We began the lesson by reminding ourselves what expanded cinema actually is. We discussed that it brings the way things work into the actual art etc that is being made and seeks to remind the audience of how exactly it was created. Therefore it is about the construction of the film and not just the film itself. 

It was also discussed about how film became an art, as in the 80s, it was a very industrial thing. This seemed to be cause at the time film makers had to be very technical savvy and the equipment was not readily available. Therefore less people were able to create video art. 

The possible benefits of video art over shooting in the industry was also mentioned, such as not having to have a reliance on other people such as cast and crew or unsuitable weather conditions. It also may not require as much heavy duty equipment and can be done with everyday items making it an easier attainability. 

I found it interesting to learn about how to be a good reflective practitioner. It's important to look at what works and what doesn't, and with failure analyse the reasons as to why an area or task failed. This then needs to be made intellectual to others for them to see your creative process. I feel like I already have a reasonably strong grasp of reflection over my projects, particularly after studio shoot, as I like to be very honest and open about what I feel goes well and what I can improve on. I feel the need to look for reasons for the failure too so as I can work on these and hopefully learn for future reference. I enjoyed hearing about this nonetheless as there is always room for improvement and hopefully with more practice I can develop my reflective process and blog to be better and therefore more helpful to me and others. 

At this point we were put in groups and asked to complete a power point presentation. Ours was on 'Duration.' Here is what we learnt about this topic.

Duration

My group also related Berlin Horse (1970) by Malcolm Le Grice, something we had looked at in theory last semester, to duration.

 Malcolm Le Grice stated that : 

‘It attempts to deal with some of the paradoxes of the relationships of the “real” time which exists when the film was being shot, with the “real” time which exists when the film is being screened, and how this can be modulated by technical manipulation of the images and sequences.’

Here are some points we learnt from the other group's presentations on their various topics. 

Reflexivity

• Cause and effect theory
• The creation of the film itself
• Self referential 
• The process of film-making, such as camera and editing, is the centre of attention.

Perspective

Tony Hill was discussed and how he uses rigs to get unusual angles and movement.

The Frame

• It is like a boundary - everything is confined to a frame
• Can manipulate how things stand out - small framing can focus attention to a single person, while large framing a single person could get lost amongst the crowd
• You can show something instead of telling through frame