I've had a longstanding interest in photography and film, so I was really excited to see this Lecture. What I really didn't know about and was eager to learn about was her process for creating art, as my limited experience with film and photography hasn't really given me much of an opportunity to develop any kind of style or consistent process. I really enjoy photography, because it allows me to focus on the design and composition of a shot. I find that the clear unadulterated focus on the composition - rather than the execution of the piece - is freeing, and allows me to create work on a higher level. Freyer gave a lot of advice about being an art student and a student in general, which I found to be interesting and insightful. However, what I really was interested in was hearing about her own work. Something that I clearly hadn't realized was the amount of time and research that went into each of her films. I was amazed at how long she spent and how hard she worked at each and every film, and I was really impressed. I think that kind of research - maybe not to the same extent, but definitely some in order to gain a greater understanding of WHAT I'm photographing or filming, could be beneficial to my art. I think the other thing I got out of her lecture was the importance of playing around and exploring different things. I enjoyed a lot of different styles last year, and now I really want to work on developing a voice or a process. The fact that Freyer seems to be always filming, an then balancing the footage in editing, is really interesting and intriguing to me. I think that idea of consistently filming is important - because not only does it provide a constant creative outlet, but it lets you practice your skills with your chosen medium at all times. I think I'd like to make a goal for myself to start carrying around my camera more in order to take more practice photos, and force myself to be constantly thinking about art and what art I could make. I also found the brief technical bits about film and cameras very expensive, so here's a video talking about 16mm film, which Freyer used in her work:
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Lucy
3/1/2019 11:01:45 am
Me too! I definitely did NOT know how much time and money went into making a documentary! I thought that her advice about being an art student/person was also helpful, but did raise some questions (as you have read). I also thought it was really interesting to hear about her process and method, and I'm glad that you got to learn more about photography and film as that's an area you're interested in! Good post, make sure to tag this as "experience" soon though!
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MM
3/10/2019 08:59:19 am
Nice reflection! I am happy that you are noticing the importance of "constant" work... like daily drawings... and PLAY pages....whatever it is you want to do (whatever problem you want to solve), you need to work at it A LOT. You still didn't tag the post as EXPERIENCE as Lucy so kindly reminded you to do... and I'd love to fix this sentence: "I think that idea of consistently filming is important - because not only does it provide a creative outlet, but it lets you practice your medical skills on it. Don't worry- you cant hut it."
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