REFINE YOUR IDEA 

When you have looked at a wide range of artists, imagery and portfolios on your google slide start to think about which ideas you are most drawn to and that have the most possibilities for development. Also, think about which ideas excite and inspire you the most.

CONCEPTS FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT NOW YOU ARE FOCUSSING YOUR LENS

Society  is strange

* unconscious society  *  television obsession   *  advertising extravaganza     *     cyber socialising /farcical communication   *    media obsessed       *  fast food nation  * digital obsession  *      digital vision  *    gagged society   *   Idle society  *  technology trash( undeserved celebrity)     *   urban surveillance ( big brother)  * identity anonymity ( another face in the crowd )    *   worldwide   web   * censorship   *   globalisation   *      machine takeover    *    contemporary dislocation    *   transient nature of life  *  Domestic boredom * feminism * the glass ceiling * the glass elevator * cyber bully * social isolation * click-bate * cyber hacking * over parented generation * narcissistic generation * grief * the unexamined life is not worth living * the true mirror * play is a sign of intelligence 

Political issues 

* economic crisis * occupy something (protests) * war *  terrorism * political corruption * political instability war games * fake news * political divide * invasion * superpower * power struggles * revolution * colonisation

Environment  

*  wasteful attitude   * manmade verses nature     *   consumer society    *     throw away society     *     global warming    *    Extinction    *     temporary habitat/nomadic habitat * environment * deforestation * foodie culture * food industry * upsize me * minimalism movement * tiny house society * loss of biodiversity * 

Stereotypes 

*  The beauty industry     * objectification of women    *  Perfection –editing/covering/selecting   *    gender confused/ androgyny * same sex marriage * stay at home mum/dad * women in power * freedom of speech * repression of  news media * equal opportunity  * gender inequality

Memories      

*    family lineage   *    rite of passage    *  dislocated  sense of time   *   where do I come from?    *   land ownership  (cultural history ) family history  * mapping    *   disconnection/ connection     *   personal /cultural identity      *   cultural dislocation   gene coding biological/neurological   *   medical / anatomy    *   disease  *   anthropological advance  ape – human  *  Gene selection * cloning  * The idea of trace/ habitual routine   

*   construction / deconstruction ( chaos verses order )   *   warped realities * humility – thinking about yourself less * journey  *  mapping   *    passage   *   travel * sense of place/ time * Myths and legends  *  fairytales   *   nursery rhymes * cultural legends/stories * Dreams  *   fantasy   *   the impossible   *   science fiction  *   horror   *  supernatural * psychological thriller * Other-worlds * outer-space * futuristic world * fantasy world * animal kingdom * imaginary worlds * boulevard of broken dreams * A trap  * space, *  reveal  *  nervousness   *    *  loss *  neglect  *fear  * whats around the corner  * conflict  * entrapment * the game * attack

PRACTICAL SESSION:

Based on your focussed idea do a quick two sequence photoshoot based on your idea. Remember sequences work in twos and threes. Think of angles and lighting, depth of field (deep, mid and shallow), what is you focal point? Rule of thirds. 

Add your two selected sequences to this page in your google doc titled "my shoot"

Below are student example of their "refining your theme" google slides

Note you can do drawings and notes as part of this task.