biennialFreerunner: Hi Jo

Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Hi Jo

Hi Jo,

Not heard from you for a while. What do you think of the progress so far? Do you think it would be possible to get some pick ups of the lads? If so I'll need to know soon to arrange it all.

Things will start to come together in the next 3 weeks, so do you want to arrange anything with the lads such as a visit?

Let me know :-)

5 comments:

jo1 July 2008 at 21:41
Hi Dave,

Sorry I have left msgs but they seem to get swallowed up in the blog as it is so huge now!and I was replying to comments by email..Im a wally!! Ive pasted the msg I put the other day just below to see what you think. Im very happy with the progress, its looking amazing but i would like to come and meet you really so that we can have a proper chat.

I will try and get some dates but its a bit tricky at the mo with them being out of school. (lads if your reading let me know when your free) The only problem now is that we dont have any money this time for transport etc but if its half a day we could get the train to keep costs down. Did you say ICDC is free? Also Id really like to attend the meetings on Friday but I teach at that time, THIS fri I could get over to you for 12:30pm
if thats any good? Or we could meet at some point next week to discuss how its going and have a look at the developments. I'd also like to talk to you more about the blog idea as Im thinking of using, not this project, but the notion of a blog as electronic sketchbook for my next assignment. Anyway Id best be off so see you all soon...
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Dave Wood is Scouse-Scot2 July 2008 at 10:20
Hi Jo,

I'll have more to show if we meet next week, when do think you'll be free?

ICDC will be free but I'd neeed to book it. When do the lads finish?
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jo2 July 2008 at 13:07
trident is finished at the end of this week. I need to have a week for the risk assessment turn around so would have to be the last week really. The only two days are tue and thur (15th & 17th July) as trips etc are planned for the last week. Im booked out for working with the lads next wed on their documentary and at a push could get a form in today if we want to do next wed afternoon?

As for meeting to have a look etc, I could meet you Monday from 1pm or wed after 3pm? This time of year is bonkers for us, I dont know about you! Its our arts exhibition next week tue, wed, thur if you are free? Hopefully the invite will reach you in time, I have passed your details on.

See you soon, Jo
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Dave Wood is Scouse-Scot2 July 2008 at 13:40
Can we say next Wednesday about 3:30? Come either straight to C431 or go to Student Services and I'll meet you there. I'll check with Adam if he would be free on the 15th or 17th July and then I'll check with ICDC. We may not need all the lads for the pick ups, I don't know if that'll help the budgeting? I'll know in the next week.
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jo3 July 2008 at 07:23
Thats great Dave, see you next wed then....:)
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The Project

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De La Salle School in collaboration with St Helens College

The theme for the schools project, Future, Fiction and Fantasy, seemed to instantly form a connection with our idea to produce a piece of work using Parkour and the virtual world as the concept. This film was a collaborative effort between De La Salle School and St Helens College and it was only through this collaboration that the desire to create a film based on the computer game genre was realised.

It was at the initial stages of the collaboration that contemporary artworks such as Matthew Barney’s Cremaster Cycle proved influential along with the film Jump Britain and a variety of computer games such as Halo and Unreal, which helped us to establish the kinds of environment that could form the basis for the film.

Without a doubt the vehicle which supported this project’s creative growth and encouraged clear communication throughout was this blog, instigated by Dave Wood. This blog became a hub of activity which maintained consistency in content during the six month period. Ideas, thoughts, concerns, artistic references and discussions were posted daily, hourly and often by the minute in pursuit of our collective goal.

The most interesting element of the blog, from an educational perspective, was the innovative approach to formative assessment, providing rapid responses to creative problems in a contemporary manner aiding motivation and communication. Both De La Salle School and St Helens College are now exploring ways in which blogs can impact upon student’s development and bring assessment methods into the 21st Century.

This film explores a passion for an activity that in society can be considered as subversive or anti social and channels that enthusiasm into a creative medium. From a school’s point of view the boys were given an opportunity to express themselves in a language that is comfortable to them but in a safe environment, they worked with students witnessing the creative process in action but also what vocational links art can provide.

Finally, working on the School’s Project with the Biennial team has provided us with a fantastic opportunity to investigate contemporary approaches to schemes of work, work collaboratively between different institutions and the community and develop effective forms of communication, all of which have supported our personal development for the delivery of new initiatives such as the re-launch of the Secondary Curriculum and the introduction of the Creative and Media Diploma.

Joanne Millea

Whois biennialFreerunner?

biennialFreerunner Productions is the creative collective formed out of this Biennial project. It soon became apparent to Dave and Jo that the pooled talent, the excitement and the dedication of the students and graduates had naturally formed into a "Hot Group" of multi-disciplinary creatives. As such, the project Jo had brought to Dave had evolved beyond its original scope and remit. It was therefore only natural to give this multi-disciplinary team a collective identity. The biennialFreerunner blog had actually become biennialFreerunner Productions.

There are 6 core collective members and 1 associate member of this collective: co-founders Dave Wood and Jo Millea, Adam Hamilton, Matt Frodsham, Dave Bentick and Stas Krakiewicz. Jose Flores is based in Brighton and his opening scenes were produced remotely.

Already one member of this collective has gone onto make a music video for a band as a result of his experiences as part of this collective.

See www.biennialfreerunner.com for more information or email info@biennialfreerunner.com.

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