Project 2 - Channel U

For this project I am going to experiment with the idea of an Environmental Satire with User Generated content. The reason I want to continue with this idea is because of New Zealand's environmentally friendly outlook on life. I want to twist this around and question whether or not this is really the case, and display it through user-generated content.

I want to create a site that will involve a Google map of Wellington, that people will be able to list what they think is the most polluted areas of Wellington, and what areas to avoid. I could show Air, Light, and just general Rubbish pollution.

The reading was rather difficult to take in, but because my idea is looking at how the truth can be turned around and changed, I felt that the section number 9 applied mostly to my idea:

'In a world that really has been turned on its head, truth is a moment of falsehood'

Because I want to turn the idea of Wellington being clean and green around, I thought this relates to my idea. It may change the way people look at truth.

Finished Project 1

Overall I'm quite happy with the way it turned out, although the whole movie is boxed in I think the aesthetics of this works with the portrayal of the 'women in white'. I have created an eery, dream like movie that shows the woman in a slightly different viewpoint.

Have a look for yourself:

YouTube
Stray Cinema

Remix Reading

Issues of ownership over the vast magnitude of media on the internet is again brought into play in this article.

Project 1 Concept

For Project 1 I want to look at emphasizing the fact that the footage is more sinister than what we are first led to believe from watching it.

I have been experimenting with different filters and colour contrasts to create and eery feeling, and have found that using the motion tracking creates a disorientating effect which emphasizes a feeling that something is not right. So I have been experimenting with different motion tracking paths. Once I get to class I'll upload some footage of what my ideas are.

I have also been playing around with filters, and although they can look tacky, I have found using the 'Glow' effect in AfterEffects creates a sinisterly serene feel to the footage.