Shopping List - Idea One

In this project, I will delve further into my previous project on shooting from second year. In my previous project, I focused upon why members of the shoot I attended participated in the sport of pheasant shooting. I presented my final images in the form of a book, featuring location shots of the landscape in which the shoot takes place, formal location portraits of some participants of the shoot, and studio still-life shots of a dead male and female pheasant. I found that some people participate in the sport as it is nostalgic, it is a great way to socialise, they get to see their dogs “do what they were bred to do”, and for some, it is in their blood.

For this project, I will look at how “cruel sports” are a big part of my family, and in particular, my how they are a big part of my dad's past and present. I will explore his history with “cruel sports” - pheasant shooting in particular – charting from his introduction to them in his childhood, how his interest in them has grown over his life, and his experiences with them now. I will explore what shooting means to him, and how it has affected his life in both positive and negative ways.

This project will be in the form of a multimedia piece, featuring still images, moving image, atmospheric audio, and an interview-style audio. I initially intend to include still-life images of shooting paraphernalia that is around the house (for example, shooting magazines and books, the gun cabinet in the loft, the equipment for the gun – cleaning kit, cartridge bag, gun cases, etc), informal portraits (for example, documentary-style portraits of dad reading shooting books and magazines, cleaning the gun, etc), and moving image shots similar to those above. I expect I will return to the shoot to get images and moving shots of my dad shooting, and atmospheric audio recordings of shooting.

I will use a Nikon D800 with a range of lenses (fixed 50mm, 35mm, macro lens), a tripod, and a Tascam in order to capture the content, and will edit it together using Adobe Premiere Pro.

I believe this project will be perfect for the December/January deadline, as the shooting season begins on the last weekend of October. In the meantime, I will shoot images and moving shots, as well as record atmospheric audio that does not require the location of the shoot, as well as conduct an initial interview. This will allow me to start editing the film earlier, and will give me time to reshoot or rerecord things that may need tweaking.