Streetwise

Streetwise was a really interesting documentary in terms of gaining trust in order to record the footage that the film makers got. The relationship between the film maker and the children was really strong in the sense of how close the film makers were able to get and the information that the children shared with these strangers. Although it was a documentary and in parts there was voices speaking i…

Video Project Artist Statement

This video assignment was to think of a a concept and incorporate this within a short video. We focused on being lost in New York, especially being from another city (London). Coming from a city that you know so well to a city that you don’t know at all can be stressful but also fun. Although being lost in a city isn’t the best thing, whilst being lost you are…

Photo Essay Proposal

For my photo essay i want to explore the idea of “identity loss” and portraying this through a photograph. A person can loose there identity in many different ways; in a relationship, a loss of a role that once defined us and many other ways. When we lose our identity and sense of self our sense of value and self-worth decreases. When this occurs we can struggle to find ourselves…

Museum of the moving image

What i enjoyed most about that museum of the moving image was seeing how video and filming had developed over the years. It was really interesting to see all the different equipment used to film many famous movies. The costumes and masks were also interesting to see and it was really interesting to see them displayed and people admiring them. I also enjoyed the Eadweard Muybridge photographs and seeing how…

Photoshop Editing

  When editing this photo i firstly altered the brightness/contrast. Then i added an analog texture over the top. I altered the opacity of the texture which made the photo a little darker. After i used the lens correction tool to darken the corners of the image. I also used the ‘add noise’ tool to create a grainy effect on the photo.   I firstly cropped the photo then sharpened…