Day to Day Posts - Wales; Day Seven.

30th of December;
- Travelled home, took shots on the motorway and in the valleys.

Applicable Senses; 

Sights;
- Motorway,
- Cars,
- People, 
- Animals; sheep and cows mainly.
- Mountains and hills coming out of North Wales.
- Motorway signs.

Smells;

- Fresh air until we hit the motorway,
- Car fumes,
- S&V crisps,
- Cigarette smoke.

Footage

Day to Day Posts - Wales; Day Six.

29th of December;
- Went to Porthdinllaen and filmed/took photos as well as this we went to Porthmadog; here I took no footage.

Applicable Senses for Porthdinllaen;

Smells;
- Fresh air,
- Sea salt,
- Freshly cooked food,
- Sand.
- Foliage.

Sights;
- The beach,
- Water,
- The village,
- People/tourists/locals.
- Boats,
- Animals.

Tastes; 
- Sea Salt,
- Rum.

Footage 


Applicable Senses for Porthmadog;

Smells;
- Freshly cooked foods; bakery's.
- Car fumes.
- Sea Salt.

Sights;
- Shops, stalls.
- People,
- Cars.

Day to Day Posts - Wales; Day Five.

28th of December; 

- Climbed the Cnicht; took shots and footage on my phone. Drone footage will be sent to me.

Applicable Senses: 

Smells;
- Fresh, pure air.
- Foliage.
- Petrichor.

Sights;
- Mountain ranges; the moelwyns, glyders and the Snowdonia mountain range.
- Snow, sleet, ice.
- Hills,
- Old mine workings.
- Climbers.

Footage

Day to Day Posts - Wales; Day Four.

27th of December; 

- Filmed Afon Dwyfor river in Llanystumdwy as well as in Criccieth.

Sights;
- Water,
- Nature; trees, foliage, rocks.
- Animals; sheep, horses, cows.

Smells;
- Fresh air,
- Petrichor.

Footage

Day to Day Posts - Wales; Day Three.

26th of December; Boxing Day.

- Filmed on Criccieth beach, Black Rock and the little mountain next to it.

Applicable Senses: 

Tastes;
- Sea salt.

Sights;
- Mountains,
- Hills,
- Water,
- The beach,
- Hail stones,
- Sleet,
- Nature; sheep.

Smells;

- Sea Salt,
- Fresh air,
- Petrichor.

Footage

In the above two videos I have compiled the footage that I took on day three, both videos mainly focus on water - in particular, the sea and rain. 

Day to Day Posts - Wales; Day Two.

25th of December; Christmas Day.

Applicable Senses;

Tastes;
- Christmas based foods.
- Cinnamon,
- Sea Salt.

Smells;
- Cinnamon,
- Spices,
- Wine,
- Fruit,
- Variable foods,
- Sea Salt.

Sights;
- People,
- The beach,
- Snowdonia Mountain range.

Day to Day Posts - Wales; Day One.

In these posts I will document what I did on the given day, applicable senses and footage will also be linked if there is any.

24th of December - Began the journey to Wales about 3 o'clock.

Applicable Senses;
Smell - Car fumes, natural smells, fresh air.
Sights - Mountains, hills, valleys, roads, motorway signs, rivers, lakes.

Poster Analysis - 17/11/14

             

 

To the left are two posters that have inspired me in terms of my poster as the images used are simple yet still represent travel in a beautiful way.
For my poster the idea of having a simple photo with the overlay of the name of the film, titles and credits will be the best idea for my short travel-nature film.

 

Art Deco or Deco, is an influential visual arts design style that first appeared in France after World War 1 and began flourishing internationally in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s before its popularity waned after World War II. It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colours, bold geometric shapes and lavish ornamentation.

 

 





Linking Sequences - 15/12/14

The ways in which I will link the sequences will be most likely through travel - in broader terms, it will mainly be walking, climbing and driving. However - it is possible that I will be able to use different forms of travel such as; the train, zipwire, boat etc. depending on what we do in Wales between the 24th and the 30th.

Driving
I will be able to link my sequences through driving as we have to drive to most of the places we are going to; Wales its self, Cnicht, Pen-yr-Ole-Wen etc.

Walking
I am in walking distance of some of my filming locations; Black Rock Sands, Black Rock mountain, Criccieth Beach and Criccieth town.

Climbing
As we are climbing in Wales this year I am able to film my experience when climbing the Cnicht and Pen-yr-Ole-Wen. I am able to not only film the scenic side of it, but the gruelling demanding side of climbing.

 

Sounds for Soundscape - 11/12/14

Alongside snippets of the above sounds I will incorporate a score; by doing this I hope to create a soundscape that reflects the visuals in my short film.

Feedback - MGS 11/12/14

1. Need to explore how each sequence will be linked.
2. Will it be a form of travel? Such as, car (Think about Fishtank.) or will it be walking? Climbing?
3. Could have shots of feet climbing? Reaching out with hands?
4. Could be about how you travel to places literally and metaphorically; the above image could link all the sequences; as they are the physical things/the process of getting to a place, the place you're in in your head when you're at that place could be different.
5. When you are climbing or in those places; record on phone how it makes you feel - what you see - what you smell - what you taste. Sensory experience. - Under lay of the soundscape? As it happens.
6. Think about recording ambient sounds to use in the soundscape.
7. To document via my blog each day I.e. like a diary. This is reflective. How did you climb, did you film? etc.
8. Research different types of sounds I will use for nondiegetic soundscape.

Research and Ideas - 09/12/14

"drawing upon theories of myth, folk and fairytale as well as upon anthropological studies of oral storytelling in order to place film narration within the tradition of the ‘popular’ arts." - University of Kent.

1. Record own thoughts about the locations; can be voiced by another.