Blog – Page 4 – Karyn Easton

Apr 21

by Karyn in Reflection, Unit 3 Blogs 0 comments tags: Reflection, Unit 3 Blogs

Reflection Part 8

Looking Back Over the Last Few Weeks – So much has happened over the last few weeks. It has been a real rollercoaster of emotions and a severe dose of food poisoning hasn’t helped. Reflection Part 7 nicely summarises unit 2. It also summarises much of my thinking in terms of ideas and project work for Unit 3. However, this reflective session 8 will cover my progress as I’ve moved into Unit 3. Hopefully the progression of ideas from Reflection Part 7 can be seen in this current Reflection Session 8. Below are the usual set of questions that I use to help with the reflective process: What have you done so far? What have you discovered so far? What will you change because of what you have discovered? What will you do next? WHAT HAVE I DONE SO FAR? Here is a short recap of what I’ve been doing since the beginning of Unit 3 and from Reflective Session 7, right up to this point in time. As part of my ongoing project work I wanted to 3d print my own robot. I embarked on the project but ran into multiple problems. If I have time […]

Apr 21

Film Mark 2

Exploring Alternatives – In my Film Production blog, I talked about how unhappy I was with my first film. Things haven’t got any easier. I still feel very poorly, but the perfectionist in me is not prepared to let this go. I absolutely ‘hate’ the first version of my film now! Unfortunately, I just seem to have such a severe creative block at the moment. One of the greatest challenges I faced was trying to come up with yet another script! At one point I thought ‘oh stuff it’ I’ll just stick with what I’ve done. However I just couldn’t do that. I went to bed feeling pretty ill and pretty down. They say that sometimes when you are facing a problem, your brain will help you to work things out while you are asleep. Last week in my state of feeling so down ‘my brain, my subconscious the universe, god’ or call it what you like came to the rescue overnight while asleep! This morning I remembered something that I’d long been aware of yet forgotten. This was the old concept of ‘The Eighth Day’. In some theological interpretations, the “Eighth Day” symbolises the day of resurrection or the […]

Apr 20

by Karyn in Film Production, My Learning, Photography, Problem Solving, Unit 3 Blogs, Videos 0 comments tags: Film Production, My Learning, Photography, Problem Solving, Unit 3 Blogs, Videos

Film Production

Assembly of Ideas – After exploring a few possibilities and ideas for the film I set about trying to assemble something. After all of my previous experimentation with many ideas I finally settled on a concept. I decided to produce a film that not only covered what I have been working on over the last two years of my MA but also gives a glimpse of what I’m doing now. The video was to form a timeline. Unfortunately, I really do struggle when it comes to sound and voice-overs. By the end of this long process I had actually attempted to narrate my film around five times. I spent literally hours trying to perfect both my narrative, voice-over and audio levels. Multiple Attempts at Audio and Voice-overs Below is a screenshot of the files as they began to stack up on my desktop, so far I’ve had 5 attempts. Even after hours of trying I’m still not happy with the end result! In fact I’m deeply unhappy with it. On the plus side though I’ve learned a ‘ton of stuff’ about audio production. Learning How to Use Audio in Premier Pro The first thing I had […]

Apr 17

by Karyn in Collaborations, Conclusion, Film Production, Ideas, My Learning, Photography, Unit 3 Blogs, Videos 0 comments tags: Collaborations, Conclusion, Film Production, Ideas, My Learning, Photography, Unit 3 Blogs, Videos

Film Ideas

Five Minute Film Ideas Generation – I have to admit that working out what I wanted to do for my five minute film has not been easy. I had a number of ideas whirring around in my head. These included: A simple narrative of my practice and how it has evolved A showcase of my work without any narrative A narrative about what I would do if someone took away my camera A narrative about my mobile and how it has evolved An ‘arty’ film full of visual metaphors An animated film A five minute promo for my mobile with a commercial slant to it For a number of weeks I have been wrestling with all of these concepts trying to work out which one to pursue. I ran through a number of the films created last year. I particularly admire the films by Lauryna Narkeviciute and George Harvey. I found George’s work incredibly powerful and moving. Lauryna’s cool black aesthetic also fascianted me. I think with George’s work it was his professionalism, creativity and meticulous attention to detail that I found most inspiring. Unfortunately I had never really taken my photographic skills into film making. I do […]

Apr 15

by Karyn in Ai, Unit 3 Blogs 0 comments tags: ai, Unit 3 Blogs

Artwork Stolen?

