Remix Assignment

This is my starting point for the remix assignment. I have altered the original image by enhancing the silhouette, dropping out the background sky and duplicating the soldiers. The sky has been replaced with an image I have made by photo etching in printmaking. The image of the soldiers sits in front of the child's face like a wall or barrier, creating tension because of the scale. Are they toy soldiers? The format is that of a widescreen TV. Are children today bombarded with too many images of war through the media on their TV screens and how will this affect their lives? 

Remix

Original image for remix from
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/
Band_of_Brothers%2C_101st_in_Iraq.jpg

Seagull loop video

Loop stats

Videos consisted of:
Water loops x 4
Birds x 2 loops x 2

Music consisted of:
Water loops x 17
Bird calls loops x 5
Listening Wind - Talking Heads loops x 2

Exported as MPEG2
Pal DV High quality

Video was put together in Premiere.  I had a brief look at both Audition and Audacity but as I wanted the music to sync with the video the music was also mixed in Premiere. 

Roll video and cut!

The inclement weather and illness in the production team meant a delay to our initial filming. Choosing seagulls as our star characters was fairly unpredictable when wanting to follow a storyboard. However, shoestring chips from flying squid meant no shortage of wannabe stars.
We had a fun time feeding seagulls and using the camera. I liked the close ups with the camera on the ground. The birds were very wary of the camera but still couldn't resist the lure of the shoestring!
No problems with instructions for uploading video. We ended up with a total of 6 minutes film and captured 4 clips. The important thing to remember with the upload is to have the camera and computer turned off before connecting the fire wire devices and also to turn everything off before disconnecting.

Storyboard

Our group storyboard for a movie loop. It involves seagulls which might prove to be somewhat unpredictable!

Photo Object

Recycled plates coated with cyanotype as part of a photography elective. The quality of the print on these plates made from residue of sugar cane was surprisingly good!