Cinematography is being developed as the project evolves, at each location I have also collected a small sample of soil using a sterile swab kit that I have later cultivated and photographed and filmed using time lapse photography, these will eventually be edited into the films.
Hydrology
in this first experimental video I have used still images to create a mosaic inspired by Copernicus Sentinel satellite images of hydrological conditions, this will be layered with coloured images and eventually the plants will be edited to better reflect the conditions at ground level
Chatt Moss
This exploratory film delves into the delicate, often unseen relationships between plants beings, harbouring the insects and unseen microbial life within . Looking at the intricate connections of plant life, the film invites viewers to reconsider the complexity of these ecosystems.
Plantations
In this film I have concentrated on tree plantations, Although beautiful, these alien species are not best suited to peatlands and work is underway to remove at least some of them, the AI voice in the film is reflective of the nature of plantations on peatlands and I have been playing with the soundscape again the reflect the alien nature of this these trees that are not of this place.
Bowland
Bowland Knotts, a wild windswept place with rocky outcrops, its a diverse landscape full of life, I have tried to capture a feeling of place, with the movement of the grasses, the colours of mosses and heathers. Experimenting with overlays of bare soil reflects how this landscape could become if not protected or perhaps how a degraded peatland could recover after restoration.
Mycelium growth
Mycelium growth has been captured using time lapse photography on an Olympus micro 4/3rd digital camera. It took a few false starts to get to this point and although I am happy that I have captured footage the shows the growth, it needs work, You can see flicker with the light depending on the time of day as well as some movement in the images despite everything being stuck down. In the future I plan to make a light box to gain greater control over light.