Dance

In my Major Practical project I started looking into Dance photography because I found that it was a brilliant way of getting the the full extent of how the body moves and how we can see parts of the body in various shapes and movements whilst dancing. So I had done some research for my MMP, but only on still photography dance for different ideas. For this project I have decided to experiment with dance and like I mentioned, how we se the body move through dance and consider trying to capture what we cannot see. 

MY PROTOTYPE:

So I have decided to not do a film about myself as a photographer and am not going to create a sculpture anymore, instead I will create a short dance film which will still explore the body like my previous intentions.  

When researching dance films I found this video here.  It is produced by photographer Richard Dunkley and shows a celebration of some of the 'wonderful dancers' he has done still photography with from over the last 12 years.  The film has dramatic music and some inspirational image's for my other projects. 

http://www.richarddunkley-photography.com/

I like the images within this short films, but because it is a short film of just still images, I think it looses it's potential as a strong short dance film.  This is always an idea that can work with any photographer.  To piece together a short film of still images but to sound.  It is a nicer and professional way to look at a portfolio of work, with the music on and the order of images throughout.  

I personally have not got as many images to put together of the same category to do this, but after seeing this video, I think film making would be quite interesting with the subject of dance.