Just completed a session over an hour of filming my own handwriting. Main purpose of this to show not only how I compose but also from the layout of the written words and how over a few minutes subtle changes do take place when writing, notable tiredness, but also wanting to keep a good flow in front of a camera. I'm thinking that this could also be used inside the Rylands as part of the experiment with the filming, though I must look at having pre-prepped items to write about or at least notes to work from, or maybe not? If it's too prepared then it may lose it's spontaneity?
So I have shot 3 sequences of handwriting around 4 minutes each which show how I compose and write, what also has come out of this is how I set out a line of text, when there is no line to follow, this goes back very much to my college training days when we had to draw out type without the aid of a line, now those were the days...
Aside from this the main aim tomorrow to undertake more photography and filming in the city and the Rylands as part of a recky to see where certain ares will fit in with the visuals I want to complete. Monday 18th, I have a green light to undertake my visual experiments (just received as I'm typing this journal entry) so lots to organise with Uni to get equipment and later that day I have a meeting with Julianne Simpson who's responsible for the Special Collections of print and manuscripts (Pioneers of Print)
So lots to do over the next week, details to follow later...
