Wednesday night was Joyce's presentation (this was after my last written entry). I had been waiting to hear her presentation all week as I saw snippets of her presentation as she reviewed it in the early mornings in the presentation hall, but I had no idea it would turn out quite like it did. It was raining that evening of my 22nd birthday. It started towards the end of dinner as I finished up a rather ordinary bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream for my birthday treat. we left for the presentation hall, and got settled in. Michael from class was kind enough to chauffeur me and drop me at the door, as I complained that once wet I would be shivering in the lecture the entire time. Guys don't know this but us girls aren't so much afraid of getting our hair wet because it will mess it up, we hate that once its wet that we feel cold and damp until it dries an hour later.
Joyce took her place at the podium, and demanded complete attention of the room. She talked a little about her work in a matter of fact tone, about her work being a reflection of her life, and about her atheistic and interpersonal relationship along the journey. She then told us she would be presenting to us a video of old footage of her 30 years ago and more recent footage of her and her most current feat "Wise Women". The early footage I thought was just beautiful, and her video designer did a really good job making the whole piece flow. However, beyond it being a very well organized honest piece, what started as a respectable presentation soon became a performance piece. when the presentation started, the older footage was instantly recognized as vintage due to the format and quality. From where I was sitting I could also see a large scale window, and as the lightening began to flash, it illuminated the room and caused the power to become unsteady. As the sound equipment made pops, and the projector flickered on and off, it started to evolve. It was no longer this high tech presentation of the past but it became as fragile as the memory. The light classical music and scruffy sound, combined with the visual effects, was astonishing. I felt like I was having an out of body experience, and my eyes became glossy and my heart hurt. The honesty and vulnerability and serendipity of the situation really really got to me. I realize that it was a corny interpretation, and these issues may have been technically aweful for a presentation to be heard in that manner, but to me it helped me connect on so many levels. And, being a dying romantic, I was lulled most by the serendipity of the situation... I think it says something when you are left thinking about a body of work long after the images have left your presence...
TODAY:
Today was interesting. We started off the day with a critique of our work from yesterday, followed by a presentation by joyce on her thoughts about breaking into the commercial industry. She shared a lot of great thoughts and pointers. I really enjoyed what the protocol was when working with people in the industry and what makes a good presentation and the extent of the value of marketing.
We went on location today to the library in Camedon. It was beautiful but things started out slow for me. I was really tired from not getting much sleep, and shoots following a wonderful lunch, and warm sunshine don't seem to do well with the sleep deprived. It was also a diffcult location because there weren't a lot of spots in the area to get a successful fill into the shade and it was too bright for pictures in the direct sunlight. It was tricky and an awesome challenged and wish I was a little more awake and enthusiastic to have been able to really maneuver it, but in the end I really got a couple amazing photographs. Take a look... :)
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