Panorama Shoots

Over the last two weeks I have done a vast exploration of Wellington and beyond. I have explored the heights of Karori's Wrights Hill, I have ventured to the back of the airport whilst planes drop over my head, I have battled the varied weather of sun, rain and wind in the Hutt Valley and all throughout I have carried my camera and tripod, with whom I have become very familiar.

Here are contact sheets of some of these shoots.

 

Final Hand-in Sensory Ethnography Research Diary

The Wallet.

Open it up and see what is inside.

You will find information

 And interesting, personal bits and pieces

Exploring this wallet is an experience created through five peoples own experiences
Look at all of the senses and secrets it has to offer.

My sensory ethnographic research diary was concerned with a person’s wallet. I observed five people while they each made a transaction focussing intently on their interactivity with the wallet as well their sensory experience as a whole.

The information I have gathered is to do with the intimate relationship a person has with their wallet and also the awareness of sensation had throughout the entire experience.

I interviewed each of the people I observed. I first asked them to explain the transaction in their own words. I then asked them a series of question focussing on the five senses: sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste. I then asked them to once more explain the transaction in regards to their sensory experience. Lastly I asked if there were any objects within their wallet they have a personal relationship with.

There was a large variety of information given during the interviews. There was a lot to tell about some of the senses like touch: “I picked up the can which was perspiring. There was moisture on it. It was a bit cold”; but not much at all to say about others like taste for instance where there was no taste at all. Some of the senses evoked more emotion than others: “I saw the male server. I was happy I got him because I don't actually like the girl; she messed up my coffee one time”, some none at all. 

My final ethnographic diary is presented in the form of a wallet. I have taken the information about the sensory experiences of people with their wallet and of the larger area of where the transaction took place and presented this on business cards, objects commonly found in wallets. The images on the business cards are of the people who I observed; and the contents of these people’s wallets at the time. This is more visual information that we can use to observe the people’s character.

Also contained within the wallet are the following things:

A key. One person had a key in their wallet to remind them to take their wallet out and to unlock the house.

A Poem about death. This was one of the interesting things a person’s wallet, reminding them of a loved one.

Train tickets. Several people used the train. One person collected them because they liked the colours.

Coins. Most people I observed had some coins in their wallet. These were described as making a “ting tinging” noise.

Stamps. One person had these in their wallet for when they needed to send a letter.

Raffle Tickets. One person obtained outside of Hope Brothers Bar to gain cheap drinks in the bar.

The results of my research are:

I have gathered information concerning each of the five main senses throughout a paid transaction done by different people in different locations.

I have an appreciation for the small things that people notice when making a paid transaction.

I have insight into the diverse uses for a wallet based on the contents of wallets I have observed.

I am more conscious of the emotional attachment people may have with items concealed in their wallets.

I am aware that some people have specific sensory interactions with their wallets, items within their wallets and the different environments where paid transactions take place.

CCDN231: Experimental Design Ideas

Jayden Hamilton

ID number: 300251169

Tutor: Kath Foster

15/08/2013

Nana Technology

We aimed to create an advertisement directed at elderly people who struggled to come to terms with the ever-growing world of technology.
The main intention our group had was to portray the companies expertise in teaching and aiding the elderly in the use of laptops, cellphones, iPods and numerous other pieces of modern day technology. Along side this we tried to reiterate the fact that technology is more simple and easy to use than it comes across to be.
We wanted the customer to see that our company offers quick, simple and reliable help at a low, affordable price.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLIvWOMTYrg&feature=g-upl

DSDN101 Project 1 Hand In Individual

I Used the cover for the Smashing Pumpkins album Zeitgeist as precedence for my individual work. The object I used is a finger puppet of an Orangutan, this would be transformed into the central figure, the ape, in my drawing.
 My drawing has a foreground of water similar to that of the album cover, it has a central figure, it has a background of buildings roughly based on Wellington buildings, and a sky made of clouds and a sun. Compositionally the two pieces are similar. They are also similar in colour.
I used only the colours black, red, and the white of the paper as the album cover also uses these colours; this is a very minimal amount of colour used, but the fine lines appear to show different colour tones.
The drawing is a two dimensional drawing however the scale of objects as well as shadow gives it depth.

DSDN101 Project 1 Hand In Touch And Draw

DSDN101 Project 1 Hand In Section

DSDN101 Project 1 Hand In Draw,

DSDN101 Project 1 Hand In Hatch,

DSDN101 Project 1 Hand In Identity,