Victoria Stevens

Predominantly I am a Photomedia student on the UAL Art and Design Foundation Diploma at Weston College.

It is an extremely enjoyable course that has taught me to push the boundaries of my photography work. This is due to the briefs set within the Photomedia option, but also the Fine Art and Fashion options by challenging the form I worked in previously to support tactile outcomes from a variety of processes.

For my final major project I aim to investigate the connection that I have to nature and if others feel the same. I’m a city girl who loves being outside in green spaces; walking, cycling or riding come rain, wind, or shine. When I’m out and about, I’m able to relax and separate myself from life stresses

Finally I'm getting to the photomedia part of the immersive installation I want to build for my FMP - Engaging in Nature. This is a 30sec video that shows the three types of paces I am dealing with when editing for my final film. All shot by me with my Nikon D3100 and edited on Final Cut Pro X Top Left - close up, inquisitive, where I explore plants with slight roaming camera movement and a use of manual focus, slow paced Top Right and Bottom Left - the walking perspective, the camera movement has more sway to it. Bottom Right - a much faster pace, perhaps escalates a bit too fast. I'm sat in a moving car with my camera pointed upwards towards the trees as they blur past. See sketchbook for more explanation.

This winter I undertook an Animated Exeter commission working with the international artist Tal Rosner on a project called LIGHTSTREAM, which took place on Fore Street February 2014. It's was a collaboration between several HE institutions (South West Animation Network) responding to a live brief set around the work of Norman McLaren. The experience was invaluable because I was cooperating with groups of people throughout the design and final set up process for its public performance. This is the work I produced which was my contribution for the group I was working with. All circle designs were created by me in Adobe Illustrator and then all these circles were put into Final Cut Pro X and voilà. It was then coupled with my friends' time-lapse work. All ran on a loop for 3Hrs on Saturday 15th February.