Techniques

I mainly used DV8s technique of working from the inside out - developing the feelings and drive behind the movements and then using them to develop and devise the work. This meant everything I created had a purpose and objective behind to colour it. It wasn't moving for the sake of moving. I worked from improvisation, using my stimulus to drive the movements rather than planning from beforehand. I went through different routines over and over to find different segment of movements that I felt work.

I looked at using different levels when improvising - working on the ground, doing smaller movements through one run then looking at bringing it up from the floor and using bigger movements. This meant I was able to develop a range of different movements and sequences that I was able to combine and experiment with, nothing was too same-y.

I did however also explore Frantic Assembly's routine of creating the movements and then adding the words on top - though in less detail. This was through the improvisation I did at the beginning by simply working on top of the news report I used as my background sound. Once I found a set of movements I liked from my improvisation, I developed them into more set and precise movements and then added the lines on top - rather than using the lines to develop the movements. Though I may not have used them in my final piece, it was very useful to explore the different aspects I could undergo to create my piece as it allowed me to have access to a large range of different movements created by different techniques that I could insert into my piece.