Film research by Austen Scott

SKETCH VIDEO 1

SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS: FILM 01_THE MANDELBROT TRIPLETS

THE MANDELBROT TRIPLETS

THE MANDELBROT TRIPLET’S IS A BRIEF EXPERIMENTAL SKETCH INTO RESOLUTION, THE FILM IS COMPOSED OF 3 SECTIONS, THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1: ANALOG: A VIDEO RECORDING OF A FRACTAL IMAGE ON SCREEN, FOR THIS THE CAMERA WAS SLOWLY ROTATED AND ZOOMED IN, SHOWING THE PIXELS GETTING LARGER AND LARGER AS THE IMAGE BECOMES BLURRY BEYOND ANY READABLE FORM. 2: DIGITAL: TAKING A STILL IMAGE OF THE MANDELBROT FRACTAL AND ZOOMING IN. THE IMAGE BEGINS TO PIXELATE AS THE PIXELS PER INCH IS DRASTICALLY REDUCED 3: VECTOR: THE ORIGINAL RECORDING OF THE MANDELBROT FRACTAL, SHOWING THE COMPLEXITY AND INFINITE SCALE OF THE ORIGINAL VIDEO. THESE DIFFERENT METHODS OF ZOOMING YIELDS 3 DIFFERENT AESTHETIC RESULTS WHERE FOCUS, COLOUR, AND PIXEL SIZE REACT IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS ON THE SAME IMAGE. ALTHOUGH THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE, THERE ARE VARIATIONS OF FORM IN THAT MESSAGE.

SKETCH VIDEO 2

SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS: FILM 02_EXPERENCING INTERFACES

EXPERIENCING INTERFACES

MEDIA MAN LOOKS INTO A WELL-KNOWN SCENE FROM “SHAWN OF THE DEAD” (2004) AND DISCUSSES MARSHALL MCLUHAN’S VIEWS ON TV MEDIA. THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE AND THE PROGRAMMER IS THE AUDIENCE. THE SKETCH VIDEO ABSTRACTS THE CHANGING OF CHANNELS AND CREATES A SINGLE HOMOGENOUS STREAM OF INFORMATION. THIS FILM EMPHASIZES THE FOCUS ON THE ‘MEDIUM’, IN THIS CASE, TELEVISION AND HOW ITS MESSAGE IS COMMUNICATED. BY CONTROLLING THE REMOTE WE OURSELVES BECOME THE PROGRAMMER AND EDITOR OF THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVE.

RESEARCH VIDEO 1

SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS: FILM 03_WHAT IS MODERN?

WHAT IS MODERN

THE FOLLOWING VIDEO IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES WHICH INITIATED A SPECULATIVE RESEARCH PROCESS INTO THE QUESTION OF ‘WHAT IS MODERN?’. THE SHORT PROJECT WAS PRODUCED IN GROUPS OF TWO AND IS COMPOSED OF 6 DIFFERENT SECTIONS THAT STATE THE EVENTS, PROCESSES, DEVICES, MATERIALS AND CULTURAL PHENOMENA WHICH WE BELIEVE TO BE MODERN. THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT IS MODERN STARTS TO REVEAL A POSITION FROM WHICH THE GEN-Y INDIVIDUAL VIEWS THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROCESSES OF OUR WORLD. 1 THE EVER-DECREASING VALUE OF PRIVACY IS A VERY CONTENTIOUS MODERN SUBJECT. THE NATURE OF OUR CONTEMPORARY ‘ISM’S’ SUCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET ARE BUILT ON THE ABILITY TO KNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING AND WHY THEY ARE DOING IT. WITHOUT THIS INVASION INTO PRIVACY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE WAY THAT WE DO NOW 2 DISPOSABILITY: PLASTIC WAIST, THE NEWEST MODEL, A MATERIALIST SUPERFICIALITY THAT IS AT THE CORE OF OUR MODERN CONSUMERIST SOCIETY: HOW IS ARCHITECTURE TO PLAY A ROLE IN THE NEWEST FORMS OF REINVENTION? 3: AUTOMATION HAS BEEN ROOTED IN CULTURAL GROWTH FOR CENTURIES. AUTOMATION. IT MAKES PROCESSES MORE EFFICIENT, MORE ACCESSIBLE AND MORE BENEFICIAL TO PEOPLE THAT CONSUME THESE THINGS. 4: ADVERTISING IS A MODERN MEDIUM WITH WHICH WE ENGAGE WITH ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. IT HAS PERMEATED INTO ALMOST EVERY ASPECT OF OUR DECISION-MAKING ABILITY AND IT IS ABLE TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT IS MODERN. AS A MEDIUM, IT PERSONALIZES ITSELF TO SUIT US 5: GRAPHENE IS SET TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE MANUFACTURING OF UNCOUNTABLE PRODUCTS, PARTICULARLY ELECTRONICS AS ITS INHERENT PROPERTIES ARE FAR MORE CONDUCIVE TO OUR MODERN NEEDS THEN ANY OTHER MATERIAL ON EARTH 6: A SCENE FROM FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF: “SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO SIT BACK AND TAKE A SECOND TO LOOK AT THINGS”: THE MODERN PHENOMENON THAT WE HAVE TO BE CONSCIOUS OF TAKING REST TO THINK INDEPENDENT OF OUR SURROUNDINGS AND INFLUENCES. 7: AN ALTERNATE VERSION OF THE FILM PLAING ALL 6 VIDEOS AT ONCE: THE RELENTLESS INPUT OF INFORMATION INTO OUR EVERY DAY, TAKE WHAT YOU WANT FROM IT BECAUSE THE REST IS WAIST DATA.

