For the first day back in the studios after Christmas, we were given the task to explore the idea of a self portrait as a group. This was to get us thinking about own self portrait project and spark some ideas for that. I worked in a group with Ellen, Laura, Imogen and Sammi. We had a discussion before filming, exploring some ideas and decided to base our video on how we start the day at Uni. As the course is something we all have in common, this concept allowed us to have a theme that we could all relate to. Imogen starts her day with a coffee and a cigarette, therefore we filmed her making her way downstairs and outside to do this. Ellen and I said that we both start the day with the food so this is what we decided to film. In order to eliminate any dialogue we decided to take inspiration from some of Charlie Chaplin's silent films where the actions were the focus of the pieces. In order to replicate this, we made the actions quite dramatic and emphasised as well as speeding up all of the footage to give it more of a handheld appearance. To complete the silent film likeness, we added a black and white colour scheme and chose an instrumental piece of music in the style of Charlie Chaplin. Considering the limited time we had to construct an idea, film and edit it, I am pleased with the final outcome. I think that working in a group is really helpful and an important part of the learning process as it allows you to listen to ideas from other people and see them put into practise, therefore widening your own knowledge for personal pieces of work.
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