Portrait of a Parish Centre - SELF-DIRECTED 1

I hope to do two pieces of self-directed work in the period January-May 2009:

(a) Video Portrait of a Parish Centre
(b) Installation with recorded Performance on Bipolar Balance. (See other blog entry)

(a) Video Portrait of a Parish Centre
I will video and photograph various elements, features, activities and people whom I meet during a short period of short visits to the Parish Centre at Carman's Hall off Francis Street, Dublin 8.
My research has consisted of both video and internet sources as these seem most relevant.
My Preliminary research was into the idea of a video portrait, and also the idea of a portrait of a building, or any non-living subject.
Portrait of a community through portraits of individuals (words and pictures)

Portrait of a community through their religious organization

Portrait of a Community through its common cultural links

I then looked at some videos.
Russian Ark has shown me about camera techniques used filming the interior of a building.


Last Year in Marienbad also shows tracking around the inside of a building.


I've done considerable research on the topic of steadicams, and also on the idea of a dolly.

Currently I'm looking at the idea of using a tripod as a steadicam. This video show a man simply using the inner pole of the tripod.



This lad uses one leg of the tripod as a horizontal handle, and extends the other two legs to create a centre of balance.


This one looks the best. I agree with the comment that suggests duct-tape or velcro for fastening on the bottles.


Next thing for me to do is to test the ideas and see which works the best.