RESEARCH VIDEO 2

SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS: FILM 04_DETAIL OF A PIXEL

DETAIL OF A PIXEL

THE MODERN DETAIL IS AN EXERCISE IN CHOOSING AN OBJECT/MOMENT/EXPERIENCE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE PREVIOUS FILM AND TO PRODUCE A DETAILED IMAGE OR DRAWING FROM THAT. THIS DETAIL EXPLORES MY THOUGHTS ABOUT RESOLUTION AND ITS PLACE IN MODERN CULTURE. THE PHONE, THE TV, THE LAPTOP, THE TABLET AND ANY OTHER DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT IS CENTRED ON DISPLAYING CONTENT THROUGH SCREENS IS BASED ON AND LIMITED BY RESOLUTION. IT IS THE HUMAN SCALAR FACTOR OF THE DIGITAL WORLD, OUR WINDOW THAT SEPARATES US FROM THE DIGITAL. AS THE PIXELS ON A SCREEN ATTEMPT TO GET SMALLER THEY TRY AND HIDE THIS FROM US. HOWEVER, THIS DETAIL ATTEMPTS TO HIGHLIGHT THIS MEDIUM. A MEDIUM WHERE THERE ARE NO PICTURES BUT AN OUTPOURING OF SMALL BITS OF INFORMATION. PATTERNS THAT ARE ENTIRELY ACTIVE AND DYNAMIC, THEY ARE A RESONATING FORMS OF EXPERIENCE.

RESEARCH VIDEO 3

SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS: FILM 05_STUDIO DIAGRAMMING

STUDIO DIAGRAMMING

STUDIO DIAGRAMING IS A VIDEO SKETCH THAT EXPLORES HOW ZONE FIVE USED THE STUDIO ON THE FIRST DAY. THE PROJECT INTENDED TO DIAGRAM THE SPACE ONLY THROUGH MEMORY AND, THEREFORE, BEGAN TO TAKE ON A QUALITATIVE & ABSTRACT QUALITY AS OPPOSED TO A QUANTITATIVE REPRESENTATION. THE STYLE OF THE SKETCH VIDEO DISPLAYS AN IMAGINATIVE AND CARTOON-LIKE SPACE THAT PARODIES THE SERIOUS-MINDED NATURE OF THE ARCHITECTURE STUDIO: THE DIAGRAM ON LSD. BELOW THE DIAGRAM ARE A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT DEPICT THE STUDIO SPACE AFTER THE FIRST DAY. THE CHAIRS WERE SECRETLY ARRANGED INTO A VIEWING POSITION WITH THE INTENTION TO PROVOKE A RESPONSE FROM PEOPLE PASSING BY.

RESEARCH VIDEO 4

SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS: FILM 05_EXPERENCING INTERFACES

EXPERIENCING INTERFACES

THIS VIDEO FOLLOWS ON FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIGITAL NOMAD DRAWINGS (CONCEPTUAL DETAIL & SECTION) BY TAKING COMPONENTS OF THE DRAWINGS AND RE-ORIENTATING THEM INTO DIFFERENT MOVING FORMS. THIS ALLOWS ME TO DESCRIBE THE EVENT IN WHICH THE DRAWINGS ARE SITUATED AS OPPOSED TO DEPICTING OBJECT ITSELF, CONCLUDE ON A MORE FOCUSED THEORY ON ‘WHAT IS MODERN’. BELOW ARE A SERIES OF DESCRIPTIONS OF PARTICULAR MOMENTS IN THE FILM: A: THE BIOLOGICAL CORE: A METAPHOR FOR US, THE SOFT COMPONENT OF A FAR LARGER SYSTEM. B: OUR INFLUENCE IS EXTENDED BY NON-ORGANIC FORMS OF COMMUNICATION AND EXPRESSION C: ONE OF A MULTIPLE: THE WE ARE PART OF THE LARGER WHOLE, EACH SHARING DIFFERENT PERMUTATIONS OF SYSTEMS ALL CONNECTED TO DIFFERING AND OVERLAPPING NETWORKS. D: OUR NETWORKS MOVE AROUND US, ENCOMPASS US AND SURROUND US. F: THESE BOUNDARIES ARE FLUID AND AMORPHOUS, THEY ARE LESS LIGHT RIDGED THINGS. READY TO RECONFIGURE AND MOVE AT A MOMENTS NOTICE. G: WE TRANSMIT OUR THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS AND IDEAS INTO THESE NETWORKS H: WE EXPERIENCE THESE NETWORKS AT THEIR INTERFACE: THE BIT IN PHYSICAL SPACE. DWELLING IS NO LONGER THE MODERN ACT OF SOCIETY, INSTEAD IT HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED BY THE ACT OF RIDING THESE NETWORKS THAT SURROUND US.

