Main Brief
CDME3028 Documentary
Photography - Project brief
Introduction
A Series of Documentary Photographs in the form of a Book or an Interactive Multimedia package. Photo Essay, 75%. (note the remaining 25% is weighted against the Critical Evaluation, details on Blackboard and below).
Introduction
Photo essays and monographs have a long tradition in documentary photography as a means of telling a ‘story’ or expressing a narrative visually. Story telling is a powerful way of engaging and communicating with an audience as you will know if you have ever been immersed in, or been moved by, a film, novel or play.
Background
A photographic series, essay (not to be confused with written forms) or monograph is a collection of images that are placed in a specific order to tell a story or evoke an emotion in the viewer. They range from purely photographic works but can often include images with captions, notes, interactivity and even sound (with the advent of multimedia and the Internet). Monographs tend to be much more personal and expressive of ideas/ themes. They are often exploratory in nature.
The Project allows you to explore the issues of photographic communication as well demonstrate you have understood various theoretical issues and practical techniques in documentary photography to create an engaging and thoughtful set of images.
The Brief
Pick one theme from the choices below as a starting point and develop a photo essay with a narrative structure made up of a minimum of ten images:
You need to have a critical question at the heart of your work, something that will drive it forward, ‘what is the most compelling way to portray my work using camera angles and techniques? How does my involvement change the subject? How does my ‘perspective’ with the lens affect the the viewer?
The collection of images should be submitted as either:
Points to note:
All of the project themes above are open to broad interpritation so do not feel constrained – most potential topics could be made to fit under these headings.
Examples might be:
Developing Ideas
Critical Evaluation.
You are also asked to provide a word-processed critical evaluation addressing the outcomes of the module and containing a bibliography using Harvard referencing (target of 750 words). This should reflect on the issues, concepts and context surrounding the research question at the heart of your project. You should also submit your images and report using digital media.
All items submitted should have your name, the date and module code.
Introduction
A Series of Documentary Photographs in the form of a Book or an Interactive Multimedia package. Photo Essay, 75%. (note the remaining 25% is weighted against the Critical Evaluation, details on Blackboard and below).
Introduction
Photo essays and monographs have a long tradition in documentary photography as a means of telling a ‘story’ or expressing a narrative visually. Story telling is a powerful way of engaging and communicating with an audience as you will know if you have ever been immersed in, or been moved by, a film, novel or play.
Background
A photographic series, essay (not to be confused with written forms) or monograph is a collection of images that are placed in a specific order to tell a story or evoke an emotion in the viewer. They range from purely photographic works but can often include images with captions, notes, interactivity and even sound (with the advent of multimedia and the Internet). Monographs tend to be much more personal and expressive of ideas/ themes. They are often exploratory in nature.
The Project allows you to explore the issues of photographic communication as well demonstrate you have understood various theoretical issues and practical techniques in documentary photography to create an engaging and thoughtful set of images.
The Brief
Pick one theme from the choices below as a starting point and develop a photo essay with a narrative structure made up of a minimum of ten images:
1.
How
can photography be used to document an event, place or time?
Take a series of images that address this question while examining notions of ‘truth’ or ‘authenticity’.
Take a series of images that address this question while examining notions of ‘truth’ or ‘authenticity’.
2.
Make
a series of images that explore issues around a sub-culture, minority or
special interst group while addressing ethical considerations like privecy,
your presence as an ‘outsider’.
3.
Document
an ‘unseen’ or ‘unfamiliar’ private or professional activity in such a way that
it is thought provoking for the viewer.
You need to have a critical question at the heart of your work, something that will drive it forward, ‘what is the most compelling way to portray my work using camera angles and techniques? How does my involvement change the subject? How does my ‘perspective’ with the lens affect the the viewer?
The collection of images should be submitted as either:
· A photo book (such as can be
ordered through iPhoto* or one you have printed and bound yourself)
· An auto-run or interactive slide
show using PowerPoint, Keynote, Flash or similar (sound track is optional and
should only be used where it enhances the narrative)
For
examples of some auto-run photo essays see:
http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essays
*Please notes
photobooks can take two weeks to arrive from ordering so factor this in... Points to note:
All of the project themes above are open to broad interpritation so do not feel constrained – most potential topics could be made to fit under these headings.
Examples might be:
· A day in the life of...
· The secert life of...
· A local interest group eg the
Morris dancers guild? Dog trainining class? Scunthorpe
aero-modelers?
· A disappearing world...
· Something a bit off the wall or
experimental.
The
key thing with whatever theme you take is that you remember the issues that are
key to documentory phtography such as narrative, emotion, honesty and
immersion.
Developing Ideas
· Read up on photo essays and follow
up the suggested links.
· Develop a proposal by techniques;
such as considering issues you care about as a
starting
point or potentially building on ideas you developed for the Responding brief.
· Here are five tips
for producing a successful photo essay:
1.
Find a topic you care about
2.
Do your research – spend time getting ‘under the skin’
of the story
3.
Find the real story
4.
Every dynamic story is built on a set of core values and emotions that
touch the
audience
5.
Plan your work with a script.
Critical Evaluation.
You are also asked to provide a word-processed critical evaluation addressing the outcomes of the module and containing a bibliography using Harvard referencing (target of 750 words). This should reflect on the issues, concepts and context surrounding the research question at the heart of your project. You should also submit your images and report using digital media.
All items submitted should have your name, the date and module code.
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