Stills from Conversation with Artist

 Stills

The shoot with the Cypriot artist went extremely well and tied in with the themes of my project in a very interesting way, as the work of this artist also looks at comparing past and present as well as coalescing the two. I asked all the questions I had prepared and also came up with new questions during our conversation, mostly involving her work: how she comes up with her designs and why she makes certain creative decisions.

What can be improved in future shoots:

• I should check and double-check the sound from both cameras in order to ensure it is being recorded in stereo and not just one ear. This is a mistake that happened with one of the two cameras that led to the audio only being heard from the left ear when wearing headphones. Although this was easily fixed in post-production, it should be prevented next time. The same issue also resulted in some footage not having any recorded sound at all. Although this footage was not crucial, and sound was recorded separately as well as from the camera, I should be extra mindful of this next time.

• More extreme close-up shots during conversation portion of shoot. My aim for this shoot was to avoid the conventional TV interview set-up look in regrads to camera framing. Although I think the shots captured are interesting and not too conventinal, the outcome would've benefited from having more extreme close-up shots of the artist's face (especially eyes) when speaking, so as to create an effect of the artists going in and out of frame, as well as in and out of focus during shots. I feel this would make for a more immersive and analytical image that can be used in post-production in experimental ways. This way it would also visually reflect the process of making the project itself, which involves taking an artistic, analytucal approach and being immersed in these conversations about Cyprus, Cypriot identity, and the changes unfolding within it.