Webs
I have started committing fully to the process of, while I am reading a book or into a topic, creating a web of each element that interests me via Clip Studio. Web exploring themes of ‘chance in filmmaking’ for my PhD proposal This formed, like many academic practices, as a solution to a problem. I wanted to see which ideas/people/events were linked to each other, and by making the connection, what new ideas emerged. Sort of like doing chemistry in the dark, I would grab two elements on different sides of the spider diagram, and ask the question ‘how are these connected?’. Sometimes, there is none, or at least none that do not make me come across as someone rambling to themselves on the bus. Though, when there are, its impossible to un-see the connections. Originally, this process was done with mostly my (digital) notes, with some multimodal elements such as screenshots. Looking at how chance exists or had been used in some of my previous works. What stopped me from embracing thi...