Have I been Trained? – I thought this was quite an interesting find. If you would like to know if any of your artwork has been taken without consent and used in an algorithmic dataset then do a search at ‘Have I Been Trained’. I found numerous photos of mine had been used without permission. It was an interesting exercise to say the least. Luckily there are tick boxes that if checked will ask for your image to be removed if you so wish. Taken Without Permission Below are a number of images of mine that came up in the search. Each image below was shot by me and subject to copyright should I chose to enforce it. Until I became aware of the ‘Have I Been Trained’ website, I was unaware they were taken or used to train an algorithm. It was all done without my knowledge or permission.

Apr 15

by Karyn in Augmented Reality, Final Major Project, Final Outcomes, Photography, Unit 3 Blogs 0 comments tags: Augmented Reality, Final Major Project, Final Outcomes, Photography, Unit 3 Blogs

Book Creation

The Balance of Power Book – I decided to produce another augmented reality book to accompany my ‘Balance of Power – Unity in Bits’ mobile. The mobile has multiple layers of meaning. However, unless the viewer is aware of this, then so many of the messages being conveyed by the structure may sadly be lost. Therefore, I thought it was important to produce an accompanying art book. This will help to unpack some of the mystery as to why the mobile came into being. I think that because I’m really not feeling well at the moment (awful food poisoning) I’m finding it so much harder to be creative. I’m frightened that I’m going to fall at the last hurdle. I’ve never ever felt so devoid of creativity in my life. I’m finding that even basic decisions like choosing images to go into my book really challenging at the moment. I really was a struggle when I had to decide on cover designs. This was not easy. Screenshots of the Book Below are a few screenshots of the book. I decided to design a book so that anyone viewing the mobile could understand some of the rationale behind it. I would […]

Apr 14

by Karyn in 3d, Evaluations, Final Major Project, Final Outcomes, Photography, Unit 3 Blogs 0 comments tags: 3d, Evaluations, Final Major Project, Final Outcomes, Photography, Unit 3 Blogs

Balance of Power Mobile

Favourite Images – Experimental Images

Apr 13

by Karyn in Zoom Meetings 0 comments tags: Zoom Meetings

Zoom Session 52

Show planning – Today we did more show planning. More specifically we talked about how we might spend the £1040.00 that has been allocated to us. There were some really good ideas muted ranging from booklets to sponsorships. If I can shake this food poisoning I will put together an ideas blog for everyone. Unfortunately, I’m feeling so rough at the moment that I don’t know if I can manage it but I’ll certainly try.

Apr 12

by Karyn in Rejection, Unit 3 Blogs 0 comments tags: Rejection, Unit 3 Blogs

Disappointment

Win Some – Lose Some – I was so sad today because I learned that I was rejected for the New Contemporaries. I was really keeping my fingers crossed for this one, but sadly it wasn’t to be. However, on the upside, I learned on Saturday that some of the regular visitors to the Paradiso Gallery had been quite sad to see my mobile go. Many of them were sorry that it had to come down. Apparently it had generated quite some interest and as a result the curator said that they might have to get it back again. This news took the edge off the New Contemporaries disappointment. To hear that (in its absence) people were actually missing a piece of my work, is for me what makes it all worthwhile. Always remember, things happen for you and not to you and every cloud always has a silver lining.

Apr 09

by Karyn in Zoom Meetings 0 comments tags: Zoom Meetings

Zoom Session 51

Planning for the Final Show – Today we chatted about our plans for the final show. I was in a break out group with Jason and Sean. It was really nice to learn about their plans for the show. It’ll also be nice to meet Jason in person for the first time. I tried the AI assistant for the first time today and here’s how it summarised the meeting: “The meeting involved a discussion about the logistics and planning of an upcoming exhibition. Jonathan Kearney led the discussion, explaining the dimensions of the exhibition spaces and suggesting ideas for utilizing the spaces creatively. He also mentioned that experienced technicians would be available to assist with hanging and securing items from the ceiling. The team also discussed the possibility of borrowing or placing objects within the exhibition spaces, with a focus on the dialogue between the objects and the space. They also discussed the importance of considering the themes and visual language of the exhibition as a cohesive whole. Towards the end of the meeting, Jonathan suggested that a few volunteers should start drafting a potential layout of the exhibition spaces”.