddy1423 — 2024-01-30 20:09:54 UTC

• We decided to create a video which was like our inspiration. We did it by having each person do a different body part and a different nature element. The methods used were different camera angles such as bird eye view, on the ground and facing the body part directly. Each one of these camera angles made the video interesting as the sound would have been clearer on the ground than bird's eye view. The development of going from different body parts through one another helped show how the body can do incredible things.

maddy1423 — 2024-01-30 21:57:07 UTC

There were 4 of us in the group and we were assigned different roles:

director - Emily

costume and hair - Maddy

editing - Lola

choreographer - Athina

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