15/05/2017 - Installation Production Diary

Today I started work on my pre-production to help me pitch my idea for the video installation. I began my idea development by thinking about the 8 topics we had to chose from and which ones I would be able to develop a realistic idea for. This helped me to find an idea that I would already have prior knowledge or interest in to help further develop the idea. My initial ideas were to use the topic relationships and identity. My first idea was about relationships and how dating apps can cause us to lose focus of what relationships should be like. I made a mindmap for this idea but I felt it wasn't strong enough and I didn't think I could develop it further than making a video. My second idea was about identity and how social media causes us to build up a new persona to adapt and blend into to different social groups. I began drawing up a mindmap that helped me to think about the specific locations and style of the video. I decided that this second idea was a bit more realistic so I developed that further. I made a treatment and pitch proposal form for my identity idea. One of my main focuses was the glorification of relationships on social media and how couples like to “show-off” or aim to draw attention to themselves on Facebook, Instagram etc in an attempt to fit in with other people.