We were put into small groups, and each group was given a word to work with, and create a 2 minute film using type. Our group was given the word 'ambidextrous', (definition- the ability to use both right and left hand with equal capability). I have come to find that this project involved more practical work than sketchbook work, it was more of a 'get up and go' project, you had to be quick with your ideas, and any tweaking of ideas happened while in the process of creating our film and poster.
Fig. 1 Brainstorm (author's own)
We decided to make a film that was educational but in a not so serious way. We included just a few questions and a fact or two, after all, the film was only around 2 minutes long. Wanting to stay true to the definition of the word, we wanted to create a film using hands, but what did we want the hands to do? That was the question. The initial idea was to get someone to use both of their hands and play around with play dough, but other than the fact that that would be too limited and boring, it also wasn't going to teach the viewer anything new, and that was our aim, to somehow engage the viewer and make them learn, (even if it is just one fact).
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Fig. 2 Storyboard (author's own)
So a great way to engage an audience is by getting them to read, but how to do this using hands? We came up with various ways, and included these in our short film. Fig. 2 is an image of my very roughly drawn storyboard. The film was recorded from a high perspective giving the camera a birds eye view and record only the hands, hands were the stars of this film. We wrote facts and answers on our hands, used our hands to play around with text and made shapes of letters using our hands. We edited our recordings by eliminating some scenes, taking sound out and adding a jazz track in, making some scenes faster and some slow-motion.
Fig. 3 The filming of the film (author's own)
Fig. 4 The editing of the film (author's own)
Working in a team is more fun and inventive than it is challenging. The ability to bounce off ideas from each other, improve on your own as well as sharing your own is very useful and pushes you to think differently and opens your perspective. Here is the URL to our video post on YouTube called, 'Ambidextrous- A Visual Documentary'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyaqck5qBFE&feature=em-upload_owner
So a great way to engage an audience is by getting them to read, but how to do this using hands? We came up with various ways, and included these in our short film. Fig. 2 is an image of my very roughly drawn storyboard. The film was recorded from a high perspective giving the camera a birds eye view and record only the hands, hands were the stars of this film. We wrote facts and answers on our hands, used our hands to play around with text and made shapes of letters using our hands. We edited our recordings by eliminating some scenes, taking sound out and adding a jazz track in, making some scenes faster and some slow-motion.
Working in a team is more fun and inventive than it is challenging. The ability to bounce off ideas from each other, improve on your own as well as sharing your own is very useful and pushes you to think differently and opens your perspective. Here is the URL to our video post on YouTube called, 'Ambidextrous- A Visual Documentary'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyaqck5qBFE&feature=em-upload_owner
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