{"id":45526,"date":"2021-09-15T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/?p=45526"},"modified":"2021-11-08T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T12:50:45","slug":"i-watched-her-dream-aloud-i-am-trying-my-best-two-short-films-by-young-artist-lauren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/i-watched-her-dream-aloud-i-am-trying-my-best-two-short-films-by-young-artist-lauren\/","title":{"rendered":"I Watched Her Dream… Aloud & I am trying my best: Two short films by young artist Lauren"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lauren joined our online film-making residency for ages 16-19 in April 2021. In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, the group met only online and explored DIY film-making from the confines of their own surroundings.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Discover what Lauren learnt about different approaches to film-making during the residency.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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My name is Lauren, I am 19 years old and I\u2019m from Cardiff. My main interests are in creative writing, and digital media. I\u2019m currently developing my understanding of editing, and recording audio and video. I enjoy listening to music, and talking to my friends. I\u2019m particularly interested in storytelling, and finding out about people\u2019s stories and histories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took part in the City as a Studio film-making residency this year. The aim of the residency was to discover experimental ways to make films, and be collaborative with others with the theme of being \u2018Citizen in the Universe\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel that everything I sign up to has some sort of impact on me and something to learn from, even if it\u2019s small. This was through being inspired by the art examples that were shown on the course (which was less traditional and more interesting than the art I\u2019d seen in school) such as Gillian Wearing\u2019s \u2018Signs\u2019 photo series or David Hall\u2019s \u2018Tap Piece\u2019 from ‘TV Interruptions\u2019. They made me think more about the space of the medium within art and the way it can connect to the audience on a personal level. Having open discussions about art was really inspirational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my favourite sessions was looking at the online Modern Art Oxford exhibitions, writing a review, and talking about our opinions as a group. Everyone had really interesting perspectives on how they viewed art. Another session I enjoyed was when we met the Modern Art Oxford team in which we were able to ask our own questions. I asked a question about how to improve confidence in my artistic intuition, and I had great answers, which I\u2019ve been reflecting on and taking with me since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really appreciated discussing my ideas with the group and getting positive feedback. Overall my confidence and ideas about art improved and reflected through activities involving discussions in the residency. I think they were really necessary for my growth, especially as I\u2019ve been figuring out my artistic approach this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When making the films, the slowest and most difficult aspect was the editing. In one of the films I made, \u2018I watched her dream. Aloud.’, there were multiple clips I had to split and cut together, whilst timing with the soundscape. As it was difficult to visualise, I didn\u2019t storyboard that movie as clearly, improvising on the go. I feel like it\u2019s similar to a scrapbook. It was a slow but rewarding process that resulted in a longer film than I expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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