CHAPTER FIVE

My experimental video idea has changed very much since i was given this task, and i have mostly come up with difficult yet interesting ideas, however my latest idea is relatively simple. My idea is to keep the camera on a tripod, fixed at a set of stairs, preferably out side, in public to see one person keep walking up stairs and reappearing at the bottom and keep going up but to gradually slow down with tiredness, and then just as he appears to stop, he reaches the top. The concept behind this is to see someone struggling to progress until with great perseverance he can achieve his goal.

KOYAANISQATSI

Koyaanisqatsi - Directed by Godfrey Reggio. This is another experimental video, but this one is a one hour and twenty-three minute film which was created in 1982. This film does seem to have a few conceptual ideas. There are many representations of binary opposites, such as old and new, represented by the cave drawings at the beginning and the rocketship at the end. And there was some kind of emptiness represented by the Grand Canyon and the deserted buildings in contrast to the busy airport and cityscape. But as a storyline this may represent the evolution of mankind, and how we started off so peaceful and how we are now starting to over populate the planet. And it may also show what affect this is having on us as a species. As we desire and lust for further technology and intellect we may also be taking a step too far too quickly, this is portrayed through the scene of the rocket launch and the explosion which could represent the forces of nature holding the human species back.
The audio is all non-diegetic which unexpectedly sends completely different messages than diagetic messages would. The tempo and volume change to help emphasize what is on screen,for example the tempo increases when you see the buildings being demolished, which would help the audience realize the importance of that scene.

CHAPTER FOUR

How The Use Of Exhibition Space Creates Meaning.

When you walk into an art gallery you would automatically assume that all of the artworks are important and relevant to the world of art. But, if you were to remove those artworks and put them, for example, into a library or on the ceiling on top of a dentists chair, their relevance would instantly change. As people will go to a gallery just to view art whereas those who go to the library will just overlook such artworks as their primary intention is to look for and read books. So the beauty of the artwork is wasted.

Upon entering the Tate Modern, you are expecting everything you see will be delightful and fulfilling, in terms of art. Yet some of the artworks within the building is as amazing as you would expect, but there are some artworks that you feel that they don't deserve to be in such a gallery. These are the pieces the that could be done by anyone, and with no apparent meaning behind it, altough they all have a specific meaning behind them it just takes the right person in the right frame of mind to realise these. No matter what kind of lighting or space that these artworks are in, these will all seem very important because they are all in a major art gallery. Individually they will all have their own specific lighting and space requirements, one piece in particular relies on the lighting for the piece to make sense, this is Ishi's Light by Anish Kapoor (above) needs the light so that there is that column of light through the middle and wherever you stand the column of light will always be reflected with you in the middle. So this is how the exhibition space creates meaning.

GIRL CHEWING GUM

Girl Chewing Gum - Directed by John Smith. This experimental video was created in 1976. The video shows real life down a street for about ten minutes, however there is a voice over of what appears to be a director which turns out to be a man which is watching this video and voicing over in the style of a director. The voice over does not seem to be completely true, as some of the comments seem to be to farfetched to be real. For example he was able to predict the movement of two pidgeons, and every now and then adds a humourous comment. As he does not seem to be directing for real. he is able to change the context of some people's story's for example, a man was "going home" and another man had "robbed a post office". This video is also very conceptual as it can chage the idea of what the watcher is thinking as they will believe mostly whatever the 'Director' says until they realise that what is being said may not be all true.