Friday crit

As always, friday crit's are genuinely very important, as we get to discuss what we've been working on. The tutor's raised some very valid points, which we need to start discussing:

- If we keep in mind a political concept, it would make our story a lot more interesting. Don't resort from our initial inspiration, which is the concept of the Berlin wall. We were told to look at a book, 'Wolves in the Wall's', which tells the story of wolves living in the walls of a girls house, except her parent's don't believe her.

- We could create our own word which reflects this escape from the parasites. Is 'hibernation' the best word to use? Or should we be creating our own word?

- Are the spaces only used for sitting? Should the curves be distinguished - one could be used for 45 minutes only, or an hour etc. The space could become more habitable, for example there could be bookshelves placed in the corridor, as opposed to just having resting spaces.

- Maybe the story could start from inside the wall, rather than showing the student getting confused with the light projections from the corridor.

- Decide on a fixed filming technique. Do we want the film to be bleak and misty throughout or do we want it to be more animated, with colour? In my opinion, the colour blue should be prominent when filming, as it gives off a dreamy atmosphere. In addition, because the corridor is very narrow, we should consider the type of lens used. Moreover, we could even film through a crack, as if a person from the outside is looking in.

- Do we want to convey the feeling of claustrophobia? Or do we want to show that the space is cramped, but in a more beautiful manner, perhaps through the projections of various shadows blending together.

- How do we want to represent the parasite? Eventually when our walls disintegrate and break down, the parasite's win - it could be shown as a red glow, rather than just a large shadow.

- We keep mentioning the word 'people', however we need to think about what type of people would inhabit such a space. Do they simple come here to rest, or is there another meaning behind this. This could tie into our unresolved political concept. Instead of using people, we could use other words, like 'tribes'.

Crit of orthographic drawings:

- Incorporate the physicality of our model with our technical drawings. Don't be afraid to show the light, textures, shadows, and materiality of the wall!

- Trace the elevation and plan to incorporate these physical features.

- Show how the wall has been constructed - construction details!

- Create a series of sections - show the different resting spaces, and body positions, how they change and perhaps how long these positions can last for.