Course Module - BCOP100 Contexts of practice Lecture - Lucy Leake
Introduction to Contexts of Practice
Lucy got us all thinking about how our contexts might influence who we are as filmmakers, the ideas that we get through existing films and media.
Play with pre-conceptions - We watched a short film that had been created by the 3rd years which linked back to the Je Suis Charlie's event back in February. Once we had watched the clip I started to think about the way that some of the props were used to replicate objects i.e. towards the end instead of using a gun, they used a tripod, I also started to think about the way that they had re-created some of the frames, iconic locations and the camera angles were cleverly used throughout the film.
A group discussion helped to raise a lot of points about context and the meaning behind the word.
What do we mean by Context? As a class we started to create spider diagrams or lists;
Context
Opinion - Social background
Perspective - Subtext
Purpose - Underlying
Messages - Meaning
Beliefs
Institutions
Peers
Parents
Morals
Media
Social
We looked at existing films and how they were shot, do they contain similar elements or a storyline, did the images look the same (have the same context). Je t'aime John Wayne was taking the mick out of the film Breathless featuring Belmondo and others.
Referencing others work: Tarantino, Simpsons, Futurama, Family Guy, these are just a few we listed during the lesson.
Lucy asked us during the lesson to think back to important events that have happened in our individual lives, which could help to create great story ideas, make some sort of timeline or list a few;
- At college - Won a competition to satellite tag Golden Eagle chicks in the Scottish Cairngorms, from this experience I decided to create my very first DVD which I sold copies at the Rutland Bird fair 2014 and it has been passed onto RSPB stations.
- Car crash, driving back from after a day at the beach, we swerved out of the way of a fox, saw sparks fly from out the window as the car slid across the ground - Scary experience
- Teaching - I always had a keen interest in teaching, talking to a young audience, decided to teach year 3 at my local primary school in order to educate the next generation about wildlife, especially Peregrine Falcons - Been a big highlight and an eye opener within my life.
Identities
Class
Religion
Language - Ethnicity
Eco-warrior
A few roles
Customer service
Customers
Brothers and sisters
At the end of the session we were set a task to complete for the following week;
Pick a moment in our life
Create a character that it's happening to, can't be ourselves
Holiday to Ireland in 2012 - Written from another perspective
We had just finished packing the suitcases and preparing ourselves for an unforgettable adventure, Clifford had just been out and bought his first DSLR camera at his own expense, he was really keen on taking it with him to record the journey, wanting to capture the memories along the way. Just before his family set off they sat down to watch the London 2012 Olympics Mens road time trial, their were other cycling events during this period but this one stood out the most. The trial itself took place on 1st August over a 44km course in South West London, in Surrey. Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain won the gold medal. This certain highlight has been remembered above others as it was the first Ferry ride in Ireland, went out on the top deck and took photographs of the water and using long exposure to create the lighting line effect, Clifford achieved some great line effects in the water.
The winner Bradley Wiggins as he approached Bushy Park, he was 2km from the finish line. Wiki image - Accessed on 30th September 2015 - Mens road time trial - South West London, Surrey.
References
Je t'aime John Wayne (2001) Directed by Toby MacDonald [short film]. Germany: DVD as part of the collection Cinema 16
Breathless (1960) Directed by Jean-Luc Godard [Film]. USA: UGC, Studio Canal
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