Day two...

Today was focused on film and photography. We met a film producer/ director/ lines man called Rob Speranza who was originally from New York but ended up moving to Sheffield. Although not as glamorous, this move has turned out pretty well for him. He now is the manager of the SYFN (South Yorkshire Filmmakers Network) and has worked on many short films. We had the pleasure of watching one of his films not knowing what to expect. However, the setting of some woods and the eerie sound in the background immediately suggested that it wasn’t going to be a comedy. For a 6 mintue short I was very impressed, and a bit shaken!

We all then went to look at the Haris Epaminonda exhibition, currently at Site gallery. It was a surreal experience consisting of four different videos being played in one room with very subtle music in the background. It certainly wasn’t very self-explanatory and I wouldn’t say that I could relate the artists thoughts behind this work but it was definitely an experience which in itself highlights how her work did have an effect on me.

Later on Richard Bolam showed us some of his work, which is based around filming and also deals with the passing of time like Epaminonda’s work, but in a different way. Richard emphasizsed how the music in the background of a film can affect the end product as it can change the whole meaning of the media. After being inspired we had our own attempt of filming (regardless of the awful weather). After warming up when we got back we also had a go at doing a studio portrait shoot, which was extremely entertaining.