Exploring Narrative through Space- Contemporary Media Issues

In this weeks lesson we learned how narrative can be communicated through various modes, and in the exercise we explored how space can contribute to a given narrative. I found this session very enjoyable as we were split into groups and allowed to explore the screen school to present our story. Firstly, each group was given a start- off location and a statement to mark the beginning of the narrative- ours was "It was inevitable, the smell of almonds would always remind me of the fate of unrequited love". From this we decided to create a story centered around the memory of a first time love experience. We created photographic images of these memories and placed them around various parts of the screen school so those experiencing the narrative could get a spacial feel of the story and we added a time- travelling element through making use of the elevator to create a time portal. At the end of the exercise we got a chance to view the other group's narratives which was really fun as each provided a different experience. Overall I really enjoyed this experience and it provided an effective introduction to time/space narrative.

In this class we were also introduced to our next assignment which involves incorporating this technique of Location based narrative through google maps. The location I was assigned to is Otterspool Park and Promenade, so in my group we must devise a narrative starting at this point which moves to four or so other locations throught the world on the therme of Favourite Places/Hidden spaces. I look forward to starting this task after Christmas.