For this micro project, my group tried out 2 different concepts that were conducted at the location of the sitting areas near the sunken plaza. Regarding our chosen location, we did not have much time to decide as we were very much focused on the task at hand. Thinking back, filming outdoors may have not been the best choice due to the strong winds and the distractions as people walked around.

Work 1 – using 4 screens

The intention of our work was to recreate a “new face” using different features of 4 different people’s face. We wanted to showcase how a single feeling such as “happy, sad and angry” could be expressed differently for every different person. However, the outcomes were not as successful as we imagined it to be due to the face that it was extremely difficult to coordinate and align our faces properly to form a solid image of a “new face” using each of our features. In the end, we ended up getting a disfigured face.

Work 2 – using 2 screens

Since we didn’t manage to align our faces properly during the first try, we decided that we should film for each other instead. Hence, we quickly made the decision to film 2 of us doing the same action, while the other 2 parties will be able to adjust and make the decision for us instead. We first tried to eat bread as 1 person and then put on lip balm as 1 person. Although it was still unsuccessful, there were more scenes that were better coordinated as compared to the first time, making the video seem more cohesive and convincing.

Overall, this project was challenging because a lot of coordination was required of us while we made use of this new medium. It was also frustration at times since what we wanted to create often do not match up to what the actual reality was.

Which project did you feel you had the most creative control? Why?

I think the project which I had the most creative control was Micro Project 1. Since the project largely depended on individual decisions, I was free to decide where I wanted to take the photo, how I wanted to take the photo, what kind of caption and filters to use. Whereas for project 2, despite the limitations given to make a song, the fate of the final product largely depended on the participants. While in project 3, it largely depended on the members of the group to decide on an idea together that we could agree and work on.

Which project had the most unpredictable outcome? Why?

Micro Project 2 had the most unpredictable outcome. For Project 2, the responses were largely based on the participants. Furthermore, each answer given from the participants to form the lyrics were very different because all of them had very different characters and thought processes that would make their final product different. Since all the styles of our participants are different, it is difficult to predict what they might say as well as their intentions when an outcome is presented.

Which project best illustrates the concepts of DIWO & Open–Source? Why?

I think the project that best illustrates DIWO and Open Source was Micro Project 2. Project 2 allowed us to really interact with other people to create something together and we were able to decide the considerable pool of people we wanted for our interactions. Creating the song in project 2 thoroughly left the fate of the decisions to our classmates who helped us create the song despite some limitations given. It also broke away from the traditional ideas of a single artist and numerous audience, instead it felt more like numerous artist and numerous audiences as compared to project 1 and 3.