RESEARCH VIDEO 5

SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS: FILM 07_ARCHITECTURAL EXTENSIONS

ARCHITECTURAL EXTENSIONS ARCHITECTURAL EXTENSIONS IS THE FIRST EXPLORATION IN THE SPECIFICS OF GENERATION Y AND THE NOMADIC CYBORG IN IBIZA. THIS INITIAL BRIEF EXPLORES THE IDEA OF A SPATIALLY EXTENDED INDIVIDUAL; ONE WHERE ARCHITECTURE IS FORMED THROUGH THE AD HOC REQUIREMENTS OF ONE’S IMMEDIATE NEEDS AS THEY TRAVEL TO IBIZA. BELOW ARE A SERIES OF DESCRIPTIONS FROM PARTICULAR MOMENTS IN THE FILM: A: QUESTIONING THE ROLES OF GEOMETRY IN ARCHITECTURE. WHAT ABOUT A 4 DIMENSIONAL ARCHITECTURE? ONE THAT IS AFFECT MORE BY TIME THEN SPACE. B: THE DIGITAL NOMAD: A SPATIALLY EXTENDED BEING WHERE OUR SURROUNDINGS ARE AN EXTENSION OF OURSELVES. C: TRAVELING FROM ENGLAND TO IBIZA: THE NON-ARCHITECTURE: A SPACE BETWEEN SPACES, WHAT OCCURS IN THIS TIME? D: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROUND AND AIR: THE LAND IS A CYBERNETIC FACTORY OF EVENTS AND MOMENTS. E: THOSE WHO ARE ON THE AIRPLANE ARE ANALYZED, INSPECTED AND DISSECTED: THEIR DIGITAL IDENTITY INTERROGATED FOR THOUGHTS AND DESIRES TO BUILD A CITY ON. F: INFRASTRUCTURE BEING BUILT ON A MASS SCALE: THE RAPID PRODUCTION OF CUSTOM ARCHITECTURE FOR THE VISITING NOMAD. G: SPACE BEING CONSTRUCTED AND DESTRUCTED AS ONE MOVES THROUGH TIME: EVENT BASED ARCHITECTURE. H: A WHOLE CITY CHANGING: GROWING, SHRINKING. SPONTANEOUS POPPING INTO EXISTENCE OF MOMENTS AND EVENTS.

RESEARCH VIDEO 6

SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS: FILM 08_INSTANCES IN IBIZA

INSTANCES IN IBIZA

THE FINAL RESEARCH VIDEO IS A REFLECTION ON THE EVENTS IN IBIZA COMBINED WITH THE CONCEPTUAL ASPIRATIONS OF THE PROJECT. IT IS COMPOSED OF FOOTAGE TAKEN FROM THE ZONE 5 IBIZA FIELDTRIP AND FOOTAGE FOUND ONLINE OF IBIZA IN THE SUMMER. IT EXPLORES HOW THE CITY FLUCTUATES BETWEEN A VOLATILE AND VIBRANT SOCIAL MECCA FOR GENERATION Y TO BECOMING A GHOST TOWN DURING THE WINTER. BELOW ARE A SERIES OF DESCRIPTIONS FROM PARTICULAR MOMENTS IN THE FILM: A: RESONATING PARTICLES: POTENTIAL ENERGY STORED UP, READY TO COMBUST, READY TO EXPLODE INTO LIFE B: MOMENTS OF BRIEF GLIMPSE INTO A FIRST PERON VIEW. WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR THE PERSON SURROUNDED BY THIS CONCEPTUAL ARCHITECTURE? IS THE ARCHITECTURE EVEN THERE? C: SUDDEN AND EXTREME LOSS OF ENERGY, A CHANGE IN DYNAMIC TO EMPTY SPACE, A REALIZATION THAT ARCHITECTURE IS NOT IN THE MATERIAL BUT WHAT IS PROJECTED ONTO THE MATERIAL. D & E: SURROUNDINGS SLOWLY DEVOLVING FROM URBANITY BACK TO THE RURAL LANDSCAPE THAT IT WAS. THE EVENT IS OVER SO THE ARCHITECTURE IS GONE. F: A PRIMORDIAL SOUP, THERE IS NOTHING HERE, SPACE DISSOLVED TO ITS MOST BASIC AND FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL: INGREDIENTS FOR THE FUTURE SUMMER G: THE SEASON BEGINS AND THE PROCESS STARTS AGAIN, REORIENTED AND REDISTRIBUTED TO SUIT THE NEWEST AND LATEST FORMS OF HEDONISM.