#research&experimentation

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I still plan on using front projection as a big part of my work, but the projector I have works by using a lens to project a phone screen, and although it can be seen with the naked eye the light is too subtle to properly show up on camera. Once I have access to a more powerful projector I’m going to redo some tests and experiments. 

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playing around with the exposure settings, i created some cool effects. (I used an orange/brown filter)

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To introduce my 'sizzle reel' I wanted something that would convey some of the deeper meaning of my theme so I was not just showcasing pretty pictures, and hopefully creating the sense of a deeper meaning that the viewer can interperet. So I created a short stop motion clip that conveys a braod idea for people to interperet differently. I think with my work I want everyone to have a different interpertation from it based on how the visuals interact with their own thoughts and experiences.

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All these used the same flash and colour gel, but different camera settings

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The flash bar and the ring light had very different levels of light outputs; the flash bar was much brighter and washed out the colour from the ring light. Moving forward I’ll have to choose one or the other depending on what level of colour I want.

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Lighting experiment

There aren't many places in my house where I was able to set up and not be disturbed/get in the way to other people; but one place where I could was the attic stairs. Originally I just wanted to use the corner of the walls, but as I was setting up I realized that because of the angle of the stairs it was going to be difficult to photograph sat on the stairs, so I incorporated more of the wall and the actual stairs into my set up so i could shoot from the open space at the bottom of the stairs