#exploratorypractice

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My main project for exploratory practice this semester was the Patch - Coastin’ video. I filmed the whole video and that was my main role however I was also involved in the planning, directing, editing, colour grading and promotion. This project allowed me to engage in active research and learn about professionalism in a visual genre I am relatively un familiar with, film. I think it is important for a photographer to be well rounded in their practise. I have often heard from photographers that commercial photography and videography come hand in hand.

For me although we practised film in last years ‘Digital Culture and Practise’ module, this project felt like a whole different level. The use of new equipment and technology including the panasonic GH5, a gimbal and premiere pro meant that a lot of my research was tutorial based. Looking back I would have liked to look more at other videographers who shoot music videos to inform my practise. I also learnt more about the processes of making a video including how to successfully storyboard a project and how to colour grade clips in Premiere, colour grading in particular was completely new to me.

All in all I am greatly pleased with the outcome of the video and consider it a huge success. I feel the video is cohesive and has a successful narrative. Overall I am really pleased with my filming however looking back having learnt so much, I also feel that I could do a better job now.  This is especially true with some of the shots using the gimbal of Patch and co walking in ponchos and sombreros. As I was walking backwards using the gimbal which at that point was new to me the shots aren’t perfectly steady and at some points range out of focus. This is something I am excited to and I am already making an active effort to improve as we have began to shoot a new music video for Patch, NotePad which should be out by the end of the month. Looking over my submitted video from last year and comparing it to this video I feel that the outcomes are incomparable.

I wanted to submit images to show the photography based projects I have been working on alongside my video work. One project is the beginnings of a potential book looking in to the concept of toxic masculinity, which I would like to develop next semester. This project was heavily influenced by my research in to a range of practitioners including Mahtab Hussein and Hosam Salem. My working method for this project was based on active research, looking at a practitioner and then going out and using this inspiration to influence my practise. I think this worked really well and although the project at the moment is scattered and incohesive, I am pleased with some of the images.