In relation to the assignment, my tutor felt I had “pushed boundaries” and appreciated that I pursued to present my work in the way of video and spoken text. And, though for level one, the way it was compiled was deemed satisfactory, the multimedia concept may not have been the best way to showcase my work on this occasion. Though, the ‘story’ element is an important factor within the project, I do feel the video is perhaps too long, and as a result of the spoken text carrying on for almost five minutes, the connection between the viewer and images’ may ultimately be lost. My tutor believes that the series may be best presented in the form of stand alone images’ for assessment purposes, and has suggested I make prints of the images’ beforehand to help form judgment. Even, if I decide not to present this assignment differently, the process of investigating which way I feel works best, will help when writing my reflective piece. As suggested, I will research the multimedia section on the world press and press photographer of the year websites, for inspiration on potential changes that could be made before assessment. A multimedia project by Mark Powers named Shipping Forecast was also discussed, which may also give me some ideas, as essentially, Powers’ subject matter was always the same, yet presented in different ways.
Iain Barbour - BA (Hons) Photography 