Narrative Focus Group 2017/2018

NARRATIVE FOCUS GROUP

The purpose of the focus group is opening up the discussion around what each of you intend with the narrative projects you’re working on.

What do you want to communicate? What context do you want to show the work in? What projects could you identify as examples / parallels / prototypes for your own project.

Over the weeks we’ll combine discussions about drafts of your own work - shared with the group - with some readings and viewings as well.

Topics we've agreed to review include:

REVIEW OF A RANGE OF BOOKS that lay out basic approaches to narrative.

'PUZZLE FILMS' Momento Stranger than fiction Mulholland Drive

'NO PLOT' FILMS Elephant Slacker Gummo

CONTINUOUS TAKE FILMS Timecode Russian Ark Victoria

DOCUMENTARY POEMS & FICTIONS Mirror The Work of Peter Watkins

A LOOK BEHIND THE PROCESS OF MAKING TRANSMEDIA PROJECTS Bodysong Temptation ofSainthood

AN ONGOING SCHEDULE AND SIGN UP FOR REVIEWING WORK WE'LL DISCUSS DURING THE SESSIONS