Meeting with Daivd

FINALLY he loves it, he even high fived me......YES! I am so happy, I have been working so so hard this week to make the video really good and it has finally paid off. So no more video! (and to be honest I am a wee bit glad) I have been editing to the same one song for nearly 6 weeks, but the hard work has finally paid off!

Meeting with Daivd

Oh deer, today didnt go too well. Daivd really didnt like the middle part of my video. and to be fair, I dont really like it either, so it was good that someone gave me the kick up the butt to change it. I need to go more abstract in the middle as like david said "the middle bit of the song is very boring" So i need to make crazy visuals to liven it up!

Meeting with Daivd

Didnt have a meeting with Daivd last week as I wanted to keep working on my final video and get more done for him to look at. So far I have 1:30 completed of all 3 videos. As I had a media tests on monday. He said it is improving, but I think I need to wow him with the final thing!

Meeting with Daivd

Well today Daivd got to see the first part of my final video, the first 30 seconds. On first watch he wasnt sure, but he watched it another 3 times and then decided that the more times he watched it the more he liked it. I also sent the link to Belinda and she said she loved it, so I guess it is just a matter of opinion but i'll keep working on it and hopefully he will start to like it!

Meeting with David

Todays meeting was more of me telling David what I was doing and his with a big grin on his face eager to see my videos.... I dont really know what else to say? He really likes the work that I am doing and really excited to see what my final outcome will be! Next week I defiently need to get my learning contract and get my diary sheets signed off

Meeting with David

Well another meeting with David. We talked about my final project and where I was going to go with it. I am currently thinking about filming the insides of a piano, but filming it so it doenst look like the insides of a piano, but you get the movement from it? if that makes sense? David offered that he has a piano at his house that I could film if I couldnt find any. I will phone music studios tomorrow and see if they can let me film one of theirs if they have any.

Meeting with Daivd

Well in todays meeting I was discussing my final video with Yanns song. Ive been doing some media tests too. He is always very happy with the work I get up to! So I will just keep going! For next week Im going to refine some more ideas. 

Meeting with David

Well, another meeting with David gone. I talked to him about my media test, my green screen hand and feet idea as well as my fur elise video. I also showed him my salt crystal tests. 

Meeting with Belinda

I unfortuanlly missed David this morning as I had a doctors appointment, but I went into uni just so I could still have a meeting-ish and luckily Belinda was there so I had a chat with her. So my agenda last week was to find my final song. But I was struggling to find a song, dont get me wrong, theres lots of songs that I could use but I was in a little bit of a mixed mind.

1. I want to take a really famous orchestral song that everyone knows and associates a particular thing with like "bolero" with ice skating and make a new set of visuals that completely changes that.

2. I had two songs that I really like these two:

My only problem with using these songs is I wouldnt be able to do anything with my installation after uni because of the copyright. I just really love the textural elements to both the songs.

3. Find a song that doesnt have any copyright.... Im still working on finding one that would be suitable. I have emailed Yann Seznec that gave me the song for my final 3rd piece in the hope that he might have something and I have also emailed some local bands and orchestras. We will just have to wait and see!

So this is pretty much what I talked to Belinda about and she can see my predicament so what I have decided to do is not pick one song at this moment in time but to pick a few and then do a few sets of visuals and do a ton of media tests which will hopefully help my thought process

Meeting with David

So we never had a meeting last week as well it was pitch so he got to see everything that I had done and planned and could ask questions after so there wasnt really much need. I havent really done much the past week as it was my 21st birthday on the 13th so I have had loads of family round and celebrations etc. But it doesnt mean my work load has lessened at all, it was probably good to have a wee break and I have had a lot of time to think about my project. Now I am all finally ready and raring to go!

This week I was talking to David about a suitable track. I dont want to rush into this as it plays a very important part in my final outcome. So we talked about songs and what could work etc so I will come back next week with hopefully a song after a lot of research or if not at least a shortlist of songs in which we can discuss next week.

Meeting with david

Well this is my first meeting with my mentor as I have been really ill for about a week, the joys! but I met up with him as soon as possible. I talked about my idea for the installation and he was really excited about my plans. He also said that all the lecturers had been talking about me and my work and basically just to keep doing what I'm doing and dont burn out too soon as I think that is what most folk are worried that I have peeked too soon... gotta prove them wrong!