Chapter Four

In the Tate Modern art is a big part of it but so is also the exhibition space, this gives more of an effect to the art that is in the gallery. The gallery itself gives the art more of a meaning to be there being in any other place wouldnt give the art its name. If the art was in a shopping mall or in the middle of a field it wouldnt have as much effect as the gallery so each piece of art in the Tate Modern all have a meaning of being there.

Kayaaniqatsi (Life Out Of Balance) 1983

Visual Observations - The visual observations in the movie are images used that are mostly cramped, high angle shots, a use of lots of colours, large skyscrapers and people in areas which are well used such as a subway. It uses shots of older buildings being blown away this gives an effect that newer skyscrapers are being built and the new era of technology is being brought into the world as the film is 1983 this was a time where computers were starting to get very popular and film was becoming alot more easier to do.

Audio Observations - The soundtrack used in Kayaaniqatsi is based for the whole of the film. It makes the film more effective in its own way because everything that shows on the screen goes with the soundtrack. If something is moving fast the soundtrack will too. If the camera work is moving slowly the music will slow down and work with the piece that is showing.

Girl Chewing Gum.1976

In yesterdays lesson we saw 3 video's, which showed different types of craft, context and concept. One of the video's i was most intrested with was Girl Chewing Gum by John Smith. This video was a normal piece of video which had narration over it, it is used to make you think and that he is controlling the set which is being used.

The concept of Girl Chewing Gum is where the narrator is led to fool the audience watching the piece of film. It is used to make you believe that he is controlling the cast which is being used by telling them what to do. By the end of the piece of film he tell the audience watching that he is standing in a field 10 miles away from where the camera is standing. This is a paradox to the audience as they think he is telling them what to do but he is just talking over the recorded piece.

The craft in Girl Chewing Gum is not as higher technology as some of the newest pieces of. Because it is made in the 1970's it is a natural piece of film with no effects just prerecorded narration.

The context in Girl Chewing Gum is that it is set in the 1970's , which is just about how a normal street would work, it is showing people that are just doing there everyday life but with a narrator telling the story. Its works as if people are on a set and John Smith is directing it like a normal director would but he isnt. The plot of the the piece is just showing a day where people keep doing different things.