Video Tutorial and Written Feedback 9
In this video tutorial, we reviewed the set of images selected by the four drift (plus one virtual) with the aim of constituting the final presentation in view of the formal assessment. The proposed structure is composed of 13 experiments, which group images for specific themes, based on photographic technique, aesthetic choice and subject. Two experiments are dedicated to photographic flaneuring, in B&W and color. The experiments are directly connected to what has emerged from the research on psychogeography and related topics and what I learned in my Learning Experience. In Learning Log, the 13 experiments are preceded by a diary of my research activity, self-directed project and visual experiments, which describes the learning path that led me to this outcome.
Points of reflection and rework:
- · Considering that the drifting process implies being
personally absorbed in the place where wandering, some photos (for example
portraits) could divert from the main theme (which has to do with the
surrounding environment) and make the outcome less strong.
- · At this stage, it is time to "distil" the result of
all thoughts and experiments. At the same time, it is not advisable to be too
rigid in dividing the images into groups.
- · Try to group the images stylistically in more homogeneous
groups such as, for example, people who are still and immersed in the
surrounding environment (rif Vermeer paintings), stylistically different from
images of people who are travelling it (the constant flow of life).
- · Another choice could be to group the subjects of the images according to the direction of their gaze (directed to the viewer, or which looks in front of or behind the viewer).
Action points
- · In the diary text, highlight more clearly (perhaps with a
simple bolding) the part that explains from which research I have drawn
inspiration to create my practice.
- · Take back into consideration the use of Padlet as a
presentation tool.
- · More carefully select images that do not diverge from the
main theme. Compare the sets with or without some images and verify their
strength of the outcome.
- · Reconsider groupings as per feedback.
- · Prepare the final outcomes, including the critical review,
and submit it to the Tutor a few days before the final video tutorial, for a pre-review.